So I assume everyone has their own approach to pregnancy and baby books when they get pregnant - buy armloads of them or maybe only a select one or two, read them all front to back within the first week or slowly make your way through them, etc.... Not that this is SUPER interesting, but I'm going to tell you how I've done it :)
After reading reviews on Amazon, it seems as though so many books don't give hard answers and often scare a lot of the readers, focusing on what can go wrong in your pregnancy. So I didn't buy "What to expect..." or any of the real classics I supposed. Instead I bought the Mayo Clinic's Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, borrowed a very scientific book from the Pershings (it's biology class all over again) and got one from my doc. I personally wouldn't do it any differently.
In these books specifically I'm not exposed to subjectivity or opinion much and definitely no scare tactics. Instead there's hard science, facts about what's going on with your body and baby, and REAL photos (sometimes too real!).
Also, I've decided to read them little by little so each week along I read about the week I'm in. What has made this so fun is that I almost find companionship and support from these books. Sometimes I don't even know a certain thing that's happening is a symptom and then I read it in the book and my mouth drops open, I almost end up pointing at the book and screaming "Exactly!".
It really is such a surreal experience, especially in this stage when you can't even feel the little peach that promises to rock my world as I know it, but you continue trudging on with eating well, not allowing yourself to drink that glorious liquid known as wine, trying to get sleep and stay relaxed. Onward!
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