Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness -- Before, During, and AfterPregnancy

Name: Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness -- Before, During, and AfterPregnancy
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ISBN: 9780547053622

ISBN-10: 0547053622

ISBN-13: 9780547053622

Edition: 2007

Authors: Lucy J. Puryear, Lucy Puryear

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From a nationally recognized medical expert, a book as essential to a woman's emotional health during pregnancy as What to Expect When You're Expecting is to her physical health Having a baby presents unique challenges for mothers both physically and psychologically, yet the mental health aspect of maternity is rarely given its due. As an advocate for women's reproductive health, Dr. Lucy J. Puryear is changing that. In this informative, reassuring book, Dr. Puryear examines the emotional health issues associated with pregnancy and postpartum, providing an indispensable resource for expectant parents and for those who wish to become pregnant.

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



On the Way to Motherhood


I Think I Want to Be Pregnant


Working Through Family Relationships


Too Much of a Good Thing



The First Trimester


The Conspiracy of Silence


Loss of Separateness


Hormones and Their Effects on Your Moods


Loss of Control


Pregnant While Parenting


TIPS: To Tell or Not to Tell; What to Read, Whom to Believe



The Second Trimester


Not-So-Equal Partners


Sex and the Pregnant Parent


Losing Control of Your Shape


How Can I Do This to Number One?


TIPS: There Are Two Parents; Eating for Two; Sex Specifics



The Third Trimester


When Will This Be Over?


I Can Do It Myself, Thank You


Birthing Plans


Is It My Hormones or Something More Serious?


It's a Family Decision


TIPS: Putting Your Needs First; The Baby Shower; Your Postpartum Plan



The Big Day


Bonding


Right-Away Emotions


The Circle of Life


TIPS: Waiting for Baby; Make the Delivery Yours; The First Few Hours



Bringing Baby Home


Why It's Called the Fourth Trimester


Stay in Your Pajamas


What About Breastfeeding?


Nurturing Yourself


TIPS: Visitors; A Bedside Cooler; Diapers Close at Hand; Sleeping Arrangements; Forget Fashion; Sibling Survival



The New Normal


The Good Enough Mother


Ambivalence


Your Relationship with Your Partner


Returning to Work


TIPS: Good Enough; One Night a Week; The Best of Both Worlds



When More Help is Needed


Baby Blues


Postpartum Depression


Postpartum Psychosis


Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder


Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options



Where Do We go From Here?


Support Groups


Mother-Infant Units


Standards of Care


National Changes


Conclusion


Appendix


My Postpartum Plan


FDA Drug Categories for Use in Pregnancy


Examples of Medications Used in Pregnancy


Potential Adverse Effects: SSRIs


Nutritional Supplements and "Natural" Drugs During Pregnancy


Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)


Postpartum Symptoms Checklist


Resources


Index