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Prepare for Parenthood
Introduction: Loving Life among the Little People

1. Preparing for Maternity Leave
Gearing Up, Getting Prepped, and Transitioning From Miss
Independent to Mom

Care for your Newborn with Confidence
2. Your Newborn Care Survival Guide
From Deciphering Baby’s Tears to Swaddling without Fear,
Sleep Secrets, and More

3. Breast Feeding and Bottle Feeding
Everything You Need to Know for Feeding Success

4. Your Post-Childbirth Recovery Guide
From Postpartum Blues to Really Big Boobs—The Real Deal

Make the Most of Maternity Leave
5. Making the Most of Your Days at Home
Networking with New Moms, Creating Structure for
Yourself, and More

6. Friends, Family, Sex, and Romance
Not Necessarily in That Order

7. Living for Less and Loving It
Tips for Cutting Baby Costs and Getting a Head Start on
College Savings

Decide What to do About Work
8. Your Simple, Step-By-Step Guide to Making the Hardest
Decision of Your Life
To Work Full Time, Flextime, Compressed Weeks,
Flexplace, Part-Time, Job Share, Freelance, Start Your Own
Business, Extend Your Leave, or Stay Home for a While

9. Negotiating Your Ideal Position
Now You Know What You Want to Do; Make it Happen.

Love Life as a Working Mom
10. Nine Simple Steps to Great Childcare
From Assessing Your Options to Closing the Deal

11. Loving Life as a Working Mom
Year One Strategies for Making Work and Family Work

12. Today’s Strategic, Temporary Stay-at-Home Moms
How to Master the Art of Sequencing

Nurture a Happy, Healthy Baby
13. The Secrets to a Happy Baby
The Feed-to-Wake Approach and Other Strategies for
Success

14. Nurturing a Supersleeper
Your Step-by-Step Guide to the Promised Land

15. Creating an Enthusiastic Eater
Making the Goopy Stuff Look Good and More

16. Ideal Toys and Activities for Every Infant Stage
To Keep Your Baby Entertained and Amazed

17. Babyville Basics: What Every New Parent Needs to Know
Year One Milestones, Infant Health, Childproofing, and
Traveling with Your Tot

18. Baby Geniuses
The Hype, The Mozart Effect, and Real Strategies for Nurturing
Your Baby’s Intellectual Curiosity

Conclusion: Next Step Toddlerville
(and you thought this year was wacky)

Pull-out pages in the appendix:

Your New Baby Shopping List: The Stuff you Really Need
Feeding and Sleeping Road Map to Babyville
Baby-Sitter/Nanny Interview Questions
Daycare Center and Home-Based Daycare Interview
Questions
Baby-Sitter/Nanny Contract