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	Full Title:	What To Expect The First Year
	Author(s):	Heidi Murkoff
	Publishing / Edition:	Workman Publishing, 2014 (2025 Update)

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Chapter 1.

Choosing Breast or Formula, or Both

Breastfeeding
When You Can't or Shouldn't Breastfeed
The Breast Team
Breastfeeding Myths
Formula Feeding
Your Feelings

Choosing to Circumcise or Not

Diaper Decisions

Choosing a Name

For Parents: Preparing an Older Child

Choosing Help

Baby Nurse
Help Wanted
For Parents: Prepping the Family Pet
Postpartum Doula
Grandparents
For Parents: Running Grandparent Interference

Choosing a Baby Doctor

Health Insurance for a Healthy Family
Pediatrician or Family Physician?
What Kind of Practice Is Perfect?
Finding Dr. Right
Topics to Discuss
Making Sure Baby Dr. Right Is Right for You
For All Families

Chapter 2.

Buying the Baby Basics

A Buyer's Guide

Wardrobe Wise
Baby Clothes
Baby's Linens
Diapers
The Bottom Line on Cloth Diapers
Baby's Grooming Supplies
The Green Scene
Baby's Medicine Cabinet
Baby Feeding Supplies
Feeding Chairs: As Your Baby Grows
Baby's Nursery
Crib Notes on Crib Safety
Bye-Bye, Bumpers
Safe Bedside Sleeping
Double Up on Diaper Stations
Gear for Outings
Seal of Approval
Car Seat Accessories to Skip
The LATCH System
A Place for Baby
Supervised Seating
Sitting Time Out
Buying for Baby's Future
No Walkers Are Safe Walkers

Chapter 3.

Getting Started Breastfeeding

Getting the Breast Help

Breastfeeding 101

How Lactation Works
Getting Comfortable
Getting Into Position
Getting the Right Latch
Sucking Versus Suckling
Knowing How Long to Feed
Feeding Standard Time
Knowing How Often to Feed
What Type of Nurser Is Your Baby?

What You May Be Wondering About

Colostrum
Milk Stages
Engorged Breasts
Let-Down
Pain During Breastfeeding
For Parents: It Takes Three
Overabundant Milk
Leaking and Spraying
Cluster Feedings
Sore Nipples
Inverted Nipples
Bumps on the Road to Success?
Time Spent Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & COVID-19
Mom Falling Asleep While Nursing
Breast Milk: It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
What to Wear
Nursing in Public
Tandem Nursing
I'll Have What He's Having
A Breast Lump
Mastitis
Favoring One Breast
Breastfeeding When You're Sick
Birth Control and the Breastfeeding Mom
Breastfeeding and Your Period
Time to Stock Up on Tampons?
Exercise and Nursing
Combining Breast and Bottle
Combo Amounts
Nipple Confusion Got You Confused?
When Formula Is Necessary
Relactation/Pumping Up Supply
Banking on Milk Banks
Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby

All About: Keeping Your Milk Healthy and Safe

What You Eat
Bone Up for Breastfeeding
Can Foods Make Milk?
What You Drink
What Medication You Take
Back on the Menu
What You Should Avoid

Chapter 4.

You Know Your Baby Best

Developmental Milestones in the First Year

It's Cumulative
Preemie Timing

Growth Charts

Developing in a Pandemic

Chapter 5.

Your Baby's First Moments

Delayed Cord Clamping
Testing Your Baby
Apgar Test
For Babies Born at Home
Newborn Hearing Screening
Don't Forget to Cover Your Baby

Feeding Your Baby: Getting Started Formula Feeding

Need Help at the Breast?
Selecting a Formula
Formulas of Formula
How Much Formula?
Bottle-Feeding Safely
Do Add-Ins Add Up?
Bottle-Feeding Basics
Bottle-Feeding with Love
The Formula for a Happy Baby

