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BOOK: What to Expect the First Year
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Empty Breasts?

Sleeping Through Meals

A Newborn State of Mind

For Parents: Have You Heard the One …

Nonstop Feeding

Tips for Successful Feeding Sessions

Cracking the Crying Code

Quivering Chin

Startling

For Parents: Newly Delivered?

Birthmarks

Newborn Reflexes

Baby Business

Blotchy Skin

Mouth Cysts or Spots

Early Teeth

Thrush

A Milky Tongue

Jaundice

Stool Color

The Scoop on Newborn Poop

Pacifier Use

Going Home

A Safe Ride Home

ALL ABOUT: Baby-Care Basics

Diapering Baby

Burping Baby

Bathing Baby

Shampooing Baby

Ear Care

Nose Care

Nail Trimming

Umbilical Stump Care

Penis Care

Dressing Baby

Lifting and Carrying Baby

Swaddling Baby

Newborn Care, Feeding … and Reading?

Chapter 6

The First Month

Feeding Your Baby This Month: Pumping Breast Milk

Baby Basics at a Glance: First Month

Why Pump?

Choosing a Pump

Is Your Pump Covered?

Preparing to Pump

Pumping Shouldn't Hurt

Pumping Practice Makes Perfect

How to Express Breast Milk

(Tell) Tales from the Other Side

Where Does the Milk Go?

Storing Breast Milk

Quick Tip

Exclusive Pumping

Breast Milk at a Glance

What You May Be Wondering About

“Breaking” Baby

The Fontanels

What Month Is It, Anyway?

Having Enough Breast Milk

Baby Getting Enough Breast Milk

Filling Out

Supplemental Nursing System

Timing Is Everything

Tongue-Tied

Nursing Blisters

Feeding Schedule

Double the Trouble, Double the Fun

Changing Your Mind About Breastfeeding

Too Much Formula

Supplementary Water

Vitamin Supplements

For Parents: Getting Everything Done

Whites, Colors, and Baby's?

Spitting Up

Quick Tip

Blood in Spit-up

Milk Allergy

Sensitivities in Breastfed Babies

Bowel Movements

Explosive Bowel Movements

Flat Out, the Best Way to Sleep

Passing Gas

Constipation

Sleeping Position

Safe Sleeping

Is Silence Golden When Baby Is Sleeping?

No Sleeping Pattern

Better Sleep for Baby

Restless Sleep

Mixing Up of Day and Night

Baby's Breathing

Moving a Sleeping Baby to a Crib

Babies Are Supposed to Cry

Putting Crying on Hold

Crying

You Can't Spoil a Newborn

Colic

For Parents: Surviving Colic

Prescription for Colic

Coping with Crying

For Parents: Helping Siblings Live with Colic

Pacifier

Healing of the Umbilical Cord

Umbilical Hernia

Circumcision Care

Swollen Scrotum

Hypospadias

Swaddling

Outings with Baby

Keeping Baby the Right Temperature

Taking Baby Out

Touchy Strangers

A Summer Rash

Baby Breakouts

Baby's Skin Color

Skin Color Changes

Hearing

How Loud Is Too Loud?

Keeping Baby Safe

Vision

Crossed Eyes

Teary Eyes

Sneezing

First Smiles

Hiccups

ALL ABOUT: Baby Development

The Pattern of Development

Making Time for Tummy Time

Today's Slower Babies

Chapter 7

The Second Month

Feeding Your Baby: Introducing the Supplemental Bottle

Baby Basics at a Glance: Second Month

What's in the Bottle?

Bottle-Free

Winning Baby Over

Making the Introduction

Supplementation Myths

Mix It Up

Supplementing When Baby Isn't Thriving

What You May Be Wondering About

Smiling

Cooing

How Do You Talk to a Baby?

Understanding Your Baby

A Second Language

Baby Won't Sleep on Back

Making the Most of the First Three Years

Trouble with Tummy Time

Baby Massage

For Parents: A Father's Touch

Cradle Cap

Crooked Feet

Undescended Testicles

Penile Adhesion

Inguinal Hernia

ALL ABOUT: Stimulating Your Baby's Senses

Early Learning Made Simple

Developing the Fun Way

Chapter 8

The Third Month

Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding and Working

Baby Basics at a Glance: Third Month

Making the Workplace Nursing-Friendly

What You May Be Wondering About

Time for a Schedule?

Happy to Be … Schedule-Free?

Baby Falling Asleep While Feeding

Waking Up for Nighttime Feeds

Attached to Attachment Parenting … or Attached Without It?

Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Breathing Lapses

Breathing Emergencies

Bed Sharing

From Bassinet to Crib

For Parents: To Work or Not to Work?

Early Weaning

The Longer the Better

Being Tied Down by Breastfeeding

Fewer Bowel Movements

Diaper Rash

Penis Sore

Still Jerky Movements

Leaving Baby with a Sitter

Jogging with Baby

For Parents: The New Face of Fatherhood

Never Shake a Baby

ALL ABOUT: The Right Childcare for Baby

In-Home Care

Babysitter Checklist

Is He Manny Enough for the Job?

