About the book: Have you ever prepared for your postpartum days during your pregnancy? Have you ever imagined in your pregnancy as how a day would be in your postpartum? Have you ever stood in front of the mirror staring at yourself worrying on how much you have changed and started doubting yourself whether you could live like before? Have you ever prayed for giving you strength to overcome self-doubts and negative criticism? After experiencing all these by myself, I have come up with my own A.N.S.W.E.R.S. for all your new moms’ emotional concerns and I have put all those experiences and solutions into this book to help brandnew moms. This book will help you – To identify your self-doubts and to overcome it. – To rebuild your confidence in order to face every new challenge that comes your way. – To ease out your opinion on parenting and to handle it with joy and love using A.N.S.W.E.R.S. strategies. – To unleash the 2.0 version of yourself where life is never the same but it is even more beautiful.

OMG, I'm Going To Be A Mom? What Do I Do Now? Whether you call it an open-end journal, an events notebook or a daily diary this book can be an important tool during the upcoming months. You may be pregnant, adopting, becoming a stepmom or foster parent and you'll need a place to write down the information you are given and questions you have. Journaling lets you keep a daily record of occurrences, experiences or observations as you get ready to become a mom. This journal can be kept for general reasons, specific topics, or to track a time period during this adventure. Adding to your journal can easily be done daily in less than 20 minutes or take hours if you desire. By putting your ideas, dreams, and facts down on paper about becoming a parent you will be able to retrieve your thoughts whenever needed. The act of writing, doodling and drawing can help to expand your creative side and possibly make things a bit clearer during this important life event. The pages of your Journal can be filled with: Ideas you have and can put in motion. Your needs, wants, and desires written in detail, explaining how you will succeed at attaining them. Reoccurring thoughts that are swirling in your head become clearer when written down and reviewed at a later time. Figuring out the right questions to ask friends, family, and doctors so you get the answer you need. Victories and failures will allow you to rethink and see what's working and what's not. Short and long-term strategies to help you accomplish your goals. Positive affirmations from meditation, self-improvements, and visualizing your goals. Good Luck and Congratulations.

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Redd’s visual guide to pregnancy and all the bizarre, hilarious, and often unanticipated changes a woman’s body can go through. WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS COULD HAPPEN?!— This is not the thought you want to be having when you’re frantically Googling whether your pregnancy symptom is normal or an emergency. Just when you thought there could never be another pregnancy book, Pregnancy, OMG! comes along, and you realize how much the current market is missing. Did you know that: your nose can change size and shape? Your fingernails, far from growing long and strong, can crack or fall off? You can completely (temporarily) lose your sense of smell? That 5% of women grow a third boob? More seriously, that 25-50% percent of the partners of women with postpartum depression develop it themselves, or that 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage? This is a one-stop guide to every change a woman’s body can go through while pregnant, and is unlike anything for expecting parents on the market: it is illustrated by full-color photographs of a diverse set of real pregnant women of all shapes, sizes and ages. Featuring Nancy Redd’s trademark warmth, humor, and candor, and partnered with the advice and vetting of medical experts, this book tackles embarrassing, confusing, and less-widely discussed issues that many pregnant women face while offering practical tips and techniques to ease even the strangest problems, helping to dispel panic and shame, and providing women the resources they need for a healthy pregnancy.

From international bestselling author Liz Climo comes You're Mom, a hilarious and relatable collection of original comics about motherhood Moms: they are there for us through the good, the bad, the scary, the sticky, and everything in between. They also read us a lot of picture books along the way, and now there’s a picture book just for them. Liz Climo brings her trademark wit and adorable drawings to You're Mom: a funny, honest, and sweet homage to motherhood. Detailing the ups and downs of mothering, along with the many paths to becoming a mom and the different types of motherhood, Climo pairs humorous observations with clever illustrations of baby animals and their mothers. With more than 100 beautiful drawings, You're Mom is a book for the new mom, the seasoned mom, anyone in a mom-like role, or anyone who has ever loved a mom. It’s a thank you to those taking on the challenging role of parenting - and it's also short and sweet, which means you can read it and then hopefully get some sleep!

Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom." Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are. Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey--together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women--Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her "no excuses" approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering. Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for "someday." Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.

The Kintsugi Moms is an anthology of stories of transformation from an eminent physician’s case file. The book takes us through the challenges and struggles of single mothers and the ways they metamorphosed into the highest and truest expression of themselves. Through her lucid and relatable storytelling skills, Dr Haseena Chokkiyil takes us on an enlightening odyssey and puts forth tools for self-healing and attainment of fruition in life. The way she has presented the concepts of health, disease, and metaphysics through the experiences of real-life protagonists is sure to appeal to laymen as well as medical professionals alike. The life-changing tools and techniques discussed in the book are profoundly effective and can be easily implemented to extricate oneself from any health challenge, be it psychological, physical, or psychosomatic. The message at the heart of The Kintsugi Moms is clear—that with a little nudge and guidance in the right direction, no circumstance in life is insurmountable. All in all, the book is a compendium of invaluable knowledge and insights for anyone in need of healing at any level of existence.

Over 90 percent of new mothers will have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves. What if I drop him? What if I snap and hurt my baby? Mothering is so hard—I don't know if I really want to do this anymore. Gosh, I'm so terrible for thinking that! Yet for too many mothers, those thoughts remain secret, hidden away in a place of shame that can quickly grow into anxiety, postpartum depression, and even self-harm. But here's the good news: you CAN feel better! Author Karen Kleiman—coauthor of the seminal book This Isn't What I Expected and founder of the acclaimed Postpartum Stress Center—comes to the aid of new mothers everywhere with a groundbreaking new source of hope, compassion, and expert help. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is packed with world-class guidance, simple exercises, and nearly 50 stigma-busting cartoons from the viral #speakthesecret campaign that help new moms validate their feelings, share their fears, and start feeling better. Lighthearted yet serious, warm yet not sugary, and perfectly portioned for busy moms with full plates, Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts is the go-to resource for moms, partners, and families everywhere who need help with this difficult period.

National bestseller 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent—the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home. In what Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a book to break your heart and heal it,” The Best We Could Do brings to life Thi Bui’s journey of understanding, and provides inspiration to all of those who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.

OMG I'm Pregnant: First Time Moms Pregnancy GuideThe most wonderful time in any woman's life is when she gets pregnant for the very first time. Suddenly a new life is forming inside of you and you wonder where this fantastic journey will lead you. Of course with first time pregnancies there are also many questions which arise and sometimes even fears with each unknown twinge and pain. One of the things you'll need to consider is getting plenty of rest during your pregnancy so you'll have to take into consideration what kind of work you do and how strenuous your regular day is. Any opportunity you have make sure you lay down for a nap even if you are young and strong you body now will need much more rest than ever before. It will be great for you own health and for the health of your baby. Chapter 1 Your first doctor appointment and the joy of first time pregnancyChapter 2 Tummy growth during pregnancy and how to dressChapter 3 Baby growth during pregnancy Chapter 4 food and diet during pregnancy Chapter 5 First trimesterChapter 6 Exercising during pregnancyChapter 7 Surprising Things About Being PregnantChapter 8 Second TrimesterChapter 9 Your Pregnancy and Your Relationship with Your SpouseChapter 10 Sex during PregnancyChapter 11 Sleeping during PregnancyChapter 12 Preparing for the New BabyChapter 13 Third TrimesterChapter 14 Baby MovesChapter 15 Taking Childbirth ClassesChapter 16 Packing your Hospital BagChapter 17 Preparing for Labor and DeliveryChapter 18 Birthing Options