
The Everything Health Guide to Postpartum Care
A Complete Guide to Looking and Feeling Great After Delivery and Beyond
By: Meagan Francis
Paperback | 2 April 2007
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| Introduction | p. xi |
| Preparing for a Great Postpartum Experience | p. 1 |
| How Your Birth Experience Affects Your Postpartum Experience | p. 1 |
| Avoiding Interventions | p. 5 |
| Creating a Hospital Postpartum Plan | p. 7 |
| Creating a Support System | p. 8 |
| Getting Help at Home and with Other Children | p. 10 |
| Stocking Up for Postpartum | p. 12 |
| Professional Help | p. 15 |
| Take Advantage of This Time | p. 16 |
| Last-minute Considerations | p. 17 |
| The First Few Hours after Birth | p. 19 |
| The Third Stage of Labor | p. 19 |
| The Fourth Stage of Labor | p. 22 |
| Your Uterus after Birth | p. 24 |
| How You May Feel Physically | p. 26 |
| Effects of Medication | p. 27 |
| Your Emotions | p. 28 |
| Your Appearance | p. 30 |
| Getting Ready for Recovery | p. 30 |
| The First Week after Birth | p. 33 |
| How You May Be Feeling | p. 33 |
| Dealing with Afterpains | p. 38 |
| Medical Pain Relief | p. 39 |
| Caring for Stitches | p. 41 |
| Handling Visitors | p. 42 |
| Why Breastfeed? | p. 44 |
| Beginning Breastfeeding | p. 45 |
| Breastfeeding at Home | p. 47 |
| Your Hospital Stay | p. 51 |
| What to Expect from Hospital Staff | p. 51 |
| Eating Healthfully in the Hospital | p. 53 |
| Rooming In Versus Rooming Out | p. 54 |
| Personal and Professional Visitors | p. 56 |
| Paperwork | p. 59 |
| If Your Baby Has to Stay | p. 62 |
| Recovering after a C-section | p. 67 |
| Preparing for a C-section | p. 67 |
| Recovering in the Hospital | p. 68 |
| Recovering at Home | p. 70 |
| Emotional Issues after a C-section | p. 72 |
| Talking about Your Feelings | p. 73 |
| Moving On | p. 76 |
| Bonding with Your Baby | p. 78 |
| Breastfeeding after a Cesarean | p. 79 |
| Postpartum Complications and Health Concerns | p. 83 |
| Infections | p. 83 |
| Hemorrhage | p. 87 |
| Hematoma | p. 91 |
| Bruised, Sprained, or Broken Tailbone | p. 92 |
| Pelvic Floor Injury | p. 93 |
| Gallbladder Issues | p. 95 |
| Tips for a Healthy Postpartum Period | p. 96 |
| When to Call Your Doctor or Midwife | p. 97 |
| Weeks Two to Six | p. 101 |
| How You'll Be Feeling | p. 101 |
| How You'll Look | p. 105 |
| Getting Out of the House | p. 106 |
| Nursing in Public | p. 108 |
| When Your Partner Returns to Work | p. 111 |
| Breast Care | p. 117 |
| What's Going On in There? | p. 117 |
| Can You Breastfeed? | p. 118 |
| Breastfeeding and Lifestyle Changes | p. 120 |
| Breastfeeding Positions | p. 122 |
| Sore Nipples | p. 124 |
| Ruling Out Thrush | p. 127 |
| Other Breast Issues | p. 130 |
| Everyday Breast Care | p. 132 |
| Sleep | p. 135 |
| How Much Newborn Babies Sleep | p. 135 |
| You Need Your Sleep, Too | p. 137 |
| Mastering Naps | p. 139 |
| Where Should Your Baby Sleep? | p. 140 |
| Maximizing Sleep Time | p. 144 |
| Ignore the Critics | p. 146 |
| Skin and Hair Care | p. 149 |
| Skin Changes Left Over from Pregnancy | p. 149 |
| Excessive Sweating | p. 151 |
| Stretch Marks | p. 152 |
| Changes to Your Complexion | p. 153 |
| Making Time for a Skin-care Routine | p. 156 |
