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| Dedication & Acknowledgments | |
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| A Note from Dr. Michael Crocetti | |
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| A Word from the Authors | |
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| Your Baby's First Half-Year | |
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| The Last Weeks of Pregnancy | |
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| Labor and Birth | |
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| Your Newborn | |
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| The First Half-Year | |
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| Day 1 through Day 7 | |
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| Week 2 through Week 7 | |
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| Month 2 through Month 5 | |
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| Your Baby's Second Half-Year | |
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| The Second Half-Year | |
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| Month 6 through Month 12 | |
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| Your Baby Maintenance Guide | |
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| Newborn Basics | |
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| Keeping Your Baby Warm | |
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| Your Guide to Feeding Your Baby | |
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| Breastfeeding | |
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| Bottle Feeding | |
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| Starting Solids | |
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| Baby-Care Basics | |
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| Diapering 101 | |
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| Bathing Your Baby | |
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| Common Baby Skin Problems | |
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| Baby Sleep | |
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| Baby Dental Care Guide | |
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| Crying | |
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| Gear Guide | |
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| Our Baby-Shopping Primer | |
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| Baby Shopping Checklist | |
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| Baby Gear A-Z | |
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| Managing Your First Year | |
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| Recovering from the Birth | |
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| Sweatiness and Hot and Cold Flashes | |
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| Heavy Flow | |
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| Bathroom Woes | |
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| Breast Changes | |
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| Postpartum Skin Changes | |
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| Don't Ignore These Postpartum Symptoms | |
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| The First Six Weeks of Recovery | |
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| Your Recovery After a Cesarean Section | |
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| The Psychological Side of Motherhood | |
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| The Blues | |
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| Professionals You May Encounter | |
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| Managing Relationships After Birth | |
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| Sex After Birth | |
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| The Flipside: Single Parenting | |
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| Getting Along With Grandparents and Other Relatives | |
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| When Baby Makes Four or Five | |
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| Siblings | |
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| Baby-Proofing Your Pets | |
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| Six Weeks to Six Months | |
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| Building Your Own Village | |
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| Your Fitness: The First Six Months | |
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| Returning to Work | |
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| The Stay-At-Home-Mom Option | |
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| Where to Connect with Other Moms | |
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| The Second Six Months | |
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| The Finances of Parenting | |
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| Twenty-Five Ideas for Saving Thousands of Dollars | |
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| Recording Your Baby's First Year | |
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| Traveling With a Baby | |
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| Medical and Safety Guide | |
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| Baby Medical Guide | |
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| How to Choose Your Baby's Doctor | |
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| Baby's First Doctor's Visit | |
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| Birth Defects | |
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| Month 2 Doctor's Visit | |
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| Month 4 Doctor's Visit | |
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| Month 6 Doctor's Visit | |
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| Month 12 Doctor's Visit | |
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| Your Baby's Immunization Schedule | |
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| Your Baby and Illness | |
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| Early Symptoms of Illness | |
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| How to Give Your Baby Medicine | |
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| Baby Illnesses A-Z | |
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| Baby Safety Guide | |
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| Accident-Proofing Your Baby | |
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| Treating Baby Injuries | |
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| Baby Product Dangers | |
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| Resource Guide | |
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| Helpful Web Sites for Parents | |
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| Parent's Dictionary | |
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| Parent's Dictionary | |
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| Index | |