What You May Be Wondering About

Birthweight
Weight Loss
Baby's Appearance
For Parents: Meeting, Greeting, and Bonding
Eye Ointment
Portrait of a Newborn
Bloodshot Eyes
Eye Color
Baby's Sleepiness
For Parents: Rooming-In
Gagging
Empty Breasts?
Sleeping Through Meals
A Newborn State of Mind
For Parents: Have You Heard the One...
Nonstop Feeding
Tips for Successful Feeding Sessions
Cracking the Crying Code
Quivering Chin
Startling
For Parents: Newly Delivered?
Birthmarks
Newborn Reflexes
Baby Business
Blotchy Skin
Mouth Cysts or Spots
Early Teeth
Thrush
A Milky Tongue
Jaundice
Stool Color
The Scoop on Newborn Poop
Pacifier Use
Going Home
A Safe Ride Home

All About: Baby-Care Basics

Diapering Baby
Burping Baby
Bathing Baby
Shampooing Baby
Ear Care
Nose Care
Nail Trimming
Umbilical Stump Care
Penis Care
Dressing Baby
Lifting and Carrying Baby
Swaddling Baby
Newborn Care, Feeding ... and Reading?

Chapter 6.

Feeding Your Baby This Month: Pumping Breast Milk

Baby Basics at a Glance: First Month
Why Pump?
Choosing a Pump
Is Your Pump Covered?
Preparing to Pump
Pumping Shouldn't Hurt
Pumping Practice Makes Perfect
How to Express Breast Milk
(Tell) Tales from the Other Side
Where Does the Milk Go?
Storing Breast Milk
Quick Tip
Exclusive Pumping
Breast Milk at a Glance

What You May Be Wondering About

"Breaking" Baby
The Fontanels
What Month Is It, Anyway?
Having Enough Breast Milk
Baby Getting Enough Breast Milk
Filling Out
Supplemental Nursing System
Timing Is Everything
Tongue-Tied
Nursing Blisters
Feeding Schedule
Double the Trouble, Double the Fun
Changing Your Mind About Breastfeeding
Too Much Formula
Supplementary Water
Vitamin Supplements
For Parents: Getting Everything Done
Whites, Colors, and Baby's?
Spitting Up
Quick Tip
Blood in Spit-up
Milk Allergy
Sensitivities in Breastfed Babies
Bowel Movements
Explosive Bowel Movements
Flat Out, the Best Way to Sleep
Passing Gas
Constipation
Sleeping Position
Safe Sleeping
Is Silence Golden When Baby Is Sleeping?
No Sleeping Pattern
Better Sleep for Baby
Restless Sleep
Mixing Up of Day and Night
Baby's Breathing
Moving a Sleeping Baby to a Crib
Babies Are Supposed to Cry
Putting Crying on Hold
Crying
You Can't Spoil a Newborn
Colic
For Parents: Surviving Colic
Prescription for Colic
Coping with Crying
For Parents: Helping Siblings Live with Colic
Pacifier
Healing of the Umbilical Cord
Umbilical Hernia
Circumcision Care
Swollen Scrotum
Hypospadias
Swaddling
Outings with Baby
Keeping Baby the Right Temperature
Taking Baby Out
Touchy Strangers
A Summer Rash
Baby Breakouts
Baby's Skin Color
Skin Color Changes
Hearing
How Loud Is Too Loud?
Keeping Baby Safe
Vision
Crossed Eyes
Teary Eyes
Sneezing
First Smiles
Hiccups

All About: Baby Development

The Pattern of Development
Making Time for Tummy Time
Today's Slower Babies

Chapter 7.

Feeding Your Baby: Introducing the Supplemental Bottle

Baby Basics at a Glance: Second Month
What's in the Bottle?
Winning Baby Over
Bottle-Free
Making the Introduction
Supplementation Myths
Mix It Up
Supplementing When Baby Isn't Thriving

What You May Be Wondering About

Smiling
Cooing
How Do You Talk to a Baby?
Understanding Your Baby
A Second Language
Baby Won't Sleep on Back
Making the Most of the First Three Years
Trouble with Tummy Time
Baby Massage
For Parents: A Father's Touch
Cradle Cap
Crooked Feet
Undescended Testicles
Penile Adhesion
Inguinal Hernia

All About: Stimulating Your Baby's Senses

Early Learning Made Simple
Developing the Fun Way

Chapter 8.

Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding and Working

Baby Basics at a Glance: Third Month
Making the Workplace Nursing-Friendly

What You May Be Wondering About

Time for a Schedule?
Happy to Be ... Schedule-Free?
Baby Falling Asleep While Feeding
Waking Up for Nighttime Feeds
Attached to Attachment Parenting ... or Attached Without It?
Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Breathing Lapses
Breathing Emergencies
Bed-Sharing
From Bassinet to Crib
For Parents: To Work or Not to Work?
Early Weaning
The Longer the Better
Being Tied Down by Breastfeeding
Fewer Bowel Movements
Diaper Rash
Penis Sore
Still Jerky Movements
Leaving Baby with a Sitter
Jogging with Baby
For Parents: The New Face of Fatherhood
Never Shake a Baby

All About: The Right Childcare for Baby

In-Home Care
Babysitter Checklist
Is He Manny Enough for the Job?
The Business of Hiring a Nanny
Group Daycare
Keeping an Eye on the Sitter
How's the Childcare? Check with Your Child
Home Daycare
Safe Sleeping and Sitters
Corporate Daycare
Sick-Baby Workdays
Babies on the Job

Chapter 9.

Feeding Your Baby: Formula Amounts

Baby Basics at a Glance: Fourth Month
What About This Month?

What You May Be Wondering About

Breast Rejection
Wriggling at Changing Time
Propping Baby
Fussing in Baby Seat
Unhappy in Car Seat
Thumb Sucking
Suck on This
Chubby Baby
Hold the Juice
A Baby Workout
Thin Baby
Heart Murmur
Black Stool

All About: Playthings for Baby

Suitable for Cuddling

Chapter 10.

Feeding Your Baby: Thinking About Solids

Baby Basics at a Glance: Fifth Month

What You May Be Wondering About

Teething
Tooth Eruption Chart
Chronic Cough
Ear Pulling
Naps
For Parents: Carving Out Couple Time
Eczema
Food Allergies
Baby Swing
Jumpers
The Challenging Baby
iBaby

All About: A Safe Environment for Your Baby

Safe Baby Products
A Greener Clean
Clearing the Air
Rethinking Your Home Decor
Purify with Plants
Testing the Waters
A Safer Walk on the Wild Side
The Dirty Dozen ... and the Clean Team
Checking the Food Chain
Food Hazards in Perspective
Food Safety
In The Know About GMOs
Banishing Bugs
BPA in Food Containers
Lead Can Lead to Trouble

Chapter 11.

Feeding Your Baby: Starting Solids

First Feedings - and Beyond
Baby Basics at a Glance: Sixth Month
Feeding Baby Safely
First Foods - and Beyond
Eat Well with WIC
Expanding Baby's Repertoire
No Honey for Your Little Honey

What You May Be Wondering About

Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night
For More Z's, Try C for Consistency
Watch Your Response Time
Worked Up ... and Throwing Up
Sleeping Through the Night ... Together
It's All in the Timing
What Will the Neighbors Think?
A Bedtime Routine
For Parents: Baby's Sleeping Through ... How About You?
Still Using a Pacifier
Early Rising
Flipping During the Night
Bathing in the Big Tub
Safe Big-Bath Bathing
Bottle Rejection in a Breastfed Baby
Baby-Bottle Mouth
Brushing Baby's Teeth
Cereal Snubbing
Iron: It's Elementary
A Vegetarian or Vegan Diet
Changes in Bowel Movements
Elimination Communication
Walkers and Stationary Play Centers
The 30-Minute Rule
Pre-Walking Shoes

All About: Stimulating Your Older Baby

How Do You Speak to Your Baby Now?

Chapter 12.

