Pregnancy Relationships

Your first pregnancy is an exciting time in life! It can also be a bit terrifying. You have many questions and you don’t know what to expect. Questions like, how do you choose the right OB-GYN? What foods can you eat? What if I go into labor earlier? Every new parent goes through this. Some parents tuck these thoughts away but there’s a better way to get rid of the anxiety. You get informed. You make the choice to educate yourself about what you don’t know. It takes time and effort but it’s worth it. And that’s what this book will help you do.

The syndicated sex-advice columnist of "Savage Love" tells a no-holds-barred story of an ordinary American couple who want to have a baby, except that in this case, the couple happens to be Savage and his boyfriend.

Numerous apps and books exist to help expectant parents understand their baby’s development by comparing their unborn child to a raspberry or a stalk of broccoli, but Taylor Calmus takes issue with that. First off, your baby is not some wimpy little vegetable. Your baby is like a hardcore little lug nut who is straight-up growing organs on a weekly basis. Second, how big is a stalk of broccoli? And what the heck even is a kumquat? Clearly this situation calls for a better approach. Enter . . . A Dude’s Guide to Baby Size.

She fled the fire. He locked the door behind her. Lila is a park ranger, trained for wildfire season. But nothing prepares her for the inferno chasing her up the mountainside or the silent, brooding man who opens the door to the lookout tower and traps her inside. Wade doesn’t want a guest. He doesn’t want her name, her questions or the way her eyes flinch when he gets too close. But now she’s in his space. Breathing his air. Stirring his hunger. The tower becomes a cage. The storm outside isn’t the only threat. And when a firestorm explodes around them, their survival may cost more...

First-time moms have plenty to be grateful for - and plenty to worry about. Centered on what’s most important to expecting moms, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver narrows the vast field of pregnancy advice to 50 specific, proactive steps for confidence and peace of mind before baby arrives. Unlike other pregnancy books for first-time moms, this book includes only what is necessary and helpful and leaves out the rest.

Including advice on non-invasive prenatal testing and ways to adapt special diets during pregnancy, The Day-by-day Pregnancy Book provides a comprehensive look at every week of pregnancy. From early foetal development to how your hormones prepare you for birth, Q&As with experts and mums will help put your mind at ease. The Day-by-day Pregnancy Book also breaks down the 12 hours post-delivery with an hour-by-hour account, and the day-by-day format continues for the first two weeks of life with a newborn baby.

She answered a desperate ad—and found herself in a world she never imagined, claimed by creatures she never thought existed. Riley I was broke, desperate, and drunk when I sent that reckless email. Now, I'm living in luxury, trapped between two powerful, irresistible minotaurs who make my every hidden fantasy come alive. Torin, cold and commanding, and Gavrax, playful yet possessive—they both push me to the edge. This arrangement was supposed to save me, not enslave me with cravings I can't escape. And now, danger from my past threatens the twisted paradise they've given me. Torin Riley...

She was captured to be broken—but he claimed her to make her burn. Riven I was supposed to be another body in the arena, a human meant to bleed, to submit, to entertain. But I never broke—not for the Chainmaster, not for the crowds, and not for the massive orc forced to take me in front of them. Brakkar is brutal, scarred, and terrifying… but he didn’t hurt me. He protected me. Held me. Burned for me. I swore I’d use him to escape. I never expected to fall. Brakkar I’ve killed for survival. Fucked for show. Bled for the crowd. But the moment they threw Riven at my feet, ...

Eleanor I came to Hawthorne University for books, not romance. Certainly not for a man like Professor Alexander Graves—enigmatic, brilliant, and utterly untouchable. But from the moment I step into his lecture hall, I feel it. The pull. The way his gaze lingers, as if he knows something about me that I don’t. Then my body betrays me. Strange, overwhelming sensations take hold—my skin burns, my senses sharpen, and worst of all… I begin to lactate. Doctors have no answers, and I have nowhere to turn—except to him. Professor Graves seems to understand what’s happening to me. He ...

The neglected housewife. The irresistible milkman. Nathaniel Scott is back. I never looked twice at him in high school. Now, five years later, he's the town's new milkman. Handsome, charming, and so eager to please. He's that tall glass of milk I've always craved. But the home I've made belongs to another man. A man who refuses to give me what I need. I never thought I could be that woman. The kind who wrecks her own life for selfish pleasures but I'll do whatever it takes to feel alive again. The milkman is coming. And I'm leaving my back door unlocked. The Milkman is steamy, sweet, and oh...

