Pregnancy and Birth

"An extremely frank and insightful guidebook that breaks the 'Code of Silence' among the sisterhood of women." No longer should new mothers have to wrestle inside themselves, feeling emotionally alone, inept or a failure. Eighty percent of new mothers feel shocked how radically their life is changing and feel as though a lack of truthful discourse among experienced mothers and medical personnel have left them unprepared mentally and emotionally. This book is filled with numerous answers to your questions, creating on open conversation with women and their partners, uncovering the emotionally confusing issues new parents face through pregnancy, birth and the adjustment period when baby comes home. Covering topics of, loss of libido, severe tiredness, anxiety, irrational crying, over protectiveness, constantly feeling judged by others, anger outbursts, natural therapy support, mindfulness and so much more. Embedded within these pages are great practical tools and techniques, combined with insight, care and wisdom to assist your journey into parenthood. Celia Fuller combines personal experiences, professional training and the stories of thousands of clients who have passed through her Natural Therapies and Counseling clinic for over 20 years to bring you this essential new parent's handbook.