What to Expect the First Year (143 page)

on the floor,
420
–421

preventing spread of,
555
,
560
,
562

Gifts, safety of,
399
,
498

Girls, and gender differences,
481

growth charts for,
118
–119

Glider, buying,
47

Glucose water, sabotaging early breastfeeding efforts,
61

Gluten, and celiac disease,
569

Gluten-free diet,
569

GMOs,
338
,
340

Gonococcal infection, and newborn's eyes,
135

Grains, whole,
449
,
450

vegan diet and,
366

Grandparents,
18
–19

vaccines and,
530
–531

Grape juice, and diarrhea,
565
,
566

Grasping reflex in newborns,
147

Grass-fed meat,
339

Gray stains on teeth,
390

Green (environmentally friendly)

baby-care products,
38

disposable diapers,
34
–35

household cleaners,
334

Green leafy vegetables;
see
Vegetables

Gripe water, to treat colic,
214

Groin, lump in,
255

Grooming supplies, buying for baby,
37
–39,
438

Gross motor;
see
Large motor

Group daycare;
see
Daycare

Growth

charts,
115
–119

drop in,
475
–476

spurts,
78
,
182

swings,
475
–476

Guards, window,
391
,
392

Gums

bumps on,
150
,
321

cysts on,
150

hematoma,
321

swollen,
321
,
475

see also
Mouth, Teething

Guns,
398

H

H1N1;
see
Flu

Habits

biting,
455

blinking,
456

breath holding,
456

fussy eating,
434
–435

hair pulling,
455

head banging,
453
–454

messy eating,
452
–453

pacifier use;
see
Pacifier

thumb sucking,
308
–309

see also
Comfort habits

Hair

bald spot in,
201

caring for baby's,
164
,
438

cradle cap and,
253

lack of,
437

on newborn,
136

pulling,
455

Hand, expressing breast milk by,
177

Handedness,
424

Hand-me-downs;
see
Car seats, Clothes, Cribs, Toys

Hand-sanitizing gels,
562

Hands

bluish color of,
229

cool to touch,
224
–225

mitts for, to prevent scratching,
325

palms, yellowing of,
152
;
see also
Jaundice

washing, to prevent common cold,
555

washing, to prevent spread of germs,
555
,
560
,
562

Hands-free breast pump,
174

Harness slots, in car seat,
52
,
157
;
see also
Car seat

Hats

buying for baby,
32

to protect from sun,
226
,
456

to reduce heat loss,
225
–226

Hazards, protecting baby from

babyproofing and,
391
–409

during sleep;
see
Sleep, safe

choking, foods that are,
349
,
379
,
431

in the bathroom,
401
–402

in the garage,
402
–403

in the kitchen,
398
–401

in the laundry room,
402

indoor air and,
334
–336

toys that are,
315
–316,
397
,
407

outdoors,
403
–406

see also
Choking, Safety

Head

appearance of, at birth,
134
,
136

bald spot on, and sleeping position,
201

banging,
453
–454

circumference, average, at birth,
121

circumference, tracking,
115
–119

covering;
see
Hat

cradle cap and,
253

falls on, first aid for,
586
–587

flat spot on and sleeping position,
201

hair on;
see
Hair

injuries to, first aid for,
586
–587

pulse visible on;
see
Fontanels

size, in newborn,
133

soft spots on baby's;
see
Fontanel

trauma, first aid for,
586
–587

Health insurance,
20
,
125

Healthy eating habits,
446
–452

Healthy, keeping your baby,
523
–553

Hearing,
124
,
229
–232

aids,
572

concern about,
229
–232

damage to,
229

impairment,
572
–573

loud music and,
229

protecting,
229
,
316
,
399

protecting in preemie,
609
,
610
–611

screening test,
124

stimulating baby's sense of,
257
–258,
372
–373

Hearing loss,
572
–573

and ear infection,
557

and fluid in the ear,
557
,
573

Heart murmur,
313
–314

Heat

for breast engorgement,
74

to encourage let-down,
176

see also
Temperature, keeping baby the right

Heat exhaustion, first aid for,
587

Heat in car, danger of,
231
,
538

Heat-related illness,
538
,
546
,
587

Heaters, childproofing,
395

Heating food and formula;
see
Warming

Heating pad,
40

Heatstroke, first aid for,
587

Heel stick, in newborn,
122
,
124

Height;
see
Length

charts,
115
–119

Heights, lack of fear of,
407

