Thursday, July 7, 2011

Graduate School Course

During the recent months I've been reading, researching, attending classes and discussing with other women so much that I feel I should've earned some graduate school credits in having a baby! Here are some of the books, classes, and resources I've absorbed thus far:

Classes
Infant Care
Happiest Baby on the Block
Childbirth
Natural Childbirth
Breastfeeding
Cloth Diapering 101

Books
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect Before You're Expecting
Your Pregnancy Week by Week
The Roots of Natural Mothering
A New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding
The Nursing Mother's Companion
The Bradley Method of Husband Coached Childbirth
The Birth Partner
Pushed
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Childbirth
You! Having a Baby
The Complete Organic Pregnancy
A Child is Born
Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives

Other Resources
www.mothering.com
www.childbirthconnection.org
World Health Organization: Care in Normal Birth Guide
The Business of Being Born

I'm sure there is something I've missed :)

As my favorite quote goes: Learn as if you'll live forever, Love as if you'll die tomorrow!

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