The Babymoon Experience
How to nurture yourself and your baby through pregnancy and the early weeks
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2010
Summary
Becoming a mother is probably the most life-changing experience any woman goes through and the first weeks after giving birth is a period of huge adjustment for both mother and baby. Many cultures recognise this with a period of ‘lying in’ but in the West we have lost this, pressuring women to get ‘back to normal; as soon as possible after birth. We need to rediscover the art of mothering the new mother. We expect new mothers to carry on as before, as quickly as possible, and in minimising th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749942472 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0749942479 |
| Author: | Caroline Deacon |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 138mm x 20mm |
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***** NOW MUM AND BABY
Aiming to reclaim the lost tradition of the ‘babymoon - … this book teaches you how to recover physically and emotionally after giving birth’
***** NOW MUM AND BABYAbout The Author
Caroline Deacon
Caroline Deacon is an experienced mother of three, who has supported new mothers for over 12 years through her work with the National Childbirth Trust. She is also a psychologist and health journalist and the author of 4 books on childcare including Babycalming - simple solutions for a happy baby.
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