For a Blissful Baby with Maharishi Vedic Medicine  Ref: 83327
	For a Blissful Baby Your baby is cosmic - like a whole new universe! You are blissful, adoring, nurturing - and exhausted. Never have you needed such unlimited reserves. Here is the help that you need! Indispensable, practical, tips for expectant and new mothers. What every mother must know to provide the best environment at every stage of her baby's growth-even before conception. Diet, exercise, daily routine, and simple massage instructions ~ Holistic principles that enliven nature's intelligence. Fully compatible with contemporary obstetric care ~ Scientific references and case histories. Easy-to-read style, geared for busy parents. 'This extraordinary and unique book for expectant parents contains a wealth of knowledge from the oldest tradition of health care on earth-knowledge that will enable women to go through the physical and emotional transformations of childbirth and come out ahead, feeling on top of their lives, feeling better than ever before.'--Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., author of A Woman's Best Medicine. Paperback 264 pages, and The Ageless Woman, Natural Health and Beauty After Forty With Maharishi Ayurveda, 251 pages. 'Whether you're planning ahead or already parenting a newborn child, you should read this book - and so should your husband. It begins where modern obstetrics leaves off providing nourishment and support to both mother and child not only during pregnancy, but during the often neglected postpartum period. An invaluable friend and guide for dispelling the baby blues' - Rebecca Douglas, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., practicing obstetrician. Contents: Acknowledgments Foreword Preface PART I A Healthy Pregnancy for a Healthy Child ONE A Complete Approach to Pregnancy and Postpartum TWO Developing Consciousness to Give Your Baby the Best Possible Start in Life THREE Nurturing the True Nature of Your Baby FOUR Healthy Conception for a Healthy Baby FIVE How Your Baby Will Develop During the Next Nine Months SIX Eating for Two SEVEN Daily Routine and Exercise EIGHT Staying Happy During Pregnancy PART II Blissful Postpartum Recovery NINE Delivering Your Baby TEN Mothering the Mother ELEVEN Why New Mothers Sometimes Feel Depressed TWELVE The "Rest, Rest, Rest" Routine for Postpartum THIRTEEN Digestion, Food, and Herbs During Postpartum PART III New Baby Care FOURTEEN The Baby Massage FIFTEEN Breast-feeding, Weaning, and First Foods SIXTEEN Bonding with Your Baby SEVENTEEN A Vision of Your Child's Future APPENDIX A The Vedic Approach to Common Concerns During Pregnancy APPENDIX B Summary of Research on Mother and Baby Program Participants APPENDIX C Information Sources on Maharishi Vedic Medicine and Related Programs Index About the Authors