Prenatal Senses Books | Summaries & Audio

The Making of You

by Katharina Vestre • 2018

You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.

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882

🧬 Prenatal Development 🔬 Embryology 🤰 Pregnancy And Birth 🐟 Evo-Devo 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

The Making of You 92%

You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.

by Katharina Vestre 2018

4.12

882 ratings

🧬 Prenatal Development 🔬 Embryology 🤰 Pregnancy And Birth 🐟 Evo-Devo 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Expecting Better

by Emily Oster • 2013

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

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56k+

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Expecting Better 89%

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

by Emily Oster 2013

4.29

56k+ ratings

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Childbirth without Fear

by Grantly Dick-Read • 1959

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

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🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Childbirth without Fear 88%

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

by Grantly Dick-Read 1959

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

What to Expect When You're Expecting

by Heidi Murkoff • 1984

The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.

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62k+

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 📆 Week By Week Pregnancy 🩺 Prenatal Care 🤢 Pregnancy Symptoms 👶 Fetal Development

What to Expect When You're Expecting Summary

What to Expect When You're Expecting 88%

The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.

by Heidi Murkoff 1984

3.82

62k+ ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 📆 Week By Week Pregnancy 🩺 Prenatal Care 🤢 Pregnancy Symptoms 👶 Fetal Development

Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful

by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa • 2003

Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

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496

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful 88%

Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa 2003

4.27

496 ratings

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

Feng Shui Mommy

by Bailey Gaddis • 2017

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

4.08

181

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

Feng Shui Mommy 88%

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

by Bailey Gaddis 2017

4.08

181 ratings

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin • 2003

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

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34k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 88%

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

by Ina May Gaskin 2003

4.35

34k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering

by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

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1k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 88%

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

by Sarah J. Buckley 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

Mom Genes

by Abigail Tucker • 2021

Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.

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1k+

🧬 Maternal Biology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 👶 Parenting Science 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🌍 Cultural Anthropology

Mom Genes 88%

Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.

by Abigail Tucker 2021

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧬 Maternal Biology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 👶 Parenting Science 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🌍 Cultural Anthropology

Pregnancy Notes

by Rujuta Diwekar • 2017

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

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🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

Pregnancy Notes 87%

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

by Rujuta Diwekar 2017

4.09

1k+ ratings

🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn

by Penny Simkin • 1984

Your pregnancy, your decisions. Tools, evidence, and comfort techniques for a birth you can trust.

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3k+

📖 Pregnancy Guide 🤰 Childbirth Education 🍼 Newborn Care 📋 Informed Birth Choices 💉 Labor Pain Management

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Summary

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn 87%

Your pregnancy, your decisions. Tools, evidence, and comfort techniques for a birth you can trust.

by Penny Simkin 1984

4.20

3k+ ratings

📖 Pregnancy Guide 🤰 Childbirth Education 🍼 Newborn Care 📋 Informed Birth Choices 💉 Labor Pain Management

The Business of Baby

by Jennifer Margulis • 2013

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

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317

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

The Business of Baby 87%

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

by Jennifer Margulis 2013

3.66

317 ratings

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

C'est ma grossesse

by Anna Roy • 2022

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

4.66

119

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

C'est ma grossesse 87%

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

by Anna Roy 2022

4.66

119 ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

The Wonder Weeks

by Hetty van de Rijt • 1992

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

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7k+

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

The Wonder Weeks 87%

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

by Hetty van de Rijt 1992

3.89

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

Birth Without Fear

by January Harshe • 2019

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

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2k+

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Birth Without Fear 87%

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

by January Harshe 2019

3.57

2k+ ratings

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Mother Brain

by Chelsea Conaboy • 2022

Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.

