Playskool Guide for Expectant Fathers: The Best Information, Action Plans and Expert Advice for Your New Adventures in Daddyhood Book

Introduction

Part One: Understanding the Big Picture

Chapter 1: The Pregnancy The Importance of Genetics Passing on Our Genes -
When Your Baby Was Conceived The First Trimester The Second Trimester The Third Trimester Preparing for Birth

Chapter 2: Birth and Recovery Mom Is Going into Labor Checking into the Hospital Controlling the Pain It's Time to Push Baby Is Ready to Come Out Finishing up the Delivery Recovering from the Delivery Recovering from the Pregnancy

Chapter 3: Newborn Care The First Few Minutes Basic Medical Care Hospital Monitoring Feeding the Baby Changing Diapers Getting Baby to Sleep Figuring Out Why Baby Is Crying Keeping the Umbilical Stump Clean Getting Help Part Two: The Details

Chapter 4: Diet, Health, and Safety Diet and Nutrition Exercise Tobacco, Alcohol, and Recreational Drugs Medications and Supplements General Safety

Chapter 5: Prenatal Care Selecting a Health Practitioner Medical History Initial Testing Baby Well-being Tests

Chapter 6: Planning Your Baby's Birth Deciding Where the Baby Is Going to Be Born Picking a Childbirth Class Selecting the Birth Team Labor and Delivery Preferences Pain Medications Assisting Labor and Delivery Cesarean Section

Chapter 7: Getting Ready for the Baby Moving to a New Home Getting a New Car Setting up the Nursery Buying a Car Seat Other Important Purchases

Chapter 8: Money and Finances The High Cost of Raising a Child Tax Benefits of Having Children Analyzing Your Spending Getting Extra Money Analyzing Your Credit

Chapter 9: Work, Careers, and Childcare Assessing Your Current Job and Career Effects ofChanging Your Job -
Working with More Time off or Greater Flexibility Maternity Leave Childcare

Chapter 10: Planning for the Future Insurance Saving for College Saving for Retirement Estate Planning

Part Three: Taking It One Month at a Time

Chapter 11: Month 1 What's Happening with the Baby What May Be Happening with Her What You Can Expect What's Going on with Prenatal Care What You Two Should Be Discussing What You Should Be Asking Yourself What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 12: Month 2 What's Happening with the Baby What May Be Happening with Her What You Can Expect What's Going on with Prenatal Care What You Two Should Be Discussing What You Should Be Asking Yourself What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 13: Month 3 What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 14: Month 4 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 15: Month 5 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 16: Month 6 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 17: Month 7 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 18: Month 8 What's Happening with the Baby What May Be Happening with Her What You Can Expect What's Going on with Prenatal Care What You Two Should Be Discussing What You Should Be Asking Yourself What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 19: Month 9 What's Happening with the Baby What May Be Happening with Her What You Can Expect What's Going on with Prenatal Care What You Two Should Be Discussing What You Should Be Asking Yourself What You Should Be Doing

Appendix A: Potential Complications Appendix B: Glossary -
Appendix C: World Wide Web Resources Index About the Author