The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide to Your Emotional Well-Being During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood

by Jennifer Louden

Book Overview

With the wit, humor, and style that have made her Comfort Book series so popular, mother Jennifer Louden brings her wisdom to the sometimes wonderful, sometimes overwhelming world of pregnancy. From the blissful moments to the panic attacks, Louden guides women through the precarious emotional terrain of pregnancy and early motherhood with exercises, tips, and advice on a wide range of subjects, including: Your changing body image and self-esteem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060776722
• ISBN13: 9780060776725
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

It really is comforting

I have come back to this book time and time again during my pregnancy. It really enjoy that it offers a sense of humor and is light-hearted while it also is honest about challenges. It suggests writing assignments and self-nurturing home projects that I never was interested in doing BUT just reading about the common experiences of women was really helpful. Reading this, I never felt alone in what I was feeling.

One of her best

I have read a lot of Jennifer Louden's books, and I have to say this is one of my favorites. It speaks to exactly what a woman experiences during pregnancy. Highly recommended.

A wonderful pregnancy companion!

The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book is one of the few pregnancy books out there that addresses the emotional tides a new mother goes through. Yes, it's vitally important to understand the biology of growing a baby, which so many books focus on, but this book has helped keep me sane, grounded, cool, and in love with my daily changing body.

I want to buy this one for all of my pregnant friends.

This book was very helpful to me during and after my pregnancy. The book includes chapters on physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of pregnancy and helps you plan for the postpartum period. Louden offers practical suggestions (for instance, think of food in terms of colors and try to include every color each day) and ideas for you to explore about your ideal birth, what you will miss about your life before the baby, etc. There were many times when I was going through something and could find just the chapter to fit my situation (i.e. "I am a body without a brain"). And I was glad I went through the postpartum chapters before my daughter was born. During those first two insane months of motherhood, I could go back to my journaling based on those chapters and remind myself of the things that were important. Thanks to Jennifer's suggestions, I had even created lists of resources to turn to when things got tough. One reviewer mentions the new-agey aspects of the book. I am also not particularly comfortable with that brand of spirituality, but I just ignored those parts, which only made a small portion of the book. The book is good enough that the parts I skipped didn't detract from its value to me.Also, don't skip this book if you are adopting a baby. Although you may not relate to the chapters about the physical aspects of pregnancy, there are plenty of chapters that explore your feelings about motherhood, so this book will work for you. I highly recommend this book to mothers-to-be of all types!

I found this book to be a comfort.

This book is especially helpful for women who are having an emotionally or physically difficult pregnancy. Although I didn't have to use a lot of the actual techniques suggested in the book, it was very comforting to know that someone else understood why I've been depressed at times during my third pregnancy. Women don't often share the negative aspects of being pregant out of fear that it may sound like they don't want the baby. This book helped me get through my depression and I'm happy to say that I no longer need the book. However, if I ever get depressed again, I'll look into Jennifer Louden's other books! Her book was so comforting to me!