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| Gentle First Year |
| The essential guide to mother and baby wellbeing in the first 12 months |
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A book that takes new parents month by month through the first weeks after birth – with detailed information on the health of mother and baby – and progresses to the end of the first year. Covering everything from colic and sleepless nights to your relationship with your partner, the book is a practical and emotionally reassuring guide to help you bond with your new child.
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the first weeks: the idea of creating a gentle passage into the world for the child and how to ensure good bonding is discussed
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the health of your baby and toddler. From early days of breast feeding and helping your baby to sleep to introducing first foods and coping with early childhood ailments
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the health of the mother: everything from episiotomy scarring to misaligned pelvises, insomnia and baby blues. Gowri introduces special massage and yoga techniques
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the growing child: stage–by–stage development and introducing useful toys and books
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family relationships: fathers and siblings, and grandparents
(Gowri Motha, 336 pages)
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