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Introduction | xiii | |
Classical Medications and Alternative Remedies | 1 | |
Classical Medications | 1 | |
Alternative Remedies | 2 | |
Homeopathy | 4 | |
Herbal Remedies | 6 | |
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine | 8 | |
Manual Therapies | 10 | |
I | The First Few Days | |
1. | A Great Physical Upheaval | 19 |
The Hormonal Revolution | 20 | |
The Reproductive System | 22 | |
The Recovery Process | 23 | |
2. | Caring for the Genital Organs | 28 |
The Uterus | 28 | |
The Birth Canal | 31 | |
After an Episiotomy | 33 | |
3. | Your Bodily Functions After Childbirth | 42 |
Urination | 42 | |
Fluid Retention | 44 | |
The Digestive Tract | 45 | |
Your First Exercises After Childbirth | 49 | |
4. | Coping with the Side Effects of Childbirth | 52 |
The Common Side Effects of Chidbirth | 52 | |
Circulatory Problems | 57 | |
Hemorrhoids | 58 | |
After an Epidural | 62 | |
5. | After a Cesarean Section | 67 |
The Operation | 67 | |
Discomfort After a Cesarean | 70 | |
The Baby Born by Cesarean | 76 | |
6. | Reclaiming Your Body | 78 |
Rehabilitating the Pelvic Floor Muscles | 79 | |
Recovering Pelvic Balance | 80 | |
7. | Possible Postpartum Complications | 84 |
Infections | 84 | |
Hemorrhages | 88 | |
Serious Circulatory Problems | 90 | |
II | Your First Few Weeks | |
8. | A Changed Lifestyle | 95 |
Your Fragile Body | 95 | |
Getting Your Routine Under Control | 97 | |
Organizing Your Return Home | 100 | |
Relationships Change | 104 | |
Surviving Fatigue | 110 | |
9. | Looking After Your Body | 114 |
Your Posture | 114 | |
Exercises for the First Six Weeks After Childbirth | 119 | |
Hygiene | 121 | |
Bleeding | 121 | |
Healing Your Scars | 123 | |
Infections | 124 | |
Your Appearance | 126 | |
10. | Diet After Childbirth | 134 |
The Impact of Childbirth | 134 | |
How to Get What You Need | 135 | |
Your Dietary Habits | 139 | |
A Word About Dieting | 140 | |
11. | Resuming Your Menstrual Cycle | 142 |
Your First Period After Childbirth | 142 | |
Your Fertility | 142 | |
The Postnatal Visit | 145 | |
12. | Returning to Work | 147 |
Breast-feeding for the Working Mother | 149 | |
III | Breast-Feeding | |
13. | Common Myths About Breast-feeding | 153 |
The Importance of a Good Start | 154 | |
The Truth Behind the Myths | 155 | |
14. | Breast-feeding: Getting Off to a Good Start | 159 |
How the Breasts Produce Milk | 159 | |
The Golden Rules | 161 | |
The Feed | 165 | |
Breast-feeding Problems | 172 | |
Mother's Milk for Premature or Sick Babies | 183 | |
15. | An Established Routine | 185 |
Integrating Breast-feeding into Your Routine | 186 | |
Weaning | 188 | |
16. | The Nursing Mother's Diet | 190 |
The Basics | 191 | |
IV | Emotional Reactions to Childbirth | |
17. | The First Days | 197 |
A Time of Change | 197 | |
Your First Encounter with the Baby | 199 | |
Communicating with the Newborn | 202 | |
Caring for the Baby | 205 | |
The Never-ending Story of Childbirth | 206 | |
Special Cases | 207 | |
"Baby Blues" | 210 | |
18. | Emotional Reactions of the First Few Months | 216 |
Overcoming Mild Depression | 217 | |
Managing Stress | 226 | |
19. | Postnatal Depression | 233 |
Symptoms of Postnatal Depression | 234 | |
The Causes of Postnatal Depression | 235 | |
Healing the Mind | 238 | |
Puerperal Psychosis | 242 | |
20. | The Mother in You | 243 |
Maternal Instinct: Is It in All of Us? | 243 | |
The "Perfect Mother" | 244 | |
The Impact of Our Families | 248 | |
Raising a Child | 251 | |
Lack of Recognition | 255 | |
Expectations Management | 257 | |
V | The Couple | |
21. | The Couple Changes | 261 |
When a Woman Becomes a Mother | 262 | |
When a Man Becomes a Father | 265 | |
Father and Child | 268 | |
Common Stumbling Blocks | 271 | |
22. | A Little Patience: Sex After Childbirth | 274 |
Physical Impediments to Sexual Desire | 274 | |
Psychological Obstacles to Sexual Desire | 275 | |
Reclaiming Your Intimacy | 277 | |
VI | A Full Recovery | |
23. | First Things First: The Pelvic Floor | 283 |
The Importance of the Pelvic Floor | 283 | |
Lift and Squeeze: A Brief Review of Pelvic Floor Anatomy | 285 | |
What Affects the Pelvic Floor Muscles? | 287 | |
Urogenital Problems | 290 | |
Urinary Incontinence | 291 | |
Anal Leakage | 293 | |
Organ Prolapse | 293 | |
Toning and Strengthening the Pelvic Floor | 296 | |
24. | A New Body Image | 300 |
Your Weight | 300 | |
Exercise | 304 | |
Posture and Your Back | 309 | |
Acknowledgments | 317 | |
Index | 319 |
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