What to Expect the First Year (137 page)

registry,
29

seat;
see
Infant seat

sensitive,
329
–330

shampoo,
37
,
38
;
see also
Shampooing baby

shoes,
369
,
473
–474

sick,
537
–573

signs,
415
–418

sling;
see
Slings

spacing between,
484
–485

special-needs,
571

spoiling,
210

standing,
411
,
439
,
499
;
see also
Pulling up

states of consciousness,
140
–141

swing;
see
Swing

talk,
486
–489;
see also
Talking

temperament of,
328
–333,
497
–500

tooth;
see
Teeth, Teething

tub,
38
–39

understanding,
144
,
246

unhappy,
332
–333;
see also
Colic, Crying, Fussiness

withdrawn,
331
–332;
see also
Shyness

Baby care

bathing,
161
–164

burping,
160
–161

diapering,
34
–37,
158
–160

dressing,
166
–167

ear care,
164

hair,
438

handling,
180

lifting and carrying,
167
–169

nail trimming,
165

nose care,
165

penis care,
166

products,
37
–39

shampooing,
162
–163,
164
,
438

swaddling,
169
–170

umbilical stump,
162
,
165
–166

Baby carriers;
see
Carrier

forward-facing,
382
–383

Baby food;
see
Food, Solids

Baby-led weaning,
379

Baby nurse,
14
–15,
18
;
see also
Childcare

Babyproofing,
391
–409,
516

hotel rooms,
516

pet food,
17

service, hiring,
400

Babysitter,
287
–294

checklist for, leaving a,
289

interviewing,
290

leaving baby with a,
282
–283,
286
–287

monitoring,
296
–297

searching for,
288
,
290

separation anxiety and,
283
,
478
–480

tax laws and,
294

see also
Childcare

Back

blows, for choking baby,
596
–597

injury, first aid for,
576
–600

Back, putting baby to sleep on,
202
–203,
271
,
299

flat head and,
201

flipping from, during the night,
358
–359

not sleeping well and,
247
–250

slower development and,
237

unhappy while sleeping on,
202
–203

Backpack carrier,
56
,
384
–385

Backyard safety,
403
–406

Bacteria;
see
Germs

Bagging, in NICU,
610

Bald baby,
437

Bald spot, preventing,
201

Balloons,
498

Bandages,
39

Banging head, baby's habit,
453
–454

Bank, milk,
93

Barbecue, safety near,
404

Bassinet

buying,
45

switching from, to crib,
275

Bath,
161
–164

as part of bedtime routine,
355
–357

fear of,
359
–361

in the big tub,
359

safety,
360

sponge,
161
–163

toys,
361
,
513

tub, buying for baby,
38
–39

Bath seat, safety of,
360

Bath tub;
see
Bath

Bath wash,
37

Bathroom, babyproofing the,
401
–402

Batteries, button,
397

swallowed, first aid for,
593

Battery pump,
173

Bed

family;
see
Co-sleeping

putting baby to;
see
Sleep(ing)

