Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 I bought the Dorling Kindersley book and Vicky Iovine's Best Friends' Guide - and passed them on to the next friend to become pg. I liked the DK book for being short, well laid-out, easy to navigate and not full of purple prose, and the Best Friends' Guide for being friendly and also well translated with good " UK " footnotes. Anneliese and Toddler Tim who took an hour to calm down and get into his nappy tonight - I got hysterical back again. Must learn to cope. Which pregnancy book? Which book would you buy for a newly pregnant friend? I'm looking for the informed choice kind of thing rather than the " don't you worry your pretty head about it my dear, just do as they tell you " type, or the " ain't it awful " mother who hasn't grown up herself yet type. My favourite (ie the one I had out of the library my entire first pregnancy) was the BBC book Having a Baby by Kohner and Penny Mares, but it is a 1996 publication and things change - I know that dietary advice changed whilst I was pregnant (ie the avoiding peanuts if there is any allergy in the family CMO recommendation). I feel a bit like the midwife-lecturer at the beginning of my obstetrics module who said " I can't recommend a good textbook because I haven't written it yet " Has anyone got the NCT Complete Book of Pregnancy and what do they think of it? I'm intending the book for someone who has access to plenty of other women's experiences, so having lots of personal experiences in it isn't a particular plus point. (Already planning to give her NCT membership) I know we had a sort of similar discussion for ?Lonnie's pregnant (and lucky!) friend when she was making up a parcel. -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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