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Lending Library

Geek out!

Class participants and clients are welcome to borrow from my lending library of books, magazines and DVDs.  I only request that you try to return them within three weeks’ time.  If you have a baby before they are returned, just send me an email.  I will gladly pick them up from you.   Bold = Highly Recommended

DVDs:

Penn & Teller “Circumcision
Circumcision Education from No Circ
The Business of Being Born
More Business of Being Born
Orgasmic Birth
Birth Day
Gentle Birth Choices
Doulas: Making a Difference
Giving Birth: Challenges and Choices
Laboring Under an Illusion
Special Delivery
It’s My Body, My Baby, My Birth
Passage to Life
The 3 R’s of Childbirth: Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual
Self-Attachment (breastfeeding)
Baby-Led Breastfeeding
Birth into Being
Psalm and Zoya: The Unassisted Homebirth of our Twins
Birth Reborn
Birth: A Family Experience
5 Women, 5 Births
Hab-it: Pelvic Floor Restoration
The Psychology of Birth: Invitation to Intimacy
Trauma Brain and Relationship: Helping Children Heal
What Babies Want
Babies Know: 7 Principles of Prenatal & Perinatal Psych
Bonded Beginnings: Creating an Extraordinary Family

Breastfeeding:

Bestfeeding Renfrew Fisher Arms (2)
The ABCs of Breastfeeding Stacey H. Rubin
The Nursing Mother’s Companion Huggins (2)
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding LLL International (4)
Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide Amy Spangler
A New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding Joan Younger Meak
The Breastfeeding Book Sears
Breastfeeding, Pure and Simple Gotsch
How Weaning Happens Diane Bengson
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler Bumgarden

 Pregnancy:

Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care
A Child is Born Nilsson, Hamberger
The Pregnancy Bible Stone and Eddleman
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn Simkin (2)
I’m Pregnant! Lesley Regan, MD
Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth ACOG (2)
Twins! Agnew, Klein and Ganon
When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads Luke, Eberlein
The Pregnancy Book Sears

 Labor and Birth:

Rediscovering Birth Sheila Kitzinger
Birth Without Violence Frederick Leboyer
Active Birth Janet Balaskas
The Home Birth Advantage Mayer Eisenstein, MD
Laboring On Simonds, Rothman, Norman
Medications Used During Labor and Birth Penny Simkin
Let Birth Be Born Again Jean Sutton
The Oxytocin Factor Uvnas Moberg
Birthing Normally Gayle Peterson
Hypnobirthing Marie F. Mongan (2)
Training for Childbirth Thoms
Childbirth without Fear Read
The Big Book of Birth Erica Lyon
Your Best Birth Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
Birth Reborn Michel Odent (2)
Birthing in the Spirit Cathy Daub
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth Ina May Gaskin (2)
Spiritual Midwifery Ina May Gaskin
Birthing From Within Pam England
Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth Henci Goer
Childbirth With Insight  Elizabeth Noble
Orgasmic Birth Pascali-Bonaro, Davis
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way Susan McCutcheon

 Fathers:

 The Expectant Father Brott, Ash
Dad’s Guide to Pregnancy for Dummies Matt Miller
Fathers & Babies Jean Marzotto
New Fathers’ Book  Wade F. Horn, Ph.D.
The Birth Partner Penny Simkin (2)

 Birth Support:

Optimal Fetal Positioning Jean Sutton
The Female Pelvis Calais-Germain
The Psoas Book Liz Koch
Belly Mapping Gail Tully
Heart and Hands Elizabeth Davis
The Labor Progress Handbook Penny Simkin
Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles & Practices Ahwonn
Maternity, Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
Maternal Newborn Nursing
Special Women Perez and Snedeker

 Children’s Books:

It’s So Amazing! Harris, Emberley
We’re Having a Homebirth  Kelly Mochel
Baby on the Way Sears
What Baby Needs Sears
Welcome With Love Jenni Overend

 Parenting:

The Discipline Book Sears
The Successful Child Sears
Creative Parenting Sears
The Baby Book Sears
The No-Cry Sleep Solution Elizabeth Pantley
The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers Elizabeth Pantley
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Sears
Calms: A Guide to Soothing Your Baby Contey and Takikawa
Plain Talk About Spanking Jordan Riak
Birth and Attachment Myrna Martin
Grace Based Parenting Dr. Tim Kimmel
Between Parent & Child Haim Ginott (2)
Teacher & Child Haim Ginott
Siblings Without Rivalry Faber and Mazlish
Connection Parenting Pam Leo
Infant Massage Vimala Schneider McClure
Operating Instructions Anne Lamott
Your One-Year-Old Ames, Ilg, Haber (2)
Your Two-Year-Old Ames, Ilg, Haber
First Time Mom Leman
The Creative Family Amanda Soule
Sign with your Baby Joseph Garcia
Baby Signs Acredolo, Goodwyn
The Wonder Weeks Vanderijt, Plooij
Touchpoints: Birth to 3 Brazelton
Touchpoints: Three to Six Brazelton
The Whole Baby Catalog Ross & Beggs
Amazing Baby Desmond Morris
Natural Baby & Childcare Lauren Feder, M.D.
The World of the Baby Georgina O’Hara
Your Amazing Newborn Klaus, Klaus
Free-Range Kids Lenore Slenazy
Unconditional Parenting Alfie Kohn
The Vaccine Book Sears (2)
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher Baldwin
Seven Times the Sun Darian
Growing Together Sears

 Birth Trauma and Recovery:

Immaculate Deception Suzanne Arms
Immaculate Deception II Suzanne Arms
Pushed Jennifer Block
Silent Knife Cohen and Estner
Ended Beginnings Panuthos and Romeo
Recovering From Childbirth

 Women’s Health:

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom Christiane Northrup
The Personal Fertility Guide Guay
Taking Charge of Your Fertility Toni Weschler (2)
The Infertility Cure Randine Lewis
Birth Ed. By David Meltzer
The Pregnancy Herbal Harper-Roth
Aromatherapy for Women & Children Jane Dye
Herbal for the Childbearing Year Weed
Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year Elizabeth Noble
Lose Your Mummy Tummy  Tupler
Preparing for Birth with Yoga Janet Balaskas
Complete Aromatherapy Handbook Fischer-Rizzi
From Here to Maternity

 Magazines:

Mothering issues #48, 49, 55, 57, 73, 90, 110, 113, 129,
131, 132, 133, 135-147, 150, 151 (2), 153-163

  • “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

    ~ Thich Nhat Hanh