We currently have 2 birth pools from ‘Birth Pool in a Box’ for use. One is the ‘mini’ and the other is ‘Birth Pool in a Box Eco Pro’.
Sizing details:https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk/pages/size-guide
A TENS machine is also available through the library. Contact Rachael for more information.
Please see below a list of the books we currently have available. All books and items are available to borrow free of charge to Cuidiú members. Please contact Rachael by email on library.cuidiudsw@gmail.com or through the Facebook group if you would like to borrow or reserve a birth pool, TENS machine or book.
Borrowing Guidelines
- This service is currently available to paid members only.
- Lending and reservation lists are on a “First Come, First Served” basis
- You are responsible for the book and it should be returned in the condition that it was given to you in
- Should the book become damaged or lost you must either replace the book or pay the cost price so we may replace it
- Guide rental time is 1 month however you may request to hold onto the book for longer if there is no reserve on it
- In order to borrow a pool from us you firstly need to be a paid member of Cuidiu and show proof of membership (screenshot is fine). Secondly, we ask for a €50 cash refundable deposit.
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Breastfeeding
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (4th edition) – Sheila Kitzinger x 2
Breastfeeding your Baby – Sheila Kitzinger
Homebirth and Other Alternatives to Hospital – Sheila Kitzinger
The New Experience of Childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
Plan to get Pregnant: 10 Steps to Maximize Fertility – Zita West
The Best Friends’ Guide to Pregnancy – Vicki Iovine
Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
Birth Matters – Ina May Gaskin
Hypnobirthing – Marie Mongan
Childbirth without Fear – Grantly Dick- Read
Birth and Breastfeeding – Michael Odent
Breastfeeding – Renfrew, Fisher and Arms
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads to be (3rd edition) – Brott and Ash
Three in a Bed: the Benefits of Sleeping with your Baby – Deborah Jackson
Gentlebirth – Tracy Donegan (CD and book)
The Happiest Baby on the Block – Harvey Karp (DVD)
Sleep, sleep, sleep now (CD)
Development, Parenting and Weaning
Baby Development – Dr Claire Halsey
The Wonder Weeks – Van de Rijt and Plooij X2
The Healthy Baby Meal Planner- Annabel Karmel
Weaning- Annabel Karmel x2
The Baby led Weaning Cookbook – Rapley and Murkett
Feeding your Baby Day by Day- Fiona Wilcock
Parenting is Child’s Play – David Coleman
Parenting is Child’s Play: The Teenage Years – David Coleman
Baby Led Weaning, Helping your Baby to love good food – Rapley and Murkett
My Child won’t eat! – Carlos González
What to Expect: The toddler’s years – Murkoff, Eisenberg and Hathaway
What Every Parent Needs to Know – Margot Sunderland
Raising Boys – Biddulph x2
Raising Girls – Biddulph
The no cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantley
Bully-proof Kids – Stella O’Malley
Siblings without Rivalry – Faber and Mazlish
Waiting for Baby – Rachel Fuller
My New Baby – Rachel Fuller