The Birth Guy's go-to guide for new dads : how to support your partner through birth, breastfeeding, and beyond / Brian W. Salmon and Kirsten Brunner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salmon, Brian W., author.

Brunner, Kirsten, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infants--Care.

Infants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, [2019]

Summary:

In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Based on Salmon's Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book provides everything dads need to know about supporting their partner through labor, birth, breastfeeding, and beyond.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Basics

Chapter 2: Preparing Your Relationship and Yourself for Parenthood

Chapter 3: Planning and Packing for the Birth

Chapter 4: Navigating Early Labor at Home

Chapter 5: Supporting Your Partner Through Active Labor

Chapter 6: Pushing, Childbirth, and Beyond

Chapter 7: Navigating C-­Sections and Other Unusual Birth Circumstances

Chapter 8: Your New Baby and Breastfeeding Basics

Chapter 9: Bringing Baby Home

Acknowledgments

Birth Guy's Glossary

References.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781684031603

1684031605