New Library Books
First year & beyond
Baby Love
Robin Barker 2009
A really popular book with heaps of practical information on: sleeping and crying; getting breastfeeding right; nutrition and bottle feeding; and it even includesrecipes!
Structured in sections according to your baby’s age (up to 12 months) this is a great book to dip into at the relevant time.
The Mighty Toddler
Robin Barker 2009
The Mighty Toddler includes key milestones for each age group; a complete ABC of toddler behaviour and responses; a guide to day-to-day toddler care; explanations about toddler health, medical conditions and illnesses; and lots of down-to-earth advice. Recently revised to include up to date information on potty training, childcare and swimming. A very comprehensive guide.
Pregnancy, childbirth & the very early days
Up the duff: the real guide to pregnancy
Kaz Cooke 2009
A popular author, a NEW 2009 edition!
'From the cover' – "Kaz Cooke gives you the up-to-date lowdown on pregnancy, birth, and coping when you first get home. No bossy boots rules, just lots of cartoons and the soundest, sanest, wittiest advice you’ll ever get. Everything you need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts."
Has a week by week guide to what’s happening to you and your baby.
Also: how to prepare for pregnancy and the baby; conceiving & IVF; crying, eating, weeing & working; tests; the best services (websites & so on); labour; breastfeeding; & more!
Pregnancy, childbirth, first year & beyond
Oh Baby: Birth, Babies and Motherhood Uncensored
Kathy Fray 2005
Refreshingly honest, openly frank and candidly blunt, this book has been written by a mother for other mothers. It oozes with warm fuzzies, it reeks of mumsy terms, it exudes realism in every paragraph and it is refreshing in its guiltless honesty. Checked thoroughly by medical professionals, this book is a unique blend, like having access to a kind and gentle GP as well as to all the gems of wisdom of years of mothers' coffee groups.
What to expect when you’re expecting
Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazel 2009
A revised and updated version of this bestselling pregnancy book, for a new generation of expectant mums. It incorporates the most recent developments in obstetrics and addresses current lifestyle trends, from tattooing and belly piercing to Botox and aromatherapy. There's more on pregnancy matters practical (including an expanded section on workplace concerns), physical (with more symptoms, more solutions), emotional (advice on riding the mood roller coaster), nutritional (from low-carb to vegan, from junk food-dependent to caffeine-addicted), and sexual (what's hot and what's not in pregnant lovemaking), as well as much more support for that very important partner in parenting, the dad-to-be. SUPER COMPREHENSIVE.
Exercise and physical development
Move Baby Move
Sophie Foster 2006
A beautiful, inspirational full-colour book for parents detailing how everyday activity can keep their children healthy, build motor skills and muscle tone and, importantly, aid brain development.
Nutrition and feeding
Your feeding questions answered
Annabel Karmel 2009
This is the only Q&A recipe book to tackle all your feeding challenges from birth to age three. More than 400 Q&As guide you through the many issues you may encounter, with tips on when to wean, advice on allergies and suggestions for introducing exciting new foods. 50 tasty 'recipes to the rescue' help to solve key challenges such as how to ensure your child is getting enough omega-3s and how to sneak vegetables into your fussy toddler's diet + modern recipe ideas the whole family will enjoy.
Health
The New Zealand 3am Handbook: the most commonly asked questions about your child’s health
Starship Children’s Hospital 2005
This comprehensive book offers reassuring advice, based on sound scientific evidence, on how to treat all common childhood illnesses. It is written in an accessible question-answer format: beginning in the maternity ward it guides parents through troublesome aspects of 'normal' behaviour such as eating and sleeping problems, through to advice on identifying and managing behavioural and learning problems. Learn how to make your child feel better and know when they need to see a doctor.
Newborns
Dunstan Baby Language
Priscilla Dunstan 2009
Learn what your newborn baby’s cries mean – this really works! Learn the 'words' for hunger, tiredness, need to burp, lower gas and discomfort, and what to do about it.
This would be great to get together to watch with your 'coffee group'.