The Baby Nurse Bible
Carole Kramer Arsenault, RN, IBCLC
$15.95; 2011, The Experiment
Baby nurse tips, Q&A topics, safety tips, guidance on choosing the best products, sample routines and much more pack the pages of this simple reference guide. There’s something for everyone here, whether you choose to breast or bottle feed, use cloth or disposable diapers, have a surgical birth or opt for natural birth. The short sections and illustrations make it easy to quickly get the information you need. Dads and pregnancy coaches will learn a lot, too.
The Naked Mom
Brooke Burke
$25.95; 2011, New American Library
“Dancing with the Stars” winner and co-host, audacious TV personality Burke offers a surprisingly candid look at her life. Packed with insight into parenting, Burke details how she balances family, career and romance, including sharing custody with her ex. Her advice? “You always have three choices in a difficult conversation—deflect, engage or escalate.”
“Naked Truth” blurbs offer nuggets of wisdom, and Burke’s friendly tone provides support and reassurance, reminding readers to “Learn when ‘okay is good enough.’”
Got MILF?
Sarah Maizes
$14; 2011, Penguin
“A MILF knows who she is, what she wants and how to get it,” says writer/comedian Maizes. “If you don’t make time for your own happiness—to nurture your individuality, your brain and your sexuality—you will wake up one day, look in the mirror and say ‘Mom?! What are you doing here?”
This fresh, witty take on parenting with style offers a “MILF quotient” test, along with plenty of do-able tips for maximizing your fashion style, energy levels and making the most of marriage or single motherhood.
Exploiting My Baby
Teresa Strasser
$15.95, 2011, New American Library
Award-winning writer, radio personality (the Adam Carolla Show) and television host Strasser delivers her trademark sass when addressing every aspect (from the joyous to the cringe-worthy) of her pregnancy, c-section birth and postpartum discomforts. Strasser’s wacky and insightful ruminations will resonate with moms-to-be.
“If purgatory is a temporary state of suffering, pregatory is a three-month no-man’s-land during which your soul lurks between being an expectant mom and being who you were before … the same, but you’re utterly changed,” says Strasser.
The Pregnant Body Book
$40; 2011
DK Publishing
Wow! This amazing book provides in-depth exploration of a woman’s body in all stages of pregnancy. Colorful, clean artwork and photographs illuminate the mysteries of life from conception to birth and beyond. Focusing on anatomy, genetics, labor, postpartum development and more, it’s an invaluable, comprehensive guide for anyone having a baby. Includes an interactive DVD. A must for parents-to-be and those intrigued by the human body.
