Review : Real Food for Mother and Baby

I've been a fan of the eating Real Foods movement for quite awhile now. So I was super excited to be able to review Nina Planck's new book "Real Food for Mother and Baby"! It's a brand new book and a must read for any woman of birthing age!

I've read multiple real foods/whole foods/traditional foods books, but never did any of them completely focus on mom and baby. From beginning to end, this book is chock full of useful information! She talks about how diet effects fertility and ways to increase your chances of conceiving. Then goes into diet and nutrition during pregnancy and nursing, and ends with baby's first foods.

I really can't say enough good things about this book! I truly wished I had read a book like this prior to my first pregnancy. And even for all the reading and research I've done on eating a real foods diet, I learned so much from this book. This truly is the best book I've read on nutrition for mom and baby and I'm lucky to have read it. Especially now that I have a new little baby!

All in all, you have to read this book!!!

And I actually have 2 copies to give away! (Nina's people are generous aren't they?!) But right now I'm deciding how to go about doing the giveaways, cause seriously, this is one of the awesome-est I've done. :-) So I'm thinking about it (have ideas for me - send them my way) and we'll get a giveaway going next Monday for you all.

Review: the Christian Childbirth Handbook

Now that I'm on my second baby, soon to deliver, I can say that I've read a lot of books on birthing. A lot. Books that describe what happens, how it happens, when it'll happen. There are so many differing opinions on how a woman should labor. But the one thing that's been missing from them all, is how does the Bible say we should labor and birth? What are the spiritual aspects we should be focusing on?

I was lucky enough to come across the book "the Christian Childbirth Handbook" after Lindsey posted some of her favorite birthing books. What I really liked about this book is the fact that it's not only a book containing information, it includes a workbook for further reflection. It has journaling questions and ideas for spending time with God to discuss your birth. It also comes from an unbias medical/natural standpoint. While it gives ideas on how to help cope and deal with pain, it also gives the medical options as well, fully explaining the hows and whys behind it.

It's been nice to read a book written from a Scriptural standpoint and not new age theology! And this book seems to have all the bases covered as well, including topics that will help parents make wise birthing decisions, deal with the fear of labor and birthing, as well as prepare your heart with scripture.

This book has definitely been a great read!