| Book |
Diane's Thoughts |
Preston's Thoughts |
|
www.BabyCenter.com / Yahoo Pregnancy Calendar |
TBS |
Ok, they're not books but they are
informative. Yahoo pulls their data from
BabyCenter.com but does have different methods of
computing things. BabyCenter.com's free weekly
e-mail is pretty interesting, particularly in the
beginning when there are major systemic changes to
mother and baby. But the whole process of
counting during pregnancy will drive you nuts.
10 lunar months of gestation, x weeks pregnant vs y
weeks complete vs being in the z'th week. All
computed from the beginning of the last cycle... |
| What to Expect when You're Expecting
(3rd Ed) By Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, and
Sandee Hathaway |
TBS |
Very good book that walks you
through the whole process and explains what's
happening every step of the way. This seems to
be the standard book that everybody's read. |
| Consumer Reports' Best Baby Products
(8th Ed) By Sandra Gordon |
TBS |
EXCELLENT. This book provides
good insight into what's really needed vs. what
people think they need. Also give guidelines
for evaluating the quality and features of various
products. |
| The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine |
TBS |
EXCELLENT. This is a humorous
book that also provides insight into pregnancy issue
that no other book addresses. |
| The New Well Pregnancy Book By
Mike Samuels & Nancy Samuels |
TBS |
Kinda fru-fru and granola.
There's some useful information here but it takes
far to long to read and extract it. For an
engineer, the fru-fru stuff detracts from the
scientific validity / relevance of the
information that's provided. |
| The Pilates Pregnancy By Mari
Winsor |
TBS |
Not read. Note likely to read. |
| Breathe By Mason Brown |
Not read. Not likely to read. |
If you like "The Man Show" then
you'll like this. Pure humor. No valid
information for somebody looking to research the
process. But it's amusing. |
| ??? by Sears |
TBS |
Not yet read. |
| Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth
(3rd Ed) By The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists |
TBS |
Not yet read. |
| The Expectant Father By Armin
Brott and Jennifer Ash |
Not read. Not likely to read. |
VERY good book. Not as funny
as "The Girlfriend's Guide ..." or as focused as
"What to Expect..." but this gives a very good
overview of the whole process from the male's point
of view. Very unusual since almost everything
else out there is for the women (even all those
Parenting and Baby magazines that pretend to be for
both but have a majority of the articles dedicated
to women's issues). |
| Baby chronicles By Dania Lebovics |
TBS |
Not really for reading. This
is one of those books for compiling pictures & such
for the baby to check out in the future. |
| The Amazing Dad: More than 400 Ways
to Wow the Kids By Giovanni Livera & Ken Preuss |
Not yet read. |
Not yet read. |
| The Birth Book By William Sears
and Martha Sears |
Not yet read. |
Not yet read. |
| The Complete Idiot's Guide:
Fatherhood By Kevin Osborn |
Not read. Note likely to read. |
Decent book. Some unique
thoughts and insights provided. Decent and
comprehensive from a father's point of view. |
