A Word from Dr. Bill, Martha, Dr. Bob, and Dr. Jim | p. xiii |
Part I Getting Started: Baby-Care Basics | p. 1 |
Chapter 1 Getting Attached: What It Means | p. 3 |
Parenting Your Baby | p. 3 |
The Seven Baby B's of Attachment Parenting | p. 4 |
Attachment Parenting Includes Fathers | p. 10 |
Some Questions You May Have | p. 11 |
Chapter 2 Ten Tips for Having a Safe and Satisfying Birth | p. 21 |
Find "Dr. Right" for Yourself - Explore Options | p. 21 |
Choose the Right Birthing Environment | p. 22 |
Hire a Labor Coach | p. 22 |
Get Moving | p. 24 |
Get Off Your Back | p. 24 |
Experiment with Labor Positions | p. 25 |
Use Technology Wisely | p. 25 |
Use Medical Pain Relief Wisely | p. 25 |
Avoid an Episiotomy | p. 27 |
Be Flexible in Formulating Your Birth Plan | p. 27 |
Chapter 3 Preparing for Baby | p. 29 |
Choosing Dr. Right for Your Baby | p. 29 |
Choosing Other VIPs | p. 30 |
Choosing Whether to Breastfeed or Bottlefeed | p. 31 |
Circumcised or Intact? | p. 32 |
Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking | p. 35 |
Expanded Newborn Screening Blood Test | p. 36 |
Preparing Your Nest | p. 36 |
Chapter 4 Getting the Right Start with Your Newborn | p. 41 |
Baby's First Minutes | p. 41 |
Bonding - What It Means, How to Do It | p. 43 |
Getting to Know Your Newborn | p. 47 |
Attachment-Promoting Behaviors | p. 48 |
Birthday "Pictures" | p. 50 |
Routine Hospital Procedures | p. 52 |
Newborn Jaundice | p. 55 |
Baby's First Checkup | p. 58 |
Chapter 5 Postpartum Family Adjustments | p. 60 |
Nesting-in | p. 60 |
Role Adjustments | p. 61 |
Preventing and Overcoming Postpartum Depression | p. 65 |
Now We Are Three | p. 69 |
Shaping Up After Childbirth | p. 73 |
Chapter 6 Caring for Your Baby's Bodily Needs | p. 79 |
Diapering Your Baby | p. 79 |
Cord Care | p. 82 |
Care of the Circumcision Site | p. 83 |
Nail Care | p. 83 |
Bathing Baby | p. 84 |
Keeping Baby Comfortable | p. 88 |
Pacifiers: In or Out? | p. 90 |
The Right Touch: The Art of Infant Massage | p. 92 |
Chapter 7 Common Concerns in the Early Weeks | p. 97 |
Early Newborn Changes | p. 97 |
Spitting Up | p. 104 |
Eyes | p. 105 |
Baby's Mouth | p. 106 |
Newborn Skin Marks and Rashes | p. 107 |
Diaper Rash: Prevention and Treatment | p. 110 |
Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | p. 114 |
Part II Infant Feeding and Nutrition | p. 125 |
Chapter 8 Breastfeeding: Why and How | p. 127 |
Why Breast Is Best | p. 127 |
Preparing for Breastfeeding | p. 134 |
Right-Start Techniques | p. 137 |
How Your Breasts Make Milk | p. 144 |
Common Breastfeeding Questions and Problems | p. 146 |
Chapter 9 The Breastfeeding Mother: Choices, Challenges | p. 159 |
Eating Right During Breastfeeding | p. 159 |
Upsetting Foods in Breast Milk | p. 162 |
Medicines for Two: Taking Medicines Safely While Breastfeeding | p. 164 |
Breastfeeding Helpers | p. 168 |
Getting It Together: Working and Breastfeeding | p. 174 |
Expressing Milk | p. 177 |
"Nursing Nuisances," Challenges, and Funny Things That Happen on the Way to the Breast | p. 184 |
Breastfeeding Special Babies in Special Circumstances | p. 190 |
Weaning: When and How | p. 202 |
Chapter 10 Bottlefeeding with Safety and Love | p. 208 |
Formula Facts | p. 208 |
How Much? How Often? | p. 216 |
