What to Expect the First Year
America’s bestselling guide to caring for a baby, with over 10 million copies in print, What to Expect the First Year is the bible for taking care of a newborn though the milestone of his or her first birthday.\ The Second Edition incorporates the most recent developments in pediatric medicine. Every question and answer has been revisited, and in response to letters from readers, dozens of new Q&As have been added. The book is more reader-friendly than ever, with updated cultural...
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Everything new parents need to know about the care (and feeding) of an infant, from the authors of What to Expect® When You're Expecting. Covers monthly growth and development, feeding for every age and stage, sleep strategies that really work. Filled with the most practical tips (how to give a bath, decode your baby's crying, what to buy for baby, and when to return to work) and the most up-to-date medical advice (the latest on vaccines, vitamins, illnesses, SIDS, safety, and more).Reassuring Answers to Hundreds of Questions: What's the best kind of car seat for my newborn? How do I know if my baby's getting enough to eat? How can I tell if my baby is really sick? When should I call the doctor? Should I sign my baby up for classes? Should I be worried that my baby isn't crawling yet? How do I cope with my colicky baby? The only book on infant care to address the physical as well as the emotional needs of the entire family.
Foreword: A Parenting Book That Stands AlonexxiiiIntroduction: A Second Baby Is BornxxvPart 1The First YearChapter 1Get Ready, Get Set2Feeding Your Baby: Breast or Formula, or Both2What You May Be Concerned About11What It's Important to Know: Selecting the Right Physician29Chapter 2Buying for Baby41Nursery Necessities and Niceties49Equipment for Outings54When Baby Gets Older62Chapter 3Breastfeeding Basics66Getting Started Breastfeeding66Breastfeeding 10169What You May Be Concerned About77What It's Important to Know: Keeping Your Milk Healthy and Safe93Chapter 4Your Newborn Baby99What Your Baby May Be Doing99What You Can Expect at Hospital Checkups100Feeding Your Baby: Getting Started Formula Feeding106What You May Be Concerned About113What It's Important to Know: The Baby Care Primer133Chapter 5The First Month152What Your Baby May Be Doing152Feeding Your Baby This Month: Expressing Breast Milk155What You May Be Concerned About162What It's Important to Know: Babies Develop Differently208Chapter 6The Second Month212What Your Baby May Be Doing212What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup213Feeding Your Baby: Introducing...the Bottle215What You May Be Concerned About218What It's Important to Know: Stimulating Your Baby in the Early Months242Chapter 7The Third Month249What Your Baby May Be Doing249What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup250Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding and Working250What You May Be Concerned About255What It's Important to Know: The Right Child Care for Baby275Chapter 8The Fourth Month289What Your Baby May Be Doing289What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup291Feeding Your Baby: Thinking About Solids292What You May Be Concerned About293What It's Important to Know: Playthings for Baby307Chapter 9The Fifth Month310What Your Baby May Be Doing310What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup311Feeding Your Baby: Starting Solids312What You May Be Concerned About319What It's Important to Know: Environmental Hazards and Your Baby335Chapter 10The Sixth Month345What Your Baby May Be Doing345What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup346Feeding Your Baby: Commercial or Home-Prepared Baby Foods347What You May Be Concerned About350What It's Important to Know: Stimulating Your Older Baby366Chapter 11The Seventh MonthWhat Your Baby May Be Doing370What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup371Feeding Your Baby: Moving Up from Strained Foods371What You May Be Concerned About372What It's Important to Know: Putting the Super in Baby383Chapter 12The Eighth Month385What Your Baby May Be Doing385What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup386Feeding Your Baby: Finally--Finger Foods387What You May Be Concerned About388What It's Important to Know: Making Home Safe for Baby402Chapter 13The Ninth Month416What Your Baby May Be Doing416What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup417Feeding Your Baby: Establishing Good Habits Now418What You May Be Concerned About420What It's Important to Know: Games Babies Play432Chapter 14The Tenth Month435What Your Baby May Be Doing435What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup436Feeding Your Baby: When to Wean437What You May Be Concerned About439What It's Important to Know: The Beginning of Discipline451Chapter 15The Eleventh Month459What Your Baby May Be Doing459What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup460Feeding Your Baby: Weaning from the Bottle460What You May Be Concerned About462What It's Important to Know: Helping Baby to Talk467Chapter 16The Twelfth Month471What Your Baby May Be Doing471What You Can Expect at This Month's Checkup473Feeding Your Baby: Weaning from the Breast474What You May Be Concerned About478What It's Important to Know: Stimulating Your One-Year Old502Part 2Of Special ConcernChapter 17A Baby for All Seasons508What You May Be Concerned About in Summer Weather508What You May Be Concerned About in Winter Weather517What It's Important to Know: The Season for Travel522Chapter 18When Baby Is Sick532Before Calling the Doctor532How Much Rest for a Sick Baby?535Feeding a Sick Baby535When Medication Is Needed536The Most Common Infant Health Problems540What It's Important to Know: All About Fever562Chapter 19First Aid Do's and Don'ts572Resuscitation Techniques for Babies and Children589Chapter 20The Low-Birthweight Baby600Feeding Your Baby: Nutrition for the Preterm or Low-Birthweight Infant601What You May Be Concerned About606What It's Important to Know: Health Problems Common in Low-Birthweight Babies621Chapter 21The Special Needs Baby625Feeding Your Baby: Can Diet Make a Difference?626What You May Be Concerned About626What It's Important to Know: The Most Common Birth Disorders638Chapter 22The Adopted Baby652What You May Be Concerned About652Part 3For the FamilyChapter 23For Mom: Enjoying the First Year664What You Should Be Eating: The Postpartum Diet665What You May Be Concerned About670What It's Important to Know: To Work or Not to Work710Chapter 24Becoming a Father715What You May Be Concerned About715Chapter 25From Only Child to Older Child726What You May Be Concerned About726Part 4Ready ReferenceBaby's First Recipes748Four to Eight Months748Six to Twelve Months749Eight to Twelve Months750Common Home Remedies756Common Childhood Infections759Index784
