CONTENTS
Dedication & Acknowledgments
A Note from Dr. Michael Crocetti
A Word from the Authors
Chapter 1.
Your Baby’s First Half-Year
The Last Weeks of Pregnancy
Labor and Birth
Your Newborn
The First Half-Year
Day 1 through Day 7
Week 2 through Week 7
Month 2 through Month 5
Chapter 2.
Your Baby’s Second Half-Year
The Second Half-Year
Month 6 through Month 12
Chapter 3.
Your Baby Maintenance Guide
Newborn Basics
Keeping Your Baby Warm
Your Guide to Feeding Your Baby
Breastfeeding
Bottle Feeding
Starting Solids
Baby-Care Basics
Diapering 101
Bathing Your Baby
Common Baby Skin Problems
Baby Sleep
Baby Dental Care Guide
Crying
Chapter 4.
Gear Guide
Our Baby-Shopping Primer
Baby Shopping Checklist
Baby Gear A-Z
Chapter 5.
Managing Your First Year
Recovering from the Birth
Sweatiness and Hot and Cold Flashes
Heavy Flow
Bathroom Woes
Breast Changes
Postpartum Skin Changes
Don’t Ignore These Postpartum Symptoms
The First Six Weeks of Recovery
Your Recovery After a Cesarean Section
The Psychological Side of Motherhood
The Blues
Professionals You May Encounter
Managing Relationships After Birth
Sex After Birth
The Flipside:Single Parenting
Getting Along With Grandparents and Other Relatives
When Baby Makes Four or Five
Siblings
Baby-Proofing Your Pets
Six Weeks to Six Months
Building Your Own Village
Your Fitness: The First Six Months
Returning to Work
The Stay-At-Home-Mom Option
Where to Connect with Other Moms
The Second Six Months
The Finances of Parenting
Twenty-Five Ideas for Saving Thousands of Dollars
Recording Your Baby’s First Year
Traveling With a Baby
Chapter 6.
Medical and Safety Guide
Baby Medical Guide
How to Choose Your Baby’s Doctor
Baby’s First Doctor’s Visit
Birth Defects
Month 2 Doctor’s Visit
Month 4 Doctor’s Visit
Month 6 Doctor’s Visit
Month 12 Doctor’s Visit
Your Baby’s Immunization Schedule
Your Baby and Illness
Early Symptoms of Illness
How to Give Your Baby Medicine
Baby Illnesses A–Z
Baby Safety Guide
Accident-Proofing Your Baby
Treating Baby Injuries
Baby Product Dangers
Chapter 7.
Resource Guide
Helpful Web Sites for Parents
A comprehensive Internet directory to important sites for information on parenting disabilities, breastfeeding, shopping, product manufacturers, and government and not-for-profit agencies.
Chapter 8.
Parent’s Dictionary
Parent’s Dictionary
Over 800 baby medical and developmental terms and abbreviations defined in easy-to-understand language.
Index