| Changes to Your Hair | p. 157 |
| Am I Balding? | p. 159 |
| The Six-week Checkup | p. 161 |
| What to Expect | p. 161 |
| Sex, Breastfeeding, and Birth Control | p. 162 |
| Barrier Methods | p. 164 |
| Hormonal Contraceptives | p. 169 |
| Emergency Contraception | p. 172 |
| Natural Family Planning | p. 173 |
| Sterilization | p. 174 |
| Exercise | p. 177 |
| Are You Ready? | p. 177 |
| Exercises for the Early Weeks | p. 179 |
| Taking It Up a Notch | p. 181 |
| Working Out with Baby In-arms | p. 184 |
| Getting the Right Stuff | p. 185 |
| Getting Support | p. 187 |
| Getting Back to Your Normal Shape | p. 188 |
| Weight Loss and Nutrition | p. 191 |
| Getting the Nutrition You Need | p. 191 |
| Breastfeeding and Calorie Needs | p. 192 |
| Nutrition for Nursing Moms | p. 193 |
| Special Diets and Breastfeeding | p. 194 |
| Losing Weight Healthfully | p. 196 |
| Tips for Postpartum Weight Loss | p. 198 |
| Your Postpartum Wardrobe | p. 203 |
| The Early Weeks | p. 203 |
| Beyond Maternity Wear | p. 204 |
| Dressing for Work | p. 207 |
| Minimizing a Large Bust | p. 208 |
| Nursing Wear | p. 209 |
| Selecting a Bra | p. 211 |
| Nursing Wear for Nighttime | p. 214 |
| Postpartum Depression and Other Postpartum Mood Disorders | p. 215 |
| What Is a Postpartum Mood Disorder? | p. 215 |
| Postpartum Depression and Anxiety | p. 216 |
| Other Postpartum Mood Disorders | p. 217 |
| Is It Your Thyroid? | p. 219 |
| Preventing Depression | p. 220 |
| Treating Depression and Anxiety | p. 225 |
| Postpartum Sex | p. 227 |
| Are You Physically Ready? | p. 227 |
| Emotional Concerns | p. 228 |
| Comfort Issues | p. 229 |
| Lack of Desire | p. 231 |
| Finding the Time-and Place-for Romance | p. 235 |
| Being Intimate Without Having Sex | p. 236 |
| Adjusting to Motherhood | p. 239 |
| Motherhood: Myths and Realities | p. 239 |
| Bonding with Your Baby | p. 241 |
| Feeling a Sense of Accomplishment | p. 242 |
| Your Mothering Style | p. 243 |
| Caring for Yourself | p. 244 |
| Your Social Network | p. 245 |
| Tools that Will Make Your Life Easier | p. 248 |
| Your Partner | p. 251 |
| Your Partner's Feelings | p. 251 |
| Parenting Disagreements | p. 255 |
| Keeping Communication Strong | p. 256 |
| Making Time for Each Other | p. 257 |
| Who's Doing the Housework? | p. 258 |
| Postpartum Depression for Dads? | p. 262 |
| Special Circumstances | p. 263 |
| Single Moms | p. 263 |
| A Single Mom's Emotional Life | p. 266 |
| Multiples | p. 269 |
| If You Had a Traumatic Birth | p. 271 |
| If Your Baby Has Special Needs | p. 273 |
| Postpartum Care after a Loss | p. 274 |
| Going Back to Work | p. 279 |
| Maternity Leave | p. 279 |
| Getting a Longer Break | p. 280 |
| Breastfeeding and a Job | p. 283 |
| Dealing with Guilt | p. 289 |
| Making Work Work | p. 290 |
| Glossary | p. 293 |
| Resources | p. 301 |
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ISBN: 9781598692754
ISBN-10: 1598692755
Series: Everything Health and Fitness
Published: 2nd April 2007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: ADAMS PUB
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.24 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.43
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