Book reviews Our latest featured book reviews. But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy!: The Complete Sourcebook for Starting (and Re-Starting) Motherhood Beyond 35 and After 40 Maternal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery Mail Harry to the Moon! You might also want to review this week’s recommended reading list, or check out our recently reviewed books.  But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy!: The Complete Sourcebook for Starting (and Re-Starting) Motherhood Beyond 35 and After 40
by Doreen Nagle
The traditional childbearing ages for women have been 20-29. Today, however, the trend to later childrearing is significant, with the numbers of mothers over the age of 35 having grown 75 percent in the last decade, while the numbers in the traditional ages continue to decline. From celebrities to the woman next door, later childrearing is no flash-in-the-pan fad and isn't going to subside; future trends only show women will continue to delay motherhood, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy is the first and only book to fully address the concerns of the ever-growing but greatly ignored audience of literate, educated women who have delayed motherhood. In this comprehensive work, women who are considering parenting in their 30s, 40s and later-whether for the first time or starting over-will find all the information they need to make informed choices.
Author Doreen Nagle, herself a first-time mom over 40, details the risks, rewards, rumors and resources-from making the decision to start a family, to every imaginable way to get there, to the realities of motherhood beyond 35 and 40. Issues covered include infertility, pregnancy, surrogacy, adoptions, the pros and cons of later motherhood, single parenting, and financial and career considerations. Complete with quotes from medical experts, later-in-life moms and their kids, this one-stop book will calm the doubts and fears of women considering motherhood after 35 and beyond 40 by providing supportive yet realistic information. (Publisher Comments)
Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library  Maternal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery by Julie Tupler If you're newly pregnant, you're probably watching your diet carefully, getting plenty of rest, and preparing for the arrival of your new baby. You're also thinking about the big day itself and what the experience of labor will be like. Even if you're following a regular fitness program, you'll want to do everything you can to strengthen and prepare your body for the rigors of labor. Maternal Fitness features clearly illustrated exercises that focus specifically on the muscle groups you'll use throughout labor, especially the transverse abdominals - the stomach muscles that play a critical role during delivery. A powerful set of transverse abs can speed labor and delivery and make for a quick recovery. By learning how to strengthen your abdominals and relax your pelvic floor muscles, you'll be able to push more effectively. While the Maternal Fitness program is designed specifically for the big moment, it also has other benefits, from minimizing backache and fatigue to giving you a welcome head start on getting back into shape after childbirth. Developed by a professional trainer who is also a registered nurse and childbirth educator, the Maternal Fitness program is safe for you and your baby and easy to do. Once learned, it can be incorporated into any workout. (Publisher's comments) Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com
 Mail Harry to the Moon!
by Robie H. Harris
Mail Harry to the Moon is just one of the suggestions made by the narrator, who's suffering the displacement blues since the arrival of his annoying, attention-hogging baby brother. 'Before Harry, nobody but me sat on Grandma's lap,' he mourns. 'Yesterday, Harry did. So I said, 'Put Harry back inside Mommy.' But when the boy believes that Mommy and Daddy really have taken him up on the moon idea, his attitude changes dramatically. Harris and Emberley (Happy Birth Day!) are old hands at striking the right balance between comic Sturm und Drang and genuine poignancy, and their considerable talents make this otherwise familiar tale feel fresh and funny — and psychologically true. Emberley's cartooning brims with terrific shtick — he gives the hero some slow burns and outbursts worthy of Ralph Kramden. Kids will particularly appreciate Emberley's gift for staging: the final sequence, in which the narrator sets off for the moon (a laundry basket serves as rocket, a colander as space helmet), blows out any vestige of sentimentality with its full-throttle energy. Ages 3 — 6. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library Recommended reading list The American Pregnancy Association - a national health organization committed to promoting reproductive and pregnancy wellness through education, research, advocacy, and community awareness - recommends the following reference books. PRECONCEPTION NUTRITION Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, Revised Edition: The Complete Guide to Eating Before, During, and After Your Pregnancy, by Elizabeth Somer Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library 6 Steps to Increased Fertility: An Integrated Medical and Mind/Body Approach To Promote Conception, by Robert L. Barbieri M.D. Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library The Panic-Free Pregnancy: An OB-GYN Separates Fact from Fiction on Food, Excercise, Travel, Pets, Coffee, Medications and Other Concerns You Have When You Are Expecting, by Michael S. Broder Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library CREATING A BIRTH PLAN The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth, by William Sears and Martha Sears Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, by Penny Simkin Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library Easing Labor Pain : The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth, by Adrienne B. Lieberman Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDED REFERENCE BOOKS by Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA Kreamer Family Resource Center Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics Caring For Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 Steven P. Shelov, MD Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library Caring For Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12 Edward L. Schor, MD Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library Caring For Your Teenager Donald E. Greydanus, MD Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com Get it from the Multnomah County Library American Medical Association Complete Guide to Your Children's Health Edward S. Traisman, MD Buy from Powells.com Buy from Amazon.com | Recently reviewed books
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