The baby bible : a guide to taking care of your bump, your baby and yourself / Bec Judd with Lauren Sams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Judd, Bec, author.

Sams, Lauren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood.

Pregnancy.

Newborn infants--Care.

Newborn infants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales : Allen & Unwin, 2018.

Summary:

A comprehensive month by month guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond from mother of four and media personality Bec Judd and her dream team of experts.

Contents:

Cover

About the Author

Title

Contents

The accidental mum

The dream team

Before the bump

Finding out I was going to be a mum

Month 1 (weeks 1-4)

Being pregnant with Billie

Interruption from an expert: Pregnancy 101

The do's and don'ts

Interruption from an expert: Nutrition during pregnancy

Pregnancy exercise: The first trimester

Interruption from an expert: Pelvic floor exercises

Pregnancy skincare

Interruption from an expert: Pregnancy and beauty products

Month 2 (weeks 5-8)

Public or private?

Interruption from an expert: What the hell is happening to my body?

So . . . you're having more than one baby

Interruption from an expert: Tests, tests, tests

Interruption from an expert: Multiple pregnancy

Month 3 (weeks 9-13)

How to style your bump

Interruption from an expert: Genetic testing

Finding out the sex

Interruption from an expert: Twelve-week ultrasound (and other tests)

Month 4 (weeks 14-17)

Dude, where's my abs?

Interruption from an expert: All about diastasis recti

Pregnancy exercise: The second trimester

Interruption from an expert: Safe exercise during pregnancy

Bec's workouts

Month 5 (weeks 18-21)

Pregnancy hormones

Birth classes: Yay or nay?

Interruption from an expert: Second trimester ultrasound

Eating for two . . . or three

Make-you-go muesli*

Best-ever gluten-free chocolate cake

Butter cupcakes with raspberry icing (AKA Billie's pink cupcakes)

Coconut choc chip cookies

Broken biscuit slice

Gross things that are going to happen (sorry)

Month 6 (weeks 22-26)

Baby gear: What do you really need?

Styling the nursery

Month 7 (weeks 27-30)

Babymoon time

Interruption from an expert: Airline travel

Pregnancy exercise: The third trimester

Interruption from an expert: 28-week blood test.

Packing the baby bag

Interruption from an expert: Third trimester ultrasound

Birth plan

Month 8 (weeks 31-35)

Giving birth to the twins

The baby shower

Month 9 (weeks 36-40)

Nesting-and relaxing

Setting up your home

The big day

Everything I know about labour

Interruption from an expert: Everything Midwife Cath knows about labour

Your first few days as a mum

Breastfeeding (or, how to use your boobs to keep your baby alive)

Interruption from an expert: Everything you wanted to know about breastfeeding

Conflicting advice

Baby blues

Not all postnatal depression looks the same

Recovery

Your body after birth

Interruption from an expert: Caring for your body post-birth

Home time

Routines

Interruption from an expert: Why you should wrap your baby

Sleeping FAQs

Interruption from an expert: Newborn routines

Safe sleeping tips

Baby gear: The stuff you'll need later

Travel with a newborn

Mum life hacks you never knew you needed

Final thoughts

Acknowledgements

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-76063-566-9