Your Baby's First Year For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part I: Giving Baby a Healthy, Happy Start 7

Chapter 1: Preparing for Baby 9

Chapter 2: Smoothing the Transition to Parenthood  17

Chapter 3: Hitting the Road with Baby on Board 43

Chapter 4: Returning to Work? 53

Part II: Introducing: Baby! 65

Chapter 5: Settling In with Baby 67

Chapter 6: The First Month: Getting to Know You 79

Chapter 7: The Second Month: Finding Your Rhythm 101

Chapter 8: The Third Month: Rolling Away from Infancy 111

Part III: Moving, Shaking, and Growing 125

Chapter 9: The Fourth Month: Food! 127

Chapter 10: The Fifth Month: Rocking Baby’s World 141

Chapter 11: The Sixth Month: Baby on the Move! 151

Part IV: Discovering the World Beyond Mom 167

Chapter 12: The Seventh Month: Developmental Delights 169

Chapter 13: The Eighth Month: The Cruisin’ Kid 183

Chapter 14: The Ninth Month: Grabbing Your Attention (With Intention) 197

Part V: Keeping Up with Baby 215

Chapter 15: The Tenth Month: Chatting Up Baby 217

Chapter 16: The Eleventh Month: Walking the Walk 233

Chapter 17: The Twelfth Month: Who’s This Toddler? 247

Part VI: Protecting Baby’s Health and Safety 267

Chapter 18: Keeping Baby Healthy 269

Chapter 19: Making It All Better: When Baby Has a Boo-Boo 289

Chapter 20: Preventing Injuries at Home 303

Part VII: The Part of Tens 323

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Surviving the First Few Weeks 325

Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Daddy Survival 329

Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Call Your Pediatrician 333

Chapter 24: Ten Reasons Not to Run to Your Pediatrician 337

Index 341