Feeding Your Baby: Ready-Made or Homemade Baby Foods

Baby Basics at a Glance: Seventh Month
Ready-Made Baby Food
Squeezing the Best from Food Pouches
Food for Thought
Homemade Baby Foods
Pesticides on Produce
Baby Food Stages
Weaning from the Breast
Baby-Led Weaning
High Chair Safety Tips

What You May Be Wondering About

Picking Up Baby
Facing-Front Facts
For Parents: Only-for-You Behavior
Using a Back Carrier
Not Sitting Yet
Biting Nipples
Room Sharing Now
For Parents: Dinner and a Baby
Teeth Coming in Crooked
Look Who's Talking
Tooth Stains

All About: Making Home Safe for Baby

Babyproofing Around the House
Safe Gates
Kick Butt
Texting While Parenting
Red Light Greenery
No Gun Is a Safe Gun
Babyproofing in the Kitchen
Happy, Safe Holidays
Not a Do-It-Yourselfer?
Babyproofing in the Bathroom
There's No Substitute for Supervision
Babyproofing in the Laundry Room
Babyproofing in the Garage
Outdoor Safety
Poison Control
Teaching Your Baby to Be Safe
Afraid of Heights? Not Yet.
In the Swim
Don't Let the Bugs Bite

Chapter 13.

Feeding Your Baby: Drinking from a Cup

Baby Basics at a Glance: Eighth Month
Sippy Sense
Straw Savvy

What You May Be Wondering About

Baby's First Words
Signing with Baby
Baby Signs, Baby Smarts?
Sleep Regression
Different Ways of Crawling
Crawling
Baby's Not Crawling
Baby Making a Mess
Eating Off the Floor
Eating Dirt - and Worse
Getting Dirty
Discovering Genitals
Erections
Play Yard Time
Left- or Right-Handedness
Reading to Baby
Baby Books

All About: Putting the Super in Baby

Chapter 14.

Feeding Your Baby: Finger Foods

Baby Basics at a Glance: Ninth Month
Spice It Up
Best Finger Foods
Moving Up from the Mushed
Off the Finger Food Menu

What You May Be Wondering About

Loss of Interest in Nursing
Not Sitting Still for Bottles?
Got Cow's Milk? Not Yet.
Fussy Eating Habits
Self-Feeding
Stick with Some Cereal
Strange Stools
Still Hairless
Still Toothless
Teething Pain and Night Crying
How to Care for Baby Hair
Pulling Up
Not Pulling Up
Flat Feet
Walking Too Early?
Slow to Sit, Slow to Go?
When in Doubt, Check It Out
Fear of Strangers
Comfort Objects
When Crib Slats Become Foot Traps

All About: Games Babies Play

Chapter 15.

Feeding Your Baby: Eating Well for Beginners

Baby Basics at a Glance: Tenth Month
Bring Baby to the Table
Healthy Baby Eating
Getting a Head Start on Healthy Eating Habits
Is It Done Yet?

What You May Be Wondering About

Messy Eating Habits
Head Banging, Rocking, and Rolling
Hair Twirling or Pulling
Biting
Made with the Shades
Blinking
Breath Holding
For the Adoptive Parent: Telling Baby
Fears
The Baby Social Scene
Starting Classes

All About: The Beginning of Discipline

Spanking: Don't Do It
Discipline That Works
Losing Control

Chapter 16.

Feeding Your Baby: Weaning from the Bottle

Baby Basics at a Glance: Eleventh Month

What You May Be Wondering About

Bowed Legs
Falls
Shoes for Walking
Not Pulling Up Yet
Baby Tooth Injuries
Boo-Boos Happen
Growth Swings
Snacking
Snacking Smarts
Increased Separation Anxiety
Bedtime Separation Anxiety
Playing on Team Blue, Team Pink ... or Team Neutral?
Giving Up on a Nap
For Parents: Thinking About the Next Baby
"Forgetting" a Skill

All About: Baby Talk for the Older Baby

Chapter 17.

Feeding Your Baby: Weaning from the Breast

Baby Basics at a Glance: Twelfth Month
When to Wean
How to Wean from the Breast
For Parents: Making the Breast Adjustment

What You May Be Wondering About

Not Yet Walking
Shyness
Handle with Care
The First Birthday Party
Social Skills
Putting the Weaned Baby to Bed
Switching to a Bed
Using a Pillow and a Blanket
A Drop in Appetite
Don't Have a Cow
Increase in Appetite
Refusing to Self-Feed
Going Nuts?
Growing Independence
Negativity
The Second Year ... Continued
Watching TV or Videos
Technology for Tots

All About: Stimulating Your 1-Year-Old

The Eyes Have It ... Already
Keep Your Toddler Safe from ... Your Toddler

Chapter 18.

On the Go with Your Baby

Traveling by Car
Traveling by Plane
Traveling by Train

Chapter 19.

What You Can Expect at Checkups

First Test Results
For Parents: The Pediatrician's Role in Postpartum Depression
Making the Most of Those Monthly Checkups

Immunizations

The ABCs of DTaPs ... and MMRs ... and IPVs ...
For the Adoptive Parent: Adoption Medicine
Vaccine Smarts
For Parents: Vaccines - They're Not Just for Kids
Staying Up-to-Date
Vaccines for an Adopted Baby
The Reality About Immunization Myths
Recommended Immunization Schedule

Calling the Doctor

When to Call the Doctor
Parent's Intuition
Before You Call the Doctor

Figuring Out Fever

Taking Your Baby's Temperature
Evaluating the Temperature
Treating a Fever
Febrile Convulsions
Late-Onset GBS

All About: Medication

Getting Medication Information
Giving Medicine Safely
Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen?
Don't Give These to Your Baby
Herbal Remedies
Helping the Medicine Go Down
Dose Right

The Most Common Infant Illnesses

Common Cold
The Frequent Cold Program
Allergies This Year?
Ear Infection
Some Probiotics with Those Antibiotics?
Flu
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Cocooning Your Baby from COVID-19
Croup
Containing Germs
Constipation
Diarrhea
Signs of Dehydration
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
A Better Juice for Your Sick Baby?

The Most Common Chronic Conditions

Asthma
Asthma ... or RAD?
Celiac Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Projectile Vomiting
The Special-Needs Baby
Hearing Loss or Impairment
Hearing Loss Due to Fluid in Ears

Chapter 20.

Preparing for Emergencies

ED or ER

First Aid in the First Year

Abdominal Injuries
Bites
Bleeding
Bleeding, Internal
Broken Bones or Fractures
Bruises, Skin
Burns
Chemical Burns
Choking
Cold Injuries
Convulsions
Cuts
Dislocation
Dog Bites
Drowning (Submersion Injury)
Ear Injuries
Electric Shock
Eye Injury
Fainting/Loss of Consciousness
Finger and Toe Injuries
Making a Boo-Boo Better
Foreign Objects
Fractures
Frostbite and Frostnip
Head Injuries
Heat Injuries
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia
Insect Stings or Bites
Lip, Split or Cut
Mouth Injuries
Nose Injuries
Poisoning
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
Puncture Wounds
Scalds
Scrapes
Seizures
Severed Limb or Digit
Shock
Skin Wounds
Snakebites
Spider Bites
Splinters
Sunburn
Swallowed Foreign Objects
Teeth, Injury to
Tick Bites
Toe Injuries
Tongue, Injury to

Choking and Breathing Emergencies for Babies

When Baby is Choking
CPR: The Most Important Skill You'll Hopefitlly Never Need
For Older Babies

Breathing and Cardiopulmonary Emergencies

C-A-B
Activate Emergency Medical System Now
When Breathing Returns

Chapter 21.

Feeding Your Baby: Nutrition for the Preterm or Low-Birthweight Infant

Feeding in the Hospital
Early Weight Loss
Expressing Milk for a Premature Baby
Feeding Challenges
Feeding at Home

What You May Be Wondering About

Bonding
Kangaroo Care
Look at the NICU
NICU Words to Know
Being Part of Your Baby's Team
Portrait of a Preemie
Handling a Long NICU Stay
The Emotional Roller Coaster
Preemies by Category
Give Yourself a Break
Breastfeeding
Handling a Tiny Baby
Sending Baby Home
Permanent Problems
For Siblings: The Littlest Sib
Home Care for Preterm Babies
Catching Up
Preemie Vaccines
Car Seats

All About: Health Problems Common in Low-Birthweight Babies

CPR Training: Don't Go Home Without It
Rehospitalization

Content Review

This is the second in a trilogy. It is preceded by What To Expect When You're Expecting and followed by What To Expect The Second Year, From 12 to 24 Months.

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