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The Mozart Effect: Music For Newborns: A Bright Beginning

by: Don Campbell

Release Date October 03, 2000

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Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child

by: Various Artists

Release Date April 09, 1996
I've been playing this cd every day since I was six months pregnant and my son is now six months old, and both of us are still enjoying it, so that's a testament to how good it is. As a musician myself, I'm fussy about what I listen to, but unlike the usual mozart cds, they've gone to an effort to find an interesting choice of (mostly) less well known pieces, which are well-arranged so that there aren't any jarring changes of key from one piece to the next, and most of the performances are really fine, so that the whole effect is, indeed, very, very soothing and soporific. I play this at night and find it very helpful for getting my son off to sleep, but you could also use it as general relaxation music to de-stress to in pregnancy.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Beethoven for Babies: Brain Training for Little Ones

by: Various

Release Date August 11, 1998
the music is a mellow compilation of beethovens work, and when the baby doesn't sleep it helps the mother.

CD-Charts Position 4
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The Mozart Effect for Moms and Moms-To-Be

by: Don Campbell

Release Date October 03, 2000
the music is a mellow compilation of beethovens work, and when the baby doesn't sleep it helps the mother.

CD-Charts Position 5
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What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)

by: Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, Sandee E. Hathaway

Release Date May 04, 2004
I bought this book on the back of 'What To Expect When You Are Expecting' and having borrowed this one from the library first. Both books are excellent, however I pre-ordered the 2008 edition, having read the 2004.

Why not 5 stars? Another review comments on the anglicising of the US law and support references, which is certainly the case in the 2004 edition What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect) but the 2008 edition is the American edition What to Expect the First Year and all the references are to the US system, some of which are completely different to UK, eg in the US the hospital files for your baby's birth certificate, here you register baby yourself. (A fairly obvious difference which is made very clear in hospital ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Mozart for Baby

by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Release Date March 06, 2006
This is an excellent compilation of Mozart for babies. It helps the baby to stay alert but peaceful. 5 stars.

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Faces (Baby's Very First Book)

from: Macmillan Children's Books

Release Date October 25, 2002
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics

by: The Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra

Release Date February 06, 2006
sorry to see that this CD has got a bad review as I think it is wonderful. My son can't go to sleep without it, it really helps him to relax and unwind. I think the fact that it isn't the original version is good, as the tracks are shorter and don't get too loud which is often the case with classical music. I really like listening to it too, I think it is well made!

CD-Charts Position 9
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Mozart for Meditation

from: Philips

Release Date February 10, 1997
I really enjoyed this CD and I did find the music relaxing. However as someone who meditates regularly I do not think that it is music that would be used to meditate to. One can sit and relax to this CD but if you want to meditate this CD, in places, can be quite stirring and would not lend itself to an actual meditation practice.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 Quick and Easy Meals for a Healthy and Happy Baby

by: Annabel Karmel

Release Date September 01, 2005
I bought this book for my son's first solid food and I wasn't dissapointed. Although you probably don't need a recipe to make an apple pure, once you're past the first stage, it's getting more interesting. I cooked my son many meals from that book and served them (not mashed) to his Daddy too - they both loved them! Gives you ideas how to combine flavours and you can get surprised.

Presentation is nice and although I owe some other cook books for children - this one is by far my favourite one.