The First Forty Days : The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1997) Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers

Lionel Shriver was awarded the Orange Prize for Fiction

Mickel Cardell

at the age of six

The First Forty Days : The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1997) Jim RogersBased on author Heng Ous own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi , a set period of confinement in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of caring for the mother after birth.A great read, especially during the second half of pregnancy. . . . Includes pantry and shopping lists to prepare beforehand, as well as step by step instructions for making everything from bone broth