The Baby Book
by William and Martha Sears

William and Martha Sears, a pediatrician and a registered nurse respectively advocate "attachment parenting." A "high-touch style of parenting to balance the high-tech life of the new millennium."

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Mothering the Mother
by Marshall H. Klaus, Phyllis H. Klaus, John Kennell

In a step-by-step guide, the authors follow the actual course of birth in various settings. They show readers how to find and evaluate a doula and the best ways to achieve all the benefits of having a doula.

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Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
by Susun S. Weed

Simple, safe, remedies for pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, newborns. Includes herbs for fertility and birth control.

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The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers
by M.D. Jack Newman, Teresa Pitman

In The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, authors Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman have assembled a mass of real-life stories from their clinical experience, and with their straightforward, helpful advice, you'll be breastfeeding successfully in no time.

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Nursing Mother, Working Mother
by Gale Pryor

In this sensitive, insightful guide that acknowledges the concerns working mothers face, Pryor maintains that breast-feeding provides a way to bond with the baby, nurture a child's healthy growth, and gain confidence as a parent.

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The Nursing Mother’s Companion
by Kathleen Huggins

Huggins, a professional lactation consultant, offers in this trouble-shooting guide various common and uncommon complaints about breastfeeding from inadequate milk supply, breast pain, engorgement and fussy babies to infections, allergies and breast-milk jaundice that could affect the child.

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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
by La Leche League International

Written by the experts at the La Leche League The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding is a comprehensive resource guide providing just about everything you need to know about how—and why—to breastfeed your baby. Latch on to this book for step-by-step guides to early months, common concerns, problems, and weaning.

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Birthing from Within
by England Horowitz

This holistic approach to childbirth examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event, but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting are designed to help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy.

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The Happiest Baby on the Block
by Harvey Karp

In his book, Karp recommends a series of five steps designed to imitate the uterus. These steps include swaddling, side/stomach position, shhh sounds, swinging and sucking. The book includes detailed advice on the proper way to swaddle a child, the difference between a gentle rocking versus shaking and more.

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Nighttime Parenting
by William Sears and Martha White

Providing parents with a thorough understanding of why and how babies sleep differently from the rest of us, Dr. Sears—an affiliate of La Leche League International—helps them find a personalized solution to getting a good night's sleep for their children and themselves.

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What's Going On In There?
by Lise Elliot

With impressive depth and clarity, Eliot, offers a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge about infant and early childhood brain development. Beginning with a detailed yet accessible tour of the growing embryo, she guides readers through sensory, motor, emotional and cognitive systems as they develop.

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The Blue Jay's Dance
by Louise Erdrich

Mothers often cling to single moments, small gestures, and specific memories in order to grasp all that happens in the first blurry year of a baby's life. In The Blue Jay's Dance, Erdrich has assembled an album of snapshots: the days and images that collectively define the passion, ambivalence, yearnings, and satisfactions of carrying, birthing, and nurturing a baby.

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