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Your Baby's First Year For Dummies
James Gaylord (Author), Michelle Hagen (Author)
9780764584206, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 1 July 2005
384 pages
13.7 x 18.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.499 kg
Everything new and experienced parents need to know about their baby's first 12 months to give them the best start in life Each year, more than 4 million babies are born in the United States-and the first year of a baby's life is a joyous, challenging, and sometimes overwhelming time. Your Baby's First Year For Dummies serves as a complete guide for baby's first twelve months, from what to do when arriving home from the hospital to handling feeding, bathing, and sleeping routines to providing the right stimuli for optimal progress. This comprehensive yet no-nonsense guide can help new or even seasoned moms and dads looking for tips and advice to help with every aspect of their baby's development. During Baby's first year, at times things will go well: Baby's sleeping and eating well, she's hitting milestones on time, and you're balancing childcare with work or with housekeeping. Then again, there are times when things aren't great. This jargon-free book takes a realistic look at what Baby's first year might be like, month by month. You'll find it helpful if you're pregnant and wondering what Baby's first year will be like; you have given birth and want to know what the months ahead hold; you have given birth and need advice from a book that doesn't talk down to you or make you feel as though there's something wrong with you (because there's not) if you're having a hard time making the adjustment to parenthood. Packed with tips on every aspect of baby's physical, emotional, and social development, Your Baby's First Year For Dummies gives you advice on topics like the following: Additionally, Your Baby's First Year For Dummies provides tips for surviving the first few weeks, Daddy survival tips, and advice on when to call your pediatrician (and when not to). If Baby has arrived or you expect her soon, get your copy to make every moment count.
Introduction 1 Part I: Giving Baby a Healthy, Happy Start 7 Chapter 1: Preparing for Baby 9 Chapter 2: Smoothing the Transition to Parenthood 17 Chapter 3: Hitting the Road with Baby on Board 43 Chapter 4: Returning to Work? 53 Part II: Introducing: Baby! 65 Chapter 5: Settling In with Baby 67 Chapter 6: The First Month: Getting to Know You 79 Chapter 7: The Second Month: Finding Your Rhythm 101 Chapter 8: The Third Month: Rolling Away from Infancy 111 Part III: Moving, Shaking, and Growing 125 Chapter 9: The Fourth Month: Food! 127 Chapter 10: The Fifth Month: Rocking Baby’s World 141 Chapter 11: The Sixth Month: Baby on the Move! 151 Part IV: Discovering the World Beyond Mom 167 Chapter 12: The Seventh Month: Developmental Delights 169 Chapter 13: The Eighth Month: The Cruisin’ Kid 183 Chapter 14: The Ninth Month: Grabbing Your Attention (With Intention) 197 Part V: Keeping Up with Baby 215 Chapter 15: The Tenth Month: Chatting Up Baby 217 Chapter 16: The Eleventh Month: Walking the Walk 233 Chapter 17: The Twelfth Month: Who’s This Toddler? 247 Part VI: Protecting Baby’s Health and Safety 267 Chapter 18: Keeping Baby Healthy 269 Chapter 19: Making It All Better: When Baby Has a Boo-Boo 289 Chapter 20: Preventing Injuries at Home 303 Part VII: The Part of Tens 323 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Surviving the First Few Weeks 325 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Daddy Survival 329 Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Call Your Pediatrician 333 Chapter 24: Ten Reasons Not to Run to Your Pediatrician 337 Index 341
Subject Areas: Self-help & personal development [VS]
