David Caren

The Irish Dad's Survival Guide to Pregnancy [& Beyond] (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

New updated edition. Congratulations, you're having a baby. Yes, that's right, you're expecting too! David Caren delivers a long 'overdue' practical, straight-talking pregnancy guide for Irish expectant dads – all from a dad's perspective. Combining real-life experiences from a fraternity of Irish fathers, tried-and-tested tips and expert views, with highlights including: - Testing, Testing: Scans and Checks - What's Up, Doc? Monitoring Mum - Prams, Trams & Automobiles: Choosing the Right Wheels - Lights, Camera (Maybe?), ACTION: The Delivery - Gone with the Sleep: Surviving Sleep DeprivationAccessible, entertaining, reassuring – everything an expectant and new dad needs to know! Fully reviewed and updated.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The O'Brien Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781788492638
• Artikelnr.: 60756416

Inhaltsangabe

Congratulations ... 12 Introduction: You're going to be a dad ... 15 It All Started with The 'Late Late' Show: Tell-tale signs that she's pregnant! 15 A Game of Three Parts: Trimesters 25 Chapter 1: The First Trimester: Times they are a changin' 27 Trimester 1: Weeks 0–12 27 The 'All-Day' Infliction: Morning sickness 30 CATastrophe in Waiting: Toxoplasmosis 34 Take That out of Your Mouth ... The no-no foods of pregnancy 36 Won't He Feel IT? Sex in pregnancy 38 What's up, Doc? Well in advance of your new arrival 43 The 'M' Word: Miscarriage in pregnancy 47 Keeping Mum: The 12-week rule 54 Joe Public v Peter Private: Irish maternity care – an overview 55 Testing, Testing ... Scans and checks 63 What's up, Doc? Monitoring mum 64 Join the Club: The waiting room 69 Chapter 2: The Second Trimester. When reality 'kicks' in 73 Trimester 2: Weeks 13–28 73 In My Day ... Handling advice 76 Nobody puts Baby in a Corner! Preparing a child forthe new arrival 77 Woof Time of It: Your dog and your unborn baby 79 I Can't See Him as a Thor FitzGerald! The baby name game 81 Is That His Little ...? Finding out the sex of your baby 84 Seeing Things: Expecting multiples 86 The Name's 'Bond': Bonding with your unborn baby 90 Small Change: The price of parenthood 92 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Choosing the right family car 95 Buckle up! Choosing the car seat 98 Chapter 3: The Third Trimester. The final stretch 105 Trimester 3: Weeks 28–Birth 105 'I Love It When a Plan Comes Together ...' The birth plan 108 The MANternity Bag: The expectant dad's survival kit 112 Getting Anti about Attending: The antenatal class 114 In the Thick of It: Attending the birth 117 Grounded! Air restrictions 120 What's up, Doc? Health concerns in the third trimester 121 Twigs and Berries: Preparing the nest 124 Kitting out Your Kid: The essentials 125 Prams, Trams and Automobiles: Choosing the right wheels 131 Chapter 4: Labour: The main event 139 Show Me the Baby ... Signs that she is in labour 140 Get that Kettle away from Me! How to deliver a baby ... 142 What's up, Doc? The three stages of labour 145 Tongs of Praise: Assisted deliveries 148 Exploring Other Avenues: Caesarean section 151 Help Wanted: Pain relief in labour 153 I Like It in Here ... Natural methods for bringing out baby 159 Not the Cooking Appliance! Induction 163 Lights, Camera (Maybe?), ACTION ... The delivery 164 Afterbirth Antics: The third stage 179 Keep the Cord: Stem-cell collection 180 The Iceman Cometh: How are you REALLY feeling? 180 Chapter 5: Surviving the First Six Weeks: We are family ... 183 Home Alone: The final checklist 184 Get Into Line: Managing visiting hours 185 Mothering Mum: Postnatal depression 188 SAD DAD: Male postnatal depression 191 How to: Change a nappy 195 Wind a baby 199 Bathe a baby 202 Stop a baby crying 206 Wolverine Rocks! Say no to rocking 209 Gone with the Sleep: Surviving sleep deprivation 210 It's Breast to Bottle It ...