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Bestfeeding
by Chloe Fisher, Mary Renfrew and Suzanne Arms
The new, fully updated and revised edition of the how-to breastfeed guide for that is considered by millions of parents and professionals alike to be the best book available on how to breastfeed successfully. Included are valuable topics like choosing to breastfeed, getting started, the importance of positioning, understanding milk supply, what to do when mother and baby are separated, how to resolve problems quickly and simply so they do not become serious.
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Immaculate Deception II:
Myth, Magic & Birth
by Suzanne Arms
"Immaculate Deception", was the first book ever to examine the American Way of Birth. It was a named a Best Buy of the Year by the New York Times, sold over 225,000 copies in the first few years. Copies were passed from hand-to-hand it and was read by millions in the next decades. This, the sequel, has been transformative in the lives of another generation of women, men, parents, educators and health professionals.
If you are only going to read one book about birth, to give both a deep sense of what it means to be born and to give birth, and also want an overview of why we do what we do in North America and how other modern countries do it differently, this is it. Included are fascinating chapters on current beliefs and practices, modern myths versus current scientific evidence, ancient wisdom and practices and how to create the best possible birth. Read about infant feeding, circumcision, bonding, and the new field of prenatal and perinatal psychology.
There are over 250 stunning photographs and photo essays by the author, who is also renowned for her photojournalism, plus a dozen stories that will inspire you, whatever your age or interest.
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Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood
By Yana Cortlund, Barb Lucke
and Donna Miller Watelet
This book opens up the world of the sacred and the creation of simple, yet powerful rituals to prepare a pregnant woman for the journey of birth and motherhood. It is equally valuable for creating ceremonies to honor women who have lost children through relinquishment and adoption, stillbirth and miscarriage. the principals are based upon indigenous ceremonies, both Native American and ones from other parts of the world and framed in a way that will allow any group of friends to create much more meaning-filled than the mundane "baby shower".
Mother Rising provides step by step guidance that anyone can embellish to support a woman during this most profound rite of passage- birth into motherhood. It can also be used to create a similar ceremony for the father to be.
"mother Rising helps women remember the power and support they can give each other. It speaks to a woman's soul." Christine Northrup, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom.
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Fathers-To-Be Handbook: A Road Map for the Transition to Fatherhood
By Patrick Houser
This is an extraordinarily comprehensive, pleasure of a book. The author is a pioneer in the fathers-to-be movement. He speaks directly to the heart of issues fathers-to-be have to face, weaving real stories and solid research on pregnancy, birth, babies and family development. Includes: visualization and simple processes for a man to do on his own, at any stage, that will give him insight into himself. It will deepen the dialogue with the baby’s mother and bring mutual satisfaction. A great gift for any father or soon-to-be and women will find a lot of value in reading it too.
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What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing
By Naomi Stadlen
With our goal-oriented modern culture focused primarily on "doing", most mothers exhausted from doing too much, this book is essential. It shows women - and everyone around a mother - just what crucial work they are doing for a baby, a family and society, when permitted to spend their time with the baby in a state of "being". Discover how families thrive when mothers are not striving to accomplish a lot during their hours with their baby, except enjoying the process, finding inner calm and happiness and sharing that with their baby. This is no easy matter when the world around tells mothers they must perform. This is a book for anyone who cares about a woman who will be, or is, a mother.
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Gentle Birth Choices
by Barbara Harper, R.N.
Includes a 60 minute DVD
In Gentle Birth Choices Barbara Harper, renowned childbirth advocate, nurse, midwife, and mother of three, explains all the available choices and shows how to plan a truly meaningful, family-centered birth experience. She dispels the medical myths that so often shift control of birth away from women and reimagines birth without fear or violence and with minimal pain.
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Sleeping With Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping
by James J. McKenna, Ph.D
Sleeping With Your Baby: A Parent’s Guide to Cosleeping explains in straightforward, easy-to-read language, all of the issues around cosleeping. It explores why it is especially important in today’s world, the developmental benefits to babies, and shows how to do it safely. In addition, it examines how this age-old tradition became so intertwined with politics that a handful of vocal U.S. government and medical officials today warn parents against it. Professionals and parents alike will find the evidence they need to make their own decisions
NOTE: Results of a recent 18-year study of over 500,000 infant deaths makes it clear that cosleeping, when practiced safety, is much safer than solo sleep for a baby.
The author is James J. McKenna, Ph.D., one of the world’s experts on cosleeping and the first scientist to undertake physiological studies of both mothers and infants in a sleep laboratory, and director of the Mother-BabyBehavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame.
"Sleeping with Your Baby provides masses of information to help new parents make informed choices...The
appendices and bibliography provide valuable resources for parents and health professionals
wishing to explore these issues further."
-Helen Ball, Ph.D, Prof. of Anthropology and Director of
Parent-Infant Sleep Lab, Durham University, Durham, England
"Sleeping with Your Baby is a wonderfully readable volume filled with excellent science and clear, safe,
sensible guidance for parents, by a real expert who has spent his life studying infant sleep.
The introductory chapter, entitled "Why I Care So Much About This Subject" is, by itself, worth the price of the
book."
-Lawrence M. Gartner, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology,
The University of Chicago
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Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection instead of
Coercion
by Pam Leo
"Connection Parenting is utterly transformational. If all parents and grandparents read and applied its wisdom, the world would be transformed." Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Womenh's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and Mother-Daughter Wisdom.
