Your pregnancy and newborn journey
Subtitle: a guide for pregnant teens
By: Jeanne Warren Lindsay and Jean Brunelli.
Contributors: Brunelli, Jean, 1934-
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Morning Glory Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Buena Park, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Prenatal care -- Juvenile literature.; Teenage pregnancy -- Juvenile literature.; Teenage parents -- Juvenile literature.; Pregnancy.; Teenage parents.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Your pregnancy & newborn journey
Description: Discusses nutritional, medical, and social aspects of teenage pregnancy and teenage parenthood.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-204) and index.
Table of contents: value: Machine generated contents note: Parenting Starts with Pregnancy; value: * Your feelings matter * See your healthcare provider; value: early!  Medical expenses of pregnancy  Stay in school!; value: * Your parents' reaction  Mother/daughter relationship; value: * Your partner's reaction * If he's not with you; value: * Abusive relationships, gangs * Life goes on; value: Dealing with Minor Discomforts; value: * Always tired  Morning sickness - all day  "Where's; value: the bathroom?" * Are you dizzy? * Moodiness strikes; value: * You may have heartburn * If constipation is a problem; value: * Varicose veins and hemorrhoids * If you can't sleep; value: Dealing with backaches * Movement from baby; value: * Danger signs  Pregnancy is not permanent; value: Your Baby's Development; value: * Sperm and ovum unite * Female and male reproductive; value: organs * Cells continue to divide  Second, third months; value: * Fourth month ends * Checking on your baby  Prenatal; value: visits lead to healthy babies * You'll feel him move; value: * Sixth month - not ready to be born * Baby gets fatter; value: 4 rEating Right for Baby and You; value: * Your baby eats what you eat * Good nutrition helps; value: prevent eclampsia  Importance of protein  Milk for; value: baby's bones, teeth * Fruits and vegetables  Cereals and; value: bread * Take your vitamins * Limit the fat * Calories; value: count * The fast-food dilemma * Follow the Food Guide; value: Pyramid; value: 5 "No" to Smoking, Drugs, Alcohol; value: * Smoking harms fetus  Baby can't "breathe" * Smokers; value: may have smaller babies * Fetal alcohol syndrome; value: (FAS)  Drugs and pregnancy * "No" to over-the-; value: counter drugs; value: 6 For Some - Adoption Is an Option; value: * Adoption is changing  Counseling is important; value: * Father's rights in adoption -Adoption planning is; value: difficult  Grandparents' feelings Making the final; value: decision * Birthparents will grieve  Supporting an; value: adoption plan; value: 7 Preparing for Labor and Delivery; value: * Nine months of preparation  Those early contractions; value: * Prepared childbirth * You need a coach Relaxation; value: techniques help  Premature labor signs * Prepare a birth; value: plan  Labor - an athletic event; value: 8 Your Baby Is Born; value: Signs of early labor  Timing your contractions * Pain; value: relief medication ' Transition stage  Your baby's arrival; value: ' Delivery of the placenta ' The circumcision decision; value: ' For some, a C-section  Baby's first test; value: 9 The Baby with Special Needs; value: How parents feel  How to help baby with special; value: needs  Telling others about the baby  How to help; value: a friend whose baby has special needs  Things to; value: remember; value: 10 Your Fourth Trimester; value: * How will you feel? * After-baby blues * Getting help; value: * Lifestyle changes  Bonding with your baby; value: * Handling stress * Take a few minutes off; value: * Your partner relationship; value: 11 Feeding Your Newborn; value: * Many choose breastfeeding * Less illness for breastfed; value: babies * Getting started * The art of breastfeeding; value: * Is baby getting enough? * Guardingyour health; value: * Breastfeed in public? * Some prefer bottle-feeding; value: 12 What Does a New Baby Do?; value: * What does she look like?  Belly button care * How; value: baby develops * What can he see? * Notice her reflex; value: actions * Those first days  Observe him closely; value: * What does baby want out of life? * Infants don't; value: "spoil" * Perhaps she's lonely  He may like swaddling; value: * Be sensitive to her needs; value: 13 Especially for Dad; value: * For teen fathers * Perhaps you're older * If you aren't; value: together  Father's rights * Her parents may reject you; value: * Your parents' reaction * Your responsibilities as a; value: father * Don't drop out! * Dad's role during pregnancy; value: * Sharing prenatal care visits * She needs a labor coach; value: * Taking responsibility * It's not easy; value: 14 Another Baby - When?; value: * Sex may change relationship * Issues to consider; value: * Other objections to contraception  Lots of options; value: * Birth control pill  Intrauterine device (IUD); value: * Contraceptive implant  Depo-Provera  STD concerns; value: * AIDS - the incurable STD * Caring for yourself and; value: your family; value: Appendix; value: Annotated Bibliography; value: Index.