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Hello all,
This is my first entry, written as a first-time dad to little Bella who arrived on June 7th.
One thing my wife and I craved during our pregnancy was good, well-written and easy-to-read books about pregnancy, the birthing experience and about being first-time parents. We also
watched plenty of DVDs and documentary-style programs to ensure we were as educated as we could be about the whole thing.
(On that note, imagine our surprise when we attended the hospital class at 30 weeks, and there were couples there who did not know some basic things - One woman, at 36 weeks pregnant, did not know what a 'breech' presentation was! Am I being too harsh?!?)
One book stood out for us, way above all the others. It is called 'Birth Skills', and is written by Juju Sundin with Sarah Murdoch. It is published by Allen & Unwin. I saw a quick review on a TV show about it when Jessica was about 25 weeks pregnant, so I ordered it over the web and had it sent to her as a gift.
The advice was well written and easy to follow; the case studies and personal stories of other mums were interesting and very helpful; the overall approach to birth being a natural process was reassuring. Full marks from us!
Our actual birth went really well, the midwives repeatedly commented how well prepared Jessica was, and how focussed and in control she was during the whole experience. Jess puts this down to following the book as best she could!
I'm not sure about the protocols or ethics of promoting any particular product or service on this website, but I have no commercial interest in this book whatsoever - Other than being a very satisfied customer. The best $40-odd bucks I spent during the whole pregnancy!
Cheers,
Matt.
(June 2007) (
Lexi xxx
