Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy: Beauty, Health, and Lifestyle Advice for the Modern Mother-to-Be [Paperback]

Colette Bouchez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2004

The moment a pregnancy is announced, all eyes are on baby. But what about Mom? Not only is her body changing, everything about her lifestyle is turning upside down.

A revolutionary new kind of self-help guide, Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy puts Mom at center stage, with hundreds of tips on how to have the healthiest, most vibrant pregnancy possible.

Culling advice from top medical, beauty, and style sources worldwide , award-winning health reporter Colette Bouchez delivers sound medical advice as well as beauty and lifestyle tips to keep Mom happy and healthy, ensuring baby will be healthier and happier as well.

Highlights include:

*The five most common pregnancy complaints—and how to beat them
*The beauty, hair, and skin care products that are safe to use—and what to avoid
*How to choose maternity clothes without losing your sense of style
*Natural and relaxing ways to beat stress, overcome sleep problems, and handle pregnancy fears
*How to treat painful—and often embarrassing—pregnancy problems naturally and easily, and how to know when it’s time to seek a doctor’s help
*Advice on how to blend your career obligations with impending motherhood—and look and feel great while doing it!
*How to make pregnant sex the best sex of your life

Written in the caring, one-on-one tone of a best friend, Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy is a unique (and long overdue) addition to the booming baby category.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With this volume, Bouchez (Getting Pregnant) aims to fill one of the few holes left in the ever-expanding pregnancy book category by giving instructions for pampering a woman heavy with child. She points out that as mothers "concentrate on doing everything for our baby, too often, it seems, we can begin to lost sight of ourselves." But a good way to have a happy, healthy pregnancy is to "be kind to yourself, stay in touch with who you are, and treat yourself with the loving care and respect that you deserve." To that end, Bouchez guides readers through treating the common complaints of pregnancy, maintaining a sense of style and being a "hot mamma," enjoying sex and more. Friendly "real life" and "mother knows best" sidebars offer down-to-earth advice; quotations from experts (like the editors of Natural Health and Good Housekeeping) lend an air of authority. This is, however, more than just a pampering book-it gives a reassuring sense of what a woman can expect from pregnancy and advice for taking wonderful care of herself through it all.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

The moment a pregnancy is announced, all eyes are on baby. But what about Mom? Not only is her body changing, everything about her lifestyle is turning upside down.

A revolutionary new kind of self-help guide, Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy puts Mom at center stage, with hundreds of tips on how to have the healthiest, most vibrant pregnancy possible.

Culling advice from top medical, beauty, and style sources worldwide , award-winning health reporter Colette Bouchez delivers sound medical advice as well as beauty and lifestyle tips to keep Mom happy and healthy, ensuring baby will be healthier and happier as well.

Highlights include:

*The five most common pregnancy complaints?and how to beat them
*The beauty, hair, and skin care products that are safe to use?and what to avoid
*How to choose maternity clothes without losing your sense of style
*Natural and relaxing ways to beat stress, overcome sleep problems, and handle pregnancy fears
*How to treat painful?and often embarrassing?pregnancy problems naturally and easily, and how to know when it?s time to seek a doctor?s help
*Advice on how to blend your career obligations with impending motherhood?and look and feel great while doing it!
*How to make pregnant sex the best sex of your life

Written in the caring, one-on-one tone of a best friend, Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy is a unique (and long overdue) addition to the booming baby category.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Broadway (February 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767914422
• ISBN-13: 978-0767914420
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I hope many of you may already know me - or at least my writing, as I am the author of 7 books on women's health care. I used to be a health reporter at the New York Daily News, and now I'm with WebMD where I write regularly about women's health care.

I also write a popular syndicated blog -TheRedDressDiary.com - Health and beauty for fabulous women over 40!
Stop by sometime - I know you'll find some news you can use!

I also love sharing information with readers through my various health care web sites:
www.PamperingMom.com(for my pregnancy readers!)
www.YourMenopause.com (for my baby boomer pals!)
www.TheVzone.net - for any woman with questions about her intimate health.

I feel very fortunate to be a medical writer, and to have my work honored by so many health organizations, including The American Cancer Society, The Coalition of Cancer Organizations, The Amerian Academy of Dermatology and many others. I've also received awards from the Medill School of Journalism and the Columbia School of Journalism.

In 1996 I was lucky to be a part of an award winning TV production team where our series on Cancer received an Emmy for best medical documentary.

I believe power is knowledge and I love writing books and articles that empower women to take better care of themselves and their families.

I'd love to hear from any readers - even if you haven't read my books! - I'd like to know what kind of health topics interest you most, and the health books that have helped you the most!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Surprise!, March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy: Beauty, Health, and Lifestyle Advice for the Modern Mother-to-Be (Paperback)

I recently received this book as a "New Pregnancy" gift from my neighbor. When I looked at the cutesy pink cover and the drawing I thought, this has to be a frivolous book and I didn't even open it. But when I developed a pregnancy complication and none of my other books had any information on it, I decided to give this book a try - and BOY! was I ever glad I did! It turned out to have exactly the information I needed. The more I read the more I realized that this book is FANTASTIC - filled with such great health information on things you don't find in other pregnancy books. Plus it has some terrific beauty and fashion advice to boot! Now it's become my "bedside Bible" - and a day doesn't go by when I don't consult it for something! This is my first pregnancy and this book was so easy to read and understand and SO upbeat and positive - it's just a joy to read. If you are looking for a book that takes an intelligent approach to "mommy-care" without being complicated or hard to understand, this is YOUR pregnancy book. A terrific surprise - I just love it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mommy-sential reading!, February 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy: Beauty, Health, and Lifestyle Advice for the Modern Mother-to-Be (Paperback)

If you're looking for a pregnancy book that is candid and honest without being frightening, then this is the book for you! In this book Bouchez covers the standard things that usually show up in pregnancy guides, such as physical,mental and emotional changes; nutrition and exercise. However, what makes the book is made very clear in the title: how to pamper yourself as you nurture the new life growing inside of you. She doesn't just emphasize the importance of taking good care of yourself, but she offers wonderful suggestions on how to do it. For example, there are directions on how to create your own prenatal spa (and without spending much, if any, money). Browse through the chapter on the "Glow Factor" and choose a recipe for treating different types of skin conditions that arise during pregnancy (overly dry skin,sallow looking skin, etc)- she also includes tips and tricks for treating common pregancy discomforts such as nausea and insomnia that I'd never heard of before (aromatherapy!!). Added bonus, she includes homemade recipes for the aromatherapy solutions as well. In a nutshell, if you want a comprehensive book on the many changes you will encounter, as well as suggestions beyond "get plenty of rest" for taking care of yourself, buy this book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on pregnancy health and beauty, August 30, 2004

By 

Tarina Richardson (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy: Beauty, Health, and Lifestyle Advice for the Modern Mother-to-Be (Paperback)

Colette Bouchez' publisher didn't do her any favors with the title they assigned to this book. The title makes it sounds like this is a fluffy book when, in fact, it does a great job of discussing a range of important health and beauty topics that many moms-to-be worry a lot about during pregnancy: sex, skincare, weight gain, fitness, and so on. Definitely worth the money.