Product Description

Everyone knows plenty about what to expect when expecting, but what happens after the baby is born? Enter How to Make a New Mother Happy, an effective, natural approach to postpartum health. From magnesium to ease postpartum cramping to mineral water to aid in milk production -it's all here in this easy-to-navigate book. Dr. Uzzi Reiss and his daughter, Yfat M. Reiss, deliver hundreds of helpful tips on common issues such as breastfeeding, postpartum depression, and hormonal changes. Simply identify the problem and dip in to find the answer. Armed with this handy guide, it's a breeze to help a new mother through her recovery -- and keep her happy and healthy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #625615 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From Booklist
This book is a follow-up to the Reiss' first one, How to Make a Pregnant Woman Happy (2002), and covers such topics as managing pain, breast-feeding, postpartum depression, and "balancing baby, self, and partner." It contains useful information for new fathers about what is normal, when to call a doctor, and how to be helpful. The book is designed more to answer specific questions as they arise rather than to be read straight through. The mostly mainstream medical advice (including promulgating the notion that co-sleeping is both dangerous and harmful to marriage) is countered with the recommendation of homeopathic remedies for a host of ills. One red flag, though, is the recommendation for further reading of On Becoming Babywise (1995) by Gary Ezzo, an advocate of rigidly scheduled feedings from birth, whose theories have been criticized by the American Academy of Pediatrics as contributing to failure to thrive in some infants and sabotaging successful breast-feeding.

Beth Leistensnider
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About the Author
Uzzi Reiss, MD, OB/GYN has been delivering children for over 30 years. He co-authored How to make a Pregnant Woman Happy with his daughter. He lives in Los Angeles. Yfat M. Reiss serves as editor-in-chief of SharpMan Press and SharpMan.com, two award-winning men's information resources. She lives in Los Angeles. Michael Klein is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in countless publications and several books.

Customer Reviews

Great for first time moms
My husband really enjoyed reading this book and gleaned some good information about post partum BEFORE we had our baby, which was helpful. The book stresses getting basic needs met such as sleeping when your baby sleeps, eating healthy meals and getting minimum excercise. Enjoy!

Dr. Uzzi Reiss is the man
I actually saw this doctor author, Dr. Uzzi Reiss as a patient in my mid-20's when I lived in Los Angeles when I was panicked over a lump in my breast. He is the only doctor I have ever seen in my life who includes dietary and holistic care in his diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Turns out I was consuming too much caffeine and needed more of certain nutrients. The breast lump went away and I've never had any since. Now that I'm pregnant at age 41, I turned to his advice once more and I'm really appreciating this book's advice because it includes dietary and nutrient/holistic recommendations for healing from labor/c-section and for well being of the mother. I have received none of this advice from my OB/GYN or my doula, though they're both good. As for the book itself it's well organized and written, easy to comprehend and retain the information. The one thing I keep finding a little funny though I appreciate the spirit behind it (as how others treat the new mother certainly affects her physically and emotionally) is the fact it's written to the spouse/partner. I'm not sure I like that because the book advises me what to eat and how to care for my body and for me that's something to tell me, not somebody else. Also as I read I can't help but thinking of the many mothers are on their own and don't have partners. That's my one criticism. I think it would be better if it were written to the mother but had special paragraphs on each topic that addressed the spouse/partner/family telling them what to be sensitive about and aware of.

If only all books were this sensible!!
Best book of its type I've seen (by "this type" I mean pregnancy/birth books). Very easy to read, informative, doesn't mince words about some of the, well, disgusting after effects of pregnancy without being scary about it. Positive, with sensible remedies where appropriate and calming words were needed.

If your partner doesn't want to read it, get it for yourself.