How to Make a New Mother Happy: A Doctor's Guide to Solving Her Most Common Problems -- Quickly and Effectively

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Chronicle Books, 2004 - Family & Relationships - 272 pages
Everyone knows plenty about what to expect when expecting, but what happens after the baby is born? Enter How to Make a New Mother Happy, an effective, natural approach to postpartum health. From magnesium to ease postpartum cramping to mineral water to aid in milk production -it's all here in this easy-to-navigate book. Dr. Uzzi Reiss and his daughter, Yfat M. Reiss, deliver hundreds of helpful tips on common issues such as breastfeeding, postpartum depression, and hormonal changes. Simply identify the problem and dip in to find the answer. Armed with this handy guide, it's a breeze to help a new mother through her recovery -- and keep her happy and healthy.
 

Contents

How to Use This Book
12
THE NEW MOTHERS BODY
18
Recovery after CSection
47
Pain Management
59
Sleep Energy Adjustment
71
Breastfeeding
86
Beginning to Breastfeed
111
LongTerm Recovery
147
THE NEW MOTHERS MIND
172
Solutions for Postpartum Depression
181
THE NEW MOTHERS LIFE
220
Life after Delivery
247
Glossary of Terms
259
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About the author (2004)

Gynecologist-obstetrician Uzzi Reiss, M.D., has been a leader in the clinical application of natural hormones, nutrition, mind/body principles and other innovative methods. From serving free clinics in New York and Los Angeles at the start of his career, up to the present-day in his highly successful Beverly Hills practice, he has used these approaches to maximize the health of thousands of patients. In 1997, Reiss opened the Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Center as a natural expansion of his prevention-oriented practice. He is one of the first board-certified physicians in the United States to become board-certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. The Israeli-born physician earned his medical degree at the Institute of Technology in Haifa and competed his U.S. residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.

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