Customer Reviews

Natural Health after Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness

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Aviva Jill Romm's book is destined to have widespread appeal for its compassionate and wise advice. I am grateful to Aviva for having so much vital information in one volume. The topics are Herbs, Nutrition, Yoga, and Practical Wisdom and sagely begins with Chapter One -- The Birth of a Mother. Her chapter on Replenishing Yourself -- Body, Mind and Spirit is particularly wonderful and the photos of the mother and newborns are full of soul. Both Robin Lim's (After The Baby's Birth) and Aviva's books make the best baby shower / Blessing Way gifts! For too many years postpartum has been neglected in terms of self-help guidebooks and within a moon of one another in 2002 came two excellent contributions to what I hope to see is the growing body of knowledge for new mothers. This is a book I will give my children and grandchildren!

This book is a must for any mom to read, whether new or experienced. It has been a great resource for me as a future post partum doula.

A friend recommended this book as we both started our second pregnancies. I'm so glad she did!! This book is great for first time moms and moms who have already had their first babies - excellent perspectives on what we go through after birth and gentle, reassuring advice on how to cope. A must read!

I've been in the birth field for over 30 years and this is one of the most helpful books I've read on postpartum recovery. Aviva has done a fantastic job writing this book. I'd like to see it on every suggested reading list for pregnant & postpartum mothers!

This book held my proverbial hand through the postpartum period. For clogged ducts, a fussy baby, hormonal swings, nutritional needs, and bigger life questions this book offered calm, moderate, thorough, step-by-step advice for new mothers. I recommend it for all new moms

I highly recommend this book. It gives a realistic perspective on what goes on with the body, heart and mind after our babies are born. After the birth of my first baby, I was a shocked at how long it took my body to recover and most friends and family had very little to say me about what a new mom needs to do help the body balance. I was a little disappointed actually so I decided to do more research about how to take care of myself postpartum now that our second baby will be arrive this January. After reading this book, I feel like I can put together a better plan for rest and have found more ways to heal the achy bits after the baby is born. I think in the West, we have this feeling like we should be able to "do it all", even after giving birth. When first taking care of newborn son, I called my mother telling her how challenging it was to get rest and take care of the home. She said to me, "What's the big deal taking care of just one baby? I had four of you and no help!" But I remember, she was exhausted. This book suggests that we DO need help and time to rest after birth, whether or not you have one child or four children. I appreciate that.

This was invaluable information for me after the birth of my daughter. I like the fact that her writing is clear and concise - no fluff or condescension. I was able to learn a lot and it was nice to read this at the end of the pregnancy when time stands still and the baby will NEVER arrive... :)

I was not a first time mother, so a lot of this stuff was not new to me, but I found it wonderful and informative even 8 months postpartum. A must for new parents!

Honestly, this was a lot of alternative medicine, midwifery, and herbal healing. If you're an expert, this book made ense. If you're a novice or just looking for an alternative to regular medicine, it's going to be a bit too much. I didn't find it helpful and ended up giving it away. I felt like I had to be an expert to use it.