Pregnancy Relationships

A comprehensive and judgement-free pregnancy companion: Nurture is the only all-in-one pregnancy and birthing book for modern mothers-to-be and their partners who want a more integrative approach. Author Erica Chidi Cohen has assisted countless births and helped hundreds of families ease into their new roles through her work as a doula. Nurture covers everything from the beginning months of pregnancy to the baby's first weeks.

A new hockey team, a new location, a new family - what happens when a marriage of convenience becomes all too real? Barrett Coeur takes on a maid as a favor to a teammate, but he quickly finds himself in over his head. Having sworn-off marriage, focusing on hockey and gaming, he’s blindsided when he learns his new employee, Irene, is pregnant… and the stipulations laid before him by his agent. Irene is struggling to make ends meet, haunted by past mistakes and wary of trusting anyone with her deaf son—especially when it comes to the handsome man sporting a man-bun. When Barrett makes ...

In this important and ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, Jones writes of the emerging concept of “matrescence”—the wholeness of becoming a mother. Drawing on her own experiences of twice becoming a mother, as well as exploring the latest research in the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology, Jones writes of the physical and emotional changes in the maternal mind, body, and spirit and shows us how these changes are far more profound, wild, and enduring than have been previously explored.

Two dominant minotaur rodeo stars. One lucky little human. And zero rules in the bedroom—or the arena. Tamsin I was broke, juggling vet tech school and surviving on ramen, when I landed a temp gig at the Silverhorn Rodeo Circuit. It was supposed to be easy money, nothing more—until Boone and Trace walked into my life. These minotaur rodeo legends, dominant and devastatingly attractive, offered me luxury, protection, and pleasure I couldn't resist. I promised myself I'd never become a sugarbaby, but now I'm craving the possessive way they cherish and ruin me. Boone The moment we saw ...

My tormentor. My obsession. My ruin. Forced into an explosive partnership with her brutal bully, Olivia Summers faces an impossible choice—surrender to his twisted game or risk being destroyed by her own desires. Olivia Summers thought silence was her shield—until Jace Wilder shattered it. The alpha bully thrives on pushing her to breaking point, his brutal dominance a constant threat. But forced together by circumstances beyond their control, their mutual hatred twists into an uncontrollable desire. Every humiliating encounter drags Olivia deeper into Jace’s twisted games, each touch...

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense...this book will.

Esta traducción al español de la obra considerada como la biblia del embarazo en Norteamérica con más 19 millones de copias impresas, What to Expect When You’re Expecting: 4th Edition (Qué se puede esperar cuando se está esperando: cuarta edición), es más vital, menos formal y más sencilla de entender de manera general que cualquier otra anterior. Es un audiolibro dirigido a padres que esperan un bebé y quienes no dominan el inglés o quienes, en un momento de estrés como este, prefieren lo que les resulta más familiar - su primer idioma.

From a leading pediatric sleep physician comes a revolutionary program that will have everyone in the house sleeping through the night. When Dr. Craig Canapari became a father, he realized that all his years of 36-hour hospital shifts didn't even come close to preparing him for the sleep deprivation that comes with parenthood. The difference is that parents don’t get a break - it’s hard to know if there’s a night of uninterrupted sleep anywhere in the foreseeable future. Sleepless nights for kids mean sleepless nights for the rest of the family....

Alpha sea dragon Kai has a problem with his impulses. He’d rather run his guesthouse or hit the waves with his brothers than worry about the unwanted expectations of his family and clan, who have him pinned as the island’s next great chief. However, after forgetting an offhanded promise he made to his ailing grandmother that he would have a fiancé by her big birthday reunion, Kai is now in panic mode trying to find an omega crazy enough for the task. Enter Visir, the stoic forest dragon bodyguard on a mission to paradise. When a riptide accident puts him in Kai’s debt, Visir is quick...

They threw me to the alphas, expecting submission—but I'll burn their world down first... Tessa They dragged me from the rebellion, stripped away my freedom, and tossed me into Omega Academy, a twisted place built to break omegas. But they’ve underestimated me. Cade, Liam, Dante—they think they can force my surrender, control me, dominate me. They crave submission, obedience, and something darker I refuse to give. I'm fire and fury, defiance in flesh, and I'll tear this cage apart from the inside—even if it means playing a dangerous game where my body betrays me at every turn. Cade ...

