PREGNANCY 
GIVING BIRTH 
BABY CARE 
HEALTH & SAFETY 
FUN STUFF 
FAMILY Great Books
The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-To-Be
Women today are celebrating pregnancy like never before. The new attitude of expectant moms is one of cheerful anticipation, optimism, and pride in their changing bodies. The Joy of Pregnancy reflects this positive spirit by emphasizing what's normal, fun, and even funny about pregnancy. In a lighthearted and encouraging tone, Tori Kropp helps mothers- and fathers-to-be concentrate on the miracle of pregnancy and birth rather than on possible complications. The month-by-month format provides the essential information that expectant parents crave: how the baby is developing, how the mother's body is changing, how to prepare for birth and baby, and the pros and cons of various pregnancy-related choices and issues. Tori's tone is reassuring, nonjudgmental, and often humorous. Questions and answers from her online community Stork Site®, highlighted tips, and facts make the text fun to read as well as informative. With this book by their side, expectant parents will be prepared to take an active role in ensuring a healthy, happy, and truly joyful pregnancy.
The Birth Partner, Third Edition
A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions
Women who have continuous support during labor have fewer complications, a lower cesarean-section rate, and a more satisfying birth experience. This makes the presence of a prepared, confident, and calming birth partner essential to the mother's overall health during labor and delivery and to the creation of a positive memory of her baby's birth. For almost two decades, The Birth Partner has been the definitive guide for life partners, relatives, friends, and professional doulas (labor assistants) who wish to perform this role and help a woman through childbirth. These caregivers can rely on The Birth Partner for up-to-date information about techniques, devices, and medications for easing labor pain; tests and treatments of the fetus and newborn; strategies to help labor progress; potential medical procedures and interventions; how to best help the mother during the early postpartum period; and much more. The new edition of The Birth Partner also includes more information on "the 3Rs" (Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual) for coping with the pain and unpredictability of labor; non-drug techniques to relieve pain and enhance the woman's sense of well-being; current medications, tests, technologies, and interventions and how, when, and why they are used; and the rapidly increasing rate of both first and repeat cesarean deliveries. It's a must-have for every labor companion.
The Nursing Mother's Companion
20th Anniversary Edition
The 5th edition of this best-selling, widely acclaimed guide for nursing mothers has been completely revised and updated to reflect the needs of today's nursing moms. Dressed up with a new 2-color interior, this reassuring, accessible, and comprehensive book has been helping new mothers nurture their babies for a generation.
Still here are Kathleen Huggins's indispensable "Survival Guide" sections to help troubleshoot each stage of breastfeeding - now set off by colored bands on the pages, making them an even quicker and easier reference for nursing mothers.
Updated and expanded topics in this edition include nursing older babies, feeding babies only pumped milk, correcting a low milk supply (for women working away from home), inducing lactation, and bed sharing with babies. The sections on breast pump models, environmental pollutants (such as mercury), and resources for nursing women are fully updated. There is also all-new information on vitamin D supplementation in breast-fed babies and the effects of Reynaud's Syndrome on breastfeeding. The special appendix on drugs and their effects on lactation and on breast-fed babies, a unique resource among breastfeeding books, has also been completely revised and updated.
Parenting magazine declares The Nursing Mother's Companion "...an excellent book, particularly for first-time nursers."
The Preemie Parents' Companion
The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years
Every newborn is a delight, but premature babies present an unexpected challenge to their parents, who may be unsure how best to care for such a tiny, sensitive baby. For the parents of the nearly 300,000 babies born prematurely each year, Susan L. Madden has written The Preemie Parents' Companion, a warm and supportive handbook full of necessary information. Madden explains where preemies stay in the hospital, who cares for them, and what complications they may face. She helps parents move beyond the uncertainty to actively participate in their preemie's hospital care, teaching them how to hold their preemie, read his body language, and communicate with his nurses. Because a preemie's special needs don't end with a hospital discharge, Madden also helps parents confidently care for their preemie at home, and guides them through the first developmentally crucial years.
Medical Facts and Emotional Support for Pregnancy Loss
In this supportive and comprehensive guide for women and their partners who have experienced one or more miscarriages, Danielsson uses both personal experience and expertly reviewed, carefully documented medical information to advise readers about topics including when to seek testing, how to choose the right doctor, when to try for another pregnancy, and how to deal with anxiety. The book includes anecdotes from women who have miscarried, inspiring stories from couples who have had a baby after losing one, and a chapter just for dads. After Miscarriage is an invaluable resource that will help couples move forward from pregnancy loss.
