(Ebook) Pregnancy For Dummies 4th edition by Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Mary Duenwald 1118825594 9781118825594

(Ebook) Pregnancy For Dummies 4th edition by Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Mary Duenwald 1118825594 9781118825594

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ISBN-10 :  1118825594 

ISBN-13 :  9781118825594

Author:  Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Mary Duenwald 

The reassuring guide to a happy, healthy pregnancy This new edition offers soon-to-be moms and dads detailed, friendly information on preparing and planning for pregnancy. You'll find guidance on the basics, as well as special considerations like age, multiple births, complications, illness, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and everything in between. Now in a portable, handy trim size that makes it easy to keep with you on the go, Pregnancy For Dummies, 4th Edition is your go-to guide on everything you'll encounter during the first, second, and third trimesters—and beyond. Packed with new information and the latest developments in medical technology, it puts your mind at ease by offering straightforward answers to all the questions you may have about pregnancy, including health risks during pregnancy, fertility problems and solutions, "on demand" cesarean sections, weight gain during pregnancy, the correlation between mercury and autism, ways to stay emotionally and physically healthy during pregnancy, and much more. Includes a complete guide to pregnancy, through all three trimesters and beyond, including a week-by-week account of what to expect during pregnancy Covers the latest information related to healthcare and pregnancy, including the latest on vaccinations, fertility problems, and prenatal diagnoses Offers advice on picking a doctor, planning prenatal visits, and designing a birthing plan Explains the stages of labor and how to care for yourself and your newborn after childbirth If you're an expectant parent, Pregnancy For Dummies, 4th Edition covers everything mom and baby experience before, during, and after childbirth.

Pregnancy For Dummies 4th Table of contents:

