Legacy of Pearl

Question: Hi! I'm four months pregnant and want to start reading baby books. Can you recommend any books for before and after my baby arrives?

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope you'll find this time of your life as amazing and rewarding as I did. After reading some thirty plus baby books, I decided for myself to keep a library of reference books I liked and give away the rest. So although I'm not an expert or a doctor, I can recommend what I bothered to keep and use often for reference.

• PREGNANCY: The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. Edition)
  

• NEWBORN: The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

• SLEEPING: Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep
  

• NURSING: The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition AND Mother Food: A Breastfeeding Diet Guide with Lactogenic Foods and Herbs - Build Milk Supply, Boost Immunity, Lift Depression, Detox, Lose Weight, Optimize a Baby's IQ, and Reduce Colic and Allergies

• FEEDING: Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense

• BABY FOOD: So Easy Baby Food Kit: Make It Natural, Make It Fresh.
  

• PLAYING and ACTIVITIES: Wonderplay
  

• BABY GEAR: Girlfriends' Guide to Baby Gear (Girlfriends' Guides)
  

• POTTY TRAINING: Early-Start Potty Training
  

• GENERAL RESOURCE: The Complete Resource Book for Infants: Over 700 Experiences for Children from Birth to 18 Months
  

• EARLY TODDLERHOOD: Still in search of a good book after reading a few. I didn't like the ones I read including happiest toddler. I'm hopeful of Playful Parenting that I'm reading right now.

In addition, I signed up for mailing lists of whattoexpect.com and babycenter.com. These two sites are great resources both before and after your baby arrives.