Make Me A Baby
06 Jun 07

If you’re thinking of starting a family there is a torrent of advice heading your way. Ranging from excellent to downright misleading… EVERYONE has an opinion. But, who’s right?

This book and the TV show it accompanies, aim to give hopeful parents the latest scientific information on conception, pregnancy and birth.  Calm, authoritative and with a gentle sense of humour, the author/presenter Dr Simon Atkins leads parents by the hand through this magical, sometimes frightening, often challenging time in their lives.

The groundbreaking TV series the book accompanies follows 100 couples from all over the UK through the trials and tribulations of trying to conceive and then, if successful, through their pregnancies to childbirth. The book includes case studies from the show at the end of each chapter.

Full of information and valuable tips, Make Me A Baby is the one-stop guide, covering such important issues as:

Conception
How everything works and the best time to conceive  ▪  Factors affecting fertility and what you can do.

Early Pregnancy
What to expect from your first appointment with the GP  ▪  Pregnancy do’s and don’ts  ▪  Morning sickness  ▪  Miscarriage  ▪  Ectopic pregnancy  ▪  The baby’s development   ▪   Maternity benefits.

The Second Trimester
The tests (for Down’s Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Spina Bifida and screening tests), and how accurate they are)  ▪  The 20 week scan   ▪   Twins   ▪   Antenatal infections (the risks and how to treat or avoid them)  ▪   Existing conditions and how pregnancy affects them (eg asthma or epilepsy)  ▪  How the baby is developing.

The Third Trimester
What the baby is up to   ▪   Common complaints (eg: Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) and what to do   ▪   Medical problems (eg Pre-eclampsia, Ante Partum Haemorrhage, antenatal depression, premature birth) what they are and what will happen   ▪  The pelvic floor (what it is and how to exercise it)  ▪   Guidelines on the things you really need/have to buy  ▪   Writing a birth plan and what it should cover
▪  Antenatal depression.

Preparing for D-day
The final preparations  ▪   The hospital bag   ▪   Equipment for home delivery 
▪  Labour (including induction, the different stages, pain relief, instrumental delivery, caesarean section)  ▪  Birth and going home.

Coming Home
Postnatal depression (the symptoms and what to do)  ▪   The first weeks and months ▪ Medical checks, common maladies and immunizations   ▪   Early Development  ▪ Common postnatal problems  ▪  Breastfeeding  ▪  Baby’s crying/sleeping  ▪  Where dad fits in and paternity leave.

	Make Me a Baby
	Author	Simon Atkins
	Pub Date	2 May 2007
	Price	£14.99
	Publisher	BBC (BBC Active)
	ISBN10	1406613991
	ISBN13	9781406613995
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