Right away I need to state that I am not pregnant, I'm not planning on becoming pregnant again, I'm way done with being pregnant and having babies. I have family and friends that read this blog and I just do not want any questions.
Now, on to the review:
The journal is just that, a pregnancy journal/guide. If I were a first time mom-to-be, I'd be truly thrilled with this book as it gives you daily info on the baby's development (not weekly like most books or websites). When I was pregnant (with both babies) I loved finding out just what might be going on with our little bundle of love.
This book not only gives developmental info, but parenting tips, health tips, notes about childbirth in other countries and places for your own notes. It also offers tips about being past your due date, how to prepare your first baby for your second, and a place to record every little detail about the actual birth and the hours following (example "who were the first 5 people you called?" "Who was the first person to call you Mom? How did you react?")
I like how the pages are laid out. This is a spiral bound book that lays flat when opened. The size is about 6x10, a very good size for toting around, journaling in and reading.
An example of a page:
Day 160 (there is a place for you to write the actual date)
We learn that the baby's nostril's have begun to open (this is information I would have been oohing and ahhing over)
we learn that the amniotic fluid is removed and replaced every three hours (elsewhere we learn that the baby's lungs and kidneys actually produce most of the actual fluid. Who knew?!)
We learn about preventing food borne illnesses and we learn about the Mayan women and the fact that (hello?) no one spares them the gory details about the pain and whatnot involved in delivery. (well ok, most experienced Moms do the same to Moms to be, if only to brag about how they did it all naturally).
Also on the bottom of each page is a nice little quote, this page's "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother" by Theodore Hesburgh. Very true!
In all I would have thoroughly enjoyed this book while pregnant and would definitely recommend it to any expectant mother!
Get yours here: Pregnancy Journal
Monday, June 23, 2008
Book Review!! "The Pregnancy Journal" by A. Christine Harris Ph.D
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1 comments:
Great review! Loving the mother is definitely the best way to love your children. Maybe you might consider complimenting this review with one for the fathers-to-be? I’m a young, married, woman I also have an interest in natural childbirth and am considering many options. I managed to meet author, yoga instructor, and birthing assistant Rose St. John through work and she turned me onto her book Fathers At Birth, aimed specifically at giving fathers-to-be the tools, techniques and knowledge they need to best support the mother during childbirth.
I know there are other books out there for fathers but I think this one really has it all with its combination of yoga, breathing and birthing simulation exercises, nitty-gritty info on every step of the birthing process as well as the deeply spiritual and emotional sides of being the attendant father. I've gotten a lot out of it and have gotten my husband interested too.
Rose has asked me to help spread the word about her book and I really think you might enjoy reading it and possibly posting a review about it on Mama Fasha. If you think you'd like to review Fathers At Birth, please let me know and I can send you a free copy and some further details. The book just recently came out and got a great review from Cathy Parisi, founder of Waterbirth International, and Barbara Harper, author of Gentle Birth Choices, who called it “the best doula book ever written”.
Thank you for your consideration and I hope to hear back from you,
Best regards,
Lydia B.
publicist@ringingbellpress.com
www.fathersatbirth.com
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