It is important to find resources that can provide you with comforting advice for issues you are concerned about in your baby's first year.
Being a parent for the first time can be extremely challenging. While you are excited and happy, you may also be feeling uneasy and nervous about making the right decisions and keeping your baby safe and healthy.
Dr. Andy Sagan, a Swedish Covenant Medical Group physician, highly recommends that all new parents read the book Baby 411 and have it available to be used as a resource before contacting the office for non-urgent matters.
- How to pick a pediatrician with savvy questions to ask and insider tips.
- Sleep. The best way to get your baby to sleep through the night.
- First aid—when to worry, when not . . . and what to do when baby gets sick. No-nonsense, down-to-earth advice you can trust.
- Fussy baby 411. Is it colic? Acid reflux? Or something else? Discover the secrets to soothing a fussy baby.
- Detailed nutrition info with a step-by-step guide for successful breastfeeding, introducing solid food and the ‘‘new and improved’’ formulas. Plus: simple steps to avoid food allergies!
- Is my baby normal? Learn how your baby will grow and develop!
- Does your baby need extra vitamins? We'll give the low-down on the new Vitamin D recommendations and more
- Sleep safety: what you need to know about the drop-side crib ban, sleep positioners, crib bumpers and more
- Does formula lead to obesity? We'll look at the latest research
- The vaccine-autism hoax: what you need to know about this controversy
- How to protect your baby from whooping cough
