Bon Secours St. Francis Health System

This traditional, popular guide to pregnancy covers every possible aspect of the prenatal period: pregnancy tests; choosing a caregiver; month-by-month fetal development; eating correctly; sex during pregnancy; common illness symptoms; and childbirth options, including Cesarean section and pain medications.

 

The nine months preceding and the 12 months following child birth are exciting, trying, confusing times; they are the months of many questions. A live-in pediatrician would be nice; a 750-page comprehensive reference guide is the next best solution. It won't eliminate anxiety, but it's a reassuring presence, and a soothing source of answers and explanations.

 

An information-packed guide to all the emotional, financial and physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, this book is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, as well as New Yorker-style cartoons that will keep anxious fathers-to-be chuckling.

 

This new entry in the "Nutrition Now" series pulls together in a concise format everything women need to know to eat right through pregnancy, including prenatal practical food tips, frequently asked questions, and what it really means to "eat for two."

 

Here's the 35th-anniversary edition of the big book on breastfeeding, written by the experts at La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding is a comprehensive resource guide providing just about everything you need to know about how--and why--to breastfeed your baby.

 

This bestseller, in its third edition, provides new information on identifying a baby at risk for underfeeding, nursing while working, and handling a premature baby. Details on special mothers and babies include facts about diabetes, a survival guide for the first months, and general breast health.

 

Here is everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding. It covers preparing for breastfeeding before your baby is born; breastfeeding benefits for mothers and babies; establishing a nursing routine and what to do when you return to work; the father's role and creating a postpartum support network; breastfeeding beyond infancy; weaning your baby; solutions to common breastfeeding challenges, and much more.

 

Packed with practical tips, this guide offers invaluable information, answers questions from parents, and provides reassuring advice for preventing SIDS, getting your baby to sleep through the night, and solving sleep-wake problems. Above all, the Academy weighs in on the controversies over the most popular child-sleep advice�|by evaluating the pros and cons of these conflicting theories�|enabling parents to make the best decisions for their families.

 

The first half of this hefty text serves as a comprehensive parenting manual, and includes a month-by-month guide to the first year, nutritional information, basic care instructions, and physical, emotional, and social developmental milestones for children up to 5 years old. The second half of the book includes a thorough, easy-to-navigate emergency first-aid section, plus detailed information about childhood illnesses, immunization schedules and side effects, and family structures, as well as a discussion of behavioral issues.

 

Is our baby eating enough? Is this much crying normal? How do I know when she is really sick? The three authors, all mothers themselves, are calm, clear, and encouraging as they tackle the first year of child-rearing, month by month. The easy-to-absorb, chronological format includes sections such as "What Your Baby May Be Doing," "What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkups," "Feeding Your Baby This Month," "What You May Be Concerned About," and "What It's Important to Know."

 

Another book in the "What to Expect" series provides comprehensive, lively, and reassuring coverage of the toddler ages of two and three. Graduates of What to Expect When You're Expecting and What to Expect the First Year will appreciate this guide to the difficult toddler years, presented in the same format as the other "What to Expect" books.