A pocket guide to your pregnancy: How to become your own birth Doula (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780473622152)

A Gentle Guide from a Birth Doula. Pregnancy insights and tips from a mother, wellness coach and experienced birth doula.

With compassion and warmth, author Lucy Bear empowers you to grow with your baby during your pregnancy and the early newborn months. She encourages you to adopt healthier behaviors, practices and attitudes for a better outcome for you and your baby.

You'll learn about:

• The importance of an open, adaptive attitude during pregnancy
• Bonding with your baby before and after birth
• Symptoms and natural remedies in the three trimesters
• Healing from wounds of the past
• Lovingly working with your partner to improve your relationship and move through challenges
• Meditations, journaling exercises, affirmations and reframing for expectant mothers
• How to create a birthing plan to document your preferences
• Natural pain reduction approaches, including
• Hynobirthing
• Post-partum tips, for breastfeeding, bathing baby, and diapers, plus an essentials list.
• Dad gets his own tips too, including affirmations and a reframing exercise.

Buy this supportive book for a more joyful and healthier experience of pregnancy and being a new mom.