Pregnancy is a magical time when you can take care of yourself without unnecessary conventions and excuses. After all, every positive emotion received by the expectant mother only benefits the little lump of happiness in her belly. You don’t go around museums and theaters now, so there are alleyways and, of course, reading. Moreover, in warm weather, these two activities can be combined in a wonderful way. We have selected the best books for spring gatherings on a bench with a thermos of tea. This is useful literature for pregnant women and fiction for a good mood.
Psychologists have proven that reading not only develops memory and thinking, improves concentration and expands vocabulary. Reading is a great stress reliever, among other things. The rhythm of the book text calms the reader. As your eyes move along the lines, your breathing slows down and gets deeper. This is exactly what a pregnant woman needs. Indeed, very often expectant mothers, against the background of worries about the health of the unborn child, increase the general level of anxiety. To relieve this anxiety will help you "correct" reading - this
literature, which will simply and easily explain all those things that haunt you."9 months of happiness", Elena Berezovskaya
This book is considered one of the best books on pregnancy. Its author is a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, founder of the International Academy for Healthy Life (Toronto, Canada). On the pages of her book, Elena Berezovskaya tells in great detail how to prepare for pregnancy and what happens to a woman's body at this time. How does the hormonal background change and how certain hormones affect the expectant mother and the baby's health. The author paid a lot of attention to diagnoses, which most often frighten pregnant women, and analyzed in detail the screening indicators and test results. Among the shortcomings of the book is a rather dry (albeit understandable) language of presentation. There are some pretty "depressive" chapters on childhood illnesses that impressionable readers may not like.
“Eat for two! All about nutrition for pregnant women ", Tatiana Butskaya
This book is written by a pediatrician, but is exclusively devoted to the nutrition of a pregnant woman. After all, the health of the baby who lives under her heart depends on how, what and how much the expectant mother is. The key message of the book is: eat for two, but never for two. During pregnancy, a woman should focus not on the quantity, but on the quality of food. The book is written in a very accessible way, with examples and translation of "energy value" into the contents of the refrigerator. There are clear recommendations for taking vitamins and debunking many of the myths associated with the "pregnant" diet. Practical benefit: the author provides menu options for proper nutrition of the expectant mother. All of them are quite adequate and applicable in real life.
It is useful to read literature on pregnancy and baby's health with the future dad / istockphoto.com
"Child's health and common sense of his relatives", Evgeny Komarovsky
There is no mother who has not heard about Yevgeny Komarovsky. This is a pediatrician of the highest category and a candidate of medical sciences, who was one of the first in Ukraine who began to loudly popularize a sane approach to parenting. A lot of mothers are now raising their children "according to Komarovsky," as our parents used to raise their children "according to Spock." Despite the fact that the popularity of Yevgeny Olegovich may irritate someone, the books of this doctor are definitely recommended for reading by future and "current" mothers and fathers. At the top of our rating is a universal book. It is divided by the author into several parts: about the planning and course of pregnancy, about the birth and the first months of a baby's life, about the prevention and treatment of the most common childhood diseases. The main thoughts run through the book as a red thread:
- it's better to supercool than overheat
- be sure to work hardening the child
- the best food for a baby is mom's milk
- the most important thing for a child is a healthy and sleepy mother
The book is written in a very simple, accessible and humorous way. If it comes to you, we recommend other books by this author: 365 Tips for the First Year of Your Child's Life, A Handbook of Sane Parents, and The Beginning of Your Child's Life.
What Your Kid Wants by Tracy Hogg
The author of this book cannot boast of serious medical regalia - Tracey Hogg was just a nurse in a specialized children's hospital. There she was nicknamed "the whisper of a child" and "the baby charmer" for her amazing ability to calm babies. From her own experience, Tracy deduced the formula "PASS": nutrition, activity, sleep, freedom (adults). At the heart of this formula is the calmness of the parents and the willingness to make moderate compromises. The author emphasizes that there are no and cannot be universal solutions in the upbringing of a child. In all situations, you need to proceed from common sense and what your baby needs at the moment. This is definitely not a medical manual, but rather fiction, because the book contains many stories from the life of Hogg. However, the book itself is light and entertaining, therefore it is recommended for expectant mothers to read. Tracy Hogg also has another book, already co-authored with journalist Melinda Blau. It is called "Secrets of a Sleeping Mom" and talks about how to properly organize time with your child from birth to kindergarten.
There are many light art books on pregnancy and early parenting / istockphoto.com
"French children do not spit food. Secrets of upbringing from Paris ”. Pamela Druckerman
Another light book with a fictional bias, which will very well "go" with tea and a warm blanket on the bench. This is the world's bestseller on how to nurture independence in children from birth. The author tells how to carefully and calmly avoid manipulation by the child, how to instill in him an understanding of the framework of decency and freedom - of his own and of those around him. The main message of the book is to pacify the "child worship" in oneself and stop taking care of the baby beyond measure. Not all recommendations of Pamela Drukkerman, our mothers will be able to accept 100%. Still, the difference in mentality affects. However, the book is written in an easy, interesting language, it contains many experiences and stories from life, so reading will definitely bring pleasure.
“At the hope. Nine special months ". Irina Karpa, Larisa Denisenko, Lyubov Yakimchuk and others
Our rating ends with real fiction, albeit with a thematic bias. This book is a collection of stories and short stories by Ukrainian writers about how their magical 9 months passed. Each woman frankly writes about what problems she faced during pregnancy, what anxieties and fears overwhelmed her, and how she coped with them. All stories are completely different: for some of the authors, the pregnancy flew by like a few days, while for some it seemed stretched out for years. So this book will definitely resonate in your soul. And perhaps you will even adopt some of the "pregnant" skills of famous Ukrainian women.
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