CARING for YOUR BABY and YOUNG CHILD
Birth to Age 5
The Complete and Authoritative Guide
The American Academy of Pediatrics
Steven P. Shelov, M.D., editor in chief
Robert E. Hannemann, M.D., associate medical

 

Provides a wealth of authoritative child-care information in an easy-to-use format.
The first half of this hefty text serves as a comprehensive parenting manual, and includes a month-by-month guide to the first year, nutritional information, basic care instructions, and physical, emotional, and social developmental milestones for children up to 5 years old.  The second half of the book includes a thorough, easy-to-navigate emergency first-aid section, plus detailed information about childhood illnesses, immunization schedules and side effects, and family structures, as well as a discussion of behavioral issues. ...is useful, sensible, and carefully researched..

 

More than 350 illustrations.
Hardback with dust jacket. 676 pages. Dust jacket a little worn, otherwise book is new. (retail $29) Will sell for $14
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For every parent, a baby's early years are filled with memorable firsts-first smiles . . . first words . . . first steps . . . first Christmas. It's natural that an artist best known for her celebration of babies would create the perfect place to save these precious moments for posterity. My First Five Years is graced throughout with the remarkable images of acclaimed photographer Anne Geddes. Each turn of the page reveals an enchanting image and yet another example of her deep and abiding love for babies. Through Geddes' eyes we are able to experience the innocence and preciousness of new life. My First Five Years is filled with touches that make this a truly special journal-an envelope to hold a baby's first lock of hair, height and weight charts to track growth through the years, and plenty of room for announcements and your own child's photos and mementos. My First Five Years will become a treasured keepsake of a time that passes all too quickly.

 

Hardback. 79 pages. Bottom right corner a little small bend, otherwise book is new. (retail $22) Will sell for $14
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It's only natural that an artist best known for her celebration of babies would create the perfect way to honor the joys and challenges of pregnancy. Anne Geddes' book, My Pregnancy Journal, makes the perfect gift for mothers-to-be. Adorned with the striking, trademark images from her Anne's journal celebrates the miracle of life by marking the rites of passage that women experience over the course of their pregnancy. "What I most wish for my baby," "Dreams I have been having," "What I really enjoy about being pregnant." These and many other journal-entry prompts make this the ultimate easy-to-use method to record these special times. Ample space allows expectant mothers generous room for their milestones and memories-details that will become treasured gifts to their children in years to come. Anne's beautiful images cast warm tones and a magical feeling over the entire journal, drawing gift recipients into the wonderful world of awaiting motherhood. Babies, mothers, nature, nurturing . . . it's all included, setting the stage for the personal and precious record this journal will become.

 

Hardback spiral bound. 94 pages. Corners a little small bent, otherwise book is new. (retail $22) Will sell for $14
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NATURAL CHILDBIRTH the BRADLEY WAY
by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg with Peter Rosegg

 

Since the Bradley method was first introduced, a growing number of expectant parents have opted for natural childbirth, knowing that it's safer than medicated or surgical delivery. But where can parents-to-be go for information on how to have a successful Bradley birth? This book provides all the answers, offering sound advice on how to prepare physically for labor and what to expect during each of its stages. Photos & line drawings.

 

Paperback. 241 pages. Like new. (retail $15) Will sell for $10
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Reassuring, informative, and uniquely inspiring, The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth is the indispensable encyclopedic reference for expectant mothers from the moment of conception to the moment of delivery and beyond. With extraordinary photographs of labor and delivery and authoritative advice on natural childbirth.

 

Hardback with dust jacket. 432 pages. Very small tear on one tip of corner of cover. Otherwise book is new. (retail $24) Will sell for $16.
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Parents, Infants, and the Drama of Early Attachment
by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and Bertrand G. Cramer, M.D.

 

Celebrated baby doctor Brazelton and psychiatrist/psychoanalyst Cramer describe how, during pregnancy and afterward, parents form attachments and interact with their children.

 

Hardbound. 251 pages. Inside corner page cut and a couple of pages slightly turned in, otherwise in excellent condition. (retails $18) Will sell for $10.
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WOMEN'S BODIES, WOMEN'S WISDOM
Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

 

Dr. Christiane Northrup’s vision of mind-body wellness has received an extraordinary response from women all over the world. Her groundbreaking classic, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, powerfully demonstrates that when women change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they heal faster, more completely, and with far fewer medical interventions.

 

Here in this revised edition is the most up-to-date information available on the entire range of women’s health concerns, including:

 

• A nutrition chapter emphasizing individual dietary needs and body chemistry

 

• Information on improving fertility after age 35–and how to cut the risk of C-section by 50 percent

 

• A comprehensive program for menopause, including how to decide whether natural hormone replacement is right

 

• Holistic ways to prepare and heal faster if surgery is necessary

 

• Plus dozens of natural treatments and a wealth of hard-to-find health care resources

 

Filled with dramatic case histories from her medical practice in Maine, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom is contemporary medicine at its best, combining new technologies with natural remedies and the miraculous healing powers within the body itself.

 

Paperback. 906 pages. A very few pages has a little crease at their corner, otherwise like new. (retail $18) Will sell for $10
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