Description
Lucy Puryear is a practicing psychiatrist and a pioneering expert in women’s emotional health before, throughout, and after pregnancy. Through engaging personal stories reflecting her own practice, she illuminates the little-discussed feelings which can be virtually universal for pregnant women. She shows just how normal it’s to fear loss of keep an eye on, to mourn what you assume is an irretrievable career, or to worry that you can be the world’s worst mother. She explains exactly what is going on to your hormonal system — and why knowledge is power with regards to the overwhelming hormonal floods that accompany pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting includes reassuring expert advice on:
how to make a birthing plan for emotional well-being
how and why to get crucial rest
real-life bonding with your baby
reducing the risk of postpartum depression
eating disorders and OCD
how to make decisions about essential medications throughout pregnancy
This book is as crucial to a girl’s emotional health throughout pregnancy as What to Expect When You’re Expecting is to her physical health.