Baby Book Tips - Our Top Picks!

The No-Cry Sleep Solution

In my view, the No-Cry Sleep Solution is a wonderful book for anyone who needs help with their baby's sleep pattern.
I bought it when I was a completely exhausted mom with a 10-month old who woke up every hour. I wish I had bought it much earlier!

Elizabeth Pantley provides both guidance to what may be the problem for your particular baby as well as many ideas on how to solve it. The only technique left out is the traditional cry-it-out method. So if that's what you're looking for, don't buy this book. (Or actually, in one of the last chapters, there is a "soft" cry it out method, so even for those interested in cry-it-out, this book may be worth while.)

It truly is a great book!

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer

Did you ever hear about the E.A.S.Y. method? (No relation to Easy Baby Life, unfortunately...) Tracy Hogg, the author of this book, came up with this baby schedule. Eat. Activity.Sleep:You Time. This is an excellent idea, although I'd say that it is almost impossible for breastfeeding babies in the beginning. They fall asleep while nursing. Every time.
Nevertheless, I really like the Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. It helped me getting (and discovering) some structure when I was a first time mom. I also really like the fact that Tracy acknowledges the need for You Time for moms - that is so important to feel good!

Baby Massage

There are lots of baby massage books and courses out there! And while I think attending a course is really the best way to learn, this book is a good second choice - or excellent material to keep at home to remember how to carry out the massage after attending a course. The book shows in a very clear way how to carry out baby massage and also gives good tips for special needs (like premature babies) and special problems (like colic and even teething pain).
It will tell you about the benefits of baby massage, what oil to use, what to think about and much more. A really useful book!

Birth Stories

Before I gave birth the first time, well actually before I was even pregnant, I read tons of birth stories. And despite having done it myself twice now, they continue to fascinate me. I like Birth Stories very much, because it is not trying to tell you how to give birth. It is simply telling the true stories of several moms - both famous moms and others. So if you are preparing for giving birth, or you are simply interested, I can really recommend this book!

Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives

Strange enough this excellent book is written by MEN! Maybe I'm unfair, but they haven't been pregnant and given birth... Maybe it just had to be Deepak Chopra (with the help of woman... ;-), to deliver such a magical book about being pregnant and giving birth. Don't buy it if all you are looking for is a description of the development week-by-week of the fetus and so on. This book is a complement to such books, and really focuses on the deeper meaning of being pregnant and giving birth.