How to Have a Baby and Still Live in the Real World / Jane Symons ; consulting editor, Gila Leiter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Symons, Jane

Contributor:

Leiter, Gila, editor.

Ivy Press, originating body.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy--Popular works.

Pregnancy.

Childbirth--Popular works.

Childbirth.

Pregnancy--Humor.

Childbirth--Humor.

Genre:

humor.

Humor.

Popular works.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Other Title:

How to have a baby

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, ©2003.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Finding out. Chain reactions; Dos and don'ts; Howdy partner; Financial times

2. Alien invasion. What's happening when; It Makes me sick when ...; Mood swings and roundabouts; Fears and fatigue; Thanks for the mammaries; Gimme, gimme, gimme; Old wives' wisdom

3. Pregnancy, your partner, and the rest of the world. Miscarriage and other worries; Actions and reactions; Becoming public property; Work it out; Care options

4. Tests, doctors, and more tests. Pees on cue; Sweet thing; Hypertension and other pressures; Blood knows; Scan do; Amniocentesis, PUBS, and CVS; Fetal checks

5. Sex, exercise, and food. The pelvic floor; Exercise during pregnancy; Weighing up; How it adds up; Good taste

6. Mid term-as good as it gets? Back to school; The best-laid plans ...; It's a pain in the ...; Give it your breast shot; Bumps don't make frumps; Buy, buy, baby; Vacation options

7. The last two months. So you're sick of being pregnant; Code red conditions; Last-minute planning

8. Labor, when push comes to shove. The final countdown; Let the labor begin; Schedules and induction; Active service, Pain, pain, go away; Making the transition; Pushing the right buttons; Cutting too quick; Cesars

it's not cut-and-dried

9. Aftershock

it's only just begun! Squashed frogs and aliens; The aftermath; Going with the flow; Ladies sing the blues; Oops, I've turned into a parent!

Notes:

"Allow 40 Weeks for Delivery"--Cover.

"A Totally Candid Guide to the Whole Deal"--Cover.

"This book was created by The Ivy Press Ltd., The Old Candlemakers, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2NZ"--Title page verso.

"Creative Director Peter Bridgewater. Publisher Sophie Collins. Editorial Director Steven Luck. Art Director Clare Barber. Design Manager Tony Seddon. Senior Project Editor Caroline Earle. Designer Kevin Knight. Illustrations Moira Wills"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-215) and index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

0762414472

9780762414475

OCLC:

52096429

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