This is not only a practical and compassionate guide for parents, but also, a sound philosophy for rearing children from in-the-womb on. The author bases her approach on the best of ancient wisdom and modern scientific evidence about brain development and how children grow and learn. The author is a wise and compassionate mother and grandmother, who has for decades been a parent mentor and educator, birth educator and doula, grief work facilitator, who was a child care provider and today writes a popular column. She is passionate about empowering parents, as well as, creating thriving children and families. The principles in this book run counter to many prevailing beliefs about the nature of children and how to find pleasure and joy in parenting. Written in simple language, this important book will help any adult transform their approach to being with babies, children and teens without causing guilt. Please buy one for yourself and one for to donate to your local library and gift prospective parents with a copy too.
Pam Leo is a founding and active board member of the international, non-profit, "The Alliance For Transforming The Lives Of Children"
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CALMS: A Guide to Soothing Your Baby
by Carrie Contey, PhD and Debby Takikawa, DC
Is a small, practical and wise guide will be read over and over again by parents. Professionals and educators will find valuable concepts and tips to pass along to men and women they work with. This guide is founded upon solid scientific and clinical evidence. It gives simple steps for creating a conscious, connected and satisfying relationship with any baby. Many approaches that deal with calming babies are based upon inaccurate beliefs and the notion that adults need to control the behavior of a baby or be controlled by the baby. This guide looks at babies as the highly sensitive, impressionable and intelligent beings that they are, who are always doing their best to communicate their real needs and feelings to us.
Buy one for yourself and several for gifts to friends and professionals. Special price - 2 for $19.00 and 3 for $22.00
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Breastfeeding Cafe
by Barbara Behrmann
What could be more natural than breastfeeding? A baby is born. It’s mother has breasts. Put the baby and breast together and voila, they are nursing! Sadly, for many women these days, this scenario remains a myth more than a reality - not because they can't, not because they don't have enough milk, but because misinformation, birthing practices and hospital-based policies often sabotage women’s efforts even before their babies have taken their first breaths.
The Breastfeeding Cafe is full of information and stories regarding women's wisdom and experience, stories that emerge out of their embodied female experiences: menarche, childbirth, breastfeeding, miscarriage, menopause, and more.
Many women have never seen another woman nurse. Not having a basic understanding of what to expect creates insecurity and anxiety, but hearing other women's stories helps. Jennifer, a new mother said, "My friends hadn't told me their nursing troubles because they said if I knew how hard it could be sometimes, I'd never have tried. Yet more stories would have kept me from feeling so alone in my journey."
Stories don't just reduce anxiety and enhance visibility, they also emphasize the soul of breastfeeding over the science. Mother's milk doesn't simply nourish; it soothes, pacifies, sedates. Stories reveal the truths of breastfeeding, profound messages that are seldom expressed in publications found in doctors' offices.
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Spirit Babies
by Walter Makichen
Am I Meant to Become a Parent? Why Can't I Conceive? What Is My Unborn Child Trying to Tell Me?
In this reassuring, supportive, and accessible book, leading clairvoyant and medium Walter Makichen offers guidance to prospective parents eager to create a warm, nurturing environment for their soon-to-be-conceived-or-born children. Applying the wisdom and insights he has gained through twenty years of communicating with these spirit babies, Makichen helps you resolve issues about starting a family... actively participate in the psychic process of creating a child…and move past your worries and fears about becoming parents. From the seven essential chakras that link our body, mind, and spirit to why pregnant women are superpsychic, you'll discover:
Plus spirit babies and guardian angels... spirit babies and adoption... spirit babies and dreams... and much more.
Featuring inspirational examples of couples who are now happy parents, as well as breath exercises and healing meditations at the end of each chapter, Spirit Babies tells you everything you need to know to become the parent you were meant to be.
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After the Baby's Birth
By Robin Lim
Inspiring and informative stories and lovely illustrations and photographs complete
this very special guide.A complete guide for postpartum women, with a focus on natural and wholesome
practices, including unusual and valuable sections on self-nurturing, eating
for health the Ayurvedic way, and getting your body back to shape.
The brand new fully revised edition of this much loved guide.
Robin Lim is a mother of five and an international practicing midwife. Today she is busy running a women's clinics and caring for 1000's of childbearing women in Indonesia.
Look for the following out-of-print titles in your local library or used book stores (in your community or on the web):
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A Season To Be Born
This book is still on many people's bookshelves and the favorite book of many children, grown and not grown. It is the story of Suzanne's pregnancy with her daughter Molly and was published by Harper and Row, NY in 1973 and sold more than 40,000 copies.
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Seasons of Change:
Growing Through Pregnancy and Birth
More information and endorsements about this book
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Immaculate Deception:
A New Look at Women and Childbirth
(Houghton Mifflin, 1975, and Bantam Paperback, 1977)
Named a "Best Book of the Year" by the New York Times and sold over 250,000 copies in its 1975 hard and paper edition and mass market pocket paperback)
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To Love and Let Go - Adoption
(Alfred A. Knopf, 1983)
This book is considered a landmark in the literature of adoption for its compassionate approach to the birth mother and her importance in the adopted child's life. It also includes the history of adoption in America.
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Adoption:
A Handful of Hope
(Celestial Arts, 1990)
This book includes all of Suzanne's first book on adoption plus large sections on stories of adoptive children, adoptive parents, and the adoptive father.