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The Miracle Year: An Expectant Parents' Guide to the Miraculous Six Months Before- And After- The Birth of Their First Baby

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This was the best, most comforting book I read during my first pregnancy (and I read many:)) Lani Carter offers practical advice in a caring, relaxed manner meant to put the expectant mother at ease. She comments often on the many emotions of motherhood, in the reassuring way one would love to hear from an caring relative. This would be a great "Congratulations!" gift for any mother-to-be.

When I was expecting my first child, I surveyed a lot of books as well as my friends with children for resources. I found this to be the book I referred to the most. It doesn't go into a lot of medical detail -- there are plenty of other books for that -- but it talks about the emotional and practical issues associated with being a first-time parent. It has a great list of what you really need (clothes, bedding, etc.) for your baby. It was like talking to a helpful nurse or grandmother, and very comforting. I give this to all my friends who are expecting their first child. One of the best things about it is that it doesn't talk about all the things that can go wrong with your pregnancy -- which many other pregnancy books do, which really feed the fears of expectant parents!

This book covers the basics of childbirth and infant care, offering grandmotherly advice and encouragement to first-time parents. It is somewhat short of practical information, however, and some of the advice seems outdated. In particular, the discussion of circumcision is at best misleading, and at worst downright false. Bottom line: There are many excellent books available for expectant parents. "The Miracle Year" isn't one of them.