Pregnancy Relationships

Pregnancy is not just a trek from one medical appointment to another but a journey of the heart. Here at last is a guidebook through its sacred terrain. For each week, Orthodox doula Laura Jansson provides a new reflection on a theme specific to the ground covered at that stage. From one milestone to the next, she helps us unearth the spiritual treasures buried within the physical experiences of childbearing. These are gifts of love from a merciful God who reaches out to us, making a perilous expedition into a path of salvation.

One wild night in Vegas and now she's my wife…I don't even know her name. From the outside looking in it seems as if my life is perfect. I have light blue eyes and a lot of Money. Understatement. How about billionaire? Check. Exotic cars. Mansion, maids, and butler. Gorgeous women throwing themselves at me. Check, check and check. The only problem is having someone to share it with. Someone I want to be with. This bougie life comes with expectations of a perfect model trophy wife. Especially when it comes to my parents. My mom is always setting me up on these blind dates. But that girl is...

"I need the cream of a man inside me in order to make mine." Cooper's restaurant is in trouble. It simply can't compete with the hotter, hipper eatery that's opened next door. Funds are running low, as is morale. To make matters worse, one of his workers, Piper, has just gone and dropped the last carton of two percent, which is bad news when there's shakes that need to be made. Fortunately the young, heavily pregnant woman is able to improvise...using her own creamy, delectable, and oh-so satisfying BREAST MILK! One taste is all it takes to get customers coming from all over town, each of ...

Taking good care of yourself in the first three months of your new baby’s life—the fourth trimester—brings crucial benefits for you, for your baby, and for your partner and family. With this important book, you now have the resources to have an ideal fourth trimester experience. Cynthia Gabriel, a doula and the author of the best-selling book Natural Hospital Birth, delivers all the information, guidance, and encouragement you need as a new mother to take care of your body, mind, and spirit during the vital months of the fourth trimester.

Science has revealed that everything consists of energy; your emotions are energy in motion, and each thought produces a distinct energetic frequency. But have you ever thought about how this energy influences your pregnancy? As you delve into Mel Braun's innovative approach to pregnancy and motherhood, you will gain valuable insights into how energy and emotions impact not only you but also your baby. The essential practices outlined in this book will empower you to shift your mindset, motivate you to look beyond the surface, and help you release the obstacles that are holding you back.

One omega, three ruthless alphas, and a Mardi Gras night dripping with secrets, heat, and sin. Camille Tonight, I'm done hiding. I've spent years locking away this aching secret, binding myself, denying my body's need. But Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a dangerous night to break free. The city pulses around me—music, lust, shadows—and when three masked alphas corner me, all my careful control shatters. Their touch ignites something raw, primal, unstoppable. I'm terrified of what they make me feel, yet I crave the ruin they promise. Julien The moment she walks in, I know she's ours. I ...

I never imagined that seeking shelter from a storm would lead me into the arms of three rugged mountain men. They took me in, offering warmth and protection, but the heat between us has become something else entirely. I’m caught in their gaze, and the way they look at me… it’s like I’m already theirs. But can I trust them with more than just my safety? When we found Lorena, she was lost and vulnerable in the storm. But there was something about her—an omega needing protection—that brought out the instinct to claim. We’ve been alone on this mountain for too long, and now that ...

Sophie never expected her new job as a tutor to come with an impossible temptation—three dangerously possessive alpha men who watch her every move. Michael, Vincent, and Gabriel Stone aren’t just powerful. They own this town. They build, control, and destroy whatever they please. And now? They want her. She came for a job. She stayed because she had nowhere else to go. But the moment they discovered her secret, Sophie realized there was only one way this could end. With them claiming her completely. She should run. She should fight. She should resist the dark, addictive hunger in their ...

Quizás sea un poco inesperado, o tal vez lo has estado intentando durante un tiempo, pero de repente es verdad: vas a ser padre! No importa cómo te sientas en este momento, una cosa es segura: tu vida está a punto de cambiar para siempre.

Breastfeeding moms will tell you milk makin' comes with health and convenience benefits - and a million questions. Lactivate! is a judgment-free advice book with the latest knowledge of breastfeeding, supporting you to make the best decisions for yourself and your family.

