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Baby 411
A detailed look at what's in our new book: Baby 411's table of contents!
So what issues does Baby 411 really cover? We're gladyou asked. Baby 411 contains over 400+ pages of detailed info about your newborn. Here is an overview and (below) detailed table of contents:
Overview
Section One: 3-2-1 Baby! Preparing for the New One
What decisions do you have to make before your baby is born? This section explores finding a pediatrician, the latest news on newborn screening and other timely topics. Next, let’s talk about your baby’s doctor—what are the insider tips to scheduling appointments and what to do on weekends and holidays. Finally, it’s Labor Day. Your baby is here! We’ll talk about your baby’s first few days . . . plus how to survive the first two weeks.
Section Two: Care & Feeding
How do you care for your newborn? The first part of this section explores cleaning your newborn, diaper rash and other hygiene issues. Next, let’s talk nutrition and growth—what do growth charts mean? What nutrition does your baby need for the first year? We’ve got the low-down on your baby’s nutrition, including tips on vitamin supplements, avoiding obesity and getting enough calcium, fiber and iron. Finally, we’ll break down nutrition into separate chapters that focus on liquids and solids. We’ll discuss breastfeeding, formula and other liquids like when you should start milk. Next, we’ll discuss how to tell when your baby is ready for solid foods, including advice on avoiding food allergies. The last chapter in this section is titled “The other end”—everything you wanted to know about baby poop and more!
Section Three: Sleep, Development & Discipline
Let’s talk sleep—this section will give you the scoop on your baby’s sleep (or lack thereof). We’ll talk about setting up good habits and look at the different sleep “gurus” that haunt the bookstore aisles. Next, we’ll look at how your baby will develop, including milestones and social/emotional growth. Finally, it’s a topic every parent must deal with: discipline. We’ll give you advice on how to soothe a newborn, how to develop a good discipline style and dealing with temper tantrums.
Section Four: Sickness & How To Avoid It!
Here, we’ll discuss vaccinations—what’s required and what’s optional. We’ll hit the vaccines controversies head on, including the autism debate and thimerisol. A special section will highlight smallpox. This section also covers the most common infections and diseases, with separate chapters devoted to such topics as the common cold, bacterial infections and more.
Section Five: First Aid—Top 12 Problems & Solutions
What should you do when your baby gets sick? This section will give you advice on taking your baby’s vital signs and what to have in a first aid kit. We’ll hit the Top 12 problems and solutions for newborns, including fever, rashes, trauma and more.
Section Six: The Reference library
This section includes detailed information on medicines, alternative therapies, lab tests, more info on infections, the glossary, references and footnotes
Detailed Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Section One: 3-2-1 Baby! Preparing For The New One
Chapter 1
Decisions
Picking A Parenting Style
Selecting A Medical Provider For Your Baby
Behind The Scenes: Why Is My Doctor So Late?
Circumcision Pros And Cons
Optional Newborn Metabolic Screening
Cord Blood Banking
Table: Cord Blood Bank Options Compared
Childcare
Six Commandments For Balancing Work & Baby
Juggling Family & Career: 15 Tips
The 5 Options For Childcare
Adoption
Making A Birth Plan
Chapter 2
You & Your Baby’s Doc: Insider Tips & Advice
The Schedule Of Well Baby Checkups
10 Screening Tests
How And Why To Schedule A Sick Visit Appointment
Who Is The AAP?
The Difference Between A Sick Visit And A Consultation
Insider Tip: The Best Time To Schedule An Appt.
What To Do: Evening And On Weekends
Chapter 3
Labor Day:
Your Baby’s First Physical Examination
Screening Tests, Vitamin K, And Eye Ointment
Group B Strep
Getting To Know You: Your Baby’s 1st Days
Does My Baby Need To Study For His APGARs?
What’s THAT In My Baby’s Diaper?
Why Is My Baby Turning Yellow?
Why Is My Baby Shrinking?
When Do I Have To Use A Car seat?
When Can I Take My Baby Outside?
Special Section: The Two-Week Survival Guide.
The Baby Blues
The Handy Feeding And Elimination Table
Section Two: Care & Feeding
Chapter 4
Hygiene: The Spa Treatment
The First Manicure
When Can I Use Diaper Wipes?
How Often Do I Clean The Belly Button?
Diaper Rash: 5 Tips & Tricks
Bathing Baby
Cradle Cap
Eczema: Advice And Tips
Sun block And Insect Repellents
The Boy Parts
The Girl Parts
Mouth care: Thrush, Dental Care, and Drool
Chapter 5
Nutrition & Growth
What Growth Charts Mean
How Infants Grow (Height, Head Size, Weight)
Calorie & Nutrition For The First Year
The Big Picture: Nutrition For The First Year
Feeding Schedules, Or Lack Thereof
Special Concerns: Dropping Down The Growth Chart
Does My Baby Need A Vitamin Supplement?
Overeating, Obesity, And The Body Mass Index
New Parent 411: How To Avoid Obesity
Feedback From The Real World: Avoiding The 4c’s
Calcium, Fiber, And Iron
Happy Birthday! You’re One!
Chapter 6
Liquids
Breast Milk
The Advantages Of Breast Milk
Why Women Stop
Getting Started
Day-By-Day Guide
New Parent 411: Anxiety At Checkout
Top 10 Tips To Survive The First Two Weeks
Troubleshooting: The Top 8 Biggest Challenges
Engorgement
Sore Nipples: 7 Tips For Relief
Expressing Milk & Breast Pumps
Mom Concerns: Work, Diet, Medications
Special Situations: Adoptions, Twins, Preemies
Weaning: The Guide
The Big Picture: Breastfeeding For The First Year
Formula
Coke Vs. Diet Coke: The Types Of Formula
Soy Formula
The Gourmet Formulas
Bottles: Which Are Best?
