The pregnancy resource you can trust: medically reliable information, mom-to-mom advice.If you want the real deal on pregnancy, you've come to the right book! Drs. Yvonne Bohn, Allison Hill, and Alane Park are three top obstetricians who have personally welcomed more than 10,000 babies into the world. But they've been on the other side of the ultrasound too--as mothers themselves, they have each experienced the joys and anxieties of pregnancy firsthand. Morning sic...

From the childbirth experts at the Mayo Clinic comes the newly revised guide on planning for a healthy pregnancy. With detailed information about fertility, prenatal care, common pregnancy symptoms, and childbirth, this comprehensive guide will be your go-to source for answering all your ordinary—and not so ordinary—pregnancy questions.The second edition of Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy dives into the nitty-gritty of motherhood by touching on to...

From the experts at Parenting magazine comes this essential planner that's both an informative guide to pregnancy and a keepsake journal for moms-to-be. Organized week by week and packed with insights from experienced moms along with helpful charts and checklists, Pregnancy Planner offers practical and emotional support. With detailed advice on diet, exercise, sex, and sleep as well as tips on what gear to buy, this invaluable resource is the perfect planner for expecting...

Most people, when they first start their way down the 'baby-making' path think its just a matter of throwing out their contraception and in no time will be rocking their little one to sleep, no problem right?!Little do couples realise what lies ahead, or the energy it would take to face all of the unpredictable, irrational and frustrating motions along the way. Does this sound familiar?Getting pregnant isnt always easy, in fact, majority of the time for most people it is ju...

Now available in a single volume, E L James's New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as being "in a class by itself." Beginning with the GoodReads Choice Award Romance Finalist Fifty Shades of Grey, the Fifty Shades Trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.This bundle includes the following novels:FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: When college student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrep...

The most important period of your child's health is the nine months before birth.Cutting edge research in a new field known as "metabolic programming" reveals a startling new fact: what a mother eats during pregnancy has a far greater effect on her child's future development, overall health, and resistance to disease than was previously thought. In fact, adult chronic illnesses long blamed on an unhealthy lifestyle or genetic influences are now believed to be a direct result of the...

It's a great blessing when a new mom with postpartum depression (PPD) is fortunate enough to be diagnosed early by a knowledgeable medical practitioner or therapist. But without guidance, it isn't always clear where the boundary between normal baby blues and PPD lies. As with any other illness, the quicker that PPD is identified and treated, the faster the woman will recover.Postpartum Depression For Dummies can help you begin the process of determining what’s going on wit...

Congrats: You’re going to be a dad!Now what?Dude, relax; you’re going to be fine. But it wouldn’t hurt to get a few pointers—a road map of what lies ahead. That’s what this book is for.From Dude to Dad gives you the need-to-know essentials on pregnancy, birthing, and parenthood, and how it’s okay to be scared out of your mind. You’ll learn what the expecting mom is going through during each trimester, how you can be the best...

A comprehensive grouping of articles on the subject of breech birth. Some of the greatest minds in the natural childbirth world have articles featured in this little volume of necessary breech birth information. Authors featured include Michel Odent, Ina May Gaskin and Gloria Lemay. A must-read for any midwife, obstetrician or student of natural childbirth.

Pregnancy can be a wonderful and almost magical time in a woman’s life. It can also be a time of great physical upheaval and emotional challenge. Your hormones are raging out of control, while your body bloats and balloons out as it adjusts to prepare you for the blessed event and your transition into motherhood. Exciting and scary stuff all at the same time! If this is your first pregnancy then you have the extra burden of venturing into uncharted waters –a journey that, if you are lucky ...

Do you want to look and feel amazing during and after pregnancy? Are you worried about getting your figure back? Scared of stretch marks? During her own pregnancy, qualified psychologist and international media personality Donna Kennedy developed a plan to stay in shape, healthy and beautiful. It worked for Donna, and now she wants it to work for you. In Born to Be Beautiful, she shares all the details of her pregnancy plan, explaining how you can have a healthy baby while maintaining the ...

The ground-breaking new book from Dr Pierre Dukan that will help revolutionise the health of a new generation.In a world that is plagued by self-inflicted diseases such as diabetes and obesity, it is crucial for mothers to give their babies the best start in life. In fact, recent studies suggest that more than 75 million people will die, directly or indirectly because of conditions directly related to excessive consumption of sugar and refined white flour.Based on epigenetic ...