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Survival Guide to Pregnancy Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
1.1 What to Expect From This “Survival Guide”
1.2 A Few Remarks…
1.3 Why Did I Create This eBook?
2. Words of Wisdom
2.1 You Know Less Than You Think
2.2 Expectations vs. Reality – The Truth Often Hurts
2.3 Pregnancy Is About YOUR WIFE!
2.4 Beware Old-Wives’ Tales
2.5 Back to Grade School
3. Nutrition & Fitness 101
3.1 Need for a Balanced Diet
3.2 Beyond a Balanced Diet
3.3 Avoid These Like the Plague…
3.4 Dust Off Your Sneakers
4. Pin the Tail on the Doctor
4.1 Where to Deliver?
4.1.1 The Security of Hospitals
4.1.2 The Comforts of Home
4.1.3 Birthing Center – The Best of Both Worlds?
4.2 Who Will Deliver?
4.2.1 The OB-GYN
4.2.2 The Family Practitioner
4.2.3 The Midwife
4.3 What Will Your Insurance Cover?
5. It’s Only the Beginning – The First Trimester
5.1 “What Is It Today, Dear?”
5.1.1 The “Mood Swing” Pendulum
5.1.2 Part Cat?
5.1.3 Sharing the “Porcelain God”
5.1.4 More Things Gone Wrong…
5.2 SEX!
5.3 The Low-Down on Prenatal Visits
5.3.1 Schedule of Visits
5.3.2 What to Expect
5.4 Possible Problems
5.5 One More Reason to Buy Herself Clothes, Maternity!
5.6 How to Show Her You REALLY Care
5.7 “Hey Dad, Down Here!”
6. When You Don’t Prepare…
6.1 “The What Plan?” – The Birth Plan
6.2 How to Start an Argument in Less Than 20 Seconds…
6.3 The Nursery – Why You Can’t Afford to Golf This Year
6.3.1 “This Paint Job Simply Won’t Do…”
6.3.2 Furniture Hurts…
6.4 Childproof Your Home
6.5 The Family Feline
6.6 Babies Have Needs too!
6.7 Last But Not Least…
6.7.1 Stuff For Your Wife
6.7.2 Keep Phone Numbers Handy
6.7.3 Getting to the Hospital
6.7.4 Finding the Right Pediatrician
7. In For The Long Haul – The Second Trimester
7.1 Problems Still Linger…
7.2 New Reasons to Grumble…
7.2.1 Shortness of Breath
7.2.2 Stuffy Nose and Nosebleeds
7.2.3 Complexion and Pigmentation Changes
7.2.4 Clumsiness and Forgetfulness
7.2.5 Abdominal Pains and Cramping
7.2.6 Bleeding Gums
7.2.7 Eyesight Changes
7.2.8 Swelling
7.2.9 Backaches
7.3 Her Voracious Appetite
7.4 She’s Expanding, Make Her Stop!
7.5 Peculiar Cravings
7.6 Don’t Forget Maternity Leave
7.7 “Dad, Look at What I Can Do Now!”
8. What’s in a Name, Anyway?
9. How to Captivate Your Baby
9.1 Testing… Testing… “Is This Thing On?”
9.2 Turn Up the Volume?
9.3 Be a Hands-On Individual
9.4 The Counting Game
9.5 Mommy’s Tummy as a Drawing Pad
9.6 The Flashlight Game
9.7 Got a Camera?
9.8 If You’re Religious, Pray
10. “Are We There Yet?” – The Third Trimester
10.1 Your Baby’s Treasure Chest Awaits
10.1.1 The Baby Shower
10.1.2 Birth Announcements
10.2 The Saga Continues…
10.2.1 Lack of Sleep
10.2.2 Stretch Marks
10.2.3 Leg Cramps
10.2.4 Varicose Veins
10.3 The Nesting Instinct
10.4 Signs of Labor
10.4.1 Labor Indicators
10.4.2 True Labor Signs
10.4.3 Time Contractions Like the Pros
10.5 Packing the Hospital Bags
10.5.1 Your Wife’s Bag
10.5.2 Your Bag
10.5.3 Your Baby’s Bag
10.6 Things to Worry About!?
10.6.1 Premature Birth
10.6.2 Fetal Presentation
10.6.3 Preeclampsia
10.6.4 Gestational Diabetes
10.7 “Down Here, Dad!”
11. Surviving Labor & Birth
11.1 First Things First…
11.2 Childbirth Formalities
11.2.1 Stage 1 – Before Birth
11.2.2 Stage 2 – Birth
11.2.3 Stage 3 – Afterbirth
11.3 Labor Complications
12. How to Help Your Wife Breeze Through Labor
12.1 Getting Personal…
12.2 Don’t Just Sit There, Encourage Activity
12.3 Put Your Hands to Work, Massaging
12.4 Strike a Pose – Labor and Birthing Positions
12.5 The Miracles of Water
12.6 Ready? 1-2-3, Breathe!
12.7 “QUIET on the Set!”
12.8 Drugs to the Rescue?
12.9 Learn to be “Environmentally Conscious”
12.10 Getting Creative…
13. Intervention Basics 101
13.1 Stripping the Membranes
13.2 The Wonder Drug, Pitocin
13.3 “Next Please” – The Routine Episiotomy
13.4 “Don’t Make Me Come Down There!” – The Induction
13.5 Tools of the Trade, Forceps and Vacuum Extractors
13.6 “Cesarean Section, Anyone?”
14. My Baby’s Out, What Now?
14.1 What Will Our Baby Look Like?
14.2 What Happens Immediately After Delivery?
14.3 Newborn Testing and Procedures
14.4 It’s Over With, Finally! |