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Your Plus-Size=20 Pregnancy
The Ultimate Guide for the = Full-Figured=20 Expectant Mom
by Brette McWhorter Sember = with=20 Bruce D. Rodgers, M.D.

There is a=20 plethora of pregnancy books on the market these = days but=20 only one that focuses on the full-figured = expectant=20 mother - Your Plus-Size Pregnancy: The = Ultimate Guide=20 for the Full-Figured Expectant Mom. The = author,=20 Brette McWhorter Sember, a plus-size mom of two, = even=20 recommends using her book as a supplement to = those other=20 pregnancy books. But the beauty of Your = Plus-Size=20 Pregnancy is not only the positive, = uplifting and=20 encouraging information, but also the graceful = balance=20 Sember achieves while discussing the risks of = plus-size=20 pregnancy - informative and honest, but in = perspective,=20 so that large women aren't needlessly frightened = and=20 discouraged from becoming pregnant or enjoying = their=20 pregnancies.=20

In fact, Sember is full of encouragement. As = she=20 writes, "the goal of this book is to provide you = with=20 the solid medical facts and to explain them in a = way=20 that isn't anxiety inducing or frightening. It's = also to=20 help you see that your plus-size pregnancy is = not a=20 terrible medical condition, but is instead = something for=20 you to enjoy and appreciate."=20

Sember beautifully achieves her goal. The = "cold, hard=20 scientific facts" are included but put into = perspective=20 in an understandable and realistic manner.=20

Beyond those hard scientific facts, the = author=20 discusses:=20

How to accept yourself for who you are as = well as=20 dealing with self-esteem issues and stress. = You will=20 also learn how to celebrate and honor your = pregnancy.=20 Pamper yourself and remember that goal - a = healthy=20 baby! Sember even discusses how to shop for = maternity=20 clothing that will look great on you rather = than=20 something purchased at a tent and awning = company.=20
Coping with weight gain - particularly if = you've=20 spent years trying to lose weight, it can be = difficult=20 watching the numbers on the scale go up. = Sember says,=20 "The problem a lot of plus-size women face is = how to=20 gain the recommended amount of weight without = gaining=20 too much and how to increase calories without = letting=20 your eating get out of control."=20
Dealing with pregnancy discomforts and = explaining=20 which may be pregnancy-related and which may = be=20 size-related.=20
Working with your health care provider = such as=20 finding a size-friendly or size-accepting = staff, types=20 of questions to ask when looking for a care = provider=20 (i.e. do they have large size gowns and blood = pressure=20 cuffs and access to sophisticated ultrasound = equipment=20 since it can be difficult to get good quality = results=20 on plus-size women). The author also includes = a list=20 of things which can tell you if your care = provider's=20 office is size-friendly as well as questions = to ask=20 about weight gain and weight-related issues.=20
How to take control of your health care = instead of=20 shying away from things that may scare you. As = Sember=20 wisely states, "Once you are an informed = patient, you=20 can ask thoughtful questions that allow your = provider=20 to see that you have basic knowledge about = pregnancy=20 and your condition, thus making him or her = more=20 comfortable giving you in-depth answers."=20
Coping with size-related insensitivity = whether=20 it's in your care provider's office or at the=20 hospital.=20
Medical care and tests - Sember discusses = the=20 tests that might in some way be impacted by = weight.=20 Although it's important to understand the = risks,=20 Sember emphatically states, "While it's true = that=20 being overweight can impact the risk for = certain=20 conditions or problems, this doesn't mean any = of these=20 will happen to you or even that they are = likely to=20 happen to you . . . Don't be overwhelmed by=20 statistics. For some conditions, you'll see = that=20 larger-size women have a risk that is two or = three=20 times greater than that of average-weight = women. This=20 sounds scary until you realize how low the = risk is for=20 average-weight women. Something that is a = 1-percent=20 risk among all pregnant women and has twice = the risk=20 in larger women puts your risk at only 2 = percent, or=20 two out of 100. Having a double or triple risk = factor=20 then doesn't seem as frightening.=20
Labor & Delivery -- the importance of=20 childbirth classes is discussed as well as = certain=20 aspects of labor and delivery that may be = difficult=20 for larger women such as being self-conscious = to use=20 birth balls and tubs. Possible birth = complications and=20 c-sections are also mentioned. Again, Sember = does an=20 excellent job of explaining the risks while = keeping=20 them in perspective.=20
Nursing as a plus-size mom - yes! It can = be done=20 and done well.=20
Your postbirth body=20
A wonderful resource section concludes the = book.=20

Ladies, if you are plus-sized, please know = that you=20 can be overweight and healthy AND enjoy = wonderful=20 pregnancies and deliver perfectly healthy = babies. Brette=20 McWhorter Sember shows you how to do it with = dignity and=20 information and a bit of humor tossed in for = fun.=20

StorkNet is VERY pleased to heartily = recommend=20 Your Plus-Size Pregnancy!=20

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