24/7 Baby Doctor

A Harvard Pediatrician Answers All Your Questions from Birth to One Year

Victoria Mcevoy, Florence Isaacs

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Year: 2010
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780762762798
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: General Health

The 24/7 Baby Doctor is the essential twenty-first-century reference guide for new parents. Doing away with the often intimidating “What to Expect” approach of so many parenting books, Dr. Victoria Rogers McEvoy coaches readers in an encouraging, you-can-do-this voice, telling parents what they can do and when they need to consult their doctor. She asks (and answers) all key questions, on topics such as sleep, food, crying, stooling, spitting up, development, health and safety, and technology. She offers evidence-based solutions that reflect American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations and the latest research—whether on vaccines, autism, or cognitive products that supposedly make babies smarter. And, where possible, Dr. McEvoy gives parents the parameters to make their own choices.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Sleep—Getting to ZZZs
• Chapter 2: Breastfeeding—Issues and Challenges
• Chapter 3: Food and Nutrition—Starting Off Right
• Chapter 4: Crying—Breaking the Code
• Chapter 5: Pee, Poop, and Spit-Ups—The Diaper Diaries
• Chapter 6: Growth and Development—A Wide Range of Normal
• Chapter 7: Babies’ Bodies—From Head to Toe
• Chapter 8: Day-to-Day Baby Care—The Basics
• Chapter 9: Immunizations—Facts and Fiction
• Chapter 10: Illness—Is the Baby Sick?
• Chapter 11: Injuries and Accidents—Call the Medics
• Chapter 12: Allergies—What You Need to Know
• Chapter 13: Health Information—Be a Savvy Consumer
• Chapter 14: Work/Career—Making Choices
• Chapter 15: Marriage—Maintaining the Relationship
• Chapter 16: Caring for Yourself—How to Take Your Life Back
• Chapter 17: A Year to Remember
• Acknowledgments
• Resources
• Bibliography
• About the Authors