Books To Read When You Want A Natural Birth & A Healthy Postpartum
We wanted to break these down for you based on a few things...most read, most preferred, great for husbands, spiritual vs mind body connection...we are breaking them all down for you! It's important to choose realistic books for your birth, if you are focusing on homebirths in the woods but are actually planning to have a hospital birth, you want to make sure you are pairing that all natural instinctual birth reading with books about how to make that happen in a hospital setting. We hope this breakdown helps!
Ina' May’s Guide to Childbirth
This is a must read for the Natural-Birther, learn to trust your body, trust childbirth and trust your baby. These are all things covered in Ina May's Book
• Reducing the pain of labor without drugs--and the miraculous roles touch and massage play
• What really happens during labor
• Orgasmic birth--making birth pleasurable
• Episiotomy--is it really necessary?
• Common methods of inducing labor--and which to avoid at all costs
• Tips for maximizing your chances of an unmedicated labor and birth
• How to avoid postpartum bleeding--and depression <br />
• The risks of anesthesia and cesareans--what your doctor
doesn’t necessarily tell you
• The best ways to work with doctors and/or birth care providers
• How to create a safe, comfortable environment for
birth in any setting, including a hospital
• And much more
the Mama Natural Week-Be-Week Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth
The New "What to Expect When You're Expecting" for the modern mom! Natural birther or not, this will cover your whole pregnancy up until baby wearing and everything in between. This is a great flip through and jump to whats relevant type of mom-bible.
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New
The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on author Heng Ou's own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of “confinement”, in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of caring for the mother after birth.
As modern mothers are pushed to prematurely “bounce back” after delivering their babies, and are often left alone to face the physical and emotional challenges of this new stage of their lives, the first 40 days provide a lifeline - a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance.
HypnoBirthing® by Marie Mongan
If you are taking our class, this book does come with the class. If not, read it! It's so helpful in understanding why HypnoBirthing works and can you started on this intuitive birth journey
