Your Baby's First Year For Dummies

James Gaylord, Michelle Hagen

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9780764584206
• eBook ISBN: 9781118054536
• Edition: 1

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. Yo ur 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:

• Bonding with Baby
• Breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding
• Baby's first checkup
• Baby's checkups at two months, four months, six months, nine months, and twelve months
• Sleeping habits
• Teething
• Baby toy safety and preventing injuries
• Food preparation and food allergies
• Traveling with your baby
• Signs of common illnesses
• Planning Baby's 1-year party
• And much more

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.

Table of contents

• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I : Giving Baby a Healthy, Happy Start
• Chapter 1: Preparing for Baby
• Chapter 2: Smoothing the Transition to Parenthood
• Chapter 3: Hitting the Road with Baby on Board
• Chapter 4: Returning to Work?
• Part II : Introducing: Baby!
• Chapter 5: Settling In with Baby
• Chapter 6: The First Month: Getting to Know You
• Chapter 7: The Second Month: Finding Your Rhythm
• Chapter 8: The Third Month: Rolling Away from Infancy
• Part III : Moving, Shaking, and Growing
• Chapter 9: The Fourth Month: Food!
• Chapter 10: The Fifth Month: Rocking Baby’s World
• Chapter 11: The Sixth Month: Baby on the Move!
• Part IV : Discovering the World Beyond Mom
• Chapter 12: The Seventh Month: Developmental Delights
• Chapter 13: The Eighth Month: The Cruisin’ Kid
• Chapter 14: The Ninth Month: Grabbing Your Attention (With Intention)
• Part V : Keeping Up with Baby
• Chapter 15: The Tenth Month: Chatting Up Baby
• Chapter 16: The Eleventh Month: Walking the Walk
• Chapter 17: The Twelfth Month: Who’s This Toddler?
• Part VI : Protecting Baby’s Health and Safety
• Chapter 18: Keeping Baby Healthy
• Chapter 19: Making It All Better: When Baby Has a Boo-Boo
• Chapter 20: Preventing Injuries at Home
• Part VII : The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Surviving the First Few Weeks
• Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Daddy Survival
• Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Call Your Pediatrician
• Chapter 24: Ten Reasons Not to Run to Your Pediatrician