The Baby Book: How to Enjoy Year One

Copyright
......Page 3
Dedication
......Page 5
Acknowledgments
......Page 6
Contents 
......Page 8
Foreword......Page 14
My Background......Page 16
The Aims of this Book......Page 17
My Approach......Page 18
Sleeping through the Night......Page 19
Teaching Babies to Settle Themselves......Page 20
What to Take into Hospital for You and Your Baby......Page 21
Somewhere to Sleep......Page 23
Feeding Equipment......Page 25
Nappies and Changing Equipment......Page 26
Bathing and Washing Equipment......Page 27
Travel Equipment......Page 28
Toys and Playtime......Page 29
Final Thoughts......Page 30
Registering the Birth......Page 31
Your Feelings......Page 32
Bonding with Your Baby......Page 36
Visitors......Page 37
Your Physical Needs......Page 38
Your Emotional Needs......Page 40
Things that Don’t Matter......Page 43
General Baby Care, Nought to Six Months......Page 44
General Baby Care, Six to Twelve Months......Page 55
Breast or Bottle? Making Your Choice......Page 60
Breastfeeding......Page 61
What if I Can’t Breastfeed?......Page 69
Problems with Breastfeeding......Page 70
Advice for Both Breast and Bottle Feeding......Page 73
Bottle Feeding......Page 76
Using a Bottle When You are Breastfeeding......Page 79
Weaning Your Older Baby onto a Bottle......Page 81
Why is Routine Important?......Page 83
Why is Flexibility Important?......Page 84
Daily Plan, Nought to One Month......Page 85
Daily Plan, One to Two Months......Page 89
Daily Plan, Two to Three Months......Page 93
Routine for Three to Six Months......Page 96
Daily Plan, Three to Six Months......Page 97
Routine for Six to Nine Months......Page 100
Daily Plan, Six to Nine Months......Page 101
Routine for Nine to Twelve Months......Page 103
Daily Plan, Nine to Twelve Months......Page 105
How Do You Know When Your Baby is Tired?......Page 107
Length of Sleep......Page 108
Where Should Your Baby Sleep During the Day?......Page 110
Your Baby’s Sleeping Environment......Page 111
Swaddling......Page 112
Helping Your Baby Settle to Sleep......Page 113
Putting Your Baby Down to Sleep......Page 115
Sleep Training Methods for Night-time......Page 116
Why isn’t My Baby Sleeping?......Page 118
Summary......Page 119
Reasons for Crying......Page 120
Dealing with Crying at Specific ‘Problem Times’ of the Day......Page 125
Crying and Family Life......Page 128
Conclusion......Page 129
When to Start Giving Solids......Page 130
Hygiene When Preparing Food......Page 131
Introducing Purées......Page 132
How to Freeze and Store Home-Made Baby Food......Page 134
Using Pre-Prepared Baby Food......Page 135
Adding Texture and Variety......Page 136
Moving on to Finger Food (Six to Twelve Months)......Page 137
Drinks......Page 138
When to Stop Giving Breast Milk or Formula......Page 139
Your Newborn Baby......Page 140
Your Baby at Nought to Three Months......Page 142
Your Baby at Three to Six Months......Page 147
Your Baby at Six to Nine Months......Page 149
Your Baby at Nine to Twelve Months......Page 151
Jaundice......Page 154
Gastro-reflux......Page 155
Colic or Wind......Page 156
Coughs, Colds and Chest Infections......Page 157
Raised Temperature......Page 158
Eczema......Page 159
Nappy Rash......Page 160
Constipation......Page 161
Bites and Stings......Page 162
Bronchiolitis......Page 163
12 Family Life......Page 164
Integrating Your Baby into Family Life......Page 165
Becoming Parents......Page 166
Becoming a Family......Page 172
13 The Spiritual and Emotional Needs of Your Child......Page 177
Peace......Page 178
Faithfulness......Page 179
Faith in Family Life......Page 180
Conclusion......Page 182
Quotations from Rachel’s Clients......Page 184
Index......Page 189
Further Resources......Page 191