My wife just had her first pregnancy doctor’s appointment and I am feeling under prepared. I am looking for worthwhile and hopefully empirically based books about pregnancy and parenting. I normally have no problems doing my own research and scourging the library to find out what I need but there’s so much it’s overwhelming.

So what books have you all read that are worthwhile? What is worth looking at?

  • @PopcornPrincess
    2•6 days ago

    I’m late on responding to this post, but we read “Mayo Clinic - Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy.” It focuses on pregnancy for the birthing parent and the partner. It also discusses the 4th trimester (transitioning into parenthood/postpartum). It was nice to know I wasn’t reading total crap on the internet. Ooh and I highly recommend the Baby Center app to complement the book. Congrats!

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      2•5 days ago

      I heard someone else say they didn’t like that book. I do love trusted sources and the Mayo is great. Why did you like it?

      • @PopcornPrincess
        2•5 hours ago

        I liked it because it was a straight forward guide to pregnancy and childbirth. It wasn’t cutesy or jargony and was easy to read. The topics were broad from planning to the postpartum period. They of course focus on pregnancy/childbirth medically but also talk about what you and your partner could experience emotionally. It felt thorough to me.

        My copy was gifted to me so it’s also a factor why I personally liked it lol just saying. Despite, find something that makes sense to you guys. Cheers.