The first six months with a new baby is a special and exciting time full of milestones and new experiences. This updated edition of Your Baby Week by Week explains the changes that your baby will go through in their first six months. Each chapter covers a week of their development so you’ll know when your baby will start to recognise you, when they’ll smile and laugh for the first time and even when they’ll be old enough to prefer some people to others!

After a seemingly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix’s second daughter, Anna, was born very small and profoundly deaf. Megan and her husband, Luke, learned that Anna could have lifelong delays due to an infection from a virus they had never heard of: cytomegalovirus, or CMV, which Megan had unwittingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy.

An indispensable guide to the revolutionary advances in pregnancy and childbirth. After decades of research into how babies develop in the womb, Susan J. Fisher, PhD, shares her expert advice to empower expecting parents. Complete with helpful illustrations, practical tips, and the essential questions to ask health-care providers, here is everything you need to take charge of your health and your baby’s.

Teacher. Former Student. Big Surprise. Margaret Kitchens was a 43-year-old English teacher, and she never expected to have a fling with a former student. She taught school in a time before voice mail, instant messaging and social media. Ryan Henderson was a Quarterback on the football team, and one of Margaret’s brightest students. Whenever Margaret eyed him across the classroom Ryan would look away and try to focus his thoughts on academic matters. After high school graduation Ryan went to college, became a Petroleum Engineer, and reunited with a former classmate while Margaret had an ...

I thought a cruise was my escape—a chance to leave behind my mundane life. But I didn’t expect three alpha captains who would take one look at me and decide I was theirs. Now, I’m caught in a storm of dominance and desire, and there's no turning back. I just have to survive the voyage… if they’ll let me. They took one look at me, and I became their target. Now, I’m caught in their game of dominance and desire, and no matter how much I fight it, part of me craves it. But what they want is more than I ever bargained for. And in their world, resisting isn’t an option. I just have...

My billionaire boss is a bad boy in the kitchen...and the bedroom. Alexander’s magical hands craft both mind-blowing meals and toe-curling ecstasy. This brooding CEO turned chef has me simmering with desire. He’s my boss and I agreed to fake date him to close a business deal. Yet every sizzling kiss in our "pretend" romance feels so real. He’s a master of allure and temptation...but I swore I would protect my heart. I let the last jerk derail my dreams, now I’m determined to get back on track. As Alex turns up the heat talking about forever, I'm melting fast. I can’t expect this ...

Cada vez son más las mujeres que buscan un cambio en la atención que reciben durante el embarazo y el parto. Este libro es un manual de información y divulgación en torno al embarazo, el parto y el puerperio en nuestro contexto actual. Una herramienta en la que encontrarás información veraz, objetiva y científica sobre todo este proceso vital, y que te ayudará a tomar el control y el protagonismo de tu embarazo con tus propias decisiones.

I’m pregnant by one man. And in love with another. I’m in ten kinds of trouble. I’ve always had a secret crush on Henry West. He’s my kinda guy. Tall. Big. Quiet. Gentle, but with muscles that tell you he could wrestle a bear for you if he had to. I met him when I was twenty-one, but he was engaged, and I was with Cam. So nothing has ever happened between us. Despite the fact that we work together. That when he thinks I’m not watching, he looks at me as if he’s picturing me naked. As if he’s debating what position to take me in. As if he’s thinking about how I might taste. ...

During Mardi Gras, anything can happen—even being auctioned to a monstrous alpha who refuses to let you go. Selene Mardi Gras was supposed to be my last wild night of freedom—one final reckless adventure before I disappeared for good. But instead of waking up with a hangover, I wake up in chains. Auctioned. Sold. Claimed. By him. Darius Tauron isn’t human. He’s a minotaur, a towering beast with molten gold eyes and curved black horns, draped in wealth and danger. He owns this city’s underworld, and now? He owns me. He says I belong to him. That he’s waited for me. That I was ...

She answered a desperate ad—and found herself in a world she never imagined, claimed by creatures she never thought existed. Riley I was broke, desperate, and drunk when I sent that reckless email. Now, I'm living in luxury, trapped between two powerful, irresistible minotaurs who make my every hidden fantasy come alive. Torin, cold and commanding, and Gavrax, playful yet possessive—they both push me to the edge. This arrangement was supposed to save me, not enslave me with cravings I can't escape. And now, danger from my past threatens the twisted paradise they've given me. Torin Riley...