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This all-in-one guide shows you how to prepare the house, ready the nursery, and welcome your baby home-and that's just the beginning.
Change a diaper? Prepare a bottle? Soothe your crying infant? You can do it all-with a little help. Complete with baby names, safety considerations, and medical advice, The Everything Father's First Year Book is your key to raising a happy and healthy baby.
Impress even your mother-in-law as you:
Bond with your new baby Childproof your house Choose the right car seat Feed your newborn Interpret your baby's cries Respond to common medical problems With your newly acquired superlative parenting skills, you'll never panic-even when you find yourself home alone with your new baby for the first time. With The Everything Father's First Year Book at your side, you'll become the father you always wanted to be in no time. Vincent Iannelli, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatricians, and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. In addition to his duties as a pediatrician near Dallas in Rowlett, Texas, he is the Pediatrics Guide at About.com (http: //pediatrics.about.com) and is the president of Keep Kids Healthy, LLC, a pediatric parenting advice Web site (www.keepkidshealthy.com). Dr. Iannelli's parenting articles have appeared in American Scouting Digest (sleep disorders and camping), Early Childhood News, and the Childhood Diseases Sourcebook. He is a proud husband and father of a seven-year-old son and identical twin toddlers.
Synopsis
Change a diaper? Soothe a crying baby? Function on just a few hours of sleep?
Anything moms can do, dads can do--with a little help
Becoming a father is a colossal event in a man's life. For nine months, he thought about, worried about, and dreamed about his new child, and finally his little bundle of joy is here. So, now what? This all-in-one guide shows new dads how to:
- Bond with their new baby
- Interpret baby's cries
- Be supportive to their partner
- Handle the changes to their relationship and sex life
- Childproof the house
Plus, this new edition features updated advice on safety issues like vaccinations, financial issues like health insurance and retirement, and cool high-tech gadgets to track and treasure each moment of their new baby's life. Complete with medical advice and practical information, this is the new dad's key to raising a happy and healthy baby.