putting weaned baby to,
500
–501

sharing with baby,
see
Co-sleeping

switching to, from crib,
501
–502

see also
Crib, Sleeping

Bedside sleeper,
46

Bedtime

routine,
351
,
355
–357,
482
,
483
,
501

separation anxiety at,
480
,
482
–483

snack, benefit of,
476

weaned baby and,
500
–501

Bee sting

first aid for,
577
–578

protecting against,
409

severe reaction to,
577
–578

Beef, safe cooking of,
451

Behavior

acting up with parents,
384
–385

discipline and,
462
–467

negative,
506
–507

toddler,
507

when sick,
540

see also
Biting, Clinging, Colic, Crying, Fussiness, Separation anxiety, Shyness

Belly;
see also
Abdominal, Digestive upset, Gas, Tummy

lump in,
222

Belly button;
see
Umbilical stump

Bibs, for feeding,
33
,
345
,
453

Bifidobacterium,
558

Bili lights, to treat jaundice,
152
,
612

Bilingual baby,
247

Bilirubin, and jaundice,
152
–153,
629

Biodegradable diapers,
34

Biotinidase deficiency, testing for, in baby,
122

Birth,

bonding after,
121
,
135

breastfeeding after,
60

checkup after,
121
–123

clamping of cord at,
121

medical procedures at,
120
–123

Birth, home,
123
–125

Birth certificate,
124
,
148

Birth control

when bottle-feeding,
8

when breastfeeding,
7
,
88

Birth defects,
571

Birthday party, baby's first,
498
–499

Birthmarks,
145
–150

Birthweight,
133
–134;
see also
Weight

low;
see
Low-birthweight babies

Bisphenol A (BPA);
see
BPA

Bites, first aid for

animal,
576
–577

human,
577

insect,
577
–578

marine animals,
578
–579

snake,
578

Biting,
455
,
465

teething and,
319
–321

while nursing,
320
–321,
386
–387

Black and blue around eyes,
586

Black and blue behind ears,
586

Black and blue mark, first aid for,
591
–592

Black eye, first aid for,
583

Black stool,
153
,
314
;
see also
Meconium

Blanket

as comfort object,
442
–444

avoiding for safe sleep,
202
,
270
,
275
,
289

buying, for baby,
33
;
see also
Linens

sleeper,
32

using in the crib, older baby,
502

Bleeding

anal fissures and,
154
,
200
,
564

calling doctor for,
539
–540

from ears,
539
,
586

from mouth,
588

from nose,
586
,
588
–589

from scalp,
586

internal,
576

in the brain, premature babies,
627
–628

massive, first aid for,
576
,
592
,
593

under the nail,
584

Blinds, window,
392

Blinking,
456

Blisters

nursing,
189

on baby's lips,
189

Blood

coughing up,
539
,
576

in spit-up,
198

in stool,
198
–199,
200
,
576

in stool, with premature baby,
628

in urine,
539
,
576

infection,
611

leaking from ears,
539
,
586

leaking from nose,
586

Blood gas, in NICU,
610

Blood glucose levels, in premature baby,
630

Blood sugar;
see
Hypoglycemia

Blood sugar, during sleep,
476

Blood tests

for antibodies, in adopted baby,
533

for celiac disease,
569

for iron deficiency,
365

for jaundice
152
,
153

for lead,
342

heel stick at birth,
122
,
124

preemies and,
610
,
611
,
630

Blood tests, at birth,
122

Blood vessels in eyes, immature, in premature babies,
627

Bloodshot eyes, at birth,
137

Bloody nose, first aid for,
588
–589

Blueness of lips,
457
,
594

Blueness of skin,
229
,
457
,
541

breath holding and,
456

in breathing emergencies,
273
–274,
598

with RSV,
560

BM;
see
Bowel movement

Bonding

between baby and pet,
17

bottle-feeding and,
131
–133

breastfeeding and,
6
,
7
,
61

kangaroo care and,
132
,
608

skin-to-skin,
132
,
135
,
608

with newborn,
61
,
135

with premature baby,
607
–609

Bone, broken, first aid for,
579

Bone-building, breastfeeding diet and,
97

Boppy,
55
,
57

Books,
257
,
425
,
489
,
513

as part of bedtime routine,
357

reading to baby,
170
,
357
,
424
–426,
489
,
513

Booster seat, for feeding,
41
,
380
,
504

Booties, buying for baby,
33

Bottle-feeding

combining with breastfeeding,
90
–92,
238
–243

feelings about,
80
,
132

formula;
see
Formula

getting started,
125
–133

how much to feed,
128
,
302
–304;
see also
Feeding

how to's,
128
–133

introducing to breastfed baby,
238
–243

monitoring intake,
128

not sitting still for,
432

premature baby,
603
,
606
,
622
–623

safely,
128
–130

schedule of,
192
–193

supplemental,
127
,
238
–243

switching arms while,
132

tips for winning breastfeeding baby over,
240
–241

tooth decay and,
362
–363,
470

twins,
190
–191

weaning from,
468
–472

weaning from, to relactate,
93
–96

with love,
131
–133

Bottled water,
337
–338

Bottles

appetite for solids and,
469
,
503

as comfort object,
470

baby, mouth,
362
–363,
470

banning, in hospitals, and breastfeeding,
61
–62

choosing,
40

introducing, in a breastfed baby,
238
–243

not introducing,
238
–239,
240
,
280

not sitting still for,
432

packing, for outings,
224

propping,
132

reducing air in,
40
,
198
,
217

rejection of, in breastfed baby,
361
–362

sterilizing,
129
,
622
–623

types of,
40

weaning from the,
468
–472

Botulism, honey and,
349

Bouncer seats,
56

Bowed legs,
472

Bowel movement

appearance of,
154

as sign that baby is getting enough to eat,
182

black,
153
,
314
;
see also
Meconium