3.59

1k+

🧪 Parenting Science 🤱 Maternal Mental Health 🧠 Brain Plasticity ✊ Feminist Science 🤝 Social Neuroscience

Mother Brain 87%

Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.

by Chelsea Conaboy 2022

3.59

1k+ ratings

🧪 Parenting Science 🤱 Maternal Mental Health 🧠 Brain Plasticity ✊ Feminist Science 🤝 Social Neuroscience

Growing an In-Sync Child

by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 2009

Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.

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🧠 Sensory Integration 🏃 Movement And Learning 👐 Occupational Therapy 🎯 Developmental Activities 📵 Screen-Free Childhood

Growing an In-Sync Child 87%

Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.

by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009

4.18

121 ratings

🧠 Sensory Integration 🏃 Movement And Learning 👐 Occupational Therapy 🎯 Developmental Activities 📵 Screen-Free Childhood

The Man Who Tasted Words

by Guy Leschziner • 2022

What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.

4.04

874

🧠 Sensory Neuroscience 🌀 Perception And Reality 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎨 Synesthesia 🩺 Sensory Disorders

The Man Who Tasted Words 87%

What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.

by Guy Leschziner 2022

4.04

874 ratings

🧠 Sensory Neuroscience 🌀 Perception And Reality 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎨 Synesthesia 🩺 Sensory Disorders

The Happiest Baby on the Block

by Harvey Karp • 2002

Your newborn expects three more months in the womb. Deliver them, and the crying stops.

3.90

31k+

🍼 Newborn Care 🧸 Infant Soothing 😭 Colic Relief 💤 Baby Sleep 🌍 Evolutionary Parenting

The Happiest Baby on the Block 87%

Your newborn expects three more months in the womb. Deliver them, and the crying stops.

by Harvey Karp 2002

3.90

31k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Care 🧸 Infant Soothing 😭 Colic Relief 💤 Baby Sleep 🌍 Evolutionary Parenting

An Immense World

by Ed Yong • 2022

Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.

4.46

37k+

🐾 Animal Senses 🔬 Sensory Biology 👁️ Animal Perception 🧪 Popular Science 🦊 Animal Behavior

An Immense World 87%

Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.

by Ed Yong 2022

4.46

37k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Senses 🔬 Sensory Biology 👁️ Animal Perception 🧪 Popular Science 🦊 Animal Behavior

High Risk

by Chavi Eve Karkowsky • 2020

A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.

4.39

803

🩺 Maternal-Fetal Medicine ⚠️ High-Risk Pregnancy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📝 Informed Consent 🏥 Healthcare Disparities

High Risk 87%

A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.

by Chavi Eve Karkowsky 2020

4.39

803 ratings

🩺 Maternal-Fetal Medicine ⚠️ High-Risk Pregnancy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📝 Informed Consent 🏥 Healthcare Disparities

The Wonder Weeks

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij • 2019

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

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2k+

🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 👶 New Parents 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding

The Wonder Weeks 87%

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij 2019

3.76

2k+ ratings

🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 👶 New Parents 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding

The Birth Partner

by Penny Simkin • 1989

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

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8k+

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Birth Partner 87%

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

by Penny Simkin 1989

4.32

8k+ ratings

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori

by Maria Montessori • 1949

A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.

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3k+

🧒 Child Development 🏫 Montessori Education 🧭 Child-Led Learning 🧠 Developmental Psychology 📖 Educational Philosophy

The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori Summary

The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori 87%

A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.

by Maria Montessori 1949

4.17

3k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 🏫 Montessori Education 🧭 Child-Led Learning 🧠 Developmental Psychology 📖 Educational Philosophy

Helping Baby Sleep

by Anni Gethin • 2009

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

3.56

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Helping Baby Sleep 87%

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

by Anni Gethin 2009

3.56

78 ratings

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Real Food for Pregnancy

by Lily Nichols • 2018

Standard prenatal nutrition gets carbs wrong. The real-food, higher-protein guide for pregnancy.

