Baby Development

Have the first weeks of fatherhood been filled with both heartfelt and utterly awful moments? Are you terrified that you’re failing at fatherhood because you don’t think you know how to do anything right? Has your routine changed so much since the baby came, and you’re wondering whether life will ever go back to default settings? Every dad feels like this at some point in their child’s first year, but there are tricks to ensure the brilliant moments outweigh the madness.

A child that puts themselves to sleep and sleeps through the night: Welcome to your new normal.

Beginning with your baby’s sun sign, then diving into their whole birth chart, here’s how to use astrology to decode your little one’s personality, character traits, communication style, likes and dislikes, inspiration for happiness, and triggers for fussiness, even the best-suited books, toys, and activities.

50 Things to Know About Having a Premature Baby by Lydia Richards, author of young adult novel Black Winged Angel, offers an approach to understanding what it means to care for a premature baby. Most books on premature babies tell you the ups and downs of it all. Although there's nothing wrong with that, giving an insight into the hospital realm and knowledge of how to care for such a small human post-hospital visit is top priority on a parent's mind, especially when it is based on knowledge from the world's leading experts and mothers of premature babies.

One of the greatest gifts of life is bringing a new life into this world. We put so much thought into babyproofing the home and making sure we have the safest and most comfortable car seat. So if we put that much thought into the things that stick around for only a few months, then why not put that much more thought into a name? What you name your handsome little boy will stick around for your child's life and will be heard each and every day.

Are you exhausted from hearing your baby crying for what seems like forever? Were you taken off guard by your baby’s illness or teething, not knowing how to help them and make them feel better? You need Nonna’s parenting strategies. This is not another theoretical lecture. It is a practical guide for parents to help them work out what is going on with their baby and ease their anxieties. Your baby’s first year doesn’t have to be difficult. With this guide, you’ll be able to tackle the concerns you have as a new parent, and enjoy more of those happy moments with your baby.

Kate Lawler has never been maternal. And yet here she is: mother to Noa, after years of going back and forth about having children at all. This is the story of her journey from parentally undecided to early motherhood, via raging hormones, sleepless nights, emergency hospital trips, mum guilt, unspoken regrets and post-natal depression. This book is not a parenting manual. It won't tell you what to pack in your hospital bag, or how to get your baby to sleep. It may not help you with feeding or dealing with tantrums. But it will show you that you're not alone.

With this baby care handbook for new parents, you can make your transition to parenthood easier with tools, tips, and practical advice for a baby’s first 12 months. Don’t feel like you have to be a perfect parent. Making mistakes is part of the journey and you shouldn’t punish yourself for not immediately “getting” parenting. The first year is just the beginning. Make it a great start for yourself and your baby. Discover how to ace your first year into parenthood and give your baby the best start.

In Always Loved: Grieving the Loss of a Baby, you'll hear intimate and heartfelt testimonies of real people as they express a profound, yet simple truth. Love is eternal.

The mother of two young daughters, journalist Sophie Brickman wondered what living in a tech-saturated world was doing to her and her children. She turned to experts, academics, doctors, and innovators for advice and insight. Baby, Unplugged brings together Brickman’s in-depth research with her own candid (sometimes hilarious) personal experience to help parents sort through the wide and often confusing tech offerings available today and to sort out what’s helpful and what’s not.

Everywhere you look, parents and children are busy with their smartphones and their laptops. The children are playing video games or using apps on their iPod. We are glued to the television set, We sleep with our phone on the nightstand. There is hardly a moment where some parents opt to put down our electronics or delay our chores with the intent to properly engage our kids.

Part memoir, part popular science, and part social commentary, Bottled Up probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of Barston’s own experiences as well as those of the women she has met through her popular blog, The Fearless Formula Feeder. Incorporating expert opinions, medical literature, and popular media into a pithy, often wry narrative, Barston offers a corrective to our infatuation with the breast. Impassioned, well-reasoned, and thoroughly researched, Bottled Up asks us to think with more nuance and compassion about whether breastfeeding should remain the holy grail of good parenthood.

Wer gebärt, muss leiden.Die frischgebackene Mutter Ana Wetherall-Grujić hat die Faxen dicke: Sie zeigt auf, wie unsere Gesellschaft Gebärende im Regen stehen lässt – und ihnen dann noch ans Knie pisst.Vaginale Geburt oder Kaiserschnitt, Fläschchen oder Brust, Stoff- oder Wegwerfwindeln: Der Druck auf Mütter, alles richtig zu machen, ist enorm. Du willst doch das Beste für dein Baby!?, schalmeit es aus allen Ecken. Dabei heißt das Beste fürs Kind meist: das Umständlichste, Zeitintensivste und oft auch Schmerzhafteste für die Mutter.

This audio is to help women and their partners feel more relaxed about welcoming their new baby into the world. The audio includes guidance on creating a special place of relaxation, establishing some tools to help you cope with discomfort and worry and explains about the different stages of birth. It taps into your inner resources to help you feel calmer, more relaxed and confident about the birth of your baby, the birth itself and your life as a parent.Three of the tracks will be of benefit to both the mum-to-be and the birth partner.

Welcome to "How Not to Make an Ugly Baby: A Light-hearted Guide to Having a Good-Looking Baby". This book isn't about setting impossible beauty standards for infants; it's about embracing the journey of parenthood with humor, love, and a sprinkle of vanity, because, let's be honest, we all want our kids to be as adorable on the outside as they are on the inside.

Keeping a simple topic-by-topic description of every question a would-be parent would have, this guide allows you to take the first potentially overwhelming step to deciding whether you want to have a baby, holds your hand in a fast and flip-through friendly version of every tip out there about preparing for one, offering realistic advice, practical tips, and information that is accessible to equip you to be the parent of your dreams. At last! A new parent’s guide to handling a new born that does not ignore all the questions you have but are afraid to ask.

What a great moment it is to finally hold your precious baby in your arms after 9 months. "Your Infant’s Weekly Journey" is an essential handbook for new mothers navigating the incredible journey of their baby's early growth and development. This comprehensive guide offers practical advice, expert insights, and emotional support to help mothers understand and nurture their babies from birth to six months.

Embrace your child’s first year with confidence, love, and curiosity. Arm yourself with essential information, so you can provide your baby with all their needs! This book is here to serve as a guide throughout each stage of early infancy, going through every aspect of your baby’s development, and showing you how to enable them to grow into strong, thriving, resilient children!

Wenn Mama mit den Fingern wackelt, glucksen schon die Kleinsten voller Vorfreude – die unkomplizierten Spielereien erfreuen sich seit Jahrhunderten höchster Beliebtheit bei Groß und Klein. Ob Baby oder Kindergartenkind, mit flinken Wackelfingern landen Sie immer einen Volltreffer und damit die Fingerspiele auch nach endlosen Wiederholungen nicht langweilig werden, finden Sie in diesem Buch eine bunte Riesenauswahl an tollen Ideen für jede Situation!

Getting a baby to sleep when they ought to be one of the toughest parts of being a parent. In this guide, Laura Sonnelyn shows you tested and proven effective methods with step-by-step instructions to help you overcome naptime challenges and help both you and your baby sleep through the night.