{"product_id":"a-is-for-advice-the-reassuring-kind-wisdom-for-pregnancy-isbn-9780062838780","title":"A Is for Advice (The Reassuring Kind): Wisdom for Pregnancy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA small gifty package with beautful black-and-white illustrations by Iris Gottlieb, this is the ultimate babyshower gift for your best friend, sister, or daughter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical, reassuring, and beautifully written, \u003cem\u003eA is for Advice \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a brief and compelling reflection on pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period for expectant mothers of all kinds--whether you prefer a water birth at home or a scheduled C-section in a hospital, whether you believe in painkillers or an all-natural labor, breast milk or formula, this book speaks to you and your pregancy. Written in the approachable and friendly tone of a best-friend blogger but informed by the insight of a Registered Midwife, \u003cem\u003eA is for Advice \u003c\/em\u003eseeks to comfort and inspire, providing realistic and soothing advice at a time when most women desperately seek out information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 26 lesson\/letters of the alphabet (C is for Control; F is for Fear; W is for Water), \u003cem\u003eA is for Advice \u003c\/em\u003eoffers practical and emotional insights into the often overwhelming transition to motherhood. Using a combination of humor, story-telling, research distillation, and personal reflection, \u003cem\u003eA is for Advice \u003c\/em\u003espeaks to concerns common to all women as they approach birth and motherhood. Eschewing the “birth wars” for a women-centered, feminist perspective, \u003cem\u003eA is for Advice \u003c\/em\u003edoes not argue for any one type of birth experience, but rather empowers each woman to be her own advocate.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIf the book could be summed up in one line it would be, simply, “be gentle with yourself.”\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003eRead it cover-to-cover or in the short bursts available to an expecting mom (each letter stands alone), this book offers a compelling call for well-informed, judgment-free, and forgiving birthing and mothering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Breathe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s not a solution. It’s just the first step. Breathe to remind yourself that you matter, that you are worthy, that you are trying your best.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe journey from pregnancy to parenthood can be joyful, wonderful, terrible, exhausting, exhilarating, and all of the above.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a profound journey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn this lesson now and it will serve you again and again. Breathe. Deep and full, in and out, slow and steady.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—from A Is for Advice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Is for Advice\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful and encouraging love letter to new mothers from an expert caregiver and compassionate friend. Warm and wise, this book is a feminist guide to help new mothers-to-be—and their partners—truly enjoy the beautiful life-changing experience of becoming parents. Whether reading in small sips or large gulps, this tender manual is the perfect read for an expectant parent, bringing comfort, insight, and humor with each of its twenty-six alphabetical chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In this charming and inviting little book, midwife Ilana Stanger-Ross guides the reader through the multiple concerns and practical questions of pregnancy with eloquent simplicity, reassuring wisdom, clear vision and experience-based knowledge. I would happily give \u003cem\u003eA Is For Advice\u003c\/em\u003e to every expectant woman and couple.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Gabor Maté, author of Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A feminist guide to help new mothers (and fathers) truly enjoy the often overwhelming transition into parenthood.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Lux-Lee, Founder \u0026amp; CEO Mindr NYC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a pregnancy book unlike any others…everything you actually want to know about pregnancy and birth and parenting that you haven’t been able to find in the existing pregnancy books. I devoured it. Do yourself a favor and read this book!”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— The Midwife is In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful book that is informative while also being open minded and kind. 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