Reddit reviews The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy

I bought a ton, and I keep going back to the Mayo Clinic book. While it has the mostly same information, I found that The Mother of All Pregnancy Books was a little less well organized.

I thought I wouldn't like it because it was un-cited fluff, but I was pleasantly surprised by the candor of the Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy. Having the two types of books back-to-back felt reassuring.

Finally, I just bought Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, and I'm really liking her approach. The first section is all natural birth stories (to counteract some of the horror stories that may be more salient in our minds) and the second section is all about the physical process of labor with her (surprisingly well-researched) tips and philosophies on how natural labor actually works. If you're low-risk and have the attitude that childbirth is a natural function (which needs obstetrical care only in extreme or unusual cases), this book is an amazing guide to labor.

I've been enjoying Your Pregnancy Week by Week, but I'm told the Mayo Clinic book is even better. The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy is overly cutesy and silly, but kinda fun.

I like The Happiest Baby series for parenting. Also, I read Becoming the Parent You Want to Be.

my therapist swears by The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy.

http://www.amazon.com/Girlfriends-Guide-Pregnancy-Vicki-Iovine/dp/141652472X