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Authors: Heidi Murkoff,Sharon Mazel
Tags: #Health & Fitness, #Postnatal care, #General, #Family & Relationships, #Pregnancy & Childbirth, #Pregnancy, #Childbirth, #Prenatal care
Sugar in the Urine
Get Your Flu Shots
Anemia
Symptoms of Anemia
Fetal Movement
Body Image
A Pregnant Pose
Maternity Clothes
Looking Slim When You’re Bulking Up
Pre-Baby Jitters
Unwanted Advice
Unwanted Belly Touching
Forgetfulness
ALL ABOUTExercise During Pregnancy
The Benefits of Exercise
Working in Workouts
Can You Kegel?
Exercise Smarts
Exercising the Right Way When You’re Expecting
Thirty Minutes Plus?
Shoulder and Leg Stretches
Dromedary Droop
Neck Relaxer
Choosing the Right Pregnancy Exercise
Pelvic Tilt
Biceps Curl
Leg Lifts
Tailor Stretch
Hip Flexors
Squats
Waist Twists
Exercise in Bed
If You Don’t Exercise
Chest Stretches
Chapter 10: The Fifth MonthApproximately 18 to 22 Weeks
Your Baby This Month
What You May Be Feeling
A Look Inside
What You Can Expect at This Month’s Checkup
What You May Be Wondering About
Heating Up
Dizziness
When Too Much Is Too Much
Backache
Abdominal Aches
The New Skin You’re In
Foot Growth
Fast-Growing Hair and Nails
Vision
Fetal Movement Patterns
Second-Trimester Ultrasound
A Picture That Lasts a Lifetime
Baby’s First Mall Portrait
Placenta Position
Sleeping Position
Carrying Baby, Fifth Month
Class Womb?
Carrying Older Children
Approaching Parenthood
Wearing a Seat Belt
Travel
Jettisoning Jet Lag
Pregnant at a High Altitude
Pregnant Women Are Delicious
ALL ABOUTSex and the Pregnant Woman
Sex Through the Trimesters
What’s Turning You On (or Off)?
The Ins and Outs of Sex During Pregnancy
Sexercise
When Sex May Be Limited
Getting Comfortable
Enjoying It More, Even If You’re Doing It Less
Chapter 11: The Sixth MonthApproximately 23 to 27 Weeks
Trouble Sleeping
Save Time (in a Capsule)
Protruding Navel
Baby Kicking
Itchy Belly
Clumsiness
Numbness in the Hands
Leg Cramps
Stretching Away Leg Cramps
When Something Just Doesn’t Feel Right
Hemorrhoids
Breast Lump
Childbirth Pain
Bleeding in Mid- or Late Pregnancy
Diagnosing Preeclampsia
Labor Inhibitions
Calling the Labor Shots
Hospital Tours
ALL ABOUTChildbirth Education
Benefits of Taking a Childbirth Class
Choosing a Childbirth Class
Back to School
For Information on Pregnancy/Childbirth Classes
Childbirth Education Options
Classes for Second Timers
Chapter 12: The Seventh MonthApproximately 28 to 31 Weeks
Baby Brain Food
Fatigue Revisited
Swelling
Take Them Off, While You Can
Strange Skin Bumps
Lower Back and Leg Pain (Sciatica)
Restless Leg Syndrome
Count Your Kicks
Fetal Hiccups
Accidental Falls
Orgasm and Baby’s Kicking
Dreams and Fantasies
Preparing Fido and Whiskers
Handling It All
A Birth Plan
Some Cookies with That Birth Plan?
Your Main Squeeze
Don’t Hold It In
Lifesaving Screenings for Newborns
Glucose Screening Test
Doulas: Best Medicine for Labor?
A Low-Birthweight Baby
Signs of Preterm Labor
ALL ABOUTEasing Labor Pain
Managing Your Pain with Medications
Pushing Without the Pain
Managing Your Pain with CAM
Just Breathe
Making the Decision
Chapter 13: The Eighth MonthApproximately 32 to 35 Weeks
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Not-So-Funny Rib Tickling
Shortness of Breath
Choosing a Pediatrician
Lack of Bladder Control
How You’re Carrying
Carrying Baby, Eighth Month
Your Size and Your Delivery
Your Weight Gain and the Baby’s Size
Baby’s Position
Breech Baby
Turn, Baby, Turn
Face Forward
How Does Your Baby Lie?
Other Unusual Presentations
Cesarean Delivery
Be in the Know
Elective Cesareans
Scheduled Classes for Scheduled C’s
Repeat Cesareans
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
Group B Strep
Eat Up
Taking Baths Now
Driving Now
Traveling Now
Making Love Now
Your Twosome
Considering Cord Blood Banking
ALL ABOUTBreastfeeding
Why Breast Is Best
Prepping for Breastfeeding
The Breast: Sexual or Practical?
Why Some Opt for the Bottle
Making the Choice to Breastfeed
Nursing After Breast Surgery
Got Pierced?
Mixing Breast and Bottle
When You Can’t or Shouldn’t Breastfeed
When Father Knows Breast
Chapter 14: The Ninth MonthApproximately 36 to 40 Weeks
Urinary Frequency—Again
Leaky Breasts
Spotting Now
Water Breaking in Public
Baby’s Crying Already?
Baby Dropping
Changes in Baby’s Movements
Going Down?
Nesting Instinct
Getting Ready
How Is Baby Doing?
When You Will Deliver
Do-It-Yourself Labor Induction?
The Overdue Baby
Massage It, Mama
Inviting Others to the Birth
Foods to Bring It On?
Sounds Like a Plan
Another Long Labor?
Mothering
What to Take to the Hospital or Birthing Center
Fill ’Er Up