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The Best Books for New Mums
Becoming a parent for the first time can feel like a very daunting task. From (not) sleeping to feeding to getting the right baby monitor and crib, it can feel like there are a million different choices and that everything depends on making the right one, all the time. Fortunately, there are plenty of books out there that are packed full of sound advice and reassuring testimony from other mothers - here is our pick of the best of them.
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From touching and amusing anecdote to the difficult decisions around being a working mum and dealing with feelings of guilt, Giovanna Fletcher lays bare the manifold wonders and unavoidable struggles of modern parenting in this collection of heart-warming letters to her three young sons.
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An inspirational guide to life as a black mother from the founder of Make Motherhood Diverse, I Am Not Your Baby Mother is a brilliantly observant and timely book about the problematically homogenous portrayal of maternity in British media.
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Eschewing quick-fix answers and illusory perfection, psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry’s book encourages a more realistic, empathetic approach to raising a child, revealing the secrets of rewarding parenting.
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The comedian behind the hit parenting blog Tired ‘N Tested brings all the utterly relatable humour of her Ed Sheeran Shape of You parody to a brilliant memoir that explores the challenges of parenthood, warts and all.
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The lessons she's learnt while grappling with two small boys - from birth to teething, 3am night feeds to toddler tantrums, soft play to toilet training - will have you roaring with laughter and taking great comfort in the fact that it's definitely not just you...
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A parent of five children aged one to seventeen, Stroud has plenty of wisdom and insight to offer women at all stages of their journey through parenting, and this beautiful, refreshingly honest account of all aspects of motherhood is required reading on a provocative topic.
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Written by a midwife, Hooper’s informal and accessible guide to pregnancy, birth and the very first stages of motherhood is a wonderfully reassuring read about a life-changing event.
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Revelling in the mess, chaos and frustration (and also profound love) of being a new parent, Kirby’s hugely popular Hurrah for Gin highlights the realities of parenthood through hilarious cartoons and observations.
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Magnificently candid, wildly funny and comfortingly relatable, Emes' no-holds-barred tour of twenty-first-century pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood spells out the truths that other books shy away from.
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Covering sleepless nights, mum guilt and post-natal depression, the presenter and former Big Brother winner delivers a candid and reassuringly relatable account of her motherhood journey.
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Plotting a course through the morass of advice, recommendations and techniques available to new parents, Oster utilises the data to discover what really works when it comes to childcare.
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Getting to the bottom of why French children are so well behaved, Druckerman draws upon years of experience of observing her Gallic counterparts and their offspring to deliver a playful yet perceptive parenting guide with a difference.
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Beautifully reassuring, practical and adorned with helpful illustrations, Midwife Marley's Guide For Everyone gathers together the latest, evidence-based information to guide you through pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester.
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One of the most provocative and explosive parenting books ever written, Chua’s deliciously witty and eloquent account of her extremely strict and pushy parenting regimen is an eye-opening story of cultural expectations and unorthodox expressions of maternal love.
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Perfect reading for expectant mothers everywhere, My Child and Other Mistakes is a humorous and frank look at the challenges of modern motherhood from comedian and broadcaster Ellie Taylor.
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The other side of the coin to ‘tiger parenting,’ Alexander’s guide to how the Danish raise happy, well-balanced children through nurture and laid-back communication is a highly important and necessary work.
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The mother of all baby care manuals, Murkoff’s definitive guide to everything from buying baby products to dealing with sleep and feeding issues really is the bible for all first-time parents.
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Interspersed with classic lullabies and nursery rhymes, record your child’s milestone moments and achievements from birth to age five in this beautifully presented volume.
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