The content in the post was originally made in response to a question on a message board regarding what type of pelvis model do childbirth educators suggest for use in birth classes. You might also like to check out my list of Non-Advice Books for Mothers | Talk Birth. ![]() This book chronicles how much money the author has spent on her daughter during her first year of life. Very funny, though not particularly “AP” (so if you’re looking for that, read Let the Baby Drive instead). Another wonderful read! I first read this when my own children were out of babyhood and still found it tremendously relevant and enjoyable.Ĭallie’s Tally: An Accounting of Baby’s First Year,, by Betsy Howie. Let the Baby Drive: Navigating the Road of New Motherhood, by Lu Hanessian. She is a single parent and so the book addresses some of the challenges involved with parenting solo. A memoir of the author’s first year with her son. I did not identify with the author’s birth experiences or feelings about birth (I felt tremendous during birth and powerful, empowered, triumphant, and confident), but her postpartum feelings closely match my own (weak, wounded, invisible, etc.) It was suggested to me by the doctor at the birth center when I expressed some teary frustrations about adjusting to my new life and wondering if I would ever get “back to normal.” This book is on the “angry” side–it is not a nurturing and tender read in the way my earlier suggestions are. This was the first book that I ever read about a woman’s postpartum experience. Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood, by Naomi Wolf. This is a very affirming and unique book. Contributions that are often invisible even to ourselves. She strives to put into words/give us language to describe what is it that mothers do all day–their often invisible contributions to life. This is not a “how to” book, but a book that tries to look below the surface and explore concepts that are very difficult to verbalize/articulate. I love this book! It takes a close look at how women mother and how skillfully they do so (so that on the outside it looks like they are doing “nothing”). What Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like its Nothing, by Naomi Stadlen. This is the book in which I learned the term “matrescence”= becoming a mother. It is very validating and affirming of women’s feelings and needs after birth. This book is excellent for people supporting new mothers, as well as for mothers themselves. Mothering the New Mother, by Sally Placksin. This book is the most “mainstream” of my suggested titles. The Post-Pregnancy Handbook, by Sylvia Brown. This book is more “basic” and less in-depth than the two above. ![]() ![]() Another book covering the physical, social, and emotional changes after birth. The Year After Childbirth, by Sheila Kitzinger. ![]() (And, to get this kind of support in person, check out an LLL group near you!) Reading this book is like having access to an experienced, friendly network of breastfeeding mothers who know all the practical, as well as emotional, ins and outs of mothering through breastfeeding. This nurturing, conversational book will help you with all of your breastfeeding questions from birth and onward, whether your breastfeeding goal is three days, three weeks, three months, or three years. This classic book from the original mother-to-mother support organization has been published for more than fifty years. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, by Diane Weissinger and Diana West for La Leche League International. It addresses mothers of children from birth to age 5, so even if you are several years past the early postpartum weeks, this book has much to offer to you! One of the focus areas is on “Depleted Mother Syndrome” and addresses coping with it via all areas (body, mind, social/relational). Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, & Intimate Relationships, by Rick & Jan Hanson. It does have a large section on Ayurvedic cooking, which, personally, I don’t connect with, so be aware that that section is in there and depending on your belief system, might make perfect sense to you, or might seem inapplicable like it feels to me. It offers such gems as, “you’re postpartum for the rest of your life” (which some people have said they feel like is depressing, but I find a tremendously empowering statement!) and “when the tears flow, so does the milk” (with regard to the third day postpartum). This book is very holistic in approach and is one of my very favorite postpartum reads.
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