Pregnancy/Childcare

A no-holds-barred collection of more than 100 real-life accounts of pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby, brought together with (read more)

A no-holds-barred collection of more than 100 real-life accounts of pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby, brought together with simple advice from pregnancy and postnatal expert Becca Maberly and consultant obstetrician Roger Marwood.

This broad range of honest pregnancy, birth and parenting stories, from the likes of Clemmie Telford, Molly Gunn, Megan Rose Lane, Anna Mathur and many more, is accompanied by professional and reassuring advice from experts that will help you navigate your own experience with positivity and confidence. Nobody Tells You will give you all the tools you need to be informed and prepared for one of life's great journeys. Without any scaremongering or sugar coating, truths are shared about topics including:* Trying to conceive* C-Sections* Postnatal recovery* Not loving breastfeeding* Self-care * And many, many more! (hide)

Imagine suddenly being sacked from your job. After spending years building your career, it's all taken away in just one moment. Why? (read more)

Imagine suddenly being sacked from your job. After spending years building your career, it's all taken away in just one moment.

Why? Because you told your boss you are pregnant. This happened to Joeli Brearley. And she quickly realised she wasn't alone - 54,000 women a year are forced out of their job because they dared to procreate, and three quarters of working mothers face workplace discrimination.
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Whatever your age, becoming a mum for the first time brings excitement, anxiety and numerous challenges. But how do you cope when, (read more)

Whatever your age, becoming a mum for the first time brings excitement, anxiety and numerous challenges. But how do you cope when, to top it all off, you discover you are almost old enough to be the mother of everyone else in your birth prep group? As one in five babies is born to a mum over 35, and the number of women over 40 giving birth has doubled, The Secret Diary of a New Mum (Aged 43 1/4) is Cari Rosen's timely and hilarious account of becoming a first-time mother in her 40s. (hide)

Written by one of the country's leading complementary fertility specialists, The Baby-Making Bible draws together Emma Cannon's years (read more)

Written by one of the country's leading complementary fertility specialists, The Baby-Making Bible draws together Emma Cannon's years of experience and success in treating couples hoping to get pregnant. Her special plan blends the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine with the highest standards in Western medical practice. Whether you are trying for a natural conception or undergoing treatment for assisted conception, she offers a practical plan you can follow to create a fertile environment and encourage healthy baby-making.

Emma approaches fertility in its widest context by taking you through her essential couples' health and lifestyle check, and makes suggestions to help you achieve optimum dietary, environmental and emotional health. She also offers specific advice for anyone who has been diagnosed with unexplained infertility or who is embarking on fertility treatment. The book features a foreword by Dr Tim Evans. (hide)

The first three months of your baby's life, sometimes called the 'fourth trimester', is a transitional phase, in which each of you (read more)

The first three months of your baby's life, sometimes called the 'fourth trimester', is a transitional phase, in which each of you is processing the birth experience you shared and acclimatising to a new way of being. It can be hard to interpret your new baby's behaviour: is she arching her back because she has tummy ache, or does she simply enjoy a stretch? Does sucking his hands indicate hunger or something else? As you navigate these early days your emotions might be all over the place and it can be hard to find and trust your instinctive need to connect with your baby. (hide)

Let Rebecca Wilson, the mum behind @whatmummymakes, show you how to cook a week's worth of simple, healthy and tasty meals to wean (read more)

Let Rebecca Wilson, the mum behind @whatmummymakes, show you how to cook a week's worth of simple, healthy and tasty meals to wean your baby from 6 months while feeding the rest of the family, too. Rebecca's recipes are fresh, accessible, nutritious and made with the whole family in mind; you can cook just one meal for everyone, adults and children alike. Now, with this family meal planner, Rebecca aims to help mealtimes become even easier and take the stress out of feeding your family.
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A reassuring, no-nonsense guide to caring for your body before, during and after giving birth. For too long, women have been told (read more)

A reassuring, no-nonsense guide to caring for your body before, during and after giving birth. For too long, women have been told that debilitating conditions following pregnancy are normal, to be expected, and something to just put up with. Emma Brockwell is on a mission to change this.

Having been through two difficult pregnancies herself, Emma combines her expertise as a specialist women's health physiotherapist with personal experience to create a warm, honest, informative and essential handbook to help pregnant women and new mums take control and care for their changing bodies. (hide)

A fresh, new pregnancy guide-the first complete functional medicine book-offering women and their partners a comprehensive approach (read more)

A fresh, new pregnancy guide-the first complete functional medicine book-offering women and their partners a comprehensive approach to maintain and enhance health and wellness before, during, and after pregnancy. The Wise Woman's Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy and Birth combines the expertise of top-tier physical therapist Patricia Ladis-who works with superstar athletes, professional dancers, and celebrities-with Dr. Anita Sadaty, a highly regarded holistic ob-gyn with a celebrity clientele.
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How well do you really know your body? How easy do you think it will be for you to get pregnant - or NOT to get pregnant? You've (read more)

How well do you really know your body? How easy do you think it will be for you to get pregnant - or NOT to get pregnant? You've probably never really been educated about your reproductive years - perhaps you learnt everything you know from friends, or from the media, or online. You might be ready for a baby now; or, like so many other women, you might want to delay the birth of your first child while you establish your career. Perhaps you're thinking about freezing your eggs.
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