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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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I only recommend one book to people who ask this question... it's called Healty Sleep Habits, Happy Baby by Dr. Marc Weisbluth. This book was the only baby book I read that gave me advice I couldn't think up on my own that actually improved my life.
And not that you asked, but the only other piece of advice I ever give is this. If you've decided to try nursing, commit to not making any decisions about it for the first 4-6 weeks. It'd be easy to quit in those first couple of weeks because it really fucking sucks (no pun intended), but then the two of you sort of figure it out and it actually gets easier, although for some people it never gets easy enough to make it worth it. And that's okay too.