Preparing Formula | p. 217 |
Bottlefeeding Tips | p. 221 |
Weaning Baby from the Bottle | p. 223 |
A Person at Both Ends of the Bottle | p. 224 |
Chapter 11 Introducing Solid Foods: When, What, and How | p. 225 |
Why Wait? | p. 225 |
Feeding Solids: Six to Nine Months | p. 230 |
Feeding Strategies | p. 232 |
Feeding Solids: Nine to Twelve Months | p. 235 |
Making Your Own Baby Food | p. 240 |
Commercial Baby Food | p. 242 |
Bring Out the Cup | p. 242 |
Chapter 12 Ten Tips for Becoming Your Family's Nutritionist | p. 248 |
Feed Your Baby Smart Fats | p. 248 |
Feed Your Baby the Best Carbs | p. 251 |
Perk Up the Proteins | p. 252 |
Shape Young Tastes | p. 253 |
Fill Up with Fiber | p. 253 |
Value Your Vitamins | p. 254 |
Mind Your Minerals | p. 255 |
Pump Up Baby's Iron | p. 256 |
Make Every Calorie Count | p. 257 |
Raise a Lean Baby | p. 257 |
Chapter 13 Feeding the Toddler: One to Two Years | p. 262 |
Nourishing the Picky Eater | p. 262 |
Getting Your Toddler to Eat | p. 263 |
Choosing the Right Milk for Your Toddler | p. 271 |
Is Your Child Eating Enough? | p. 275 |
Food Allergies | p. 278 |
Pesticides: How to Keep Them Out of the Mouths of Babies | p. 284 |
Part III Contemporary Parenting | p. 289 |
Chapter 14 Babywearing: The Art and Science of Carrying Your Baby | p. 291 |
New Support for an Old Idea | p. 291 |
Choosing the Right Baby Carrier | p. 294 |
How to Wear Your Baby: A Personal Course | p. 295 |
The Babywearing Father - Becoming a Shareholder | p. 301 |
Other Babywearers | p. 304 |
Wearing Down to Sleep | p. 306 |
Babywearing in Real-Life Situations | p. 306 |
Babywearing in Special Situations | p. 311 |
How Babywearing Benefits Infants and Parents | p. 312 |
Babywearing May Change Your Lifestyle for the Better | p. 320 |
Chapter 15 Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby to Sleep | p. 323 |
Facts of Infant Sleep | p. 324 |
Step One: Give Your Baby the Best Sleep Start | p. 327 |
Step Two: Condition Your Baby to Sleep | p. 330 |
Step Three: Lessen Conditions That Cause Night Waking | p. 335 |
Sleeping with Your Baby - Yes? No? Sometimes? | p. 340 |
Handling Worries and Criticisms of Sleeping with Your Baby | p. 345 |
Sleep Safety | p. 350 |
Troubleshooting: Solving Your Baby's Sleep Problems | p. 351 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Sleep Problems | p. 363 |
Chapter 16 Parenting the Fussy or Colicky Baby | p. 378 |
Fussy Babies | p. 378 |
Why Babies Fuss | p. 383 |
Matching Babies and Parents | p. 385 |
Soothing the Fussy Baby | p. 389 |
The Colicky Baby, Alias the Hurting Baby | p. 393 |
Tracking Down Hidden Causes of Colic | p. 396 |
Comforting Colic | p. 411 |
Is Colic Preventable? | p. 417 |
Entering the Promised Time | p. 419 |
Chapter 17 Working and Parenting | p. 420 |
The Real Issue: Attachment | p. 420 |
Keys to Working and Attaching | p. 424 |
Choosing Substitute Caregivers | p. 428 |
The Commercial Day-Care Option | p. 433 |
Chapter 18 Special Situations | p. 439 |
Parenting the Adopted Baby | p. 439 |
International Adoption | p. 441 |
Parenting Twins | p. 442 |
Single Parenting | p. 443 |
The Down Syndrome Baby - A Special Kind of Parenting | p. 444 |
Mixing Babies and Pets | p. 448 |
Part IV Infant Development and Behavior | p. 451 |
