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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The 1st year | |
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| Your newborn baby week 0-1 | |
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| In the beginning | |
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| First checkups | |
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| Your baby's first feeding | |
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| Early concerns | |
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| Babies in special care | |
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| Going home | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Getting to know you month 1 | |
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| Settling into life | |
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| Expert breast-feeding | |
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| Giving your baby formula | |
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| Monitoring health and growth | |
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| Your life as new parents | |
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| Caring for twins | |
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| Your young baby months 2 and 3 | |
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| Your baby's development | |
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| The six-week checkup | |
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| Communicating with your baby | |
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| Massaging your baby | |
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| Routines and feeding | |
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| The vaccination debate | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Understanding your baby's cries | |
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| Being a parent | |
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| Your personable baby months 4, 5, and 6 | |
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| A little person emerges | |
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| It's playtime | |
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| Feeding your baby | |
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| Sleep habits | |
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| End of maternity leave | |
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| Caring for your adopted baby | |
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| Your growing baby months 7, 8, and 9 | |
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| Your skillful baby | |
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| Enjoying play | |
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| Keeping your baby safe | |
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| Moving on to solids | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| First family vacation | |
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| Your mobile baby months 10, 11, and 12 | |
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| Growing up | |
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| First words | |
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| Playtime fun | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Child care for your older baby | |
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| Your growing twins | |
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| The 2nd year | |
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| Your new toddler months 13, 14, and 15 | |
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| Into the second year | |
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| Staying safe | |
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| Great games and toys for toddlers | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Preterm babies | |
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| Your little explorer months 16, 17, and 18 | |
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| Your amazing toddler | |
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| Girls and boys | |
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| An emotional roller coaster | |
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| Play and your toddler | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Getting through difficult times | |
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| Your busy toddler months 19, 20, and 21 | |
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| Your little communicator | |
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| Fun and games | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Expecting another baby | |
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| Your independent child months 22, 23, and 24 | |
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| Growing up | |
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| Toddler fun | |
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| Your independent toddler | |
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| Handling tantrums | |
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| Everyday care | |
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| Giving up diapers | |
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| Health concerns | |
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| Fever | |
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| Baby medicines | |
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| Infections | |
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| Colds | |
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| Croup | |
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| Tonsillitis | |
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| Bronchiolitis | |
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| Pneumonia | |
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| Ear infection | |
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| Conjunctivitis | |
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| Urinary tract infections | |
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| Balanitis | |
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| Infectious diseases | |
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| Chickenpox | |
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| Meningitis | |
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| Kawasaki disease | |
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| Measles | |
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| Hand, foot, and mouth disease | |
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| Mumps | |
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| Roseola | |
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| Rubella | |
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| Fifth's disease | |
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| Gastroenteritis | |
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| Whooping cough | |
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| Gastrointestinal disorders | |
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| Gastro-esophageal disease | |
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| Pyloris stenosis | |
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| Constipation | |
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| Intussusception | |
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| Diarrhea | |
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| Allergies | |
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| Asthma | |
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| Eczema | |
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| Food allergy | |
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| Hives | |
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| Day-care bugs | |
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| Head lice | |
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| Impetigo | |
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| Cold sores | |
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| Pinworms | |
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| Thrush | |
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| First aid | |
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| Unconsciousness | |
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| Choking | |
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| Burns, and scalds | |
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| Serious bleeding | |
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| Leg, arm, and hand injury | |
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| Basic first-aid tips | |
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| Developmental concerns | |
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| Development chart | |
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| Detecting problems | |
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| Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDS) | |
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| Attention deficit disorder (ADD) | |
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| Special children | |
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| Loving your special baby | |
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| What is a congenital disorder? | |
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| Common congenital disorders | |
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| Cleft lip and palate | |
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| Congenital dislocation of the hip | |
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| Talipes | |
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| Hypospadias | |
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| Undescended testes | |
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| Hydrocele | |
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| Congenital heart disease | |
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| Genetic and other disorders | |
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| Down syndrome | |
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| Cerebral palsy | |
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| Cystic fibrosis | |
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| Spina bifida | |
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| Epilepsy | |
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| Hearing impairment | |
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| Sight impairment | |
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| Useful addresses | |
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| Index | |
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| Acknowledgments | |