The Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35
From conquering your fears to assessing health risks-all you need to have a happy, healthy nine months
Published on 1. September 2007
304 pages
978-1-60550-237-3 (ISBN)
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With more and more women waiting to start a family, it's encouraging to know that you can have a healthy pregnancy over 35-and into your 40s-if you make well-informed choices about your prenatal care. Whether you're considering parenting for the first time or starting over, The Everything Guide to Pregnancy over 35 covers the physical, emotional, and social implications of a 35+ pregnancy to help ensure the healthiest and happiest nine months-and beyond.
Packed with expert advice, plus helpful tips from moms just like you, this reassuring guide shows you how to:
Packed with expert advice, plus helpful tips from moms just like you, this reassuring guide shows you how to:
- Improve your chances of getting pregnant after 35-including fertility treatment options
- Select the best care options-whether with a doctor or midwife
- Incorporate vitamins, proper nutrition, and exercise into your lifestyle
- Weigh the benefits and risks of prenatal testing
- Understand the changes happening to your body
- Prepare for labor, delivery, and recovery
- Assess financial and career considerations
- And, most importantly, welcome a new baby into your life!
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Brette Mcwhorter Sember
The Everything Guide to Pregnancy Over 35
From Conquering Your Fears to Assessing Health Risks - All You Need to Have a Happy, Healthy Nine Months
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10/2007
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Brette McWhorter Sember, JD, is the author of the children's book Quiz Book 3: Three Times the Fun. Sember has also taught an online course for Barnes and Noble University called Responsible Credit Card Spending. The mother of two children, Sember is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). A former attorney, she also has had extensive experience working with children in her role as a law guardian in four counties in New York.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Top Ten Reasons to Have a Baby after Age 35
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Deciding to Become a Parent
- Evaluating If You Want a Child
- Making Room in Your Life for a Child
- Impact on Your Career
- Impact on Your Relationships
- Impact on Your Finances
- Benefits of Being a Mom Over 35
- Chapter 2: Avenues to Parenthood
- Single Moms
- Adoption
- Blended Families
- Same-Sex Couples
- Unplanned Pregnancy
- Pregnancy after Loss
- Facing Pregnancy Again
- Chapter 3: Fertility
- Your Biological Clock
- Finding a Specialist
- Determining If There Is a Problem
- Fertility Tests
- Fertility Drugs
- Insemination
- In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- Surrogacy
- New Options
- Staying Sane Through Fertility Treatments
- Chapter 4: Preconception Planning
- Checkup
- Vitamins
- Drugs and Pre-Existing Conditions
- What to Avoid
- Starting at a Healthy Weight
- Exercise
- Genetic Counseling
- Understanding Your Cycle
- Your Partner's Health
- Chapter 5: Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
- Weight Gain and Nutrition
- Exercise
- Nausea
- Sleep Difficulties
- Aches and Pains
- Emotional Ups and Downs
- Chapter 6: How an Over-35 Pregnancy Is Managed
- Deciding on a Health-Care Provider
- Finding a Health-Care Provider
- Planning Your Medical Care
- Asking Questions and Educating Yourself
- Taking Control of Your Own Health Care
- How an Over-35 Pregnancy Is Monitored
- Your Birth Plan
- Chapter 7: Risks
- Calming Your Fears and Understanding Risks
- Reducing Risks
- Gestational Diabetes
- Preeclampsia
- Placenta Previa
- Low Birth Weight
- Preterm Birth
- Multiples
- Birth Defects
- Chapter 8: Prenatal Testing
- How to Think about and Approach Testing
- Ultrasounds
- Blood Tests
- Combination Tests
- Fundal Height
- Genetic Counseling
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Amniocentesis
- Nonstress Test
- Chapter 9: Pregnancy Loss
- Miscarriage
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Stillbirth
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
- Pregnancy Termination
- Recovering from Loss
- Trying Again
- Chapter 10: Preparing Your Family for a Baby
- Work Leaves and Career Changes
- Other Children
- Lifestyle Changes
- Classes
- Planning for the Future
- Preparing Your Home
- Making Plans for Help
- Chapter 11: Protecting Your Family
- Financial Planning
- Health Insurance and Medical Savings Accounts
- Wills
- Health-Care Directives
- Life Insurance
- College Savings
- Cord Blood Preservation
- Chapter 12: Feeling Good Throughout Your Pregnancy
- Managing Stress
- Dealing with Worries and Fears
- Sex and Intimacy
- Coping with Pregnancy Problems
- Finding Support
- Working While Pregnant
- Chapter 13: Loving Your Pregnant Self
- Dealing with Body Changes
- Accepting That You Must Do Less
- Changing Your Perception of Who You Are
- Listening to Your Body
- Not Letting Pregnancy Take Over Your Life
- Dressing the Part
- Chapter 14: Commemorating Your Pregnancy and Newborn
- Photographs
- Videos
- Baby Books and Journals
- Belly Casting
- Trees
- Scrapbooks
- Other Commemorative Items
- Chapter 15: Labor and Delivery
- The Role of Your Coach
- Choosing a Birth Facility
- Pain Relief Options
- Labor Induction and Augmentation
- Vaginal Birth
- Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)
- Alternatives to Traditional Hospital Birth
- Chapter 16: Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
- C-Section Basics
- Reasons for C-Sections
- How to Decrease Your Chances
- What to Expect
- Pain Relief
- Chapter 17: Recovery
- Recovery from Vaginal Birth
- Recovery from C-Section
- Postpartum Depression
- Coping with Sleep Deprivation
- Nursing or Bottlefeeding
- Discovering Yourself As a Mother
- Your Relationship As Parents
- Weight Loss
- Chapter 18: Working and Parenting
- Deciding When to Return to Work
- Day Care
- Relative Care
- Hiring a Nanny
- Changing Your Schedule
- Working at Home
- Becoming an At-Home Mom
- Sharing the Parenting Burden
- Chapter 19: Life As an Older Mom
- Enjoying Every Moment
- Readjusting Priorities and Expectations
- Sandwich Generation
- Finding Time for You
- Finding Time for Your Partner
- Finding Time for Your Other Children
- Finding Support
- Chapter 20: Your Health after Pregnancy
- Birth Control
- Menopause
- Estrogen Replacement
- Health Risks As You Age
- Getting Pregnant Again
- Appendix A: Helpful Web Sites
- Appendix B: Additional Resources
- Copyright
