What No One Tells You

What No One Tells You
Author: Alexandra Sacks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2019-04-23
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1501112570

Your guide to the emotions of pregnancy and early motherhood, from two of America’s top reproductive psychiatrists. When you are pregnant, you get plenty of advice about your growing body and developing baby. Yet so much about motherhood happens in your head. What everyone really wants to know: Is this normal? -Even after months of trying, is it normal to panic after finding out you’re pregnant? -Is it normal not to feel love at first sight for your baby? -Is it normal to fight with your parents and partner? -Is it normal to feel like a breastfeeding failure? -Is it normal to be zonked by “mommy brain?” In What No One Tells You, two of America’s top reproductive psychiatrists reassure you that the answer is yes. With thirty years of combined experience counseling new and expectant mothers, they provide a psychological and hormonal backstory to the complicated emotions that women experience, and show why it’s natural for “matrescence”—the birth of a mother—to be as stressful and transformative a period as adolescence. Here, finally, is the first-ever practical guide to help new mothers feel less guilt and more self-esteem, less isolation and more kinship, less resentment and more intimacy, less exhaustion and more pleasure, and learn other tips to navigate the ups and downs of this exciting, demanding time

The Science of Mom

The Science of Mom
Author: Alice Callahan
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1421442000

Now updated! The new edition of this best-selling guide uses science to tackle some of the most important decisions facing new parents—from sleep training and vaccinations to breastfeeding and baby food. Is cosleeping safe? How important is breastfeeding? Are food allergies preventable? Should we be worried about the aluminum in vaccines? Searching for answers to these tough parenting questions can yield a deluge of conflicting advice. In this revised and expanded edition of The Science of Mom, Alice Callahan, a science writer whose work appears in the New York Times and the Washington Post, recognizes that families must make their own decisions and gives parents the tools to evaluate the evidence for themselves. Sharing the latest scientific research on raising healthy babies, she covers topics like the microbiome, attachment, vaccine safety, pacifiers, allergies, increasing breast milk production, and choosing an infant formula.

Strong As a Mother

Strong As a Mother
Author: Kate Rope
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2018-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250105587

In this practical and compassionate book, mothers will find a guide to managing their own well-being throughout pregnancy and parenthood. Topics include : prioritizing emotional health; setting boundaries and asking for help; making choices about birth, feeding, and parenting; getting good sleep; maintaining a relationship with your partner; and self care. Learn to trust your instincts and actually enjoy the hardest job you will ever love!

The Fifth Trimester

The Fifth Trimester
Author: Lauren Smith Brody
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0385541422

Packed with honest, funny, and comforting advice—“a book you MUST read if you are returning to work after the birth of a child…. I loved it and you will too.” —New York Times bestselling author Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. The first three trimesters (and the fourth—those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester contains advice from 800 moms, including: •The boss-approved way to ask for flextime (and more money!) •How to know if it’s more than “just the baby blues” •How to pump breastmilk on an airplane (or, if you must, in a bathroom) •What military science knows about working through sleep deprivation •Your new sixty-second get-out-of-the-house beauty routine •How to turn your commute into a mini–therapy session •Your daycare tour or nanny interview, totally decoded

What About Us?

What About Us?
Author: Karen Kleiman
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1641706058

The demands of a new baby can test a couple’s relationship like nothing else! When we factor in sleep deprivation, hormonal changes, depression and anxiety, and different personalities, life with a newborn can feel a bit CRAZY. Couples tend to misinterpret this rough patch as a sign that something is wrong with the relationship, but when couples take steps toward open communication and safeguard their relationship, they can face everything new parenthood throws at them together. From the team behind the bestselling Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts comes a new guidebook of short essays, comics, and quick journal prompts about the stressful newborn stage, the struggles that so many new parents face, and the skills you need to tap into your strength as a couple.

Expecting Better

Expecting Better
Author: Emily Oster
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2024-11-12
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0593833201

A gift edition, with a new letter to the reader from Emily—perfect for baby showers and special moments “Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist and author of Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting. Pregnancy—unquestionably one of the most pro­found, meaningful experiences of adulthood—can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. Pregnant women are told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee without ever being told why these are forbidden. Rules for prenatal testing are similarly unexplained. Moms-to-be desperately want a resource that empowers them to make their own right choices. When award-winning economist Emily Oster was a mom-to-be herself, she evaluated the data behind the accepted rules of pregnancy, and discovered that most are often misguided and some are just flat-out wrong. Debunking myths and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Better is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancy—and the occasional glass of wine.

What to Expect the First Year

What to Expect the First Year
Author: Heidi Murkoff
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2008-10-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0761148310

Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year. With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated. Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear. Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible.

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook
Author: Bryn Huntpalmer
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781641528542

The essential pregnancy guide for the modern woman The vast amount of information in encyclopedia-sized pregnancy books for first-time moms can be overwhelming and anxiety inducing. The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook is different. Including need-to-know advice relevant to the majority of women and pregnancies. This week-by-week guide will prepare and empower you during pregnancy and beyond. In the world of pregnancy books for first-time moms, this one is a go-to. With weekly goals you can focus on, including nutrition and milestone trackers, questions for OB-GYNs or midwifes, and tips on caring for your newborn, you'll be more than prepared for the big day. This standout among pregnancy books for first-time moms delivers: 40+ weekly milestones--From conception through the first few months of baby's life, set and accomplish goals based on your weekly priorities and needs. Baby and mom stats--Of all pregnancy books for first-time moms, this one offers a week-by-week rundown of your baby's development, symptoms you may be experiencing, major appointments, and more. Postpartum prep--Tips for focusing on your emotional health, healing your body after childbirth, taking care of your newborn, and thriving as a new mother. When you're thinking about pregnancy books for first-time moms, think about this one.

Expectant Parents

Expectant Parents
Author: Suzanne Hadley Gosselin
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1589977947

Many books focus on prenatal development and the health of a mom-to-be. While Expectant Parents does touch on important issues of pregnancy, its core purpose is help expectant parents understand key issues related to the arrival of a new child in the home, offering practical assistance as they prepare themselves for long-term family success. It's often said that babies don't come with an instruction manual. This book actually provides parents with information and practical steps for writing their own—as they work to create the kind of home and family they choose to build. This includes strengthening their own marriage relationship, setting plans and expectations for parenthood, increasing communication, and preparing for the new stage of their family life that is just ahead. Ideal for first-time parents, this book would also be helpful for couples wanting to explore and prepare for the emotional, physical, and spiritual life changes that come with the arrival of any new child into the family.