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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Are there any books you'd recommend for the home stretch? I've read most of the labor & childbirth sections of my pregnancy books - What to Expect, the Unofficial Guide, etc.; and I've also gotten through a lot of What to Expect the First Year.
I've had experience caring for infants and I'm pretty comfortable with them and I think I'm fairly well-informed about labor, but I don't have lots of babies and new moms in my circle to share their wisdom (yet), so I just thought I'd ask if anyone had a favorite reference guide.
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Frankly, I'd ignore all the childcare books and What To Expect crap. And don't read the internet either. It's your baby, you're the parent, you're responsible enough to figure out what works and doesn't work for you. The only book I'd really recommend to you is Baby Bargains, which gives some helpful tips on gear and crap and what you need, what you don't and where to get it cheap.
Then again, I ain't the primary care giver, so I'm probably full of bs. I just seem to remember that the books didn't help so much as make the missus start to freak out about a ton of things she never heard of or thought of before reading the books.
