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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > Pregnancy, birth & baby care
Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can Impart This unique
guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and
each entry illuminates the name's distinctive spiritual,
historical, and cultural background -- its poetry. Names, from the
traditional to the newly coined, are fully explained. Pronunciation
guide, origin, alternate spellings, and meaning are enhanced by the
affirmation carefully chosen for each name. Lists of names by
meaning, names by ethnicity, and most popular names by decade
provide easy reference. Whether your aim is to honor ancestors,
capture a child's essence, or convey parental hopes, Inspired Baby
Names from Around the World will help you greet and bless your new
baby with heartfelt meaning.
Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review, Fifth Edition is an
ideal resource to help prepare for the International Board of
Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) certification examination.
Completely revised and updated, the Fifth Edition is mapped to the
2016 and 2023 Detailed Content Outlines and contains more than 1100
practice exam questions and answer rationales, more than 350
clinical photos, and 20 case studies with questions. Organized
around the mother-baby dyad's development, it poses questions
unique to key topics, including nutrition, pathology, psychology,
clinical skills, and more. This review guide is perfect for
beginning lactation consultants and those re-certifying, as well as
dietitians, childbirth educators, nurses, and breastfeeding
counselors.
Finding out you are expecting for the first time is a magical
experience. It can also be pretty daunting and nerve-wracking. We
bet you're bursting with questions! Written by a team of healthcare
professionals, My First Pregnancy is here to guide you through all
stages of your journey, from finding out the good news to preparing
for labour and meeting your baby. Brimming with reassuring advice
and essential information, we will help you have a healthy and
positive pregnancy. Inside you'll find: What to expect at antenatal
appointments and how to decipher your notes Detailed information on
scans and what tests are available to you How your baby is growing
week by week - from first flutters to karate kicks! Tried and
tested advice on relieving the inevitable aches and pains of
pregnancy, and when to seek help Looking after yourself at work and
how to plan maternity leave Preparing for labour - what to consider
and how to keep calm It's your complete guide to a happy, healthy
pregnancy.
"A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase." --
Anonymous. Babies are life's little miracles. Everything about them
-- from conception to birth and beyond -- is fascinating. Book of
Babies includes intriguing scientific facts, strange stories,
famous stars and their little ones, and cultural traditions from
across the globe.
One in six couples have problems conceiving and many more suffer
the pain of miscarriage, which FIT FOR FERTILITY also addresses.
Much of the advice they're given is misleading or negative and IVF
is often presented as the only option. In fact, it's been shown
that an integrated approach to fertility treatment achieved the
same success rates as IVF, without medical intervention, worry and
expense. This is Michael's approach and is based on his hugely
successful Fit for Fertility programme that combines changes to
lifestyle, good nutrition and complementary therapies. FIT FOR
FERTILITY will allow the reader to self diagnose and tailor their
programme according to their needs. It is infused with Michael's
up-beat philosophy and builds on his inspiring work to promise a
genuine chance of success.
Choosing your baby's name is one of the most joyful yet difficult
and important tasks faced by parents-to-be. This invaluable guide
will come to the aid of even the most stumped. First, read useful
tips on what to bear in mind, including surname compatibility,
abbreviations, nicknames, initials, naming twins and the psychology
of names (how your choice might affect your child's life). You can
then browse through the clear and simple A-Z lists of over 3,000
classic and contemporary girls' and boy's names (those that are
gender-neutral are pointed out as such), accompanied by brief
information on abbreviations, diminutives, origin and meaning.
Attractively illustrated with over 200 ultra-cute photographs and
with a fresh design, this makes an ideal gift for those expecting.
Analyzing the impact of motherhood on a woman's life, this
intriguing study investigates the relationships between new and
experienced mothers. Acknowledging how beginning mothers are able
to articulate, debate, and negotiate dimensions of their mothering
experiences with other mothers, this discussion reviews the
physical and social aspects of pregnancy, the daily work of new
mothering, and the competing cultural constructions of motherhood.
Examining a diverse group of first-time mothers and how they
discussed their own experiences with what many have called "the
mommies' club," this reference documents the results of their
interactions--the sharing of information and resources, the
establishment of hierarchies of authority within the community of
mothers, and how women are able to discursively explore and
construct their maternal identities. This study reveals how
essential, valuable, and complex mothers' connections with other
mothers are, and yet how wrought and ambivalent these relationships
can be as well.
'Funny and relatable . . . Buy it as a present for a pregnant
friend and she'll probably make you godmother' Pandora Sykes
'Making the transition to motherhood is a seminal moment in the
life of a woman and this gutsy, informative - and very funny -
guidebook is the ideal 'best friend' to navigate new terrain. I
loved it.' Rosie Nixon, Editor-in-Chief, Hello! So, you're a mum.
Now what? It's easy to spend so long thinking about the birth (and
packing and re-packing that hospital bag) that you forget what
happens next: becoming a fully-fledged actual parent. Introducing
The Mumsition: basically your smartest, wittiest mum friend. It
covers everything you'll go through in that crazy first year in a
way that's useful and informative - but also funny, chatty and
above all, real. Becoming a mum (i.e. your mumsition) is one of the
biggest things that you'll ever go through. That's why the
milestones in this book aren't just about your baby smiling or
walking or sleeping through the night for the first time, but
everything YOU'RE going through too: the first time you manage to
leave the house, the first time you get on a bus with your little
one and the first time you have sex again. The Mumsition is
clued-up without being judgemental or patronising, funny without
trying too hard and sympathetic and supportive without being
saccharine. From the moment you go on maternity leave until your
baby's first birthday, this book has got your back.
