Archive for December, 2007

Lookybook

December 4, 2007

Lookybook puts children’s picture books online for your viewing.

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The Best Pregnancy and Baby Books To Buy

December 4, 2007

Take it from someone who has read more than 100 books about pregnancy and parenting, these are the best available guides. Here’s why:

1. These selections are recent. Information about pregnancy, birth, and the newborn stage has changed rapidly, and books that are more than a couple of years old can be wildly out of date. This is especially true of books about birth, which may needlessly alarm you with disturbing statistics and “routine obstetrical practices” from the previous century. For that reason, I don’t recommend purchasing used books unless you know you’re getting the latest edition.

2. These selections are balanced. Rather than assuming you’ll be doing things their way, these books factually present the pluses and minuses of different choices and make evidence-based recommendations.

3. These selections are comprehensive and useful. I’ve picked the book you should read if you only read one book in each category with a *.

Pre-conception

* Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Getting Pregnant and the first chapters of The Mother Of All Pregnancy Books

Pregnancy

The Mother Of All Pregnancy Books

BabyCenter.com weekly pregnancy updates

Labor and Birth

The Big Book Of Birth

Breastfeeding

The Nursing Mother’s Companion

Baby Names

The Baby Name Wizard

Baby Gear

Baby Bargains

Child Development

What’s Going On In There? How The Mind and Brain Develop During The First Five Years Of Life

Wonder Weeks

First Year Guide

The Mother Of All Baby Books

 

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How To Sew Children’s Pants

December 4, 2007

A tutorial is here.

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