Part I: Getting Started with Pregnancy
Chapter 1: Seeing Double Lines: I Think I’m Pregnant!
Recognizing the Signs of Pregnancy
Determining Whether You’re Pregnant
Getting an answer at home
Going to your practitioner for answers
Calculating your due date
Selecting the Right Practitioner for You
Considering your options
Asking questions before you choose
Keeping Your Medicines and Vaccinations in Check
Reviewing your medications
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunity
Chapter 2: Your Pregnancy at a Glance: Overview of Pregnancy Week-by-Week
Weeks 0–4
Weeks 5–8
Weeks 9–12
Weeks 13–16
Weeks 17–20
Weeks 21–24
Weeks 25–28
Weeks 29–32
Weeks 33–36
Weeks 37–40
Weeks 40–42
Common Tests during Pregnancy
Chapter 3: Preparing for Life during Pregnancy
Planning Prenatal Visits
Preparing for Physical and Emotional Changes
Coping with mood swings
Living through leg cramps
Noticing vaginal discharge
Putting up with backaches
Handling stress
Understanding the Effects of Medications, Alcohol, and Drugs on Your Baby
Taking medications
Smoking and its risks
Drinking alcohol
Using recreational/illicit drugs
Looking at Lifestyle Changes
Pampering yourself with beauty treatments
Relaxing in hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, or steam rooms
Traveling
Getting dental care
Having sex
Working during Pregnancy: A Different Type of Labor
Considering occupational hazards
Understanding pregnancy and the law
Chapter 4: Diet and Exercise for the Expectant Mother
Looking at Healthy Weight Gain
Determining how much is enough
Avoiding weight obsession
Understanding your baby’s weight gain
Taking Stock of What You’re Taking In
Using the USDA Choose My Plate
Supplementing your diet
Determining Which Foods Are Safe
Eyeing potentially harmful foods
Debunking popular food myths
Considering Special Dietary Needs
Eating right, vegetarian-style
Staying healthy, vegan-style
Maintaining a gluten-free diet
Combating constipation
Dealing with diabetes
Working Out for Two
Adapting to your body’s changes
Exercising without overdoing it
Comparing forms of exercise
Part II: Pregnancy: Countdown
Chapter 5: The First Trimester
A New Life Takes Shape
Following the numbers: How the embryo grows
Take two: Noting how twins develop
Adapting to How Your Body Changes
Breast changes
Fatigue
Any-time-of-day sickness
Bloating
Frequent urination
Headaches
Constipation
Cramps
Going to Your First Prenatal Appointment
Understanding the consultation
Considering the physical exam
Eyeing the standard tests
Considering Options for Detecting Genetic Abnormalities in the First Trimester
Looking at age
Chorionic villus sampling
Recognizing Causes for Concern
Bleeding
Miscarriage
Ectopic pregnancy
For Partners: Reacting to the News
Chapter 6: The Second Trimester
Discovering How Your Baby Is Developing
Understanding Your Changing Body
Forgetfulness and clumsiness
Gas
Hair and nail growth
Heartburn
Lower abdominal/groin pain
Nasal congestion
Nosebleeds and bleeding gums
Skin changes
Checking In: Prenatal Visits
Second-trimester blood tests
“Looking” at sound waves: Ultrasound
Testing with amniocentesis
Other prenatal tests and procedures
Recognizing Causes for Concern
Bleeding
Fetal abnormality
Cervical insufficiency/Incompetent Cervix
Knowing when to seek help
For Partners: Watching Mom Grow
Chapter 7: The Third Trimester
Your Baby Gets Ready for Birth
Movin’ and shakin’: Fetal movements
Flexing the breathing muscles
Hiccupping in utero
Keeping Up with Your Changing Body
Accidents and falls
Braxton-Hicks contractions
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Fatigue
Feeling the baby “drop”
Hemorrhoids
Insomnia
Pregnancy rashes and itches
Preparing for breast-feeding
Sciatica
Shortness of breath
Stretch marks
Swelling
Urinary stress incontinence
Varicose veins
Hitting the Home Stretch: Prenatal Visits in the Third Trimester
Taking Group B strep cultures
Gauging lung maturity
Assessing your baby’s current health
Preparing for Labor
Making a birth plan
Going back to school: Classes to take
Asking for a c-section on demand
Timing labor
Using perineal massage
Getting Ready to Head to the Hospital
Packing your suitcase
Determining who’s coming to the hospital
Choosing — and using — a car seat
Recognizing Causes for Concern
Bleeding
Breech presentation
Decreased amniotic fluid volume
Decreased fetal movement
Fetal growth problems
Leaking amniotic fluid
Preeclampsia
Preterm labor
When the baby is late
For Partners — Getting Down to the Wire
Part III: The Big Event: Labor, Delivery, and Recovery
Chapter 8: Honey, I Think I’m in Labor!
Knowing When Labor Is Real — and When It Isn’t
Noticing changes before labor begins
Discerning false labor from true labor
Deciding when to call your practitioner
Checking for labor with an internal exam
Getting Admitted to the Hospital
Settling into your hospital room
Checking out the accommodations
Monitoring Your Baby
Fetal heart monitoring
Other tests of fetal health
Nudging Things Along: Labor Induction
Medically indicated induction
Elective induction
Inducing labor
Augmenting labor
Getting the Big Picture: Stages and Characteristics of Labor
The first stage
The second stage
The third stage
Handling Labor Pain
Systemic medications
Regional anesthetics
General anesthesia
Considering Alternative Birthing Methods
Delivering without anesthesia
Giving birth at home
Using a doula
Immersing yourself in a water birth
Chapter 9: Special Delivery: Bringing Your Baby into the World
Having a Vaginal Delivery
Pushing the baby out
Getting an episiotomy
Handling prolonged second-stage labor
The big moment: Delivering your baby
Delivering the placenta
Repairing your perineum
Assisting Nature: Operative Vaginal Delivery
Having a Cesarean Delivery
Understanding anesthesia
Looking at reasons for cesarean delivery
Recovering from a cesarean delivery
Congratulations! You Did It!
Shaking after delivery
Understanding postpartum bleeding
Hearing your baby’s first cry
Checking your baby’s condition
Cutting the cord
Banking cord blood and tissue
Finding out about new uses for your placenta
Chapter 10: Hello, World! Meet Your Newborn
Looking at Your Bundle of Joy
Varnished in vernix
The shape of the head
Black-and-blue marks
Blotches, patches, and more
Baby hair
Extremities
Eyes and ears
Genitalia and breasts
Umbilical cord
Newborn size
Seeing how your baby breathes
Knowing What to Expect in the Hospital
Preparing baby for life outside the womb
Understanding baby’s developing digestive system
Considering circumcision
Spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit
Checking In: Baby’s First Doctor Visit
Considering heart rate and circulatory changes
Looking at weight changes
For Partners: Home at Last — with the New Family
Chapter 11: Taking Care of Yourself after Delivery
Recuperating from Delivery
Looking and feeling like a new mom
Understanding postpartum bleeding
Dealing with perineal pain
Surviving swelling
Coping with your bladder
Battling the hemorrhoid blues
Understanding postpartum bowel function
Continuing to recover at home
Recovering from a Cesarean Delivery
Going to the recovery room
Taking it one step at a time
Understanding post-cesarean pain
Dealing with post-op pain
Getting ready to go home
Continuing to recover at home
Going through More Postpartum Changes
Sweating like a … new mom
Dealing with breast engorgement
Understanding hair loss
Chasing away the baby blues
Recognizing postpartum depression
Checking your progress: The first postpartum doctor visit
Returning to “Normal” Life
Getting fit all over again
Losing the weight
Pondering your postpartum diet
Taking your vitamins
Doing Kegel exercises
Having sex again
Choosing contraception
Chapter 12: Feeding Your Baby
Deciding between Breast and Bottle
Sizing up the advantages of breast-feeding
Checking out why some moms may choose bottle-feeding
Latching onto Breast-Feeding
Looking at the mechanics of lactation
Checking out breast-feeding positions
Getting the baby to latch on
Orchestrating feedings
Maintaining your diet
Looking at birth control options
Determining which medications are safe
Handling common problems
Breast-feeding multiples
Bottle-Feeding for Beginners
Stopping milk production
Choosing the best bottles and nipples
Feeding your baby from a bottle
Dealing with Baby’s Developing Digestive System
Part IV: Dealing with Special Concerns
Chapter 13: Pregnancies with Special Considerations
Figuring Out How Age Matters
Over-30-something moms
Not-so-young dads
Very young moms
Having Twins or More
Looking at types of multiples
Determining whether multiples are identical or fraternal
Screening for Down syndrome in pregnancies with twins or more
Conducting genetic testing in pregnancies with twins or more
Keeping track of which baby is which
Living day-to-day during a multiple pregnancy
Going through labor and delivery
Covering special issues for moms with multiples
Monitoring for preterm labor in twins
Getting Pregnant Again
Realizing how each pregnancy differs
Giving birth after a prior cesarean delivery
If You’re a Nontraditional Family
Preparing Your Child (or Children) for a New Arrival
Explaining pregnancy
Making baby-sitting arrangements for your delivery
Coming home
Chapter 14: When Things Get Complicated
Dealing with Preterm Labor
Checking for signs of preterm labor
Stopping preterm labor
Preventing preterm labor
Delivering the baby early
Handling Preeclampsia
Understanding Placental Conditions
Placenta previa
Placental abruption
Recognizing Problems with the Amniotic Fluid and Sac
Too much amniotic fluid
Too little amniotic fluid
Rupture of the amniotic sac
Describing Problems with Fetal Growth
Smaller-than-average babies
Larger-than-average babies
Looking at Blood Incompatibilities
The Rh factor
Other blood mismatches
Dealing with Breech Presentation
Pondering Post-Term Pregnancy
Chapter 15: Pregnancy in Sickness and in Health
Getting an Infection While Pregnant
Bladder and kidney infections
Chickenpox
Colds and flu
Seasonal allergies and hay fever
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections
German measles (rubella)
Hepatitis
Herpes infections
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Listeria
Lyme disease
Parvovirus infection (fifth disease)
Stomach viruses (gastroenteritis)
Toxoplasmosis
Vaginal infections
Handling Pre-Pregnancy Conditions
Asthma
Chronic hypertension
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus
Diabetes
Fibroids
Immunological problems
Inflammatory bowel disease
Seizure disorders (epilepsy)
Thyroid problems
Chapter 16: Coping with the Unexpected
Surviving Recurrent Miscarriages
Coping with Late-Pregnancy Loss
Dealing with Fetal Abnormalities
Finding Help
Beginning to Heal
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 17: Ten Things Nobody Tells You
Pregnancy Lasts Longer than Nine Months
Other People Can Drive You Crazy
You Feel Exhausted in the First Trimester
Round Ligament Pain Really Hurts
Your Belly Becomes a Hand Magnet
Hemorrhoids Are a Royal Pain in the Butt
Sometimes Women Poop While Pushing
The Weight Stays On after the Baby Comes Out
Postpartum Bonding Really Does Happen
Breast Engorgement Really Sucks, and Breast-Feeding Can Be a Production
Chapter 18: Ten Healthy Snacks for Pregnant Women
Chapter 19: Ten Key Things You Can See on Ultrasound
Measurement of Crown-Rump Length
The Face
The Spine
The Heart
The Hands
The Foot
The Fetal Profile
Three-Dimensional Image
It’s a Boy!
It’s a Girl!
About the Author
Cheat Sheet
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