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Can anyone recommend any good info books for me to buy/read about pregnancy?

Hi ya

Miriam Stoppard ' conception, pregnancy and birth ' has been my ' pregnancy bible ' for my 3 pregnancies.You can get them in Mothercare or most book shops..........or Ebay! Has each key stage in pictures and is very good reading!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1405306122/qid.../203-2059919-5313553

and a great book to buy after the birth is

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0751336092/qid.../203-2059919-5313553

She's pretty clued up when it comes to pregnanacy and kids!

How far gone are you ?

Hope this helps

Zoe xxx
( sept thread 15 weeks )

Thanks Zoe, I have just ordered a copy of the Miriam Stoppard book from Amazon. I'm 5-6 weeks I think, so I'm due an appt with the midwife in about 2 weeks time. It's all exciting, this is my first pregnancy so hopefully this book will answer all my questions.

Thanks again! []

Oh that's lovely.............well I've had it since my first pregnancy as I said and I'm still reading it all over again for my 3rd pregnancy!
It pretty much covers everything so hope you enjoy it

Good luck hun.......its all exciting stuff isn't it!!!

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Hi,
A good fun book is 'The best friend's guide to pregnancy' by Vicki Iovine. It's been a really popular book and gives a lighter side to things with plenty of stories you wont find any other book. I was given mine by a friend and have really enjoyed reading it.

'Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the pregnancy experience. Iovine is irreverent, sassy, and incredibly reassuring as she exposes the "truths" of pregnancy and childbirth, from sex to cellulite to cesareans. Iovine birthed four kids in six years, none of them twins, which certainly qualifies her as an expert. The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy does reveal Iovine's particular cultural biases (pregnant or not, most of us don't have record-producer husbands, hang out with supermodels, or wear size-four pants) and philosophical beliefs (she's not a particularly strong proponent of natural childbirth or nursing), but, taken with a grain or two of salt, she provides many hilarious moments, acres of advice, and honest reassurance readers will find nowhere else.'

C x
23wks