7 Part 3: Whoa, Baby! Labor, Delivery, and the First Days at Home Chapter 10: Wowing the Maternity Floor: How to Be the Best Labor and Delivery Partner When It’s Time, It’s Time — Is It Time? Supporting Your Partner During Labor Looking at What Happens During and After Labor Walking Through Common Labor Procedures Coping with Labor Pain Deviating from Your Birth Plan/Vision Having a Cesarean Chapter 11: Caring for Your Newborn Getting Your First Look at a Typical Newborn Feeding a Newborn Changing Diapers Bathing Your Squirming Bundle of Joy Holding Your Baby Co-sleeping Pros and Cons Back to Sleep: Helping Baby Sleep Safely and Comfortably Soothing Baby Indigestion Scheduling Immunizations Chapter 12: Supporting the New Mom … and Surviving Yourself! Handling Housework during the Recovery Phase Supporting a Breast-Feeding Mom Dealing with Post-Cesarean Issues Riding the Ups and Downs of Hormones Sleeping (or Doing Without) Coping with Company Rediscovering the Physical and Romantic
8 Part 4: Under Pressure: How to Worry the Right Way about the Big Stuff Chapter 13: Dealing with Difficult Issues after Delivery Coping with Baby’s Serious Health Problems Watching Out for Mom’s Postpartum Mood Disorders Managing Grief Talking to People about Your Child Chapter 14: Survival Tips for Bumps, Boo-Boos, and More Handling Inevitable Illnesses Protecting Baby from Common Accidents — and Handling Them When They Happen Anyway Managing Medical Crises at Home Open