Becoming a Parent
A Reality Check on Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby's First Year
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Caroline Turner Cole
About this listen
Parenthood: The only place you can experience heaven and hell at the same time.
The unsugarcoated guide to help you prepare before birth to your baby’s first birthday
When you find out you will be a parent, you realize you have no idea what you have gotten yourself into. You sway between the confidence of being the best parent to your baby and self-doubt of failing your little one. It only becomes more daunting as you learn so many things no one ever talked to you about. When everyone else makes it seem so easy, what does reality actually look like?
- Get an overview of pregnancy, birth, and baby’s first year of life
- Find answers to your questions (others don’t want to answer) not readily discussed in society
- Feel better prepared for what lies ahead of you
- Find out what matters to you
- Understand how you want to raise your baby and some helpful tips to get you there
- Purposely decide on how you don’t want to raise your baby
This book will give you a realistic perspective on what to expect and provide you with a better understanding of what you will encounter while becoming a parent.
©2022 Ann-Christin Villegas (P)2022 Ann-Christin VillegasListeners also enjoyed...
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3 out of 5 stars
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A fun spirited, yet lacking book for the everyman
- By Frank on 12-10-13
By: John Pfeiffer
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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer
- How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
- By: Tracy Hogg
- Narrated by: Tracy Hogg
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 608
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4 out of 5 stars 419
The author - a.k.a. "The Baby Whisperer - unlocks the secrets of infant language so that any parents, grandparents, or caregiver can interpret what babies are "saying" and give them what they need.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a good place to start
- By Bk Marcus on 11-12-05
By: Tracy Hogg
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Beyond the Sling
- A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way
- By: Mayim Bialik
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 148
Mayim Bialik was the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom, but she definitely didn't follow the typical child-star trajectory. Instead, Mayim got her Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, married her college sweetheart, and had two kids. Mayim then did what many new moms do - she read a lot of books, talked with other parents, and she soon started questioning a lot of the conventional wisdom she heard about the "right" way to raise a child. That's when she turned to attachment parenting.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Explains her style without condemning others
- By Mary on 03-28-12
By: Mayim Bialik
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The Birth Guy's Go-To Guide for New Dads
- How to Support Your Partner Through Birth, Breastfeeding, and Beyond
- By: Brian W. Salmon Doula CLC, Kirsten Brunner MA LPC, Chris Pegula - foreword
- Narrated by: Daniel Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Based on Salmon’s Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book provides everything dads need to know about supporting their partner through labor, birth, breastfeeding, and beyond.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, terrible narrator.
- By Proge101 on 12-08-20
By: Brian W. Salmon Doula CLC, and others
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We're Pregnant!
- The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook: Everything You Need to Know for Your Partner & Baby
- By: Adrian Kulp
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4 out of 5 stars 180
Being a great first-time dad doesn’t mean being perfect. It means having the tools you need to be a supportive partner during and after pregnancy - which is exactly what We’re Pregnant! The First-Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook is all about. From heartburn and headaches to birth and breastfeeding, We’re Pregnant! features practical, action-oriented pregnancy advice from the author of the Dad or Alive blog, Adrian Kulp, a (once clueless) dad who’s been there and done that - three times, in fact!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Are you a horrible person trying to have a baby?
- By Chris on 01-19-23
By: Adrian Kulp
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Sweet Sleep
- Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family
- By: La Leche League International, Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, and others
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46
Full of mother-wisdom, reassurance, and support, Sweet Sleep is the first book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It is a comprehensive how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, backed by the latest research in pediatric care.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read, especially for mothers of babies
- By Jaclyn Kaye on 03-02-24
By: La Leche League International, and others
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50 Things to Do Before You Deliver
- The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Guide for Your Baby, Your Body, and Your Sanity
- By: Jill Krause
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
First-time moms have plenty to be grateful for - and plenty to worry about. Centered on what’s most important to expecting moms, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver narrows the vast field of pregnancy advice to 50 specific, proactive steps for confidence and peace of mind before baby arrives. Unlike other pregnancy books for first-time moms, this book includes only what is necessary and helpful and leaves out the rest.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not practical
- By Sarah Feehily on 08-26-20
By: Jill Krause
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Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay
- And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom
- By: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
- Narrated by: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
In busy-mom-friendly short essays, Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay delivers the empathetic straight dirt on parenting, tackling everything from Mommy & Me classes ("Your baby doesn't need to be making friends at three months old - you do! But not with people you'll meet at Mommy & Me") to attachment parenting ("If you're holding your baby 24/7, that's not a baby, that's a tumor").
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok, nothing amazing
- By Lklns on 03-14-19
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Oh Crap! Potty Training
- Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
- By: Jamie Glowacki
- Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,027
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,010
Let Jamie Glowacki show you how potty training is done. Her six-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for 10s of thousands of kids and their parents.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very snarky and anti-parent
- By Katrina on 01-25-16
By: Jamie Glowacki
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Breastfeeding Made Simple
- Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers
- By: Nancy Mohrbacher IBCLC FILCA, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett PhD IBCLC, Jack Newman MD
- Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story5 out of 5 stars 50
This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own - a comprehensive resource that takes the mystery out of basic breastfeeding dynamics. Understanding the seven natural laws of breastfeeding will help you avoid and overcome challenges such as low milk production, breast refusal, weaning difficulties, and every other obstacle that can keep you from enjoying breastfeeding your baby.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lot of information
- By colt stevens on 05-01-19
By: Nancy Mohrbacher IBCLC FILCA, and others
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Like a Mother
- A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
- By: Angela Garbes
- Narrated by: Roxana Ortega, Angela Garbes
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 605
What to listen to after What to Expect.... A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions, offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes in their lives. Like most first-time mothers, Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. What exactly is a placenta? How does a body go into labor? Why is breast best? What are the signs and effects of postpartum depression?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Microchimerism - interesting at first, then profoundly healing
- By Emily Virgil on 09-10-18
By: Angela Garbes