Review of The Truuuly Scrumptious Book of Organic Baby Pures: Delicious Home-Cooked Food for Your Baby. Topsy Fogg & Janice Fisher (Paperback)

I’ve made several of the recipes in this book and my son has loved all of them. I love to cook and make up recipes on my own, but this book has recipes that I have never thought of. Wonderful book.

Another great aspect of this book is that it is CHUCK FULL of useful and helpful information that I have not found elsewhere. There are little tid bits of ideas and hints that I was glad I learned about!

Great book! You wont be disappointed.

Product Description
Like all parents, Topsy Fogg and Janice Fisher wanted to give their babies the best possible start in life. And like Jamie Oliver before them, they realised that the best start begins with what they give their children to eat. Topsy and Janice are the founders of the award-winning organic baby food brand, Truuuly Scrumptious, a delicious range of homestyle, top-quality food for babies aged six months through to toddlers.In this beautifully illustrated book, Topsy and Janice share their scrumptious recipes to ensure that parents give their babies all the essential nutrients that are vital for healthy growth and development. They also explain how to wean babies; why going organic is best; and, how to source, prepare and cook the best-quality ingredients. From vitamin-packed first stage purees such as butternut squash and broccoli through more substantial meals such as lamb and apricot casserole to finger foods such as carrot, courgette and cheese muffins, these recipes are so tasty parents will be making extra portions for themselves too!

About the Author
In 2001 Topsy Fogg and Janice Fisher launched Truuuly Scrumptious Organic Baby Food Ltd. Certified by the Soil Association the company is dedicated to producing a range of delicious and nutritious baby food. The business started by supplying a few local shops and now supplies over 60 outlets as well as offering home delivery nationwide. Before founding Truuuly Scrumptious, Topsy worked as a Norland Nanny for over 12 years and Janice worked for a food manufacturer developing new products before becoming a buyer for supermarkets.

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Review of Your Baby and Bowser (Paperback)

Your Baby and Bowser is a non-disciplinarian guide to avoiding potential problems between your dog and your child or grandchild. Small children tend to bring out the best and the worst of dogs. Children may unknowing startle a sleeping or eating dog. Caught unaware, even the best trained dog might react by growling or biting. The crying and flailing of infants may resemble prey behaviours or behaviours of a sick pup. In these cases, the dog may feel the need to stalk or play with the prey. Alternately, the animal may try to comfort the child or drag it to safety. Since dogs use their teeth to undertake these tasks, risk of injury is possible.

The author states that there are several important keys to avoiding potential accidents caused by natural dog behaviours such as chewing, biting, jumping, scratching, and stalking. One of these important keys is good training and proper dog handling. Another important key is socializing preparation before your child actually comes home. By far, however, it is important that your dog and child never be left alone together.

Your Baby and Bowser is an extremely well written, organized guide. This book details potential issues that can potentially occur between children and dogs. Furthermore, the author explains how many of these disasters are simply due to natural dog behaviours. Thus, such incidents are not normally the result of a premeditated, vicious attack by a bad dog. Moreover, the author explains how the dog owner can not only understand and identify these potential behaviours but also use this newfound knowledge to protect both the dog and the child. This book even contains details easy to use step by step training and includes various intuitive problem solving techniques.

Product Description
Do you want to know how to prepare your family dog for the arrival of a new baby? Would you like your dog to be well-behaved around your grandchildren or the neighbor’s kids? Are you thinking about buying a dog but concerned about the safety of your children? Parents who read and follow Rafe’s advice will be infinitely more successful in raising children and dogs together. Learn how to establish dominance, understand your dog’s way of thinking, adequately prepare a dog for a new child, how your personality affects your dog’s behavior, and the key things every child needs to be taught about dogs. Make sure children are safe around your dog. Order a copy today!

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Review of Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby’s Birth (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) (Paperback)

I am the mum on the cover.I was approached to have the photos when I was due with my 3rd child.If I had this book when I had my first child I would have been more prepared for the let down I suffered from not being able to deliver my child naturally.I feel that this should be part of any childbirth class.Too little focus is put on C-Sections.Being unprepared for them is a very daunting experience that I would hate for anyone to go through.

By the way, baby and mother are doing fine here down under.

