Offers advice, insight, and tips for moms and dads, discussing pregnancy and birthing practices, prenatal screenings, postpartum birth control, and nutrition.
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America&;s pregnancy bible answers all your baby questions.When can I take home a pregnancy test?How can I eat for two if I&;m too queasy to eat for one?Can I keep up my spinning classes?Is fish safe to eat? And what&;s this I hear about soft cheese?Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job?I&;m blotchy and broken out&;where&;s the glow?Should we do a gender reveal? What about a 4-D ultrasound?Will I know labor when I feel it?Your pregnancy explained and your pregnant body demystified, head (what to do about those headaches) to feet (why they&;re so swollen), back (how to stop it from aching) to front (why you can&;t tell a baby by mom&;s bump). Filled with must-have information, practical advice, realistic insight, easy-to-use tips, and lots of reassurance, you&;ll also find the very latest on prenatal screenings, which medications are safe, and the most current birthing options&;from water birth to gentle c-sections. Your pregnancy lifestyle gets equal attention, too: eating (including food trends) to coffee drinking, working out (and work) to sex, travel to beauty, skin care, and more. Have pregnancy symptoms? You will&;and you&;ll find solutions for them all. Expecting multiples? There&;s a chapter for you. Expecting to become a dad? This book has you covered, too.
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