To my parents, who are the best; to my boys, who make me

       want to be the best.

      Contents

       Cover Page

       Title Page

       Dedication

      Foreword by Stella McCartney

      Introduction: A Shared Journey for Mother and Baby

      Part 1: Recovery

      1 - The First Week

       Embracing Motherhood

       Bonding with the Baby

       Sleep Bonding

       Water Bonding

       Touch Bonding

       Play Bonding

       Breastfeeding

       The Different Stages

       How to Make Great Milk

       Emotional Minefields

       Baby Blues

       Postnatal Depression

       Birth Acceptance

       Visualization

       Baby

       Post-partum Care

       Mother

       Birth Recovery

       Birth-specific Treatments for Mother and Baby

       Episiotomy, Vaginal Bruising, Ventouse

       Caesarean Birth

       Pre-term Babies

      2 - Two to Twelve Weeks

       Baby

       Crying

       Crying as Communication

       Sleep

       Overtiredness

       Getting Your Baby to Sleep

       Cot Death

       Massage

       Massage Routine

       Play

       What is Baby Play?

       Baby Care

       Weeks One to Three

       Weeks Four to Seven

       Weeks Eight to Twelve

       Vaccination

       Mother

       Getting Your Body Back

       The First Six Weeks

       Weeks Seven to Twelve

       Ayurvedic Diagnosis

       Ayurvedic Recipes

       Menu Choices

       Exercise

       Pelvic Floor Exercises

       Sleep

       Postnatal Insomnia

       Mother’s Care

       Birth Recovery: Two to Six Weeks

       Pregnancy Recovery: Seven to Twelve Weeks

       Treatment Summary for Practitioners and Partners

      Part 2: Discovery