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Review of The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names (Paperback)

I just borrowed this book from the library today.I was completely insulted by the author because she mangled the majority of the Vietnamese baby names. What makes the Vietnamese language unique compared to other Asian languages is that it uses the Roman alphabet.Moreoever, the words carry a completely different meaning when one changes from one diacritical mark to another.Ellefson not only mispelled the names, mistook certain Chinese baby names for Vietnamese name, but also misinterpreted a significant number of names in just the Vietnamese section. Like French language, certain words signify either masculine or feminine, for example ‘ca’i’ means female, it is not a name.She incorrectly misinterpreted 12 out of 46 female names, a 26% error rate. Worse yet, she misinterpreted 15 out of 51 of the male names, a huge 29% error rate.Just to name a few regarding the girl names, ‘choy’ and ‘Ping’ are notVietnamese names; ‘huynh’ was mispelled as ‘hyunh’, ‘Thi’ as ‘Ti’; ‘Viet’ doesn’t mean ‘destroy’. As for the boy names, she mispelled ‘Vang’ as ‘Dan’.Nghia doesn’t mean forever, it depends on whatever the next word is.

Ellefson seriously lacks genuine authorship in introducing another culture, especially Vietnamese. She is plainly inaccurate andculturally illiterate.She is very bold for charging buyer for this junk.If she is wrong when it comes to Vietnamese names, I have questions about her knowledge of other cultures’ names. I would give her “0″ stars if I had the choice.Don’t waste your money buying this shoddily written book!!!

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Review of Meditations for Pregnancy: 36 Weekly Practices for Bonding with Your Unborn Baby (Hardcover)

The book and CD combo were a good price. The CD was good for relaxation/meditation, but the book passages weren’t so much meditation practices as they were passages about how the baby is developing and advice on prenatal practices that would be found in any pregnancy book (re: take prenatal vitamins. eat leafy greens etc.)If you are completely new to meditation or feel completely overwhelmed with or detached from your pregnancy this is a good book to start connecting with baby. If you are experienced in meditation and practices to increase your self-awareness you will find the info in this book no more supportive to your pregnancy than practices that you are probably doing on your own.

Product Description
Meditations For Pregnancy comes with an audio CD featuring a 20-minute guided meditation to calm the expecting mom’s emotions. Pregnancy can inspire an overwhelming host of emotions. A woman may feel excitement about the new life growing inside her, yet apprehension about the changes it will bring. Her body is expanding; her hormones are out of control. Everyone offers unsolicited advice. What she really needs is a way to calm her fears, center her thoughts, and focus her mind on her prenatal child. Meditations for Pregnancy is written by an expert in pregnancy and birthing to provide guidance and comfort to a mother-to-be throughtout the weeks of her pregnancy. For each week, beginning with the fifth, the book provides a thoughtful meditation that speaks to the specific needs and joys of that phase of pregnancy. Inspirational quotations and a short affirmation accompany each meditation, along with a brief description of the development of the growing fetus that week.Meditations for Pregnancy is a wonderful way for women to explore their feelings, calm their nerves, and bond with their babies – all in preparation for the transformative experience of birth.

About the Author
Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, Ph.D., R.N., is a psychologist and pregnancy and birthing expert and is the author of Better Birthing with Hypnosis, Nine Glorious Months, and Creative Childbirth. She conducts seminars and teacher training across the United States for the Leclaire Birthing Method, and she counsels and works from her Mind-Body Center clinic in Pacific Palisades, Calif., where she treats celebrity clients as well as the general public. She is the mother of three children.

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Review of Elmer’s Friends (English?Italian) (Elmer series) (Board book)

This is great! Lots of fun to be able to read the story in English, then it is translated into Italian in the next line, on the same page!

Product Description
Elmer, every child’s favorite patchwork elephant is colorful and different and so are his friends.

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Review of The Everything Baby’s First Food Book: Tasty, Nutritious Meals and Snacks That Even the Pickiest Child Will Love-From Birth to Age 3 (Everything Series) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

This is a good book and has only one chapter that interests me (The one on making homemade baby food).The other chapters contain info on breastfeeding, formula feeding, etc.This information is redundant because I purchased two books (What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and What To Expect The First Year) that included most of the same info.

Product Description
Everyone knows that good nutrition begins at home.But did you know it begins at birth?To raise a healthy child, parents must create an environment emphasizing a nutritious diet – for themselves as well as their newborn.

With easy-to-follow instructions, The Everything Baby’s First Food Book demonstrates how to establish healthy eating patterns that will last a lifetime.In this thorough guide, you’ll find answers to all your concerns about feeding and nutrition.From choosing between breast milk or formula to preparing your own baby foods, each stage of development is clearly explained so you can make the right choices for you and your family.Featuring professional advice and hundreds of parenting tips – from preparing nutritious meals at home to what to order when dining out – this book helps you keep your sanity as you maneuver through the maze of feeding your children.