The Big Picture: Formula Feeding For The First Year
Other Liquids: Water, Juice, Milk
Chapter 7
Solids
The Five Types Of Solid Foods
How To Tell When Your Baby Is Ready?
What Is Rice Cereal And Other Stage One Foods?
How Do I Know If Baby Has A Food Allergy?
Hidden Sources For Dangerous Foods
The Big Picture For Liquid And Solid Nutrition
Chapter 8
The Other End
Let’s Define Terms
What Is Normal Newborn Poop?
The Top 5 Worrisome Poops
5 Trade Secrets For Constipation Relief
Older Babies: Solid Foods=Solid Poop
Fun Fiber Foods
Spit Up, Regurgitation, And Vomit
What Is Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)?
Tricks Of The Trade: Treating GER
Top 5 Worries About Vomit
Urine And Bladder Infections
Burping, Hiccups, And Gas
Section Three: Sleep, Development & Discipline
Chapter 9
Sleep
The Science Of Sleep
How Long Should Newborns Sleep?
Sleep Safety Tips: SIDS And Other Dangers
Deciding On Your Family’s Sleep Routine
Family Bed: Pros & Cons
Solitary Sleep: Pros & Cons
Setting Up Good Habits
Top 10 Commandments For Establishing A Sleep Routine
Top 10 Mistakes Parents Make With Infant Sleep
Undoing Bad Habits
The Sleep Gurus: 6 Approaches Explained
The Ferber Technique, Demystified
Naps
Special Situations—Multiples And Preemies
Chapter 10
Development
What Does Development Mean?
How Do I Know My Baby Is Developing Normally?
What Is The Denver Developmental Checklist?
Failing Milestones: What To Do
What Is Autism And When Do I Worry?
Developmental Delays
How Your Baby Learns
Your Baby’s Social And Emotional Growth
Development By Age
Birth To Two Months
Two To Four Months
Four To Six Months
Six To Nine Months
Nine To 12 Months
Watching TV: When And How Much Is Appropriate?
New Parent 411: Top 14 New Parent Safety Tips
Good Toys And Books
Chapter 11
Discipline & Temperament
Getting To Know Your Baby’s Temperament
High Versus Low-Maintenance Babies
The 3 Rules Of Cry Management
10 Tips For Soothing The Savage Beast: Newborns
Pacifiers: The Party Line
What Is Colic And What Can I Do About It?
Infant Massage
Planting The Seeds Of Discipline
11 Types For Developing A Discipline Style
Temper Tantrums: Hurricanes At Home
8 Tried & True Discipline Techniques
Special Situations: Separation Anxiety, Thumb Sucking
Section Four: Sickness & How To Avoid It!
Chapter 12
Vaccinations
Vaccines: A Bit Of History
The Top 15 Vaccine Questions
The 5 Biggest Misconceptions
7 Truths About Vaccines
The Government Conspiracy Theory
The Vaccination Schedule
Vaccines And The Diseases They Stop
Optional Vaccines
Special Section: Smallpox
Vaccine Controversies: MMR/Autism, Thimerisol & More
Where To Get More Information
Chapter 13
Common Infections
What Are Viruses?
The Common Cold
Humidifiers & Vaporizers
What Are Bacteria?
Telling A Bacterial Infection From A Virus
Antibiotic Resistance
When Your Child Can Return To Childcare Or Playgroup
Special Feature: Ear Infections
7 Risk Factors For Ear Infections
Chapter 14
Common Diseases
Eyes: Lazy Eye
Lungs: Asthma, Bronchiolitis
Heart: Murmurs
Blood: Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Iron Deficiency, Lead Exposure
Skin: Eczema
Muscles/Bones: Intoeing, Bow-Legged, Flat Feet
Endocrine: Diabetes
Allergies: Seasonal, Environmental
What’s That Smell? Unusual Odors
Section Five: First Aid—Top 12 Problems & Solutions
Chapter 15
First Aid
9 Hints: Making The Most Of A Call To Your Doc
Your First Aid Kit
How To Take Your Baby’s Vital Signs
Making A Diagnosis Over The Phone?
The Top 12 Problems & Solutions
Abdominal Pain
Allergic Reaction
Bleeding And Bruising
How To Avoid Food-Poisoning
Burns
Breathing Problems (Respiratory Distress)
Everything You Wanted To Know About Croup
Choking Emergencies: 4 Tips
Cough & Congestion
Diarrhea
How To Tell If Your Baby Is Dehydrated
Vomiting
Eye Problems: Pink Eye, Blocked Tear Ducts
Fever: A Special Section
How To Take Your Baby’s Temperature
10 Commandments To Treating A Fever
Poisoning
The Most Dangerous Household Products
Rashes
Seizures
Does It Need Stitches?
Trauma: Injuries To The Head, Neck, Back, Eyes
Section Six: The Reference Library
Appendix A: Medications
Appendix B: Alternative Medicines
Appendix C: Lab Work & Tests
Appendix D: Infections—The Details
Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix F: References
Appendix G: Footnotes
Index
Whew! Yes, that is one amazing book! And all for $12.95! Such a deal. To purchase a copy of Baby 411, click here!
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