The Yoga Of Pregnancy Week By Week

Focusing on creating a conscious union with the growing baby in utero, this detailed guide introduces a practice of weekly meditations, yoga, and affirmations that reflect the developmental and physiological changes taking place both inside and outside the womb. The book enhances the experience of pregnancy and prepares mothers physically, emotionally, and spiritually for child birth and motherhood. Beginners to yoga as well as regular practitioners will learn unique approaches and proper techniques that initiate a healthful, purposeful connection with the mother's own body and with her unborn child.

Covers each stage of pregnancy, explaining physical changes in pregnant women and fetal development during each stage, and discusses health problems, medication, prenatal classes, and doctor visits.

Ideal for those already pregnant and for those planning pregnancy, this title should help them relax and enjoy this very special time in a woman's life, and to have a healthy baby.

Straightforward source of information for every woman who is either planning a pregnancy or already pregnant.

Find out what to expect from conception to birth From the moment after conception to feeding your newborn baby, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, covers everything you need to know about the miracle of pregnancy. Professor Lesley Regan, world-renowned obstetrician, draws on her professional expertise and personal experience to explain exactly what is happening in your pregnancy week-by-week, both to you and to your baby. This essential pregnancy guide demystifies complex medical jargon, enabling you to make educated choices about your pregnancy and antenatal care, while also guiding you through your own physical and emotional changes as the weeks go by. Find explanations, advice and reassurance to ensure you have the best possible understanding of this extraordinary and wonderful time. Stunning 3D ultrasound images and specialist, up-to-the-minute research and information describes your baby's remarkable development, week-by-week, in the womb. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for a new mum-to-be or searching for a comprehensive book for your own needs, Your Pregnancy Week by Week is for you. A newer edition of this book is available.

Offers a fascinating and succinct guide to pregnancy. Discusses all aspects of pregnancy including side effects, complications, tests, labour, planning for baby, parental expectations and postnatal period. Also contains nutritional table and yoga routine.

A practical, step-by-step photographic guide to yoga poses specifically chosen to support you safely through pregnancy and the first months following the birth. Yoga is more important during pregnancy than at any other time of your life. As your body becomes unfamiliar to you from trimester to trimester and as labor approaches, you need safe, strengthening, and supportive sequences to guide you on your journey. This book gives you step-by-step yoga postures specially adapted for each trimester, and relaxation techniques and simple breathing exercises will show you how to adjust to the physical demands of labor and give birth with confidence. From conception to birth, help develop shared well-being and continue to reap the benefits of yoga after the birth as you bond with your new baby and regain your shape.