Produced in association with "Practical Parenting" magazine, this book offers advice and anecdotes to ensure your pregnancy and labour are as comfortable as possible. Advice on what to eat during pregnancy, how to avoid excess weight gain, and giving up bad habits is included. Gentle exercises for pregnancy and positions for birth are also described.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 Fitness: the body miracle; feeling good; fitness benefits; working pregnancy.
Part 2 Lifestyle: medication; giving up smoking.
Part 3 Diet and weight: healthy eating and fats; what to eat; vitmains and minerals; dietary supplements; improve your diet; food
precautions; average weight gain; weight watching.
Part 4 Exercise: What sort of exercise?; walk to fitness; exercise safely; stretching in pregnancy; warm up and cool down; inner thighs; pelvic exercises; upper body, neck and shoulders; lower body exercises; leg strength; pelvic floor exercises.
Part 5 Saving energy: use your body well; body work; making giving birth easier - positions for labour; learn to relax - breathing awareness; deep relaxation; conserving energy; complementary therapies; aromatherapy; homeopathy; herbs; bach flower remedies; pick-me-ups.