I read a lot on pregnancy, what to do post-partum, how to care for a newborn, how to breastfeed, etc. Most of my resources were online. But I do have two bedside staple reads that basically answered most of my questions, allayed several of my fears and worries, and guided me throughout my pregnancy and first month with Maddy.
What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff
What I love about this book was that the chapters were arranged by detailed week-by-week fetal development.
Project Mom: Our Natural Approach to Motherhood by Bianca Araneta-Elizalde & Amanda Griffin-Jacob
Since I aimed to exclusively breastfeed, and Bianca Araneta-Elizalde and Amanda Griffin-Jacob were staunch breastfeeding and natural motherhood advocates (and were locals), I felt that I could related more to what they wrote down, rather than if I bought a book on parenting written by foreigners.
Martine de Luna wrote a beautiful review on the book.
Project Mom offers a clear and comprehensive guide to natural motherhood, with tips from pregnancy, breastfeeding, how to care for the newborn once you bring him or her home, baby gears and products, healthy food habits for the baby, etc. And since it's written locally, most of the items are readily available in the Philippines. If I can't find them in department stores or local baby stores, I can usually find them in Cudsly.com or BaoBaoBabies.com.
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