Pregnancy All-in-One For Dummies
Author(s): Consumer Dummies
Your all-encompassing guide to having a happy, healthy pregnancy Are you an expectant parent looking for sound, expert guidance as you prepare to welcome a new addition to your family? Pregnancy All-in-One For Dummies has done the legwork for you, offering a one-stop compilation of the hottest topics and most relevant information culled from several successful For Dummies pregnancy titles. Covering everything from conception to the delivery room and beyond it gives moms and dads-to-be the reassuring answers they need during this very special time. Your pregnancy and childbirth experiences should be happy ones, but they're bound to be rife with questions especially if you're a first-time parent, having a child later in life, or embarking on your first multiple birth. Luckily, this friendly guide is here to put your mind at ease, offering authoritative coverage of everything you can expect to encounter in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy, as well as all the special considerations you may come across along the way, such as diet, exercise, labor and delivery options, breastfeeding, and so much more.
* Make pregnancy and childbirth an enjoyable experience * Find out about nutrients that are critical to your baby's development * Get authoritative guidance on making a birth plan Why turn to dozens of pregnancy resources when all the helpful, down-to-earth guidance you're looking for is right here, in one convenient place?
Product Information
Introduction 1 Book 1: Getting Started with Your Pregnancy Preparation 5 CHAPTER 1: Seeing Double (Lines): And So It Begins 7 CHAPTER 2: Practitioners, Prenatal Visits, and Maintaining Good Health 21 CHAPTER 3: Diet, Exercise, and Expectant Moms 39 CHAPTER 4: Oh, the Changes You ll See: Physical, Emotional, and Embarrassing Unmentionables 55 CHAPTER 5: Creating a Birth Plan 81 Book 2: From Twinkle to Term: The Countdown to Labor and Beyond 91 CHAPTER 1: The First Trimester 93 CHAPTER 2: The Second Trimester 119 CHAPTER 3: The Third Trimester 143 CHAPTER 4: Honey, I Think I m in Labor! 173 CHAPTER 5: Special Delivery: Bringing Your Baby into the World 199 CHAPTER 6: Hello, World! Meeting Your Newborn 219 CHAPTER 7: Taking Care of Yourself after Delivery 235 Book 3: All about Nutrition While Pregnant 259 CHAPTER 1: Managing Your Eating Habits and Weight Gain 261 CHAPTER 2: Nourishing Your Bump: Proper Nutrition during Pregnancy 271 CHAPTER 3: Knowing What Foods to Avoid 297 Book 4: Staying Fit While Pregnant 313 CHAPTER 1: Recognizing the Benefits of a Fit Pregnancy 315 CHAPTER 2: Designing a Safe Prenatal Fitness Program 323 CHAPTER 3: Knowing Which Activities Are Best (And Which to Avoid) 335 CHAPTER 4: Getting Up and Moving 347 CHAPTER 5: Recovering from the Labor Marathon and Getting Up and at Em 361 Book 5: Feeding Your Baby: Breast, Bottle, or Both? 377 CHAPTER 1: Feeding Your Baby: A Primer for Breast and Bottle 379 CHAPTER 2: Delving Deeper into Breastfeeding 403 CHAPTER 3: Common Concerns and Challenges 419 Book 6: Special Conditions 439 CHAPTER 1: Pregnancies with Special Considerations 441 CHAPTER 2: When Things Get Complicated 465 CHAPTER 3: Pregnancy from Sickness to Health 487 CHAPTER 4: Coping with the Unexpected 509 Index 515
General Fields
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- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : 0.666
- : 26 May 2016
- : 234mm X 200mm X 28mm
- : United States
- : 23 May 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Consumer Dummies
- : Paperback
- : 618.2
- : 576
- : illustrations