There's a first time for everything. First time playing quarters. First time spinning the bottle. First totally hot consensual truck hookup with a super-hot boy whose digits I forgot to get. First time getting pregnant. Surprised you with that one, didn't I? Know what's more fun than being the new girl for your senior year? Being the pregnant new girl. It isn't awesome. There is one upside, though - a boy named Leaf Leon.

Affirmations are known to have a beneficial effect on many different aspects of life. During pregnancy, they are so important and allow you to rewire your brain and train your mindset for positivity which is essential for enjoying your pregnancy and achieving the relaxed and calm birth experience you have been dreaming of.

Mardi Gras was supposed to be my escape. But I never saw him coming... Celeste Mardi Gras was supposed to be my escape—a night where I could get lost in the crowd, anonymous and free. No names. No ties. No regrets. But the second I felt him, I knew I was being hunted. His golden eyes burned through the chaos, his presence cutting through the drunken revelry like a blade. And when he finally steps out of the shadows, when he wraps his inked hands around me, I realize I was never free. Not really. Because I belong to him, and he’s come to collect. Dominic She thought she could run. ...

This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own - a comprehensive resource that takes the mystery out of basic breastfeeding dynamics. Understanding the seven natural laws of breastfeeding will help you avoid and overcome challenges such as low milk production, breast refusal, weaning difficulties, and every other obstacle that can keep you from enjoying breastfeeding your baby.

She was hunted, exiled, and broken—until the forest marked her for two monsters who refuse to let her go. Wren I ran to survive, not to be claimed. But the Hollow had other plans. Now I’m branded with a mark I don’t understand and trapped between two minotaurs—Garron, the scarred war-leader with a voice like thunder, and Rhevik, the wild-eyed predator who circles me like prey. They say I belong to the Hollow. They say I belong to them. But I’ve never bowed before anyone—and I’m not starting now. Even if their touch ruins me. Even if part of me craves the chaos. Garron She’s ...

My night out with friends turned into a whirlwind romantic adventure with a stranger, Mr. Tattoo Muscle. Riding on the back of his motorcycle was exhilarating and completely out of my element. His enigmatic nature is intriguing, leaving me wanting him more and more. His deep, soulful eyes hold secrets, and I feel inexplicably connected to him. None of that was planned and neither was the positive pregnancy test. Shockingly, my baby daddy turned out to be one of my dad's most trusted employees, and he has the worst reputation when it comes to women. His rough exterior hints at a complicated ...

When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis Henchy, into the world, something unexpected followed: a crippling depression. Now, for the first time, Brooke talks about the trials, tribulations, and finally the triumphs that occurred before, during, and after the birth of her daughter.

She was sold into captivity on a prison planet. He was the monster waiting in the dark—and her only protection from everything worse. Nia trusted the wrong people and paid the price—betrayed, drugged, and dropped into Vakaris, a brutal prison planet where “protective custody” means being handed over to something inhuman. Caged with a towering hybrid warden named Thane, she expects violence. What she doesn’t expect is the hunger in his eyes… or the way her body answers it. Every touch from him is a challenge, a warning, and a temptation. She tells herself she’ll escape, even as...

New fatherhood is a stressful time. Your partner, who’s growing an entire new human, needs you now more than ever. There’s a lot to prepare before the little one arrives. And soon, you will have this entire new little person who will rely on you for literally everything.

I’ve never been with a man, but now I’m a mom and a fake wife. When my sister died, she left me her twin toddlers. Right away I noticed the ominous presence stalking us. Uncovering their father's fate led me to the shocking truth—he was the notorious head of the Machelli crime empire and there’s a bounty on the kid’s heads. Now we're forced into hiding with a hulking mafia guardian, masquerading as a picture-perfect family. Jaime's proximity stirs unfamiliar desires. He’s a patient protector; teaching me, guarding me….making me his own. I know this is just a job for him, but ...