Chapter 19 Growing Together: Enjoying Your Baby's Developmental Stages | p. 453 |
Growing Together | p. 453 |
Attachment Parenting: How It Builds Better Babies - And Parents | p. 454 |
How Babies Grow | p. 456 |
The Five Features of Infant Development | p. 458 |
Seven Ways to Build a Brighter Baby | p. 459 |
Autism Screening and Early Detection | p. 467 |
Sensory Processing Disorder | p. 469 |
Chapter 20 The First Six Months: Big Changes | p. 470 |
The First Month: Big Needs | p. 470 |
Newborn Reflexes | p. 476 |
The Second Month: Big Smiles | p. 478 |
The Third Month: Big Hands | p. 486 |
A Three-Month Review | p. 490 |
The Fourth Month: Big Looks | p. 491 |
Language Development, Four to Six Months | p. 495 |
The Fifth Month: Big Reaches | p. 498 |
The Sixth Month: Sitting Big | p. 503 |
Raising Healthy Teeth | p. 506 |
Chapter 21 The Second Six Months: Moving Up | p. 513 |
Six to Nine Months: Exploring Big | p. 513 |
New Fears and Concerns in the Second Six Months | p. 524 |
Nine to Twelve Months: Big Moves | p. 527 |
Caring for Your Baby's Feet | p. 539 |
Chapter 22 The Second Year: From Babyhood to Toddlerhood | p. 541 |
Twelve to Fifteen Months: Big Steps | p. 542 |
Fifteen to Eighteen Months: Big Words | p. 550 |
Enriching Your Toddler's Language | p. 556 |
Does Your Child Walk Funny? | p. 557 |
Eighteen to Twenty-four Months: Big Thoughts | p. 561 |
Chapter 23 Bothersome but Normal Toddler Behaviors | p. 572 |
The Real Meaning of Discipline | p. 572 |
Headstrong Mind-set | p. 573 |
Toy Squabbles | p. 575 |
Temper Tantrums | p. 576 |
Biting and Hitting | p. 581 |
Baby Won't Mind | p. 583 |
Screeching and Whining | p. 584 |
Thumb-sucking | p. 585 |
Chapter 24 Toilet Training | p. 587 |
Facts You Should Know | p. 587 |
Better Late Than Early | p. 588 |
A Step-by-Step Approach to Toilet Training | p. 588 |
The Child Who Won't Go | p. 595 |
Toilet Training Quickly: The Weekend-Training-Camp Method | p. 597 |
Part V Keeping Your Baby Safe and Healthy | p. 601 |
Chapter 25 Babyproofing Your Home | p. 603 |
Profile of an Accident-Prone Child | p. 603 |
The Accident-Prone Home | p. 604 |
Home Babyproofing Checklists | p. 604 |
Choosing and Using Safe Baby Equipment | p. 610 |
Safe and Sane Car Travel | p. 614 |
Cycling with Infants | p. 621 |
Plantproofing Your Home | p. 622 |
Environmental Pollutants: Getting the Lead Out | p. 624 |
Chapter 26 Keeping Your Baby Healthy | p. 628 |
Health Maintenance Begins at Home | p. 628 |
Well-Baby Checkups | p. 631 |
Immunizations: Why, What, and When | p. 633 |
Treating Little People | p. 641 |
Giving Medicines | p. 644 |
Chapter 27 The Most Common Medical Problems: Self-help Home Care | p. 649 |
Parenting the Baby with Fever | p. 649 |
Colds | p. 664 |
Coughs | p. 671 |
Ear Infections | p. 674 |
Sinus Infections | p. 682 |
Croup | p. 683 |
Diarrhea | p. 685 |
Vomiting | p. 691 |
Constipation | p. 695 |
Tracking and Treating Inhalant Allergies | p. 698 |
Eczema | p. 702 |
Questions Parents Have About AIDS | p. 705 |
Childhood Illnesses at a Glance | p. 706 |
Chapter 28 Lifesaving Procedures and First Aid for Common Emergencies | p. 718 |
The Three P's | p. 718 |
When Your Baby Isn't Breathing: A Step-by-Step Approach to CPR | p. 719 |
Choking | p. 720 |
Bleeding | p. 725 |