I really wish I had a book like The Art of Pregnancy when I was was pregnant with each of my three kids. As it was I had a more mainstream pregnancy journal/planner book and it did more to make me anxious or fearful than to relax me and inspire me. As the natural parenting and childbirth movements gain ground we see more great books like these, books that empower women to gestate and give birth on their own terms.
It is a planner so it helps you stay organized during this momentous time and it follows the weeks of pregnancy giving information and inspiration for celebrating what is going on in your body at the moment. It is also an art book, which I LOVE. It is full of gorgeous artwork depicting pregnant women and the type of art represented is vast and varied. It made me swell with pride 4 years AFTER my last birth so I can only imagine how uplifting these photos of strong beautiful women would be while you are with child. Pregnancy is a time when so many women feel down on their looks but this book celebrates that gorgeous baby bump and those curves that are developing to sustain your baby.
I remember a lot of advice to shop for different things in the pregnancy planner I had. This books is quite a bit different. It offers advice on how to celebrate and appreciate where you are in the moment and to how stay physically and emotionally healthy for what lies ahead. Aka have an organic potluck, have your belly painted with non toxic paints, asks friends for a single bead with a blessing and make a birth necklace, prayer flags, massage your baby, do yoga, ect. There are several beautiful poems sprinkled throughout too. It really makes me long to have another baby, LOL.
This book would be a great gift for any pregnant mamas you know or for yourself too of course. It is a planner, a journal, a guide, a source of inspiration and inner strength, and an art book. Enjoy!
I love it! Those pictures are awesome and I imagine would be a great inspiration throughout pregnancy. I want one!! haha
What a beautiful planner. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this! Wish I had it with my first. Guess I have a reason to have another :)
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I like it!
I would love to win this! I just found out that I am pregnant with our second two days ago.
My friend is pregnant & has a lot of questions/fear. This is a lovely book that I think would help her through this amazing/intimidating time.
This looks so nice! My husband and I are going to start trying soon here and I have found myself wandering in the book store and have never seen this!
I totally agree with you on how the typical pregnancy books just scare you about all the things that can go wrong. I have looked at a lot of pregnancy books during my two pregnancies but I have never heard of this one…sounds interesting.
i’d love to be in the running to win this book! i have THREE pregnant daughters as i type this, and it would be so fun to share with them!
After one c-section and one VBAC, I’m looking for a midwife-assisted birth at a birthing center. So excited about giving birth more on my own terms this next time around as we pray to conceive a third blessing soon. This seems like just the right thing to document this new kind of experience.
My son’s 3 aunties are all expecting! I’ve already given away my journal (that I never used during my pregnancy :/..) and I was just searching for the perfect one for my sister. Found it :)
I just found out we are expecting number and after a horrible miscarriage, I think a book like this would lift my spirits :)
I love this! I used a regular journal for my first two pregnancies and would love something like this for my 3rd (hopefully within the next year :)
Hi Tiffany,
Thanks a lot for sharing such a great book here.
An artistic planner book, i must say . I really love the artistic things and this one seems to be one of them.
Love it! Thanks for the giveaway!
I have been going through fertility treatments since December. As of yet no baby, but I feel hopeful and this would be a great documentation of our long journey.
Thanks for the offering.
My cousin, who is 32 years old, just found out she is pregnant for the first time. She is over the top excited. I would love to give her this book. Thanks for the opportunity!
I’d love to have this! Looks way better than any book I’ve seen! Thanks for the chance!
Looking forward to having this baby at home and hopefully more!
Just got married June this year and hubby and I are planning to have a baby soon. That journal sure looks very helpful and interesting too.. would really love to have it!
I just had a baby 3 months ago at home. 10 lbs 2 oz! 18 hour labor! Loved it! and plan to do it again. We have been trying since week 4 post partum to have our second since we want them close in age. i have the feeling I may be pregnant again since I am having signs. I just have to wait a little closer til my due period to take a test. Wish me luck! LOVE that birth necklace idea!
This is a lovely planner!
I so want this!!! We’re working on getting pregnant again, so this would be perfect!
I recall when I was pregnant with my first I spent over an hour looking through the journals at the bookstore and wasn’t able to find one with anything that fit with my thoughts and most of them were a little unnerving. I’d love this for my second pregnancy.
Oh I’d love this
I jist found out that I am preggo..course Im sure Im way late on the comment..
I will definatly be checkin it out if I am..
The winner is #8 Twighee!! Congrats!
My sister just found out she is pregnant again. It’s been 5 years since she had her first and she wants to use a midwife this time. Yay! I think this book would be great for her.
Ooops, a little late. I just got my email this morning for these posts though.
Thanks buddy, your article really adds to my knowledge. By the way, I’m looking for information about the Nutritional Facts of pregnancy, can you provide it to me?