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Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan

A revolutionary guide to pregnancy, birth and the weeks that follow

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Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan

By: Rebecca Schiller
Narrated by: Rebecca Schiller
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Penguin presents the audio edition of Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan written and read by Rebecca Schiller.

Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan
is a revolutionary new guide to pregnancy and childbirth that puts the power firmly in your hands. It won't tell you what fruit your baby resembles week-by-week, but it will cover the huge shifts happening in your relationships, body, work and emotional life right now, giving you practical tools, tips and real stories to help you make a plan that is uniquely yours yet flexible enough to accommodate whatever your pregnancy, birth and life throw at you.

With so many decisions to make and so much conflicting advice from the internet, friends, healthcare professionals and in-laws, it's easy to feel overwhelmed during pregnancy. Throughout her career as CEO of Birthrights, the charity that promotes women's rights in childbirth, parenting journalist, and one of the UK's best known doulas, Rebecca Schiller has supported countless women through pregnancy, helping them to find the solutions that are right for them and their families. And she has discovered that whilst a stress-free pregnancy might not always be possible, a guilt-free one certainly is.

Packed full of unbiased information, helpful illustrations and a firm focus on your mental health and wellbeing, this is the definitive no-judgement companion to your pregnancy and birth, laying out all your options at every stage - from conception, to maternity leave and coping with labour, right through to your first weeks at home with your newborn. Full of Rebecca's characteristic warmth, reassurance and expertise, this book covers the topics that really matter in your life, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to be your own expert, take care of yourself, know when to ask for help and have your baby your way.

'I wish there'd been a book like this when I was pregnant. It almost makes me want to have another child. Almost' Bryony Gordon

'The book has everything a pregnant woman needs ... I'm sure this will be the go-to book for women in years to come' - Helen Thorn host of the Scummy Mummies podcast

'Rebecca is a living, breathing Wonder Woman heroine. In a sea of complicated, important and sometimes angry debate around childbirth, she is a mast to hold onto.' - Cherry Healey, presenter and author of Letters to My Fanny

Medicine & Health Care Industry Motherhood Parenting & Families Relationships Sexual & Reproductive Health Sexual Health Pregnancy Health Emotions Mental Health

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Critic reviews

What a reassuring, informative and powerful tool for women! The book has everything a pregnant woman needs and is the perfect combination of facts and figures and personal stories and accounts of birth. I'm sure this will be the go-to book for women for many years to come (Helen Thorn, host of the 'Scummy Mummies' podcast)
I wish there'd been a book like this when I was pregnant. It almost makes me want to have another child. Almost (Bryony Gordon)
Rebecca is a living, breathing Wonder Woman heroine. In a sea of complicated, important and sometimes angry debate around childbirth, she is a mast to hold onto. I think she is wonderfully balanced, informed, highly respectful and compassionate (Cherry Healey, presenter and author of 'Letters to My Fanny')
In Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan Rebecca presents information, tips and suggestions about pregnancy, childbirth and the early days of motherhood in an accessible and honest way. Her approach is that every woman is unique and knows her own physical and emotional make up better than anyone else. She therefore avoids taking an ideological position on any issue and never uses words like must, allowed and can't. Instead women are supported to think through what they want and, even when life does not go to plan, to take control for themselves. This rights based approach is refreshing and hugely helpful for women. I loved and highly recommend this book (Dame Cathy Warwick MSc RM, CEO of Royal College Midwives 2008-2017 and Chair British Pregnancy Advisory Service)
I've spent most of my life as a midwife serving childbearing women and their families, and for the majority of that time, have striven to be open, to be alongside, and to create a unique space for each woman to be herself. Turning each page Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan made my heart leap with joy, as I felt Schiller was trying to do the same. This book provides an expectant mother (or reader) with unbiased, not prescriptive, non-judgemental suggestions when negotiating pregnancy, labour and birth, and the first few weeks of motherhood. The content is easy to read, simple to navigate, with reminders and reference to useful sections. What's more, there is a dedicated website with more references and further reading - an excellent idea to keep content current and topical. Schiller is clear, the book isn't a prescriptive manual, but a resource that aims to support decision making, and to be a 'doula in your pocket' I think this book is THE one for 2018 and beyond, and I'll definitely be recommending to all (Sheena Byrom, consultant midwife and co-lead of the Midwifery Unit Network)
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It's a pity I cannot give this book more stars as it totally deserves millions of it. I've already started reading a few books about pregnancy and even though they were far from bad, they certainly did not fulfill all my expectations. This book did it. It's full of very practical and useful information, it is very well organised, but what I absolutely LOVE about it is its positive, non-judgemental tone. It offers various approaches to pregnancy, delivery and childcare, lists pros and cons of each, but presents all of them as equal choices, each one right and useful in different circumstances for different people. Also, this book is highly inclusive. It takes into account people with mental health problems, disabilities, it does not assume a pregnant woman has to have a partner or that the partner has to be male. It also lets women speak for themselves and we can read about many varied real-life experiences of different women. All in all, this book provides a very coherent and complex view of pregnancy, birth and childcare and I strongly believe it is an excellent choice for any mother-to-be or simply anyone interested in the topic. I really wish this book gets adapted for as many countries as possible because I am yet to see its equal.

If you should get one pregnancy book, get this one

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Even though this is my second time being pregnant I found the information SO helpful and empowering. I went from feeling anxious and lost to excited about birth and being a mum again. I've started forming a plan of action and have bookmarked stacks of the book to go back to when I need it.

A MUST have for anyone thinking about getting pregnant ❤️

great, empowering book!

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I’m expecting my first baby in 20 weeks and to put it quite frankly I’m terrified but this book has already opened my eyes to lots of options available to me and given me things that I would like to research further. Will definitely re read the birth section and feeding section again.

Just what I needed

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brilliant book with lots of helpful advice.
I did feel like I needed a doula by the end of it though which is not practical unless you're rich.
but lots of helpful advice & information i didn't know about to enhance my choices on giving birth.

straight forward advice relevant to British woman

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Recomend this book to know most of your options, my wife & me found it useful before doing the classes to get use to the terminology.

very comprehensive

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