34 books
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8 voters
Postpartum Books
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The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,005 ratings — published 2016
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,936 ratings — published
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.12 — 457 ratings — published 1994
The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding Your Health and Reclaiming Your Energy for Mothers of Newborns, Toddlers, and Young Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.70 — 1,387 ratings — published
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,771 ratings — published
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.77 — 4,281 ratings — published 2005
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.37 — 103 ratings — published 2010
Rattled: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.29 — 194 ratings — published
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,858 ratings — published
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,391 ratings — published 1958
Natural Health after Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.11 — 254 ratings — published 2002
Thriving Postpartum: Embracing the Indigenous Wisdom of La Cuarentena (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.57 — 53 ratings — published
The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.96 — 94 ratings — published 2000
Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth: The New Mom's Guide to Navigating the Fourth Trimester (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.97 — 182 ratings — published 2015
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.08 — 117 ratings — published 2009
Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide – A Comprehensive Postpartum Handbook for Family, Work, and Baby (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.00 — 203 ratings — published 2000
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,571,974 ratings — published 2020
A Mom Is Born: Biblical Wisdom and Practical Advice for Taking Care of Yourself and Your New Baby – The Perfect Christian Baby Shower Gift or Postpartum Gift for New and Expectant Mothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.49 — 272 ratings — published
Not Your Mother’s Postpartum Book: Normalizing Post-Baby Mental Health Struggles, Navigating #MOMLife, and Finding Strength Amid the Chaos (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.14 — 176 ratings — published
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,387 ratings — published
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,658 ratings — published 2019
Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,613 ratings — published 2006
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,508 ratings — published 2002
Healing After Birth: Navigating Your Emotions After A Difficult Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published
The Wonder Weeks (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,025 ratings — published 1992
The Fourth Trimester Companion: How to Take Care of Your Body, Mind, and Family as You Welcome Your New Baby (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.95 — 217 ratings — published
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,343 ratings — published 2009
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,335 ratings — published 2014
Nurturing the Family: The Guide for Postpartum Doulas (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.10 — 135 ratings — published 2002
After the Baby's Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.17 — 214 ratings — published 1991
Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek their Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.63 — 62 ratings — published 2008
Your Amazing Newborn (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.20 — 305 ratings — published 1985
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding And Treating Prenatal And Postpartum Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.15 — 134 ratings — published 2002
Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.34 — 415 ratings — published 2020
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.06 — 15,705 ratings — published 2017
Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,695 ratings — published 2025
What Kind of Paradise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.13 — 74,870 ratings — published 2025
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.36 — 11,187 ratings — published 2023
The Mommy Plan, Restoring Your Post-Pregnancy Body Naturally, Using Women's Traditional Wisdom (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 2012
Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,015 ratings — published
Day Nine: A Postpartum Depression Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.35 — 146 ratings — published 2019
The Push (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.03 — 456,298 ratings — published 2021
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,407,282 ratings — published 2018
Soldier Sailor (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.05 — 12,704 ratings — published 2023
After Birth: What Nobody Tells You - How to Recover Body and Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.22 — 93 ratings — published
Postpartum depression and anxiety: A self-help guide for mothers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.21 — 39 ratings — published 2014
The Art of Holding in Therapy: An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.27 — 33 ratings — published
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year (New Father Series)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,611 ratings — published 1997
The Doula Business Guide: How to Succeed as a Birth, Postpartum or End-of-Life Doula (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.46 — 46 ratings — published
Flatten My Postpartum Belly: A Simple Method to Recover from Postpartum Pooch (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as postpartum)
avg rating 4.55 — 11 ratings — published
“Hold your newborn as much as you want to. Show affection to your newborn. Reassure your newborn. Do not listen to those who tell you not to. ”
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“The diaper bag slipped from the handle and her bottle fell out and rolled across the floor. I collected it and decided I would not wipe off the nipple. I felt a rush if power when I made clandestine decisions like this, decisions other mothers would not make because they weren’t supposed to, like leaving a wet diaper on too long or skipping her overdue bath again because I couldn’t be bothered.”
― The Push
― The Push