In The New Rules of Pregnancy, two leading OB-GYNs guide you, the modern pregnant woman, through all aspects of pregnant life in an easy-to-digest, compassionate, and motivating way. Instead of a detailed week-by-week look at your baby’s development, it’s all about you and how to help your pregnancy go as smoothly as possible.

When we talk about pregnancy, we too often end up talking clinically and sentimentally. Pregnancy is medical details and a whirl of emotions. It is vitamins and baby showers and feelings. But it is so much more. In Showing, Agnes Howard takes us beyond clinical reductionism and fluffy sentimentality to show us how to take pregnancy seriously as hard but important work. It is not just a bodily process, she argues, but an active work of care - one that underscores the generosity and mutual dependence we all require in order to live.

Jess has been running from her past for as long as she can remember, but when she finds herself in the middle of nowhere, on the brink of exhaustion, she crosses paths with three powerful alphas. Eli, Mason, and Hank rule the rugged landscape, and they’re not about to let her slip away. They promise her safety, but Jess isn’t sure if she can trust them—or herself. As tensions rise and dangers lurk around every corner, Jess must decide if she’s ready to stop running and surrender to the protection of the men who’ve claimed her as theirs. Eli, Mason, and Hank are used to getting ...

Trouble in Tinseltown is the continuation of the steamy romance between Riley Lawson, a Hollywood hunk, and Marisa Weinberg, a promising young actress on the verge of stardom. After a year of blissful romance, and a baby on the way, the couple's happily ever after is looking almost certain. But when an unexpected tragedy occurs, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Can Riley and Marisa find the strength to stay together, or will life in Tinseltown tear them apart? With steamy scenes and a heartwarming ending, Trouble in Tinseltown will leave you with a perfectly satisfied glow. ...

Of all the worldly experiences, nothing beats being a dad! But to enjoy this momentous new role to the max, you’re going to need some indispensable advice…from a man! For moms, there are a ton of books preparing them for every change and every stage. Let’s face it, the only set of instructions men get is the one in the pregnancy test. To make the process less daunting, you need to know exactly what new responsibilities you will have and what challenges lay ahead of you. This is why a dad of three has put together the man’s manual on pregnancy, babies, and toddlers.

Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not entirely instinctive for either mothers or babies. The Nursing Mother's Companion has been among the best-selling books on breastfeeding for over 30 years, with over 1,000,000 copies sold. It is respected and recommended by professionals, including The International Lactation Consultant Association, T. Berry Brazelton, and The American Academy of Pediatrics, and is well loved by new parents for its encouraging and accessible style.

When Catherine Cho and her husband set off from London to introduce their newborn son to family scattered across the United States, she could not have imagined what lay in store. Before the trip’s end, she develops psychosis, a complete break from reality, which causes her to lose all sense of time and place, including what is real and not real. In desperation, her husband admits her to a nearby psychiatric hospital, where she begins the hard work of rebuilding her identity. In this unwaveringly honest, insightful, and often shocking memoir, Catherine reconstructs her sense of self.

Discover tried-and-tested techniques to help you relax during labour, including mindfulness, breathing exercises and visualization, so that you can have an empowering, positive birth.

Life as a receptionist was comfortably predictable, right up until the night I witnessed a murder that flipped my world upside down. Now, under the watch of three formidable alpha bodyguards—Chase, Brett, and Oliver—my existence teeters between safety and something far more perilous and exciting. As danger looms closer, my instinctual desires awaken, and I find myself drawn irrepressibly to the protective embrace of my alphas, whose every command I am compelled to follow Chase, Brett, and Oliver are elite bodyguards tasked with protecting Zoe, a key witness to a brutal crime. Bound by ...

I’m pregnant by one man. And in love with another. I’m in ten kinds of trouble. I’ve always had a secret crush on Henry West. He’s my kinda guy. Tall. Big. Quiet. Gentle, but with muscles that tell you he could wrestle a bear for you if he had to. I met him when I was twenty-one, but he was engaged, and I was with Cam. So nothing has ever happened between us. Despite the fact that we work together. That when he thinks I’m not watching, he looks at me as if he’s picturing me naked. As if he’s debating what position to take me in. As if he’s thinking about how I might taste. ...