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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 | |