The Single Woman's Guide to a Happy Pregnancy is a positive, affirming, and sometimes humorous how-to that covers all the bases: staying positive, getting organized, preventing depression, addressing the issues of child support and custody, and finding the agencies that offer assistance. The author also gives valuable advice about living circumstances, money management, and even what mothers need to acquire before the baby comes. The Fourth Edition features updated and expanded information on child support and custody and social media, as well as including up-to-date information on food and product safety issues.

Comforting and intimate, this “girlfriend” guide to getting pregnant gets to the heart of all the emotional issues around having children—biological pressure, in-law pressures, greater social pressures—to support women who are considering getting pregnant. Trying to get pregnant is enough to make any woman impatient. The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant is a complete guide to the medical, psychological, social, and sexual aspects of getting pregnant, told in a funny, compassionate way, like talking to a good friend who’s been through it all. And in fact, Dr. Jean Twenge has been through it all—the mother of three young children, she started researching fertility when trying to conceive for the first time. A renowned sociologist and professor at San Diego State University, Dr. Twenge brought her research background to the huge amount of information—sometimes contradictory, frequently alarmist, and often discouraging— that she encountered online, from family and friends, and in books, and decided to go into the latest studies to find out the real story. The good news is: There is a lot less to worry about than you’ve been led to believe. Dr. Twenge gets to the heart of the emotional issues around getting pregnant, including how to prepare mentally and physically when thinking about conceiving; how to talk about it with family, friends, and your partner; and how to handle the great sadness of a miscarriage. Also covered is how to know when you’re ovulating, when to have sex, timing your pregnancy, maximizing your chances of getting pregnant, how to tilt the odds toward having a boy or a girl, and the best prenatal diet. Trying to conceive often involves an enormous amount of emotion, from anxiety and disappointment to hope and joy. With comfort, humor, and straightforward advice, The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant is the bedside companion to help you through it.

A fresh, new pregnancy guide—the first complete functional medicine book—offering women and their partners a comprehensive approach to maintain and enhance health and wellness before, during, and after pregnancy. The Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy and Birth combines the expertise of top-tier physical therapist Patricia Ladis—who works with superstar athletes, professional dancers, and celebrities—with Dr. Anita Sadaty, a highly regarded holistic ob-gyn with a celebrity clientele. Together, they have devised a six-step protocol beginning the six months before conception continuing forty days post-birth and beyond, incorporating holistic principles that encourage optimal wellness for mother, partner, and baby. Whether they are in their 20’s, 30’s or 40’s, this book empowers readers to be in tune with their bodies during all stages of pregnancy, and is the first book by a functional medicine dream-team aligning medical and structural body issues to avoid such potential pregnancy outcomes as osteoporosis, sciatica, pelvic prolapse, structural weakness, and postpartum depression. Each of the six stages organizes Ladis and Sadaty’s holistic principles into five easy-to-follow aspects: Body, Movement, Breathing, Nourishment, and Wisdom. They include practical applications such as foods to help reduce internal inflammation, specific exercises—with instructive photos—in each stage, breathing techniques to lower stress, and “pearls of wisdom” backed by science exploring a multicultural history of this special time in a woman’s life. For the first time, a pregnancy guide considers the importance of choices you make six months prior to conception, and the effect on genes. When both members of a couple are calm, fit, and well-nourished, the latest science suggests that together they are less likely to pass on negative genes to a child.

Shulman, an award-winning cookbook author who had her first baby when she was in her 40s, and Davis, an ob/gyn at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center present this sensible guide that provides all the information that expectant mothers need to keep themselves and their babies healthy.

Single Mama, Gabriella Buxton, was heartbroken, anxious, and full of self-doubt when she became single during pregnancy. Determined to enjoy this magical time, Gabriella committed to clearing break-up trauma, celebrating conception and connecting with her baby in-utero. Gabriella shares the techniques which worked for her, in The Single Mama's Guide to Pregnancy. When reading, you will:- Heal from heartache, fear, and any other icky feelings that you may be going through- Rally a solid support system that won't let you or your baby down- Release judgement, negative self-talk, and shame around being 'alone' during pregnancy- Organise practicalities including finances, naming and custody plans for your baby's future- Build resilience against postnatal mental health challenges through bump-bonding activities - Create a bespoke birthing and 'fourth-trimester' plan, so that you relax into your earliest days of single mamahood- Embrace the sacred rite-of-passage that is pregnancy!Through candid personal accounts, Gabriella will straight-talk you through tears and laughter while helping you to rock the single-and-pregnant life.***Gabriella Buxton is a pregnancy coach helping single women to feel supported, confident and calm, with healing, bump-bonding, and empowerment techniques. Gabriella owns the Love and Light Shala yoga studio, runs The Single Mamas Shine Podcast, and passionately believes that raising conscious children creates positive shifts in the world. Gabriella enjoys eating delicious vegetarian foods, Disney vacations with her family, and visiting the playground with her son, Walter. Find out more at www.singlemamasshine.com

Beautifully packaged, this comprehensive guide celebrates the unique culture and heritage of African-Americans while providing important parenting information. Photos & drawings.

In My Life Isn't Perfect But Thank God My Baby Is, Malonda Richard invites her audience to act as chief witness to every aspect of her unplanned pregnancy, from the everyday activities to her innermost thoughts. Determined to bring only her most positive, loving, and evolved energy to the spirit of her growing child, Malonda steps outside herself to tell her story as an honest observer, expressing honor in having been chosen to carry what she believes will be an extraordinary human being. Lifting her eyes to appreciate the simple blessings in her life, Malonda exhibits firm determination to triumph over potentially cataclysmic life changes. Malonda's resolve to see only the best for the sake of her child provides an inspiring example for her readers, proving that there is indeed both beauty and exultation in what many would perceive as imperfection.