The fourth trimester : a postpartum guide to healing your body, balancing your emotions & restoring your vitality

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A guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels.

This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels-and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years.

Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women's health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism-as well as her own personal experience-to cover

.how you can prepare your body for birth;

.how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood;

.simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy;

.how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex;

.learning to exercise safely postpartum;

.carrying your baby with comfort;

.exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum;

.and much more.

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Kimberly Ann Johnson is the founder of Magamama.com, an international holistic women's health care resource for expectant and new mothers. She is the co-founder of the STREAM School for Postpartum Care, where she trains birth professionals, yoga teachers, somatic therapists, and bodyworkers to help women prepare for, and recover from, birth. She conducts workshops and trainings internationally and online, teaching thousands of women and birth professionals about postpartum care, self-care for new mothers, and sexual health.

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While there are a plethora of books about pregnancy and delivery, few discuss self-care after the baby is born. Johnson, cofounder of the STREAM School for Postpartum Care, aims to fill that gap with this comprehensive guide to a transitional time. Using a holistic perspective, Johnson addresses everything from preparing one's body for birth to rebuilding and healing afterward. She details the medical realities new mothers face as well as possible changes in marital relationships. For every problem, the author provides clear solutions and encouraging counsel. Verdict Particularly helpful for women who are interested in the traditions of ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and the like.-Deborah Bigelow, Leonia P.L., NJ © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
My Own Birth and Postpartum Experience	p. 8
Part 1 Preparing for the Fourth Trimester
1 The Postpartum Revolution	p. 23
2 Setting Yourself Up for a Smooth Transition to Motherhood	p. 33
3 Creating a Postpartum Sanctuary Plan	p. 49
4 Third Trimester: Preparing Your Body for Birth	p. 65
Part 2 Savoring the Fourth Trimester
5 Balancing Your Emotions	p. 101
6 Restoring Your Vitality	p. 119
7 Rebuilding Your Body	p. 145
8 Understanding Medical Realities	p. 173
9 Owning Your Birth Experience	p. 203
10 Deepening Intimacy	p. 227
Part 3 Beyond the Fourth Trimester
11 Rediscovering Your Body	p. 247
12 Reclaiming Your Sexuality	p. 263
13 Discovering the Mother You Are	p. 279
Conclusion: Continuing the Revolution	p. 303
Acknowledgments	p. 305
Appendix 1 Postpartum Sanctuary Plan	p. 308
Appendix 2A Postpartum Relationship Plan	p. 312
Appendix 2B Dividing Household Chores	p. 313
Appendix 3 Letter for Meal Train Participants	p. 314
Appendix 4 Sign for Your Front Door	p. 315
Appendix 5 Essential Foods for Postpartum Healing	p. 316
Appendix 6 Recipes	p. 323
Bibliography	p. 331
Index	p. 334
About the Author	p. 344

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