Help with new baby

sources of, for newly delivered mother,
14
–18

with breastfeeding,
5
;
see also
Lactation consultant

Hemangioma, strawberry,
147
,
149

Hematocrit,
611

Hematoma, gum,
321

Hemophilus Influenzae b vaccine (Hib),
532
,
536

Hemp milk,
503

Hepatitis A vaccine,
531
,
533
,
536

Hepatitis B vaccine,
124
,
531
,
532
–533,
536

Herbal medications/remedies,
552

to relieve teething pain,
322

to treat colic,
214

while breastfeeding,
95
–96,
98
,
101
–102

Herbs and spices

in baby food,
376
,
380
,
430
,
451

in mom's diet,
98
,
304
,
430

taste-sensitive baby and,
329

Herd immunity,
534

Hernia

inguinal,
254
–255

scrotal,
223
,
255

umbilical,
222

Hib vaccine,
532
,
536

Hiccups,
234

High chair

buying,
41

feeding solids and,
345
,
448

hook-on,
380

in restaurant,
388
–389

safety of,
380

High-intensity baby,
332

Hindmilk,
4
,
64
–65,
70
,
180
,
184

Hip carry,
168

Hip dysplasia,
382
–383

Hip position, in baby carriers,
382
–383

Hips, checking,
524

Hitting

baby,
500

parent's,
465
,
467

HMO;
see
Health insurance

Holidays, safety during,
399

Home

babyproofing at,
391
–409

going, after birth,
155

going, with preemie,
619
–620,
622
–623

safety at,
391
–409;
see also
Safety

staying at;
see
Staying at home

Home birth, procedures for baby during,
123
–125

Home daycare,
299

Home-prepared baby food,
377
–378,
380

Honey,
349

Hook-on seat,
41
,
380

Hormones

bonding and,
132

breastfeeding and,
64
,
81
,
95

dad's,
132
,
252

in food,
339

levels of in mom, and breastfeeding difficulties,
4
,
92
,
95
,
187

mom's, in newborn,
136
,
228

when weaning from the breast,
495

Hospital

checkup for baby,
120
–125

discharge from,
155

discharge from, preemie's,
620

-grade pump,
174

pumping in the, for premature baby,
605

returning to, preemie,
629

see also
NICU

Hotels, with baby,
516

House

babyproofing your,
391
–409

baby's messing up,
419
–420

Household cleaners

green,
334

safety of,
334
,
335
–336

Household employment tax,
294

Household pesticides, safety of,
342

Houseplants, and safety,
396

Human milk fortifier (HMF),
606

Humidifier,

buying
39
–40

for colds,
555

for croup,
562

for eczema,
326

for flu,
559

Humor, as discipline technique,
467

Hunger, chronic, in breastfed newborn,
144
–145

Hunger cry,
144

Hunger, none in newborn,
139

Hunger cues,
62
;
see also
Appetite, Feeding

Hydro cele,
223

Hydrocortisone

for diaper rash,
39

for eczema,
325
–326

Hydrogen peroxide,
39

Hydrolysate formula,
126
,
199
,
327

Hyperthermia, first aid for,
587

Hypoallergenic formula,
126
–127

Hypoglycemia,
92
,
629
–630

Hypospadias,
223

Hypothermia, first aid for,
587

Hypothyroidism

breastfeeding problems and,
187

testing for, in baby,
122
,
124
,
524

I

Ibuprofen,
39
,
550
;
see also
Medication

breast milk and,
100

dosing by weight,
553

for breast pain,
74
,
80
,
87

for fever,
546
,
548
,
550

for teething pain,
322
,
439

stomach pain and,
550

Ice packs, for engorged breasts,
74

Illnesses, parent's,
560

and breastfeeding,
88

serious, and breastfeeding,
4

Illnesses,
554
–567

in premature baby,
625
–630

most common,
554
–567

preventing spread of,
560
,
562
;
see also
Immunizations

Immune system,

boosting,
555
,
557
,
558

breastfeeding and,
3
–4

probiotics and,
558

Immunizations,
123
–124,
526
–537

autism and,
535

before traveling,
516

catching up on,
536

combination,
534

dangers of skipping,
535

developmental delays and,
531
,
535

for adopted baby,
533

for adults,
530
–531

for premature baby,
624

herd immunity and,
534

mercury in,
535

pain during,
535

protection against SIDS and,
271

reactions to,
529
;
see also
individual vaccines

recommended schedule for,
536

safety,
529

when baby's sick,
529

when to call doctor after,
529