"Unquestionably the best book for parents of infants in their first year of life that I have had the pleasure to read."
"The Bible' for new parents-bigger, better, and more reassuring than ever. It's the positive reinforcement that everu morn and dad needs!"
The instructions babies don't come with. but that every new parent needs. This comprehensive follow-up to What to Expect When You're Expecting offers everything you want to know about the care (and feeding) of your infant. Covers monthly growth and development, feeding for every age and stage, sleep strategies that really work, and the very best ways to stimulate your baby (and have fun at the same time!)...
Foreword: A Parenting Book That Stands Alone, by Mark D. Widome, M.D., M.EH
Introduction: A Second Baby Is Born
Part 1 THE FIRST YEAR
Chapter 1: Get Ready, Get Set
Feeding Your Baby: Breast or Formula, or Both
What You May Be Concerned About
What It's Important to Know: SELECTING THE RIGHT PHYSICIAN
Chapter 2: Buying for Baby
Nursery Necessities and Niceties
Equipment for Outings
When Baby Gets Older
Chapter 3: Breastfeeding Basics
Getting Started Breastfeeding
Breasffeeding 101
What You May Be Concerned About
What It's Important to Know: KEEPING YOUR MILK HEALTHY AND SAFE
Chapter 4: Your Newborn Baby
What Your Baby May Be Doing
What You Can Expect at Hospital Checkups.
Feeding Your Baby: Getting Started Formula Feeding
What You May Be Concerned About
What It's Important to Know: THE BABY CARE PRIMER
Chapter 5: The First Month
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Part 2 OF SPECIAL CONCERN
Part 3 FOR THE FAMILY
Part 4 READY REFERENCE