Parenting Guide to Your Baby's First Year (Books)

Covers birth, the first hours after delivery, newborn health, going home, care and feeding, safety, sibling rivalry, and developmental milestones

A COMPLETE SOURCEBOOK FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR IN YOUR BABY'S LIFE!

With its timely, in-depth advice and hands-on guidance, PARENTING magazine has emerged as the child-care resource of choice for aware, involved parents. Now, the editors of PARENTING bring you a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide to the all-important first year of your baby's life. With chapters organized in three-month increments from birth to first birthday, PARENTING Guide to Your Baby's First Year provides the essential information on everything you need to know about:

Your Baby's First Hours:  How newborns look, act, and feel - Making the most of your hospital stay - The equipment and clothing you'll need - Taking your newborn home

The Adjustment to Parenthood: Feeling like a parent - Dealing with postpartum blues - The challenging demands of a newborn - Older siblings - How your marriage changes

Feeding Your Growing Child:  The pros and cons of breast and bottle - Learning to use a cup - Starting solids - Food allergies - Strategies for dealing with picky eaters - Avoiding meal-time power struggles

Child Development:  How your baby grows - Mastering motor skills - Baby's social and emotional life - The first words

Health & Safety: First-year medical checkups - Baby-proofing your home - Immunizations - Common illnesses of infancy and early childhood - When to worry about a fever

Caring for Your Child: Sleep strategies that work - Diapering, bathing, and dressing - Finding the right childcare

Caring for Yourself: Recovering from natural birth or C-section - Getting enough rest - Sex after childbirth - Keeping your relationship strong and healthy - Encouraging dads to get involved

Work Issues:  The right time to go back to work - Balancing job and baby

Special Concerns:  Twins - Preventing SIDS - Living with colic - Developmental delays

Plus:  Teething woes - Milestones big and small - Dad's perspective  - Games babies love to play - Surviving the holidays

- With illustrations throughout -

A resource for parents covers nine months of pregnancy and the first six weeks of a child's life, including sections on each trimester and postpartum depression, sex, fitness, and fashion. Reprint.

General

ISBN		9780345411808
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Ballantine Books
Pages		496
List Price		$16.95
Author		Krueger, Anne
Publication Date		03/01/1999
Release Status		In Print
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.2 Pounds (US)
Editor		Parenting (San Francisco, Calif.)
Edition Number		1