Newbie question: Any good resources on pregnancy?

Hi everyone

My wife has been pregnant with our baby son for about
four months now. I'm interested in reading up about
some good pregnancy advice or ways in which I can
help mother or baby cope better.

Can anyone recommend some good books or websites
about the topic?

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Gary Hendricks
http://www.desktop-video-guide.com

TROLL ALERT (okay, maybe SPAM ALERT, but who cares)

"H Schinske" wrote in message
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TROLL ALERT (okay, maybe SPAM ALERT, but who cares)

Certainly the impression I get from googling for him.

"Timberwolf" wrote in message
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Hi everyone

My wife has been pregnant with our baby son for about
four months now. I'm interested in reading up about
some good pregnancy advice or ways in which I can
help mother or baby cope better.

Can anyone recommend some good books or websites
about the topic?

Thanks in advance.

Congratulations on expecting!

Being a bit of an, um, thorough person, I ran out and read uncountable
books and sites on various aspects of pregnancy. My 2 favorites by far
a

1. The Birth Partner (2nd Edition) by Penny Simkin
2. The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby by Ann Douglas and John
Sussman.

The first book is directed specifically toward the father/birth partner,
so might be an especially good read for you (my husband is reading it
with my notes in the margins right now ;-)). I found it was also
extremely useful for me.

I personally did not like either the Girlfriend's Guide or What to
Expect When You're Expecting, because both were a bit too far down their
respective ends of the spectrum for me (the former having, IMO, a
too-casual "just relax and get the epidural" approach and the latter a
too-harsh "put one donut in your mouth and you're an unfit mother"
approach).

Of course, this is all very subjective and what I found useful you and
your wife may find so much drivel. But hopefully you'll get a good wide
range of recommendations here and you can check out the books and see
which ones appeal. I've found customer reviews on Amazon.com a useful
resource in selecting books as well, as many people will be very
specific in their comments and you can get a good idea of what to expect
from the book.

HTH,
Jen

Shannon wrote:
try
www.babyzone.com
http://www.babycenter.com
http://www.babiesonline.com/
www.parentsplace.com
http://www.familyinternet.com/parent...moms_dads.html
http://www.todaysparent.com/index.jsp
http://www.brandnewdad.com/
also a great book is 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'

hope this helps!

He's a troll Shannon. But your info isn't totally wasted,
I hadn't come around to checking out the english pregnancy
pages yet, and am really helped with this. Thanks!

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-- I
mommy to DS (14m)
guardian of DH
EDD 05-17-2004
War doesn't decide who's right - only who's left