The Birth Guy’s Go-To Guide for New Dads
On sale
28th March 2019
Price: £17.99
Genre
Health & Personal Development / Family & Health / Advice On Parenting / Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Care
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781684031597
A must-have baby shower gift for expectant dads! In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation consultant Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners.
Gone are the days when fathers would nervously pace the waiting room while their partners gave birth. Dads are participating in childbirth now more than ever before. However, if you’re like many men, you may feel unprepared, uncomfortable, or even unwelcome in the birth room. For you, this book offers battle-tested tips to help you get in the game and prepare for one of the most incredible adventures of your life.
Based on the author’s Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book will teach you everything you need to know about supporting your partner through birth, breastfeeding, and beyond. In this guide, you’ll discover pointers and advice you won’t find in any other childbirth or breastfeeding guide, including:
– A list of items to pack for the hospital that will help mom’s labor go more smoothly
– “Jedi communication skills” that you can utilize during early labor to support mom and keep her in a positive state of mind
– How to write a birth plan that the labor and delivery nurses will actually pay attention to
– What to say and do-and what not to say and do-when mom is in active labor and feeling all the feelings
– A detailed account of what to expect in the delivery room as a birth partner, and how to navigate the unknown terrains when things don’t go as planned
– How to help mom achieve proper nipple latch when she attempts breastfeeding for the first time
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you’ll find tips for maintaining a strong relationship with your partner before, during, and after the birth so that you feel closer than ever when you launch into the wild yet wonderful world of parenthood.
Gone are the days when fathers would nervously pace the waiting room while their partners gave birth. Dads are participating in childbirth now more than ever before. However, if you’re like many men, you may feel unprepared, uncomfortable, or even unwelcome in the birth room. For you, this book offers battle-tested tips to help you get in the game and prepare for one of the most incredible adventures of your life.
Based on the author’s Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book will teach you everything you need to know about supporting your partner through birth, breastfeeding, and beyond. In this guide, you’ll discover pointers and advice you won’t find in any other childbirth or breastfeeding guide, including:
– A list of items to pack for the hospital that will help mom’s labor go more smoothly
– “Jedi communication skills” that you can utilize during early labor to support mom and keep her in a positive state of mind
– How to write a birth plan that the labor and delivery nurses will actually pay attention to
– What to say and do-and what not to say and do-when mom is in active labor and feeling all the feelings
– A detailed account of what to expect in the delivery room as a birth partner, and how to navigate the unknown terrains when things don’t go as planned
– How to help mom achieve proper nipple latch when she attempts breastfeeding for the first time
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you’ll find tips for maintaining a strong relationship with your partner before, during, and after the birth so that you feel closer than ever when you launch into the wild yet wonderful world of parenthood.
Reviews
"This should be at the top of the baby shower list for any soon-to-be dad! I love Brian's passion for equipping dads in this wild journey called Fatherhood. This book is loaded with useful information for those of us who want to be the best partner for our spouse and absolutely rock it as a dad!" —Adam Busby, Star of TLC's Outdaughtered, and father to quintuplets
"Brian's compassion, wisdom, sense of humor, and ability to put new parents at ease come through on every page of this book. As an advocate for new and working parents, I'm thrilled to see such a practical, honest guide to make sure new dads are as informed and engaged as possible, every step of the way." —Jessica Shortall, author of Work. Pump. Repeat, and TED speaker on the case for paid family leave
"Authored by one of the few male birth doulas in the US, this book is a one-of-a-kind resource for expectant dads and birth partners. Inclusive in tone, this gem of a book shares birth and breastfeeding advice that can be useful to ALL expectant parents regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. The relationship and emotional wellness pointers provided throughout give much-needed support and guidance on labor and breastfeeding support, postpartum depression, and much more! The perfect baby shower gift for any dad-to-be, this book is the only resource fathers will need to be fully engaged birth partners and parents." —Robbie Davis-Floyd, PhD, author of Birth as an American Rite of Passage and Ways of Knowing about Birth