Hawaii Nesties
Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.

Thank you.

Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

moms/moms to be - books for DH?

DH's bday is in a week. I was thinking of getting him a book about being a daddy-to-be.  Was there a book in particular that your DH really enjoyed/appreciated?

 Thanks!!

imageLilypie Second Birthday tickersDaisypath Anniversary tickers

Re: moms/moms to be - books for DH?

  • I got MH two books, but the only one he reads is "Pregnancy Sucks: For Men"  He's not much of a reader, but this one is nice to pick up and just read a small section.  Plus, it's very funny as well as informative.
    image
    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
  • I got DH two books -- one more fun, one more informative.

    1. Dad Lab's Guide to Fatherhood: Pregnancy and Year 1

    http://tinyurl.com/yclt9xz

    2. The Expectant Father

    http://tinyurl.com/y927ujm

    He started with the first one and now diligently reads the second, which is organized month-by-month with lots of helpful info.  It goes beyond just the physical and emotional stuff, and also provides helpful tips about finances and lifestyle changes that come about after baby arrives.  Even I read it!

    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
  • I got B Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads.  He was reading it in a bookstore one day and laughing out loud.  It's funny but has real, practical information.
    image
  • I got Ben two - the first one, My Boys Can Swim, was mostly for fun, and he LOVED it. He laughed out loud all the time when he read it!

    The second one was The Expectant Father - a bit more serious/practical (I read reviews of like 25 different books before I chose this one, and it's been excellent - I've read it from a pregnant woman's perspective as well, and it's still really good).

  • I agree with suggesting "The Expectant Father."  That's the other one I got MH.  I thought it looked very well organized and informative.  Too bad I can't get him to read it........ (I actually knew he probably wouldn't, I was just being optimistic when buying it!)  He's going to be a great dad, and is very intelligent, just hates to read! (sooooo the opposite of me!)
    image
    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
  • imagesanae78:
    I got B Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads.  He was reading it in a bookstore one day and laughing out loud.  It's funny but has real, practical information.

    Ditto.  He also got The Expectant Father" from my parents, but found it difficult to read, even though it had good information.

  • imagesanae78:
    I got B Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads.  He was reading it in a bookstore one day and laughing out loud.  It's funny but has real, practical information.

    This, it's a great book!  They also have a Be Prepared website that has lots of good stuff (it's where we got our free download of white noise).  Of all the dad books we looked through, this was def the best in terms of entertaining AND informative.

  • I've posted this before but it is truly an awesome dvd and dads-to-be seem to enjoy it more than sitting down and reading dutifully (even my husband...and he is normally a bookworm, I just could not get him to sit down and read any books on babies):

    http://www.beingdadusa.com/
  • thanks for all of the suggestions!!  Hopefully he will read whatever I bring home.  Maybe since it is all so new (& I think he is a bit nervous), he will be more eager to read the books!
    imageLilypie Second Birthday tickersDaisypath Anniversary tickers
  • imageSirenSong:

    I've posted this before but it is truly an awesome dvd and dads-to-be seem to enjoy it more than sitting down and reading dutifully (even my husband...and he is normally a bookworm, I just could not get him to sit down and read any books on babies):

    http://www.beingdadusa.com/

     

    we have this too - it was great!

Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards