You and Your Baby: Pregnancy The Ultimate Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide Book

	Introduction	11
	How to use this book
	Your due date
Weeks 1-420
	Conception, implantation, and the first days of life
	Time to start taking vitamins and exercising
	Risks from obesity, smoking, and alcohol
Week 531
	Your body starts to change
	Family diseases and genetic screening
	Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies
	Healthy first trimester diet
Week 646
	Fatigue and sleeping problems
	Surviving morning sickness
	Choosing a birthplace and a birth team
Week 757
	Dealing with mood swings
	Doubts about motherhood
	Healthy weight gain during pregnancy
Week 866
	Baby's first ultrasound
	Colds, flu, and allergies during pregnancy
	Hazards and toxins at work and at home
Week 975
	Your first OB exam and prenatal lab tests
	Walking program for beginners
	Dealing with back pain and constipation
Week 1083
	What to do when your clothes don't fit
	Food safety issues with fish, meat, and cheese
	Great ways for your partner to provide support
Week 1192
	First trimester tests for chromosomal disorders
	How your friends react to pregnancy
	Food cravings and aversions
Week 12100
	Sleep problems and solutions
	High blood pressure and pregnancy
	Healthy snacks and nonalcoholic party drinks
Week 13108
	Importance of dental care during pregnancy
	Reading and understanding food labels
	Will your second pregnancy be like your first?
Week 14114
	Heartburn causes and cures
	Maternity leave and other work issues
	Mood swings, depression, and anxiety
	Reducing sodium in your diet
Week 15124
	Preventing varicose veins
	All about amniocentesis
	Sex-good and bad-during the second trimester
	Preparing older children for a new baby
Week 16134
	Late miscarriage: causes and symptoms
	Questioning your new identity
	Staying motivated to exercise
Week 17141
	Feeling your baby move for the first time
	Treating lower-back pain
	Pregnancy issues for single moms
	Alternative exercises for pregnancy fitness
Week 18149
	What you might see on an ultrasound
	Traveling safely while pregnant
	How your partner reacts to your changing appearance
Week 19155
	Signs of trouble to watch for
	Tips for your maternity wardrobe
	Eating smart while traveling
Week 20161
	All about high-risk pregnancies
	Chronic stress: your body and your baby
	Your ultrasound showed multiple babies-now what?
Week 21168
	Vacationing smart in mid-pregnancy
	Sex affected by a growing belly
	Stretching exercises for expectant mothers
Week 22178
	Once a cesarean, always a cesarean?
	Career protection for working moms
	Strategies for coping with nighttime waking
Week 23187
	Iron deficiency, anemia, and fatigue
	Taming your junk-food cravings
	Vegetarian diets and pregnancy
Week 24193
	Common skin problems in pregnancy
	Keeping your focus at work
	Feathering your nest: essential baby gear
Week 25204
	Breathlessness and other breathing problems
	Complete guide to preterm labor and delivery
	Multiple births: likelihood, detecting, and risks
Week 26213
	Childbirth, baby-care, and breastfeeding education
	Fats in your diet-good and bad
	Exercise: fatigue and when it's time to stop
Week 27221
	Hepatitis and other liver diseases
	Fighting the mid-pregnancy blues
	Staying hydrated: water and alternatives
	Choosing an infant car seat
Week 28229
	Tests during the third trimester
	Gestational diabetes: risks, causes, and treatments
	Surviving bed rest
	Complete guide to cesarean deliveries
Week 29239
	Breech babies-identification and risk
	Planning for labor: positions and pain relief
	What happens if your water breaks?
	Outfitting a safe nursery
Week 30252
	Numbness in your hands-explanation and relief
	Causes and solutions for abdominal pain
	Do you need a doula?
	Protecting your job while on maternity leave
Week 31263
	Practicing for labor-a guide to breathing techniques
	Placenta previa and placental abruption
	Why trying to do it all is overrated
Week 32274
	Due dates: calculations and guesses
	Supplies for your baby's arrival
	The ABCs of daycare
Week 33285
	Parenting philosophies and parenting plans
	Assembling a complete baby wardrobe
	Will you need an episiotomy?
Week 34292
	Reduced fetal movements-when to be concerned
	Baby gear guide: strollers, backpacks, and more
	The truth about back labor
Week 35299
	Turning breech babies before delivery
	Grandparents and your new baby
	Planning for postpartum weight loss
Week 36307
	Delivering more than one baby
	Packing for the hospital
	Problems with your amniotic fluid
Week 37312
	Considering circumcision for your baby boy
	The earliest signs of labor
	Should your older children be in the delivery room?
	Starting a breastfeeding diet
Week 38321
	Treating persistent headaches
	Contraception choices for after pregnancy
	Nesting and a need for solitude
Week 39329
	Forceps delivery and vacuum extraction
	Labor day surprises
	What if you can't make it to the hospital?
Week 40335
	The truth about home remedies for inducing labor
	Your doctor's reasons and techniques for inducing labor
	Postpartum exercise and fitness classes
	Labor and delivery	343
	Feeding your baby	357
	Postpartum and baby care	367
	Questions for your doctor	405
	Resources	415
	Prenatal tests	419
	Newborn tests	426
	Labor and delivery terms	428
	Index	435