Pregnancy Relationships

From America's leading authorities in childcare comes the definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy - and a healthy baby. The Healthy Pregnancy Book guides expectant mothers and fathers through all stages of pregnancy from preconception through birth, focusing on how to enhance the health of mother and baby.

This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels - and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years. Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women's health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism - as well as her own personal experience - to cover everything you need to know....

Mardi Gras was supposed to be my escape. But I never saw him coming... Celeste Mardi Gras was supposed to be my escape—a night where I could get lost in the crowd, anonymous and free. No names. No ties. No regrets. But the second I felt him, I knew I was being hunted. His golden eyes burned through the chaos, his presence cutting through the drunken revelry like a blade. And when he finally steps out of the shadows, when he wraps his inked hands around me, I realize I was never free. Not really. Because I belong to him, and he’s come to collect. Dominic She thought she could run. ...

A monster haunts her past. But a predator owns her future. Nicole has spent years looking over her shoulder, waiting for the past to catch up to her. She thought she was safe. She thought she was free. She was wrong. Her stalker is back, leaving warnings and staking his claim. But this time, she’s not facing him alone. Tanner Hayes is the campus Alpha, ruthless, untouchable, and used to getting what he wants. And right now, what he wants is her. He doesn’t just plan to protect Nicole. He plans to own her. She refuses to submit. She won’t be controlled, not by her past, not by her ...

Hypnotherapist and experienced doula Sophie Fletcher shares with you the secrets to having a safe, natural and positive birth. Using a powerful combination of mindfulness, hypnosis and relaxation techniques, Sophie will ensure you feel genuinely excited and completely prepared for birth. With stories from women who have successfully used the tools in this book, and downloadable hypnosis and relaxation tracks.

In-demand hypnobirthing coach Hollie de Cruz provides you with the skills and tools to make any birth feel safe, calm, connected and empowering. Drawing on her experience working with new mums, including Fearne Cotton and Giovanna Fletcher, Hollie de Cruz helps you prepare for a positive (not 'perfect') birth experience and approach motherhood with confidence in yourself and your instincts. Hollie de Cruz, creator of the award-winning yesmum positive affirmation cards, is renowned for demystifying hypnobirthing, and her down-to-earth, realistic approach is highly sought after.

With more than 4 million babies born in the United States each year, too many women experience birth as nothing more than a routine or painful event. In her much-praised film Orgasmic Birth, acclaimed filmmaker Debra Pascali-Bonaro showed that in fact childbirth is a natural process to be enjoyed and cherished. Now she joins forces with renowned author and activist Elizabeth Davis to offer an enlightening program to help women attain the most empowering and satisfying birth experience possible.

Each time she knelt to "catch" another wriggling baby - nearly 3,000 times during her remarkable career - California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper doctor-father from burning down the house. Susannah gives birth so quietly that neither husband nor midwife notice until there's a baby in the room.

"Pregnancy for First Time Moms Simplified" is the essential guide every expectant mother needs to navigate the beautiful, but sometimes overwhelming, journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood.

My tormentor. My obsession. My ruin. Forced into an explosive partnership with her brutal bully, Olivia Summers faces an impossible choice—surrender to his twisted game or risk being destroyed by her own desires. Olivia Summers thought silence was her shield—until Jace Wilder shattered it. The alpha bully thrives on pushing her to breaking point, his brutal dominance a constant threat. But forced together by circumstances beyond their control, their mutual hatred twists into an uncontrollable desire. Every humiliating encounter drags Olivia deeper into Jace’s twisted games, each touch...

What to Expect Before You’re Expecting has everything that eager-to-be moms and dads need to know about getting pregnant, from getting their bodies ready to make a healthy baby to getting that healthy baby on board faster. You'll find baby-friendly foods to order up (say yes to yams); fertility busters to avoid (see you later, saturated fat); how to pinpoint ovulation, time baby-making sex, keep on-demand sex sexy, and separate conception fact - it takes the average couple up to 12 months to make a baby - from myth - position matters.

This audiobook was created as a guide to encourage and prepare anyone considering parenthood.

En este libro, Daniela Merchant Careaga brinda las fases fisiológicas de un plan de alimentación para mujeres embarazadas y las que amamantan, así como para el bebé hasta su primer año de vida. Describe paso a paso y con ejemplos cómo calcular los requerimientos energéticos y nutricionales para diseñar este plan. Los datos y recomendaciones que esta obra ofrece se basan en valores recomendados para la población mexicana y en consensos internacionales.

Zachary Watson has finally become a success with his new movie, Metal Wolf, sky-rocketing his career. He’s beat his past addictions, and the future looks bright. That is if he can find somebody to pretend to be in a relationship with. Because he’s got a producer who will kill his career if he finds out that Zach is just blowing off his nephew. Reggie Armstrong was once a part of the hit boy band, Urban Howl. Now, he’s trapped in a life that’s going nowhere, until a chance encounter with Zach has him posing as the movie star’s lover. What neither of them counted on is that while ...

Most mothers have experienced exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, indecision, low energy levels, moodiness, or some form of baby brain. And it's no wonder: The process of growing a baby depletes a mother's body in substantial ways. But with postnatal care ending after six weeks, most women never learn how to rebuild their strength and care for their bodies after childbirth. As a result, they can suffer from the effects of depletion for many years, without knowing what's wrong as well as getting the support and treatments that they need.

I was just trying to hold my life together after my father’s death, running our family ranch and keeping everything afloat. But then they came—three strong, dominant cowboys who took one look at me and decided I was theirs. Now, I’m torn between duty and desire, struggling to figure out if I can trust them with more than just the ranch. Can I trust them with my heart? From the moment we saw Lily, we knew she was meant to be ours. An omega like her needs strong alphas to protect her, to claim her, and to give her what she truly deserves. We’re not just here to help her run the ranch...

In this timely and necessary book, New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose dismantles two hundred years of unrealistic parenting expectations and empowers today’s mothers to make choices that actually serve themselves, their children, and their communities.

I fell for my fake fiancée, and now, those curves carry my child. Rescuing Gabi after a "friend" spiked her drink at my bar led to a surprising business proposal. She needs a husband to seize control of her family's empire, and I'm her man. My gut screams to protect her, but she thinks I'm all about the cash. Little does she know, beneath my inked exterior lies a billionaire's secret. Her full lips and sultry looks ignite an irresistible desire in me. Mixing business with mind-blowing pleasure was never the plan, but we couldn't resist. A fake romance turned into real sparks, and now, ...

Michael avoids going to the doctor until it's too late, and he's so swollen that he can barely walk. The pressure is constant, throbbing until he can't even think straight. He gets to the hospital, and finds the scantily clad nurses more than eager to relieve him. The treatment makes him feel vulnerable, but it's the only way to cure his aching ailments.

Have you ever wondered why celebrities look so rested in such a short time after giving birth? The answer: baby specialists like Helen Moon. A baby specialist and professional nanny for the past 25 years, Helen has worked closely with hundreds of families, including some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Helen knows that the first six weeks of a baby's life - when parents tend to be nervous, siblings are needy, and new babies need immediate and constant attention - has a huge impact on the entire family.