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Best books to read when preparing for pregnancy & postpartum
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items For my readers! These are the books I read when prepping for pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood in general. I tried to include books in all categories that cover a wide range of topics - wellness, parenting, postpartum recovery, etc. so there is ho...
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Postpartum Books!
Pregnancy Books
Motherhood and beyond
Postpartum Books!
The best book I've found on explaining the transition to becoming a mother. It goes DEEP and is a little ‘woo woo’ but in all the best ways. No one talks about ego death enough - this book covers it ALL. Read it when I was pregnant to prep and then a...
Maiden to Mother: Unlocking Our Archetypal Journey
An excellent book on the postpartum journey as whole. It covers all of the different aspects in it and gives really great insight into what so many women experience but rarely talk about. I loved this one and recommend it to all my pregnant friends!
The Fourth Trimester: Postpartum Healing Guide
An excellent book on how to nourish yourself nutritionally in the first month+ of postpartum. It has soooo many recipes in it tailored towards healing the different parts of us that need a little TLC while recovering from pregnancy and labor. This is...
The First Forty Days: Nourishing New Mother
Pregnancy Books
A really sweet, cute book I gifted my husband in the beginning of my pregnancy. It gives partners a heads up on what the one who is carrying the baby is likely experiencing each week as well as updates on the baby. We loved reading it every week in b...
We're Pregnant! First Time Dad's Handbook
A great book (data driven!) written from a mom who wanted to explore the myths around what you can and can't do while pregnant (and trying to conceive, etc.) I appreciated having some stats and real data to comb through considering there is sooo much...
Expecting Better: Why Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong
A great book that walks you through (by trimester!) the best foods to support both your health and the health of your growing baby. Theres tons of info in here so I read it in sections based on where I was at in my pregnancy. I learned so much!
Real Food for Pregnancy: Science & Wisdom
Motherhood and beyond
Such a great book on motherhood/parenting in general! We have so much to learn from other cultures… this book does a great job gifting those in America a different POV on how moms in France go about raising their babies. I learned so much and integra...
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers French Wisdom
Another one for the data lovers - this book was written by the same women who wrote Expecting Better. I love the no BS, straight to the point info in here. It was very refreshing. It covers many of the most common topics related to parenting (feeding...
Cribsheet: Data-Driven Guide to Relaxed Parenting
A classic! My mom read a version of this when she was pregnant with me 10000 years ago lol. It's so good! An easy read with lots of great info. Very informative!
What to Expect the First Year (2025)