The Business of Hiring a Nanny

Group Daycare

Keeping an Eye on the Sitter

How's the Childcare? Check with Your Child

Home Daycare

Safe Sleeping and Sitters

Corporate Daycare

Sick-Baby Workdays

Babies on the Job

Chapter 9

The Fourth Month

Feeding Your Baby: Formula Amounts

Baby Basics at a Glance: Fourth Month

What About This Month?

What You May Be Wondering About

Breast Rejection

Wriggling at Changing Time

Propping Baby

Fussing in Baby Seat

Unhappy in Car Seat

Thumb Sucking

Suck on This

Chubby Baby

Hold the Juice

A Baby Workout

Thin Baby

Heart Murmur

Black Stool

ALL ABOUT: Playthings for Baby

Suitable for Cuddling

Chapter 10

The Fifth Month

Feeding Your Baby: Thinking About Solids

Baby Basics at a Glance: Fifth Month

What You May Be Wondering About

Teething

Tooth Eruption Chart

Chronic Cough

Ear Pulling

Naps

For Parents: Carving Out Couple Time

Eczema

Food Allergies

Baby Swing

Jumpers

The Challenging Baby

iBaby

ALL ABOUT: A Safe Environment for Your Baby

Safe Baby Products

A Greener Clean

Clearing the Air

Rethinking Your Home Decor

Purify with Plants

Testing the Waters

A Safer Walk on the Wild Side

The Dirty Dozen … and the Clean Team

Checking the Food Chain

Food Hazards in Perspective

In The Know About GMOs

Banishing Bugs

BPA in Food Containers

Lead Can Lead to Trouble

Chapter 11

The Sixth Month

Feeding Your Baby: Starting Solids

First Feedings—and Beyond

Baby Basics at a Glance: Sixth Month

Feeding Baby Safely

First Foods—and Beyond

DIY Baby Food

Expanding Baby's Repertoire

No Honey for Your Little Honey

What You May Be Wondering About

Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night

For More Z's, Try C for Consistency

Watch Your Response Time

Worked Up … and Throwing Up

Sleeping Through the Night … Together

It's All in the Timing

What Will the Neighbors Think?

A Bedtime Routine

For Parents: Baby's Sleeping Through … How About You?

Still Using a Pacifier

Early Rising

Flipping During the Night

Bathing in the Big Tub

Safe Big-Bath Bathing

Bottle Rejection in a Breastfed Baby

Baby-Bottle Mouth

Brushing Baby's Teeth

Cereal Snubbing

Iron: It's Elementary

A Vegetarian or Vegan Diet

Changes in Bowel Movements

Elimination Communication

Walkers and Stationary Play Centers

The 30-Minute Rule

Pre-Walking Shoes

ALL ABOUT: Stimulating Your Older Baby

How Do You Speak to Your Baby Now?

Chapter 12

The Seventh Month

Feeding Your Baby: Ready-Made or Homemade Baby Foods

Baby Basics at a Glance: Seventh Month

Ready-Made Baby Food

Squeezing the Best from Food Pouches

Food for Thought

Homemade Baby Foods

Pesticides on Produce

Baby Food Stages

Weaning from the Breast

Baby-Led Weaning

High Chair Safety Tips

What You May Be Wondering About

Picking Up Baby

Facing-Front Facts

For Parents: Only-for-You Behavior

Using a Back Carrier

Not Sitting Yet

Biting Nipples

Room Sharing Now

For Parents: Dinner and a Baby

Teeth Coming in Crooked

Look Who's Talking

Tooth Stains

ALL ABOUT: Making Home Safe for Baby

Babyproofing Around the House

Safe Gates

Kick Butt

Texting While Parenting

Red Light Greenery

No Gun Is a Safe Gun

Babyproofing in the Kitchen

Happy, Safe Holidays

Not a Do-It-Yourselfer?

Babyproofing in the Bathroom

There's No Substitute for Supervision

Babyproofing in the Laundry Room

Babyproofing in the Garage

Outdoor Safety

Poison Control

Teaching Your Baby to Be Safe

Afraid of Heights? Not Yet.

Swimming Lessons

Don't Let the Bugs Bite

Chapter 13

The Eighth Month

Feeding Your Baby: Drinking from a Cup

Baby Basics at a Glance: Eighth Month

Sippy Sense

Straw Savvy

What You May Be Wondering About

Baby's First Words

Signing with Baby

Baby Signs, Baby Smarts?

Sleep Regression

Different Ways of Crawling

Crawling

Baby's Not Crawling

Baby Making a Mess

Eating Off the Floor

Eating Dirt—and Worse

Getting Dirty

Discovering Genitals

Erections

Play Yard Time

Left- or Right-Handedness

Reading to Baby

Baby Books

ALL ABOUT: Putting the Super in Baby

Chapter 14

The Ninth Month

Feeding Your Baby: Finger Foods

Baby Basics at a Glance: Ninth Month

Spice It Up

Best Finger Foods

Moving Up from the Mushed

Off the Finger Food Menu

What You May Be Wondering About

Loss of Interest in Nursing

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