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When the exuberant expectation of a baby's birth abruptly ends, whether by miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, the loss leaves a mom with unimaginable grief. Navigating the depth of emotions and handling the responses of others can be a daunting task. Author Kindra King shares her journey through her first pregnancy that began on a mountaintop of joy and ended in a valley of grief and deep despair.
Through it all, she...
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Le combat d'une femme qui veut être mère, tout simplement.
Marianne vit de sa passion pour le théâtre, la traduction et la musique. Une seule chose manque à son bonheur : un enfant. La cinquantaine approche à grands pas, les demandes d'adoption n'en finissent pas, l'homme de sa vie ne se sent toujours pas prêt... Une seule solution : faire un bébé toute seule. Ou plutt deux. Eh oui, l'échographie est formelle, ce sont des jumeaux !
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Nineteen million new STD infections occur each year. STDs have been around since there were humans, yet the history, causes, symptoms, treatment, and current topics surrounding these diseases are not always adequately addressed because of fear, embarrassment, and social stigma. This informative book discusses the causes and symptoms of the most common STDs, answers important questions, shows how real people deal with STDs, and much more.
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Your Womb Shall Be Opened
No woman wishes to become barren in her life. Barrenness is a shameful thing in the society. It is a stigma and it is never a thing to celebrate. It has caused a lot of havoc in many matrimonial homes. If you happen to be in- volved in this sorrowful experience, never lose hope. The living God who created you and decreed that you must be fruitful will surely open your womb. And good children shall surely be your portion...
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The physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of yoga are invaluable during the profound journey of pregnancy. From increased strength and balance to a deeper feeling of connection with the life growing inside you, prenatal yoga will help you feel your best during this sacred time.
Yoga for Pregnancy offers detailed, precise instruction for over a hundred yoga poses to support you during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Accompanying sequences...
626) Bonkers
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A Real Mum's Hilariously Honest Tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health.
'You see, pre-motherhood I had this image of the sort of motherhood I was going to have. Happy, confident and in total control, breezing through my perfect new mum life, clad in white linen with a smiley easy-going baby attached to my hip. But then, something happened.'
A moving, inspirational and at times hilarious book from best-selling author Olivia Siegl. Part-memoir,...
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We just can't get enough of the funny stuff kids say. We share our own children's gems with friends and family. If we're smart, we write down these scraps of accidental poetry. And we turn them into books.
Martin Bruckner is an artist and father who not only recorded the sayings of his daughter, Harper, but used each as the inspiration for a work of art. After posting them on social media, Bruckner became the artist that other parents sought out...
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The US Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the land, with thousands of cases appealed to it every year. One of those history-making cases was Roe v. Wade, which decided the legality of abortion in the United States. Readers will follow this case from beginning to end, including the social and political climates that led up to it and the effects it had after the court made its ruling....
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La guerre des tétines
Il est une guerre ignorée, largement tue par les médias, qui pourtant fait rage depuis des décennies. La « Milky War » terrorise chaque jour de jeunes femmes et le monde s'en fout! Si tu es une future maman pas encore maman, tu ne sais rien de tout cela. Pourtant, tu vas savoir. Tu vas te prendre le truc en plein dans la g... dans le pif, ou, plutt, en plein dans les nichons. Surtout si tu as des copines, une famille....
630) Home Birth
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For women who believe that childbirth is a normal event, and that hospitals are places to treat illness, home birth with a licensed professional midwife is a safe and viable option. Unlike the rest of the world where home birth and midwifery are the norm, Western society has captured the traditional childbirth model and recreated it as a high-tech pathological event fraught with dangerous interventions. Yet, the United States continues to rank...
631) Lu
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"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
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A first book by the education activist behind the Sex Plus YouTube series shares nonjudgmental advice for teens with questions about sex and sexuality, covering topics ranging from sexual empowerment and consent to LGBT challenges and STI and pregnancy prevention. --wordery.com.
Green shares nonjudgmental advice for teens about sex and sexuality. She covers topics ranging from sexual empowerment and content, to LGBT challenges and pregnancy prevention....
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Do you want to improve your thinking as a black mum to be in order to have a more enjoyable and healthy pregnancy and parenting experience? Do you want to get the advantages of meditation and mindfulness while you're pregnant? If that's the case, this book is for you. Through the neurological and hormonal systems, your recurring thoughts have an impact on your body. Choose the thoughts cautiously you allow having an effect on your own and your baby's...
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An intimate memoir of miscarriage, premature birth, and motherhood from a bold and brilliant new voice in Atlantic Canada
I am the space between motherhood and longing for it, but it's a space that doesn't exist. I can't be both fertile and infertile, our language doesn't allow for it. So, this is the space I have created for myself. This is where I live. Forever fertile and infertile. A mother to six, a mother of one. I am childless, and with child....
635) Birth Formations: What Multiple Home Births Teach About Living, Laboring, and Mothering in the Now
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A nuts-and-bolts approach on how to actualize the New Age concept of living in the present moment before conception, during pregnancy, throughout delivery and in the midst of postpartum motherhood for the busy woman who desires to do and have it all.
“Birth Formations: What Multiple Home Births Teach About Living, Laboring, and Mothering in the Now” encapsulates over ten years of practice in the holistic healing arts and alternative health field...
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Manage your gestational diabetes with confidence
A gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosis can be worrying, but, with a little guidance, it's simple to care for yourself and your baby. Packed full of information and easy recipes, this health-focused cookbook gives you the tools you need to manage blood sugar, prepare nourishing meals, and have a happy, healthy pregnancy.
What sets this book apart from other gestational diabetes cookbooks:...
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While postpartum depression has become a recognizable condition, THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE is the first book to treat root causes of mommy brain, baby blues, and other symptoms that leave mothers feeling exhausted.
Any woman who has read What to Expect When You're Expecting needs a copy of THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE. Filled with trustworthy advice, protocols for successful recovery, and written by a compassionate expert in women's health, this...
638) The Burning
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A rumor is like fire. You might think you've extinguished it, but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back to life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames.
New school. Check.
New town. Check.
New last name. Check.
Social media profiles? Deleted.
Anna and her mother have moved hundreds of miles to put the past behind them. Anna hopes to make a fresh start and escape the harassment...
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Birth Work as Care Work presents a vibrant collection of stories and insights from the front lines of birth activist communities. The personal has once more become political, and birth workers, supporters, and doulas now find themselves at the fore of collective struggles for freedom and dignity.
The author, herself a scholar and birth justice organizer, provides a unique platform to explore the political dynamics of birth work, drawing connections...
640) The Bump Plan
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A practical, expert-led, straight-talking guide to exercising during pregnancy and post-birth. Staying active during pregnancy and the postpartum period has vast physical and mental health benefits, but it's also a subject that's fraught with fear, myths, and misinformation. We're told by doctors to exercise, but we're not given the tools with which to do so. Enter: The Bump Plan, by personal trainer, pre-and-postnatal exercise specialist and mother...
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