Planning for baby

07.Recommended reading

Pregnancy and birth

• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley
• Up the Duff by Kaz Cooke
• The New Pregnancy & Childbirth by Shiela Kitzinger
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff 
• Conception, Pregnancy and Birth by Dr Miriam Stoppard
• Attack of the 50 foot hormones by Emma Tom

Baby care

• Baby Love by Robin Barker
• Baby on Board by Howard Chilton
• How to Stay Sane in Your Baby’s First Year: The Tresillian Guide by Catherine Fowler and Patricia Gornall
• The New Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford
• Save our Sleep by Tizzie Hall
• Sleeping Like a Baby by Pinky McKay
• The Wonder Weeks by Hetty van de Rijt and Frans Plooij
• First-time parents by Dr Miriam Stoppard

Caring for older babies and toddlers

• The Mighty Toddler by Robin Barker
• The Complete Secrets of Happy Children by Steve Biddulph and Sharon Biddulph
• Kid-Wrangling by Kaz Cooke
• Parenting for a Peaceful World by  Robin Grille
• Todler Tactics by Pinky McKay
• Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett

First aid and safety

• First Aid for Babies and Children Fast, in association with St John Ambulance

Online resources and forums

• www.babycenter.com.au
• www. bellybelly.com.au
• www.birth.com.au
• www.breastfeeding.asn.au
• www.bubhub.com.au
• www.essentialbaby.com.au
• www.huggies.com.au
• www.kidspot.com.au
• www.raisingchildren.net.au
• www.stayathomemum.net.au
• www.zerotothree.org