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Gentle First Year: The Essential Guide to Mother and Baby Wellbeing in the First Twelve Months
Karen Swan MacLeod
Dr. Gowri Motha
Dr Gowri Motha is one the UK’s most respected obstetricians, working in holistic practice alongside Dr Yehudi Gordon. Her Gentle Birth Method has been hugely popular with celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Now she helps mothers in the first year after birth bond with their child and give them the best start in life.A book that takes new parents month by month through the first weeks after birth – with detailed information on the health of mother and baby – and progresses to the end of the first year. Covering everything from colic and sleepless nights to your relationship with your partner, the book is a practical and emotionally reassuring guide to help you bond with your new child.It contains:• the first weeks: the idea of creating a gentle passage into the world for the child and how to ensure good bonding is discussed• the health of your baby and toddler. From early days of breast feeding and helping your baby to sleep to introducing first foods and coping with early childhood ailments• the health of the mother: everything from episiotomy scarring to misaligned pelvises, insomnia and baby blues. Gowri introduces special massage and yoga techniques• the growing child: stage-by-stage development and introducing useful toys and books• family relationships: fathers and siblings, and grandparents
Dr Gowri Motha & Karen Swan Macleod
Gentle First Year
The Essential Guide to Mother and Baby Wellbeing in the First Twelve Months
To my parents, who are the best; to my boys, who make me
want to be the best.
Contents
Cover Page (#u8117942d-7488-5b02-961f-76ac280f7497)
Title Page (#u5e806936-617d-5618-a17f-16c8a39be11e)
Dedication (#u868abf76-e125-5bde-8713-278b99af6d75)
Foreword by Stella McCartney
Introduction: A Shared Journey for Mother and Baby
Part 1: Recovery
1 - The First Week
Embracing Motherhood (#ulink_28cbcd76-0e6c-5067-90be-0224b81166ab)
Bonding with the Baby (#ulink_bdd921b3-68e9-51eb-b251-d17d19504767)
Sleep Bonding (#ulink_7d21c726-800b-51c8-940d-05f0c4e8db43)
Water Bonding (#ulink_54e35673-f6db-548e-b10b-27e711835c3b)
Touch Bonding (#ulink_3f369eda-6005-5a3d-9690-68f9e92f8ae9)
Play Bonding
Breastfeeding
The Different Stages
How to Make Great Milk
Emotional Minefields
Baby Blues
Postnatal Depression
Birth Acceptance
Visualization
Baby
Post-partum Care
Mother
Birth Recovery
Birth-specific Treatments for Mother and Baby
Episiotomy, Vaginal Bruising, Ventouse
Caesarean Birth
Pre-term Babies
2 - Two to Twelve Weeks
Baby
Crying
Crying as Communication
Sleep
Overtiredness
Getting Your Baby to Sleep
Cot Death
Massage
Massage Routine
Play
What is Baby Play?
Baby Care
Weeks One to Three
Weeks Four to Seven
Weeks Eight to Twelve
Vaccination
Mother
Getting Your Body Back
The First Six Weeks
Weeks Seven to Twelve
Ayurvedic Diagnosis
Ayurvedic Recipes
Menu Choices
Exercise
Pelvic Floor Exercises
Sleep
Postnatal Insomnia
Mother’s Care
Birth Recovery: Two to Six Weeks
Pregnancy Recovery: Seven to Twelve Weeks
Treatment Summary for Practitioners and Partners
Part 2: Discovery
3 - Three to Six Months
Baby
Sleep
Physical Independence
Teething
Dental Routine
Mother
Sexual Relationships
Body Image
Breastfeeding
Schedule for Dropping Feeds
4 - Six Months to One Year
Baby
Weaning
When to Start
First Foods
Allergies
Meal Ideas
Separation Anxiety
Mother
Returning to Work
Pre-conceptual Care–Getting Ready for Next Time
5 - Mother & Baby Health A–Z
Baby
Neonatal Conditions and Illnesses
Mother
Common Postnatal Conditions
Support & Resources
Further Reading
