The Pregnancy Instruction Manual

Essential Information, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice for Parents-to-Be

By: Sarah Jordan, David Ufberg (Contribution by), Paul Kepple (Illustrator), Scotty Reifsnyder (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 1 June 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Pregnancy is a time of excitement, joy, and no small amount of anxiety. Fortunately, you don't have to go it alone! The Pregnancy Instruction Manual is a comprehensive yet irreverent guide to everything you need to know, with information and advice on--Your baby's-and your-growth, trimester by trimester-What to expect from your doctor's visits-The joys of "pregnancy brain" and what to do about it-Separating fact from fiction when it comes to labor and deliveryEach chapter is brimming with essential tips for expectant moms and dads and illustrated in the fresh, award-winning visual style that has made our Baby Owner's Manual (more than 350,000 copies sold!) a huge hit with readers everywhere.

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Non-Fiction Family & Health Parenting: Advice & Issues Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Care Comedy & Humour

Welcome to Your New Pregnant Body!	p. 9
Ready or Not, You're Pregnant	p. 14
The Science of Conception	p. 17
Ovulation	p. 17
Fertilization	p. 18
Implantation	p. 19
Signs You Are Not Alone	p. 22
So You Think You Might Be Pregnant	p. 24
Dissemination of the Happy News	p. 25
Timing	p. 25
How to Select a Caregiver	p. 29
What to Ask a Potential Caregiver	p. 31
Healthy Intake, Healthy Habits	p. 32
Dietary Additions	p. 33
Subtractions and Reductions	p. 34
Fact from Fiction: What's Really Dangerous to the Baby	p. 36
Pregnant with Multiples: More, More, More	p. 41
First Trimester	p. 44
Synopsis of Baby's Growth, Weeks 3-13	p. 46
Seeing Your Caregiver This Trimester	p. 50
Additional Testing This Trimester	p. 53
Body Building: Woman at Work!	p. 55
Healthy Habits	p. 59
Pregnancy by the Numbers	p. 60
Going Green? Tips for Vegetarian and Vegan Pregnancies	p. 61
Morning Sickness	p. 64
Getting Physical	p. 66
How Hot Is Too Hot?	p. 68
Sex After Conception	p. 69
Second Trimester	p. 74
Synopsis of Baby's Growth, Weeks 14-26	p. 76
Step Right Up and Try Your Luck: Predicting Baby's Sex	p. 80
Seeing Your Caregiver: What Goes on Behind Those Closed Doors	p. 81
All Systems Go? Testing This Trimester	p. 81
Not at Your Local Multiplex: AFP, Triple, and Quad Screenings	p. 85
Body Building: Signs Your Body Is Hard at Work	p. 86
Dressing for Excess	p. 89
Sleeping Skills-in Your Dreams	p. 92
Tips for Sleeping While Pregnant	p. 92
What to Do When You Get a Cold or Flu	p. 94
Traveling for Two	p. 96
Travel Tips	p. 96
Get Some Class: Birthing, Baby Care, and Breast-Feeding	p. 101
Third Trimester	p. 104
Synopsis of Baby's Growth, Weeks 27-40+	p. 106
Seeing Your Caregiver in the Third Trimester; or, Who's Your New Best Friend?	p. 107
Additional Examination Topics	p. 110
Common Late-Term Complications	p. 112
Third-Trimester Tests	p. 112
Woman at Work: Construction Nearing Completion	p. 115
Some Issues to Occupy Your Mind While Your Body Works Overtime	p. 117
Name That Baby	p. 117
Picking a Pediatrician	p. 119
Is It Time for a Personal Staff?	p. 121
Warning! Pre-Labor Ahead	p. 124
Nothing to Fear but Labor Itself	p. 127
The Baby Shower	p. 132
Getting Through Your Baby Shower	p. 134
Layette and Nursery	p. 136
The Bare Necessities	p. 139
Beyond the Bare Necessities	p. 141
The Deferred-Purchase Plan	p. 145
What Every Expectant Dad Should Know	p. 148
Signs That You Really Are an Expectant Father	p. 150
Dad and Doc: Preparing for Prenatal Visits	p. 156
A Birthing Coach's Motto: Be Prepared	p. 158
How to Be the Best Birth Coach You Can Be	p. 161
Cutting the Umbilical Cord	p. 165
The Grand Finale-Here Comes Baby	p. 170
Signs That Labor Is Near	p. 173
Arriving at the Hospital or Birthing Center	p. 180
Joining the Labor Force	p. 182
	p. 182
	p. 186
	p. 186
Pain Management 101	p. 190
Get Me the Meds!	p. 191
Tips from the Trenches: Energy Conservation and the Laboring Mom	p. 194
Capturing the Moment	p. 198
Baby on Board!	p. 200
Welcome to the World, Baby!	p. 202
Babies in Transition	p. 205
Baby's First Tests	p. 206
Postdelivery FAQs	p. 207
Time to Feed the Baby	p. 211
Home, Baby!	p. 213
Everything You Need to Know About Postpartum Recovery	p. 213
You're Somebody's Mom	p. 216
Index	p. 218
About the Authors	p. 224
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