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5k+

🥑 Prenatal Nutrition 🥩 Real Food Movement 🥚 Nutrient Density 🦴 Ancestral Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Management

Real Food for Pregnancy 87%

Standard prenatal nutrition gets carbs wrong. The real-food, higher-protein guide for pregnancy.

by Lily Nichols 2018

4.51

5k+ ratings

🥑 Prenatal Nutrition 🥩 Real Food Movement 🥚 Nutrient Density 🦴 Ancestral Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Management

The Science of Mom

by Alice Callahan • 2015

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

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1k+

🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

The Science of Mom 87%

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

by Alice Callahan 2015

4.37

1k+ ratings

🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby

by James J. McKenna • 2012

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

4.00

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby Summary

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby 86%

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

by James J. McKenna 2012

4.00

8 ratings

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

What To Expect The First Year Book

by Heidi Murkoff • 1989

The month-by-month guide that turns panic into confidence by showing what's normal and what's not.

3.94

20k+

🧷 Newborn Care 🍼 Infant Feeding 😴 Baby Sleep 🧸 Baby Development 👶 First-Time Parents

What To Expect The First Year Book Summary

What To Expect The First Year Book 86%

The month-by-month guide that turns panic into confidence by showing what's normal and what's not.

by Heidi Murkoff 1989

3.94

20k+ ratings

🧷 Newborn Care 🍼 Infant Feeding 😴 Baby Sleep 🧸 Baby Development 👶 First-Time Parents

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

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1k+

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution 86%

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

Is Your Child Psychic?

by Alex Tanous • 2009

Children are born with psychic senses. Learn to nurture them before the world trains them out.

3.25

🧿 Psychic Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🔮 Psi Phenomena 💤 Dream Work 👻 Imaginary Friends

Is Your Child Psychic? 86%

Children are born with psychic senses. Learn to nurture them before the world trains them out.

by Alex Tanous 2009

3.25

4 ratings

🧿 Psychic Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🔮 Psi Phenomena 💤 Dream Work 👻 Imaginary Friends

The Baby Book

by William Sears • 1993

The pediatrician's guide to the first two years: responsive care that builds trust without spoiling.

4.17

8k+

🍼 Infant Care 👶 New Parents 💝 Responsive Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Breastfeeding

The Baby Book 86%

The pediatrician's guide to the first two years: responsive care that builds trust without spoiling.

by William Sears 1993

4.17

8k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Care 👶 New Parents 💝 Responsive Parenting 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Breastfeeding

Balanced and Barefoot

by Angela J. Hanscom • 2016

Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.

4.17

6k+

🧗 Outdoor Play 🧠 Sensory Integration 🏞️ Free Play 🌿 Nature Deficit 🪵 Risky Play

Balanced and Barefoot 86%

Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.

by Angela J. Hanscom 2016

4.17

6k+ ratings

🧗 Outdoor Play 🧠 Sensory Integration 🏞️ Free Play 🌿 Nature Deficit 🪵 Risky Play

Sound

by Bella Bathurst • 2017

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

3.91

288

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability 🔊 Acoustic Ecology 🤟 Deaf Culture

Sound 86%

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

by Bella Bathurst 2017

3.91

288 ratings

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability 🔊 Acoustic Ecology 🤟 Deaf Culture

The First Six Weeks

by Midwife Cath • 2016

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

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1k+

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The First Six Weeks 86%

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

by Midwife Cath 2016

3.68

1k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant

by Jean M. Twenge • 2012

Ditch the outdated rules. The evidence-based guide to getting pregnant on your own terms.

