NEW POSTPARTUM

Expecting or just had a new baby?
Want to feel on top of it all?

You can start this postpartum home-care program just after coming home from the hospital with your new baby.

Did you know that 80% of new mothers experience the "baby blues" and 10-15% suffer from postpartum depression?

The new e-book, New Beginnings for New Moms-A Postpartum Support Workbook, tells you how to:

Stay healthy, happy, and rested after childbirth
Stay out of postpartum depression
Turn post partum blues into postpartum bliss
Take care of yourself to better take care of your baby

When Mommy is happy, baby is happy!

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This e- book is an ideal gift at a baby shower

Learn how to:

* Get more rest into your daily routine

* Create a strong support system

* Do rejuvenating massages to regain health and vitality faster

* Give baby massage

* Get the most out of breastfeeding your baby

* Use herbal remedies for better health, energy, and mood swings

* Recognize signs of postpartum depression so you can seek help early

* Make your pregnancy and childbirth experience easy

New Beginnings for New Moms -
A Postpartum Support Workbook

Table of Contents

I. What is postpartum depression and how can I prevent it?
II. What to do before your baby’s arrival ?

1.       Get the home ready
2.       Prepare your postpartum care and recovery
3.       Herbs and spices

III. Self-Help Home Care Plan for New Moms

         1.   What to do after your baby’s arrival? - “How to stay rested,
               healthy and happy”
         2.   Taking time to rest - Secrets of care used in ancient cultures
       3.   Create your own little “Nest” at home
       4.   Create a strong support group
       5.   The herbal remedies
         6.   At mother’s breast-Benefits of breastfeeding the baby
         7.   Revitalizing massages - Mom and baby

IV. What more can we do for new mothers ?

V. Appendices: Charting your post partum health and progress
       A.    Your baby’s progress
       B.    Mothers’ self-ratings. health, energy, and sleep
       C.    How do I know if I am at risk for postpartum depression?
       C.    Self quiz on postpartum depression
       D.    What does it feel like to have post partum depression?
       E.    Research study on new mothers’ recovery with the Mother and
              Baby program
       F and G. Information on The Mother and Baby Program

A journal for new mothers - your experiences after childbirth

Checklists to help make your pregnancy and postpartum preparations easy

This e-book is an ideal gift at a baby shower

It is illustrated with beautiful photos and inspiring quotes on being a mother by Jane Fonda, Marie Osmond, Rose Kennedy, and others.

About the Author

Dr. Rannie Boes grew up in Denmark. She trained as a preschool teacher and later earned an advanced graduate degree in psychology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She taught psychology and education at kindergarten teacher training colleges in Denmark.

In 1988 she moved to Fairfield, Iowa, USA. She received a Ph. D. in psychology in 1999, specializing in research on new mothers' health and recovery after childbirth. Her Ph. D. research was published in For a Blissful Baby by Dr. Kumuda Reddy (1999). It forms the inspiration and foundation for this post partum support workbook. See wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mum/main/. Dr. Boes also presented her research at a conference hosted by the University of Iowa, June 1998. She lives in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, near Vedic City, the newest city in Iowa.

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