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Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a New Dad Clear and Helpful Advice on Being the Dad You Want to Be

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ISBN-10: 1615642471

ISBN-13: 9781615642472

Edition: 2013

Authors: Joe Kelly

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Many first-time fathers feel totally clueless about what to do with a new baby. Correctly holding the baby, changing diapers, feeding and burping, and getting a fussy baby to sleep, finally, can all feel completely foreign.Aimed at helping new dads successfully handle the most common issues that arrive along with their newborn, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Being a New Dad gives guys the confidence they need as they get to know their new little bundle of joy.
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Spring Training
What Did I Get Myself Into?
Freaked Out?
Are You Crazy?
Anybody Seen the Manual?
You Will Screw Up-and Survive
Honoring Mistakes
Who's the Expert?
A Dose of Daddy Data
Even Your B.O. Helps
Better Than Broccoli
Good for Her and Us, Too
Your Own Kind of Dad
Can My Parents Be Salvaged?
Child to Dad
Not Married? Still Dad
You Have What It Takes
Nature Provides
The Expert Next Door
Preparing the Field
Making a Nursery
Thinking It Through
Choosing the Spot
Design and Layout
Check the Clock
Sleeping Beauty
Cradles
Cribs
Crib Assembly
Crib Bling
The Rest of the Gear
Changing Table
Diapering Decisions
Rocking Chair
Infant Seat and High Chair
Nursery Supplies
Bath Gear
Childproofing the House
Smoke Alarm
The Kitchen
Living Areas
Away Games
Buyer Beware
Car Seat
Why Use One?
How to Use One
Combo, Cash, and Convenience
Strollers
Play Pens, a.k.a. Play Yards
Carrying Contraptions
Climate Considerations
Hot Times
Cold Calls
Drafting Personnel
OBs, Midwives, and Other Aliens
Making Your Pick
Enough Tests-This Is No Peepshow!
Your First Visit
Pink, Blue, Up to You
Do I Have to Watch the Bloody Birth?
Finding the Right Pediatrician
Choosing Child Care
Using a Pro
Bringing It Home
At-Home Moms and Dads
Family and Friends
Psst. Mom, Over Here
The Invisible Gatekeeper
Sharing the Load
Exhibition Games
The Great Mimic
D'ya Hear About the Baby with Four Ears?
One Last R&R
Coaching the Quarterback
Coaching Styles
The Gameday Playsheet
I Have Needs, Too, Ya Know
Real Men Don't Get Stressed
Ignore the Score
I Don't Need a Doctor to Be Healthy
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Opening Day
Ready, Set, Go!
Birthday Plans
Pre-Flight Screening
Birthday Bag for Three, Please
Signs of the Time
"False" Labor
Now Appearing on Stage One
Hit the Road, Jack
Hospital Hijinks
Phase Two
Phase Three
You're No Bench Player
Can I Survive This Birth?
What to Say and Stifle
Labor 1.2 and Its Upgrade, 1.3
What to Do in Phase Two
Phase Three to Delivery
Make Way for Baby
Elastic Momma, Queasy Poppa
How Much Pain Is Too Much Pain?
Dumping the Drug Debate
Slow Poke Moms
Stage Two and What to Do
Push 'em Out, Shove 'em Out!
Your Delivery Party
The Crowning Moment
Episiotomy
Where's Daddy?
Umbilical Options
Apgar and Co.
We're Not Done Yet! Stage Three
A Change in Plans
Caesarean Sections
Dad's Caesarean Role
Breech Birth
Don't Try This at Home, If You Can Help It
Tweet or Consequences
Father's Day Is Here
Babies Don't Break
Call Me Unpredictable
Holding the Baby
The Kid's First First Aid Kit
If Daddy Could Breastfeed
Dad-Baby Bottlenecks
Her Breasts Work Fine for Me!
Bottled Magic
Burping and Spitting Up-Yum!
Changing a Diaper
Diaper Rash
Caring for Mom
The Blue and the Grey
Baby on Parade
Me Time, Us Time
I'm So Frustrated, I Could Scream
Go, Baby!
Scoring: Sex (and Other Relations) for New Dads
Lessons in Practical Physics: Sex During Pregnancy
Moaning Over Hormones
You'll Poke the Baby's Eye Out (Not)
Ballooning
Sex and the Bump
Keep Your Eyes Offa Her!
Sex After Childbirth: The Next Frontier
If Snoring Sexy?
Back in Play
While You Wait
Sharing Her Breasts
Fishing for Romance
The First Season
Finding the Sweet Spot
ET, Phone ER
Bonding Is Ensured
Routine Rotations
It Worked for Me!
Shhhhh! Baby's in the House
Knowing the Score
When to Call the Doctor
Disciples of Discipline
Infant Morality
Loving's the Limit
Playing Games
Dad: No Batteries Needed
Toy Talk
Game Changers: Nontraditional Fatherhood
ESP and Co-Parenting
Creating a Parenting Plan
Gay Dads
Teen Dads
Middle-Age Dads
Live-Away Dads
Insuring Your Baby
Tackling Touch Taboos
Identifying Good Touch
Plugging In to Tune In
Off and Running: Months Two to Six
Heads Up! Month Two
You in Two
Sleeptime Strategies That (Might) Work
Resent-o-Rama
This Is Personal: Month Three
Your First Talk
Bath or Water Fight?
Does He Like Me Best? Month Four
You Call This Solid Food?
Still Talking Nonsense
Orally Fixated: Month Five
Your Moving Target
In the Swing
So, That's Why We Named Him: Month Six
Uncovering Your Skill Sets
Taking a Walk: Months Seven to Twelve
Perpetual Motion: Month Seven
Your Reentry Orbit
Jealous or Jolly?
It's a Kid! Month Eight
You Be the Judge
Staying on Radar
Standing Fine in Month Nine
Sign Up
His Teeth Are Killing Me
Your Baby's EMT
Speed Demon: Month Ten
The World's Strongest Two-Letter Word
Valuable Veterans
Walking Wonders: Month 11
Stir and Chill
Index