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Motherhood

We have searched the Internet for fun and informative sites on a variety of topics that will be of interest to you as you prepare for your new baby. Topics include pregnancy, parenting, safety and health.

Popular Pregnancy/Birth Books (Amazon.com) For books on HG, see the HER Book Club.

Managing Morning Sickness: A Survival Guide
for Pregnant Women

www.morningsickness.net

• Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis
• When Pregnancy Isn't Perfect: A Layperson's Guide To Complications In Pregnancy by Laurie A. Rich.
• The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth by William and Martha Sears

Pregnancy Information

• Bed Rest
• Ohio State Education Materials
• With Child: Information on alternatives in pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding
• Pregnancy Today
• Food Safety: What to avoid during pregnancy
• Medication Safety by Perinatology.com
• Parents Place
• Just the Facts: Pictures and development info
• Ultrasound Pictures and Info
• OB/GYN.net
• Lifestyle & Financial Questions
• New Baby Financial Planning Tools
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Search Amazon.com for more books on pregnancy

Childbirth Information & Support

• Cord Blood Banking Companies
• Make a Birthplan
• Childbirth.org
• Water Birth
• Best Hospitals: GYNECOLOGY
• Doulas of North America
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Search Amazon.com for more books on childbirth

Breastfeeding Info & Support

• Benefits of breastfeeding
• 101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Child: A very impressive summary of the research
• La Leche League International: Breastfeeding and mothering support
• National Women's Health & Information Center 1-800-994-WOMAN (9662)
• International Board of Lactation Consultants
• Homeopathic Remedies for Breastfeeding Problems
• Professional & Completementary Formulas (Sold only to health professionals): High quality combination homeopathic products, including ones for increasing milk production and teething
• Postpartum Care & Breastfeeding (Holistic Herbal & Homeopathic)
• Medication Safety by Perinatology.com
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Breastfeeding.com
• Medela: Pumps, support, and information
• Search Amazon.com for more books on breastfeeding
• Look for a Nursing Mothers Council in your area

Parenting & Family Fun

• Kids Source
• How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too
• Babywise/Childwise
• Harvard Researchers Say Children Need Touching and Attention by Alvin Powell
• Focus on the Family
• Focus on Your Child
• Ask Dr. Sears
• Love & Logic Parenting
• The Wheel of Dreaded Consequences
• Mothering Magazine: Online articles on natural parenting
• Search Amazon.com for more books on parenting
• Family Fun
• Family Education Network
• Babysitting Checklist (Printable)

Parenting Challenging Children

• Postpartum Education for Parents (International links)
• Raising Spirited Children article by Deborah Shafritz
  • Raising Your Spirited Child book by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• The Difficult Child book by Stanley Turecki, M.D.
• Ask Dr. Sears: 12 Features of a High Need Baby article by Dr. Sears
  • Parenting the Fussy Baby and the High Need Child book by Dr. William Sears
  • Amazon.com: other books by Dr. William Sears
• Nurturing Our Families
• Internet Mental Health: Links to childhood disorders & support
• Search Amazon.com for more books on parenting difficult, spirited, strong-willed, and high-need children

Health, Nutrition & Safety

• Healthy Child
• NatraBio Homeopathics: Excellent for colic, teething, etc.
• Ask Dr. Sears: Family Nutition
• Juice Plus
• Professional & Completementary Formulas (Sold only to health professionals): High quality combination homeopathic products, including ones for increasing milk production, ADHD, and teething
• Ask Dr. Sears: Family Nutition
• Wholesome Baby Food: Information on child health and nutrition, including recipes for baby food preparation
• Food Allergy Prevention: Introduction of Solid Food for Infants by Michael Traub N.D.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Nursery Checklist
• National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)
• Search Amazon.com for more books on health and safety
   

Why do we link over to Amazon.com?
A small portion of your sale at Amazon.com will be given to the HER Foundation, when you link over to their site from ours. This donation will be used to fund future research on hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Thanks for helping others with HG!

Updated on: Feb. 07, 2008