Having a baby is an exciting and challenging experience, and every
birth and every baby is unique. The Irish Pregnancy Book is a
user-friendly reference for expectant mothers to turn to time and
time again. Includes: * Getting pregnant * The healthy growing baby
* Planning the birth * Labour and delivery * Having a Caesarean
section * What fathers can expect * Looking after your newborn *
When things go wrong * An A-Z of terminology Using clear language,
Dr Peter Boylan and Dr Jennifer Walsh explain what happens in
pregnancy, how to care for your health and your baby's, how your
baby grows month by month, and what to expect during labour and
delivery. Each chapter contains answers to frequently asked
questions. The essential guide to having a baby in Ireland
Recognised by women and their caregivers as simply the best
pregnancy guide available, this latest edition of Your Pregnancy
Bible has been updated to take account of recent changes in
antenatal and newborn care. Given a fresh design, it still contains
special fold-out sections on each of the trimesters and the birth
process; week-by-week images of the developing baby; in-depth
chapters dealing with all aspects of antenatal care, labour
preparation, delivery experiences and care of the newborn;
comprehensive reference sections on medical treatments and
procedures in both pregnancy and the postnatal period and an
extensive glossary of ante- and neonatal terminology. Written by a
team of eminent specialists under the direction of a leading UK
obstetrician, Your New Pregnancy Bible is filled with everything
prospective parents need to know about creating the optimum
environment for a developing baby and safeguarding the health and
wellbeing of the mother.
'Warning: so funny, even the strongest pelvic floors will be
tested' - Net Mums 'A very funny, honest look at the ups and downs
of parenting. I absolutely loved it.' - Emily Dean, host of Walking
the Dog 'Lucy, a favourite comic of mine, manages to shed new light
on something so universal. Her reaction to parenting is
ridiculously refreshing and loaded with guilty laugh out loud
honesty. After the school run, I implore you to pick a page, any
page, then realise you're not alone. A gentle funny stroke of
parenting genius' - Johnny Vegas 'As a mum of two girls, I was
nodding, laughing and emotional. I recognised so much of Lucy's
journey in my own... I really loved it.' YolanDa Brown, BBC Loose
Ends From TV's award-winning comedy mum and the writer of
Hullraisers, Lucy Beaumont, comes her hilarious debut on the trials
and tribulations of motherhood. Known for her sharp, witty and
surreal view on everyday life, Lucy shares the unpredictable
craziness of being a mum in this brilliant and laugh-out-loud
'mumoir'. Mums everywhere will recognise the madness of it all.
Like when Lucy was hospitalised during her third trimester with
chest pains but it turned out to be a burrito. Or when she was so
tired at the park she forgot her own child's name. Heart-warming
and laugh-out-loud funny, Drinking Custard also captures Lucy's
marriage to comedian Jon Richardson, as they navigate Lucy's raging
pregnancy hormones and balk at pram prices together. Get ready to
make room on mum's bookshelf for Drinking Custard to sit alongside
other mum classics such as Why Mummy Drinks, Hurrah For Gin! and
The Unmumsy Mum.
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Easy Beauty
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'GORGEOUS, VIVIDLY ALIVE' NEW YORK TIMES 'BOLD, HONEST AND SUPERBLY
WELL-WRITTEN' ANDRE ACIMAN, AUTHOR OF CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
'GRACEFUL AND SOUL-BARING' MELANIE REID, THE TIMES 'WHAT A GIFT . .
. HAS THE RIGOR AND PRECISION OF JOAN DIDION AND MAGGIE NELSON AND
A FORTHRIGHT HUMOR AND NAKED TRUTH ALL OF ITS OWN.' SARAH RUHL,
AUTHOR OF SMILE I am in a bar in Brooklyn listening to two men, my
friends, discuss whether or not my life was worth living. So begins
Chloe Cooper Jones's bold account of moving through the world in a
body that looks different than most. Born with a rare congenital
condition called sacral agenesis, she must contend not only with
her own physical pain, but the emotional discomfort of others. It
is only when she unexpectedly becomes a mother that she confronts
the demand to live life fully, propelling her on a journey across
the globe, reclaiming the spaces she'd been denied, and denied
herself. From Roman sculptures to a Beyonce concert, from a tennis
tournament to the Cambodian Killing Fields, Jones interrogates the
myths of beauty with spiky intelligence, aesthetic philosophy, love
and humor, inviting us to find a new way of seeing.
If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you're smart and
talented and "good enough," you can do anything. Except get
pregnant. Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But
when it was finally the perfect time, conceiving turned out to be
harder than anything she'd ever attempted. Fertility problems were
followed by miscarriages, and her eventual successful pregnancy was
plagued by health issues, up to a dramatic, near-death experience
in labour and delivery. Kid Gloves follows Lucy's personal
transition into motherhood, and it also illustrates the history and
science of reproductive health from all angles, full of curious
facts and inspiring (and notorious) figures in medicine and
midwifery.
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