You’ll learn all about:

Breastfeeding versus bottle feeding

Identifying food allergies

Avoiding foods that might make your baby uncomfortable, or even sick

Dealing with kids who refuse to eat

Understanding nutrition labels

Feeding baby on trips or in restaurants

And much, much more!

About the Author
Janet Mason Tarlov is a food writer who has worked in the specialty food industry for over a decade. She lives in San Francisco, California.

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Review of The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth (Paperback)

I had originally intended to buy “The Doula Book” (formerly Mothering the Mother), but found it to be outdated in both it’s writing style and the audience it addressed (the 70’s mother), despite the fact that it was recently updated.It begins with a description of a happy couple immagining a birth where they are the only two people present in which the baby is born easily and effortlessly at home.Though I was born at home and I actually know a couple that delivered their own baby, this kind of imagry is not what most couples in North America today have around birth.Most of the book tends to exclude mainstream North America–the people who need doulas most.Instead, I highly recommend “The Doula Advantage” by Rachel Gurevich.I found her book by accident while shopping for “The Doula Book.”I couldn’t put it down so I bought it, and then stayed up all night reading it cover to cover.It is concise, engaging, and written for a wide audience, which gets the message out: doulas are good for ALL types of labors from cesarean sections to nonmedicated homebirths and everything inbetween.(Not just “hippy” types–don’t get me wrong, I’m one of them–wanting a natural birth, as seems to be suggested by The Doula Book). It discusses how a doula has been proven to dramatically decreese rates of c-sections, episiotomies, medications and other overly-used medical interventions, but also admits that sometimes these interventions are necessary, and explains how the Doula can provide support for this as well. She gives accounts of mothers, fathers, doulas and health providers to present a clear picture of what a doula can do for everyone involved in the prenatal, labor and postnatal experience.It is empowering to women and their partners without being overly philosophical or “corney” (to quote the author herself).It is an honest look at birth in the North American setting of today, that takes into account the history of birth in the US and Canada and is frank about the situation today in hospitals and out. I highly recommend this book instead of “The Doula Book” for expecting mothers and fathers, people considering becoming doulas (I am seriously considering it after reading this book), and anyone who wants a clear picture of what a doula is.

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Review of You Too Can Hold the Baby, Answer the Phone, Sign For a Package, Correct Homework, Make Dinner and Feed the Dog All at the Same Time: A humorous and insightful … momwhy we do it and why we should. (Paperback)

I must admit I was skeptical.Another book about how to be a great stay-at-home mom.I expected lots of the same old advice on how to organize my photos, keep the kids on a schedule, and all that other fluff without substance that seems so prevalent in these types of books.Luckily I was wrong – while there is some practical advice, Ms. Register mostly gives SAHMs a new way of looking at their role.We’re not “Just” stay-at-home moms – this is our chosen career and we should revel in it and excel in it just as we would any other profession, giving it 100% every day!What a concept!She mentions that when you start a new job you are usually given an employee handbook which outlines the company’s expectations and your position, but when you become a SAHM there is no manual.I would beg to differ, as this book is an excellent resource for everyone who is, or who is trying to decide if they want to be, a SAHM.

Product Description
‘Whether you are a new stay-at-home mom or dad, or just finding the job a difficult one, read this book. You’ll find yourself relating, you’ll find humor in certain situations and when you’re done, you’ll find yourself having a whole new outlook and strength for what you do.’ -Richard Knerr, Co-founder of Wham-o, Inc., and originator of the Frisbee and Hula-Hoop. ‘The most rewarding job you can have is a homemaker, and the best teachers that we have are our mothers. Diana Register has brought back what’s really important. Keep up the good work.’ -Brent and Phelecia Hatch, 2001 California Parents of the Year, and authors of Raising a G-Rated Family in an X-Rated World.

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Review of Complete Book of Baby Names: Traditional and Modern (Paperback)

This is a helpful name book to use as reference for all writers that
are writing medieval romance. A exceptional name book of old English, welsh and celtic names of medieval England. A highly recommended book for writers to keep on their reference keepers shelve.

Product Description
Should uncommon names be more widely chosen by parents? They aren’t safe yet they can shape a child’s sense of individuality for life.This book presents thousands of unusual and uncommon names as well as the meanings and histories of many common ones.It gives new parents many options. It also has many names with an ethnic flavor and provides a palette of alternatives that will help anyone considering the vital choice of a name–This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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