Dr. Spock&39s Baby Basics Take Charge Parenting Guides [Paperback]

Are you ready to care for your new baby?
Here's all the practical advice you need! Distinguished pediatrician Robert Needlman, one of the new team of experts at The Dr. Spock Company, provides the best up-to-date information on your baby's most fundamental needs, with plenty of useful tips on day-to-day care. An easy-to-use reference that you'll turn to again and again,Dr. Spock's Baby Basicswill help you:

• Succeed at breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
  
• Encourage good sleep habits, right from the start
  
• Bathe, diaper, and groom your baby
  
• Choose a crib, a car seat, and other essentials
  
• Understand the different causes of crying
  
• Start your baby on solid foods, and much more
  

For more than 50 years, Dr. Benjamin Spock was the world's best-known pediatrician. Drawing upon his trusted philosophy of baby and child care, a new generation of experts at The Dr. Spock Company brings today's moms and dads the latest parenting and child-health information. Watch for the next two books in theTake Charge Parenting Guidesseries:Dr. Spock's Pregnancy GuideandDr. Spock's Safety & First Aid for Babies and Toddlers.CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: Sleeping

Sleep Basics

Sleep Issues at Different Ages

Newborns

Two to Five Months

Six to Seven Months

Eight to Twelve Months

Toddlers

Sleep Options

Sleep Supplies

Baby Beds and Bedding

Toddler, Twin, and Bunk Beds

Other Sleep Supplies

Chapter 2: Feeding

Nutritional Basics

Feeding and Growth at Different Ages

Newborns

Four to Twelve Months

Toddlers

Breastfeeding

Bottle-Feeding

Solid Foods

Feeding Supplies

Breastfeeding Supplies

Bottle-Feeding Supplies

Feeding Supplies for the Older Baby

Other Feeding Supplies

Chapter 3: Comforting

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