Books I Recommend
BREASTFEEDING:
Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, and Suzanne Arms. Celestial Arts, 2000.
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close To Your Baby After You Return to Work by Gayle Pryor. Harvard Common Press, 1996.
The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins. Harvard Common Press, 2005.
The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding by Dana Raphael. Prentice-Hall, 1973.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International. Plume Publishing, 2004.
DOULAS/POSTPARTUM CARE:
After the Baby’s Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women by Robin Lim. Ten Speed Press, 2001.
The Doula Advantage by Rachel Gurevich. Prima Publishing, 2003.
Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth by Sally Placksin. Newmarket Press, 2000.
Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Jan Hanson, L.Ac., and Ricki Pollycove, M.D. Penguin Books, 2002.
Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann Dunneworld, Ph.D., and Diane G. Sanford, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, 1994.
PARENTING/LIFE BALANCE BOOKS:
The Girlfriend’s Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood by Vicki Iovine. Perigee Books, 1997.
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp, M.D. Bantam Books, 2003 (DVD also available.)
A Housekeeper is Cheaper Than a Divorce: Why You Can Afford to Hire Help and How to Get It by Kathy Fitzgerald Sherman. Life Tools Press, 2000.
If Only I Were a Better Mother: Using the Anger, Fear, Despair and Guilt That Every Mother Feels at Some Time, as a Pathway to Emotional Balance and Spiritual Growth by Melissa Gayle West. Stillpoint Publishing, 1992.
Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood. Edited by Camille Peri and Kate Moses. Washington Square Press, 1999.
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year by Anne Lamott. Anchor Publishing, 2005.
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How To Calm, Connect, and Communicate With Your Baby by Tracy Hogg. Ballantine Books, 2001.
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION:
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression by Shoshana S. Bennett, Ph.D., and Pec Indman. Moodswings Press, 2003.
Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan for Recovery by Ronald Rosenberg, M.D., Deborah Greening, Ph.D., and James Windell. Da Capo Press, 2004.
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Brooke Shields. Hyperion, 2005.
Postpartum Depression for Dummies by Dr. Shoshana S. Bennett. For Dummies, 2007.
The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living With Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman, M.S.W. Xlibris Corporation, 2001.
This Isn’t What I Expected: Recognizing and Recovering From Depression and Anxiety After Childbirth by Karen R. Kleiman, M.S.W., and Valerie D. Raskin, M.D. Bantam Books, 1994.
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