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2k+

🍼 Trying To Conceive 📅 Fertility Awareness 🥗 Preconception Health 📊 Evidence-Based Pregnancy 🩺 Reproductive Health

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant Summary

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant 86%

Ditch the outdated rules. The evidence-based guide to getting pregnant on your own terms.

by Jean M. Twenge 2012

3.93

2k+ ratings

🍼 Trying To Conceive 📅 Fertility Awareness 🥗 Preconception Health 📊 Evidence-Based Pregnancy 🩺 Reproductive Health

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine

by Charmian Mead • 2018

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

3.15

144

🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine Summary

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine 86%

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

by Charmian Mead 2018

3.15

144 ratings

🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

The Expectant Father

by Armin A. Brott • 1995

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

3.88

8k+

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care 💑 Partner Support 🫂 Father-Child Bonding

The Expectant Father 86%

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

by Armin A. Brott 1995

3.88

8k+ ratings

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care 💑 Partner Support 🫂 Father-Child Bonding

Sleep Better, Baby

by Cat Cubie • 2022

Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.

3.74

🛌 Infant Sleep 🤫 No-Cry Sleep 🌸 Gentle Parenting 👶 New Parents 🗓️ First Year

Sleep Better, Baby 86%

Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.

by Cat Cubie 2022

3.74

38 ratings

🛌 Infant Sleep 🤫 No-Cry Sleep 🌸 Gentle Parenting 👶 New Parents 🗓️ First Year

Feeling & Knowing

by António Damásio • 2021

Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.

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2k+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤸 Embodied Cognition ❤️ Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Brain-Body Connection 🧬 Evolution Of Mind

Feeling & Knowing 86%

Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.

by António Damásio 2021

3.57

2k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤸 Embodied Cognition ❤️ Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Brain-Body Connection 🧬 Evolution Of Mind

Thirty Million Words

by Dana Suskind • 2015

A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.

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4k+

🧠 Early Development 🗣️ Language Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📉 Achievement Gap 🌐 Bilingual Parenting

Thirty Million Words 86%

A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.

by Dana Suskind 2015

4.14

4k+ ratings

🧠 Early Development 🗣️ Language Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📉 Achievement Gap 🌐 Bilingual Parenting

Do Fathers Matter?

by Paul Raeburn • 2014

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

3.59

603

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Do Fathers Matter? 86%

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

by Paul Raeburn 2014

3.59

603 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Smart Moves

by Carla Hannaford • 1995

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

4.02

492

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

Smart Moves 86%

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

by Carla Hannaford 1995

4.02

492 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

Living Sensationally

by Winnie Dunn • 2007

Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.

3.78

160

🧠 Sensory Processing 🔗 Sensory Integration 🧘 Self-Regulation 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies 🧩 Neurodiversity

Living Sensationally 86%

Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.

by Winnie Dunn 2007

3.78

160 ratings

🧠 Sensory Processing 🔗 Sensory Integration 🧘 Self-Regulation 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies 🧩 Neurodiversity

The Orchid and the Dandelion

by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019

One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.

3.77

2k+

🧒 Child Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies 🌱 Environmental Sensitivity ⚡ Stress Reactivity 🧬 Epigenetics

The Orchid and the Dandelion 86%

One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.

by W. Thomas Boyce 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies 🌱 Environmental Sensitivity ⚡ Stress Reactivity 🧬 Epigenetics

Being There

by Erica Komisar • 2026

The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.

3.87

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 💼 Working Mothers 👶 New Mothers 🧬 Brain Development

Being There 86%

The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.

by Erica Komisar 2026

3.87

46 ratings

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 💼 Working Mothers 👶 New Mothers 🧬 Brain Development

How Babies Sleep

by Sofia Axelrod • 2020

Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.

3.47

474

🍼 Infant Sleep 👶 New Parents 🌓 Circadian Rhythms 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting

How Babies Sleep 86%

Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.

by Sofia Axelrod 2020

3.47

474 ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 👶 New Parents 🌓 Circadian Rhythms 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting

The Gardener and the Carpenter

by Alison Gopnik • 2016

Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.

3.77

3k+

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4.03

338 ratings

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The Highly Sensitive Person 86%

Deeply sensitive and born that way: for the one in five, a guide beyond survival.

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3.83

55k+ ratings

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