Babycalming: Simple Solutions for a Happy Baby. Caroline Deacon

      

      CAROLINE DEACON

      Babycalming

       Simple Solutions for a Happy Baby

       Copyright

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      First published in collaboration

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      Caroline Deacon asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      Extracts from Dream Babies by Christina Hardyment (Jonathan Cape, 1983,) are published with kind permission of the author © 1983 by Christina Hardyment

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       Ebook Edition © JUNE 2016 ISBN: 9780007380022

       Version: 2016-06-29

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Introduction: Why the Three-step Plan Works

Your Baby from Birth to Toddlerhood

1 Why Do Babies Cry?

2 Getting Used to the World: The First Six Weeks

3 Learning about Routines: Six Weeks to Six Months

4 Getting Sociable: Six Months to Two Years

5 The Need for Boundaries: You and Your Toddler

PUTTING THE THREE-STEP PLAN TO WORK

Step One: Feeding

6 Feeding Your Newborn

7 How Much and How Often?

       8 Night-feeding

       9 Your Baby’s Need to Suckle

       Step Two: Comfort

       10 Recreating the Womb

       11 Using Sound and Movement

       12 The Power of Touch

       13 Comforting the Baby Who Has Colic

       14 Feeding the Baby with Colic

       15 Is Your Colicky Baby Oversensitive?

       16 Treatments for Colic

       Step Three: Sleeping

       17 How Sleep Works for You

       18 How Sleep Works for Your Baby

       19 Can You Train Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night?

       20 Helping Your Baby Fall Asleep

       21 Helping Your Baby Stay Asleep

       22 All Change: Sleep and the Older Baby

       23 Who Sleeps Where?

       24 Sleeping Safely

       25 Putting it All Together: What’s Going to Work for You?

       Appendix: Cows’ Milk-free Diet for Breastfeeding Mothers

       References

       Useful Organizations and Further Reading

       Further