The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Year
The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Year

Author: Linda J. Murray

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2007-07-24

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 160961707X

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An incomparable guide to every aspect of caring for an infant during the first year, jam-packed with the expert advice and real-world, mom-to-mom wisdom that makes BabyCenter the world's number-one online parenting resource. First-time moms and dads all share the same concern: Is my baby happy, healthy, and behaving normally? Through extensive research, the trusted editors at BabyCenter, the world's number-one parenting website, have created the ultimate bedside companion for new parents. This book (featuring all new content never before seen on the Web site) draws on nonjudgmental voices of BabyCenter's team of advisors and the experiences of millions of parents to paint a detailed, accurate, and helpful picture of a newborn to 12-month-old. In it you'll find: - Step-by-step guides to the "firsts," including first feeding, first diaper change, first bath, and more - BabyCenter buzz: helpful advice from BabyCenter moms from all walks of life - Milestone reality checks: results from BabyCenter's exclusive survey of more than 100,000 parents about what really happens when in their baby's development - Decision guides: pros and cons of breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, cloth vs. disposable diapers, and more - Just for dads: involved dads find all the help they need to truly co-parent from day one - Essential health guide helps anxious new parents spot and treat the most common illnesses of the first year

The Science of Mom
The Science of Mom

Author: Alice Callahan

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2021-11-23

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1421442000

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Now updated! The new edition of this best-selling guide uses science to tackle some of the most important decisions facing new parents—from sleep training and vaccinations to breastfeeding and baby food. Is cosleeping safe? How important is breastfeeding? Are food allergies preventable? Should we be worried about the aluminum in vaccines? Searching for answers to these tough parenting questions can yield a deluge of conflicting advice. In this revised and expanded edition of The Science of Mom, Alice Callahan, a science writer whose work appears in the New York Times and the Washington Post, recognizes that families must make their own decisions and gives parents the tools to evaluate the evidence for themselves. Sharing the latest scientific research on raising healthy babies, she covers topics like the microbiome, attachment, vaccine safety, pacifiers, allergies, increasing breast milk production, and choosing an infant formula.

George and Martha
George and Martha

Author:

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780618963317

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Readers will delight in James Marshall's award-winning classic tales of George and Martha--two beloved, wise, and hilarious hippos! Story Number One: Split Pea Soup Oh, no! Martha made split pea soup again! How can George tell Martha that he hates split pea soup without hurting her feelings? Story Number Two: The Flying Machine When George's flight does not go as planned, Martha knows just the right thing to say.

Expecting
Expecting

Author: Marika Seigel

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 022615338X

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As long as there have been pregnancies, there have been suggestions for how best to bring a child into the world: from tips for homeopathic care and natural childbirth to the circulation of old wives’ tales, those who deliver advice to pregnant women are often influenced as much by their own agendas as what is best, or most comfortable, for a new mother. In Expecting, Marika Seigel, author of The Rhetoric of Pregnancy, provides a list of recommended reading and considers the history of pregnancy advice. Opening with her own birthing histories and careful explanation of how she first became interested in the topic, Seigel then casts a skeptical eye over the pregnancy guides that have circulated from the Enlightenment to the present day. Encouraging women to remain empowered when they are pregnant and to collaborate with their health care providers, Seigel articulates how best to have a healthy and affirming birth experience.

Your New Baby's Instruction Book
Your New Baby's Instruction Book

Author: Sherry Kelly

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2009-04

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1606046926

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Have you ever heard anyone say, 'Babies don't come with instructions'? Well, now they do! Your New Baby's Instruction Book provides concise information a new mom and dad need in order to parent with confidence. Parenting is the most important job there is, yet most new parents have had very little training for their new roles. Your New Baby's Instruction Book gives new parents the opportunity to get off to a positive start in becoming the effective parents they want to be.

The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

Author: Linda J. Murray

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2005-06-22

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9781594862113

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Offers a detailed guide for expectant women, providing advice on the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, information on fetal development, and firsthand tips from experienced mothers.

The Rhetoric of Pregnancy
The Rhetoric of Pregnancy

Author: Marika Seigel

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-12-09

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 022607207X

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It is a truth widely acknowledged that if you’re pregnant and can afford one, you’re going to pick up a pregnancy manual. From What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Pregnancy for Dummies, these guides act as portable mentors for women who want advice on how to navigate each stage of pregnancy. Yet few women consider the effect of these manuals—how they propel their readers into a particular system of care or whether the manual they choose reflects or contradicts current medical thinking. Using a sophisticated rhetorical analysis, Marika Seigel works to deconstruct pregnancy manuals while also identifying ways to improve communication about pregnancy and healthcare. She traces the manuals’ evolution from early twentieth-century tomes that instructed readers to unquestioningly turn their pregnancy management over to doctors, to those of the women’s health movement that encouraged readers to engage more critically with their care, to modern online sources that sometimes serve commercial interests as much as the mother’s. The first book-length study of its kind, The Rhetoric of Pregnancy is a must-read for both users and designers of our prenatal systems—doctors and doulas, scholars and activists, and anyone interested in encouraging active, effective engagement.

A Child Is Born
A Child Is Born

Author: Lennart Nilsson

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0593157966

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The miracle of life—for a new generation. The completely revised fifth edition of the beloved classic offers an astonishing glimpse of the world within the womb alongside authoritative advice for expectant parents. Deep inside a woman’s body, a miracle occurs. An egg and sperm meet and a new human being is created. Through the unique photographs of Lennart Nilsson, we see the fascinating process of fertilization unfold and watch as an embryo develops from a tiny cluster of cells into a fetus, growing and maturing day by day until the time comes to meet the world outside the womb. The book also describes pregnancy from a parent's perspective, diving into maternity care, health during pregnancy, prenatal testing, and labor and delivery. First published nearly fifty years ago, A Child Is Born broke astonishing new ground, bringing the magic of pregnancy and birth to life. This is the fifth edition of the beloved international classic, which teams Nilsson’s classic medical photographs with new documentary photographs by Linda Forsell and a revised text by professor Lars Hamberger and midwife Gudrun Abascal.

What to Expect the First Year
What to Expect the First Year

Author: Heidi Murkoff

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2008-10-08

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0761148310

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Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year. With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated. Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear. Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible.