Contents

Introduction to 2nd edition
 
Part I: Essential Start Up Information
Chapter 1:Day 1: A quick 'setup guide' to your new baby
Chapter 2:All new parents should read this first!
Chapter 3:What do I do when my baby cries?
Chapter 4:Why is learning to settle your baby so important?
 
Part II: Interesting Information
Chapter 5:How evolution designed our babies
Chapter 6:How babies subjugate parents
 
Part III: Important Information
Chapter 7:Your baby's birth experience
Chapter 8:Breastfeeding
Chapter 9:Understanding your new baby's body
Chapter 10:Early days
Chapter 11:Important medical matters
Chapter 12:Sleeping with your baby: myths and truths
Chapter 13:Settling in at home
Chapter 14:Later medical matters
Chapter 15:'Colic' and the unsettled baby
Chapter 16:Immunisation
Chapter 17:Sudden infant death syndrome (cot death)
Chapter 18:The circumcision decision
Chapter 19:Postnatal depression
Chapter 20:The secret fears all parents share
Chapter 21:The later months: how babies and their needs develop
Epilogue:Zen and the art of parenting
Acknowledgements
References
Contacts

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