So You're Going to be a Dad: 20th Anniversary Edition

20th Anniversary Edition

Peter Downey

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781925030273
• Print ISBN:
  9781925030266
• Subtopic: Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Hands-on, inspiring – and funny – this Aussie classic is the bottom line for new dads on pregnancy, birth, newborns and young children

Dr Peter Downey knows babies and kids, and his best-selling book – now in this 20th-year anniversary edition – helps first-time dads prepare for what’s coming their way . . . with a grain of salt and a smile on their face. Fully revised and updated, he explores the joys and trials of new parenting, including:

• Surviving pregnancy and childbirth
• Nappies, breast pumps, sleep deprivation
• Living with a baby in your house
• The gear you need . . . and the gear you don’t
• Navigating the online parenting world
• Lots of stuff about sex
• And more importantly, how to be a switched-on dad in the 21st Century

Topped off with a glossary of handy words new dads need to know (and some they don’t), as well as words of wisdom from other ordinary fathers, So You’re Going to Be a Dad remains the most engaging, reassuring and down-to-earth book for new dads around.

Peter Downey is the best-selling author of marriage and parenting books, as well as being the father of three girls. www.peterdowney.com.au

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Author’s Note
• Prologue
• Chapter One: And So, It Begins
• Chapter Two: Pregnancy
• Chapter Three: Brace Yourself
• Chapter Four: Buying Stuff
• Chapter Five: Time to Get Ready
• Chapter Six: A Good Day for a Birth
• Chapter Seven: There’s a Baby in My House
• Chapter Eight: Living with a Baby
• Epilogue
• Aknowledgements
• Glossary
• Appendix I: Parental Education Films
• Appendix II: What My Mates Had to Say
• Index
• Copyright