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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part One: Home-Based Bed Rest
Chapter 1: Be Your Own Advocate
Chapter 2: Know the Rules: Types of Home-Based Bed Rest
1. Questions to Ask Your Medical Team
Exercise 1: Questions to Ask Your Medical Team
Chapter 3: What to Expect
Exercise 2: Develop Your On-Call List
Chapter 4: Importance of Routine for At-Home Bed Rest
Exercise 3: Planning Your Day
Chapter 5: Ask for Help
Exercise 4: Asking for Help from Family and Friends
Example 1: Draft Email to Family and Friends
Chapter 6: Nutrition
Chapter 7: Get Stocked
1. Bedroom Supplies
2. Snacks
3. Entertainment
4. Sleep Essentials
5. Other Bedroom Essentials
6. Living Room Essentials
Chapter 8: Care for Your Body
Chapter 9: Pack for the Hospital
Exercise 5: Hospital Bag Checklist for Emergency Stays
Chapter 10: Emotional Rollercoasters and Mental Health in Pregnancy
Chapter 11: Short-Term Hospital Stays
Part Two: Hospital-Based Bed Rest
Chapter 12: Prepare and Pack for Hospital
1. Prepare
Exercise 6: Questions to Ask about Your Planned Hospital-Based Bed Rest
2. Pack
Exercise 7: Hospital Bag Checklist for Your Preplanned Hospital Stay
Chapter 13: Ask for Help
Exercise 8: Asking for Help from Family and Friends when in Hospital
Example 2: Draft Email to Family and Friends when in Hospital
Chapter 14: The Early Days of Hospital-Based Bed Rest
Chapter 15: Hospital Schedules and Early Mornings
Chapter 16: Dealing with Mom Guilt
1. Connecting with Your Children at Home
Chapter 17: Rainbow Babies
Chapter 18: Know the Rules: Types of Hospital-Based Bed Rest
Exercise 9: Questions to Ask about Your Hospital-Based Bed Rest
Chapter 19: What Tests to Expect when on Hospital-Based Bed Rest
1. Ultrasound
2. Non-Stress Test (NST)
3. Urine Dips
4. Blood Draws
5. Weigh-ins
6. Medical Team Visits
Chapter 20: What the Heck Is a Birth Plan?
Exercise 10: Develop Your Birth Plan
Chapter 21: Hospital Life
1. Privacy
Chapter 22: Advocating
Chapter 23: Socialization
1. Make new friends
2. Visitors
Chapter 24: Getting Ready for Baby
1. Lactation Nurse
2. Dietician
3. Physical Therapist
4. Public Health Unit
5. Circumcision
6. Self-Preparation
Chapter 25: Emotions
Chapter 26: Giving Back
Chapter 27: Final Thoughts
Appendix
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notice to Readers
Self-Counsel Press thanks you for purchasing this ebook.
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