by EK Wills
It all started with an article called ‘What they definitely wont teach you at pregnancy school’ by Bronwyn Prior in the Sydney Morning Herald and was reinforced by a diary that my MIL gave me after my first baby was born. It was called A Mother’s Companion: A Comforting Guide to the Early Year of Motherhood by author Tracy Marsh of Tracy Marsh Publications since 1983 and is an illustrated book that ‘addresses the changes that mothers experience once their baby is born’.
My first reference books were:
1. Baby & Child From Birth to Age Five By British psychologist Penelope Leach, first published 1977, now revised as Your Baby & Child described as the ‘much-loved, trusted, and comprehensive
classic—an international best seller for twenty-five years’ and
2. What Mothers Do Especially when it looks like nothing ‘Instead of preaching what mothers ought to do, psychotherapist Naomi Stadlen explains what mothers already do in the course of any exhausting day’s work’.
Significantly, one of the Mums in my mother’s group recommended The Contented Little Baby Book, based on Gina Ford's personal experience of caring for over 300 babies as a maternity nurse in The UK, first published in 1999. Love her or hate her, she advocates a daily routine for both the baby and the parents. It is now revised as The New Contented Little Baby Book.
For a lighter read, Mother Wisdom collaboration by Susie Cameron (who has a background in communications, public relations, publicity, marketing and events) and photographer Katrina Cook- ‘For Mothers, By Mothers’ it has quotes and imagery, more of a coffee table style book.
More Titles to check out:
Yeah Baby!: The Modern Mama's Guide to Mastering Pregnancy, Having a Healthy Baby, and Bouncing Back Better Than Ever by fitness expert and nutritionist Jillian Michaels
The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine touted as ‘practical, comforting, honest, and hilarious bestseller for moms-to- be, with more than one and a half million copies in print’
Six Under Eight diary by actor, writer and comedian Madeleine West (ISBN 9780670078929)
Kidwrangling: Looking After Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers by cartoonist and author Kaz Cooke as a ‘sequel to Up The Duff’ and there is a revised edition with updates on sleeping positions and prenatal tests
Rants in the Dark: From One Tired Mama to Another by blogger Emily Writes ‘gives words of encouragement to sleep-deprived parents ‘
Like A Queen: The Ultimate Queen's Bible by Australian blogger Constance Hall ( self described as ‘raw & real’
Mama Mia: A Memoir of Mistakes, Magazines and Motherhood autobiography by editor of Cosmopolitan Mia Freedman
I Don't Know How She Does It ‘tragicomic’ debut novel by Allison Pearson about heroine, hedge-fund manager Kate Reddy, described as ‘the national anthem for working mothers.’
What’s your favourite parenting book or author? Are there any you would add to this list? Or take off?
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