Books You’ll love if…

These are a few books I loved, and would recommend to you if…

The First Forty Days- Heng Ou

You’re buying a book for a friend or loved one. If you want to stand out with your baby shower gift, getting something for mom is the way to do it! It’s thoughtful and says I see you, and after gift after gift for baby, she will definitely appreciate it! This is a wonderful book to gift someone who know well, or a new friend. This is a beautiful coffee table book that can be flipped through or read cover to cover, and contains some of the most important messages for someone heading into postpartum. Easy to read, a beautiful book, packed with wisdom.

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding- Ina May

If breastfeeding is one of your top priorities postpartum, this book is wonderful to have. Reading this book is encouraging and filled with wisdom, support, and techniques. The positivity way Ina May talks about breastfeeding and hearing about other women’s experiences is a wonderful way to prepare for your breastfeeding journey and to help build confidence and understanding. Breastfeeding is not always easy! But if it is important to you, it can be very worthwhile, and support is essential!

Misconceptions- Naomi Wolf

If you like to read and want a book about the journey into motherhood, especially if you enjoy memoirs. From pregnancy through birth in the medical system to the throws of postpartum, nothing is off limits in Naomi Wolf’s memoir, which is exactly how talking about this journey should be. If you enjoy contemplating the ways women grow, change, and evolve through the perinatal process, and how society views them, you will really enjoy this book.

Hypnobirthing The Mongan Method- Marie F. Mongan

You’re wanting an unmedicated birth, or have some fear and anxiety going into birth. This book takes positive affirmations to the next level, explaining the effectiveness of mindset, breath, and repetition on reducing pain. Easy techniques and an encouraging outlook to help you have a birth you feel confident in and prepared for. It’s less woo woo thank you might think!

Even if you don’t reach the last page of the book, every little bit can be beneficial. Whether you want information, technique, stories, or understanding, there are so many wonderful books to help guide you along this journey from Maiden, to Mother. <3