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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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Reprinted with
permission from John Zakour Introduction It is also my goal to keep this handy guide short and sweet. As, being a man, I realize that most of us have a rather short attention span when it comes to this sort of thing. Plus, to keep it interesting I try to use as many sports and remote control references as possible. Note: for the ease of not driving myself crazy I use the word wife. This not met to be a moral trip or anything. I just felt it was easier to write the word wife all the time then interchanging: woman who are with child, mates, chosen one, or simply your woman. What's Going On In the span of roughly nine months this baby will grow from the size of one little cell (really small) to around the size of a watermelon (really big when you think about it). In between time: hormones fire off, chemicals interact and this little cell grows arms, legs, organs and everything else a baby needs to be a living, breathing, little person that is going to be wrecking the car before you know it. You're probably thinking, "So, how does this effect me? After all my wife's the one who does all the work. I just have to sit around and hope the birth doesn't conflict with my tee off time." But if truth be known, you actually have the hardest job of all, you have to live with a pregnant person. This means you're living with your own personal Sybil. In other words, sometimes it is as if you're living with Sleeping Beauty. Sometimes it will be like you're living with the incredible-if-it's-not-moving-eat-it-woman. Other times it will be like living with a scarier version of that girl from the Exorcist. You never know who your wife is going to be from one millisecond to another. All you can do is be ready to apologize and duck a lot. About the author: John Zakour is a web coordinator/freelance writer/part time graduate student in Human Behavior who use to be an emergency medical technician. He is qualified to write a book such as this as he survived the very experience he is writing about. Visit his Web site at http://www.ss-24-7.com or E-mail him at jmz5@nysaes.cornell.edu. John is also the author of The Plutonium Blonde (now available all over the place!) For more information visit his GeekToons site. Copyright© 2000 John Zakour |
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