Newborn 101: Secrets from Expert Nurses on Preparing and Caring for Your Baby at Home

by Carole Kramer Arsenault, William Camann (Foreword by)

Overview

Ever wish you could have a baby nurse at home to answer your most urgent questions around the clock? Now you can!

Carole Kramer Arsenault has spent the last two decades helping parents through pregnancy, labor, and all of their new responsibilities once baby comes home—both as a longtime pediatric nurse, and as the founder of the most highly regarded baby-care service in New England. From the first trimester to the “fourth” (baby’s crucial first three months), Arsenault and her team of professional nurses have seen it all. Now, they share their expert advice on:

• Preparing your home, including safety tips and must-have supplies
• Easing through labor, whether at home or in a hospital
• Breastfeeding how-tos, flexible feeding schedules, and common concerns
• Baby’s essential first days and weeks, and the milestones in between
• Welcoming multiples and caring for preterm babies
• Techniques for soothing baby to sleep
• Postpartum self-care and getting back to your routine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615193868
Publisher:	The Experiment
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Carole Kramer Arsenault, RN, IBCLC, has devoted her career to infant and pregnancy care, and worked for many years as a delivery nurse, including at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She founded and runs Boston Baby Nurse, a home health agency offering specialized support to families with babies. She lives outside Boston.

Table of Contents

Foreword William Camann, MD ix

Introduction xi

Part I Getting Ready 1

1 Preparing for Your Baby's Arrival 3

2 Keeping Your Baby Safe 36

3 Making Healthy and Green Choices for Your Family 52

Part II Labor, Delivery, and the Postpartum Period 73

4 The Pregnancy Homestretch 75

5 Labor and Birth 100

6 From Birth to Parenthood 135

7 Your Baby's Condition and Postpartum Hospital Procedures 147

8 Parenting a Premature Baby 166

Part III Breastfeeding Your Baby 191

9 Bring Your Lactation Nurse Home 193

Part IV The Fourth Trimester 229

10 Your Baby's First Month: A Time for Learning 231

11 Your Baby's Second Month: Getting the Hang of It 273

12 Your Baby's Third Month: The Newborn Homestretch 301

13 From Newborn to Toddler: Bring on the Milestones! 327

Appendix 335

Acknowledgments 337

Index 341

About the Author 354

Editorial Reviews

"National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner
Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Winner

"Carole Arsenault’s new book, [Newborn 101], may look like your typical guide to pregnancy and baby care, but it’s not. It’s better, filled with well-researched tips from a professional who is also an experienced mom, tips that you probably have not heard before."

Baystate Parent Magazine

"The stack of books available on breastfeeding, pregnancy, and postpartum can be overwhelming. Carole Arsenault covers all these topics and then some—including prenatal exercise and nutrition, choosing a pediatrician, raising a ‘green baby,’ and more. The QA format and highlighted Baby Nurse Tips make this book fun to read and easy to use. I’m making [Newborn 101] my number one must-read book for new parents!"

Tamara Jessiman

"Birthing and caring for a baby is a transformative experience, and [Newborn 101] helps new families make their way with confidence. It’s highly readable—and packed with insightful and helpful QAs, lists, and tips."

Johanna Myers McChesney

"[Newborn 101] is chock-full of the kind of practical and helpful information that only an insider like Carole Arsenault would know. This book contains everything a couple needs to prepare for the adventure of labor and birth."

Christiane Northrup

National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner
Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Winner

“Carole Arsenault’s new book, [Newborn 101], may look like your typical guide to pregnancy and baby care, but it’s not. It’s better, filled with well-researched tips from a professional who is also an experienced mom, tips that you probably have not heard before.”—baystateparent magazine

“[Newborn 101] is chock-full of the kind of practical and helpful information that only an insider like Carole Arsenault would know. This book contains everything a couple needs to prepare for the adventure of labor and birth.”
—Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“The stack of books available on breastfeeding, pregnancy, and postpartum can be overwhelming. Carole Arsenault covers all these topics and then some—including prenatal exercise and nutrition, choosing a pediatrician, raising a ‘green baby,’ and more. The QA format and highlighted Baby Nurse Tips make this book fun to read and easy to use. I’m making [Newborn 101] my number one must-read book for new parents!”
—Tamara Jessiman, Certified Nurse Midwife, Mount Auburn Hospital

“Birthing and caring for a baby is a transformative experience, and [Newborn 101] helps new families make their way with confidence. It’s highly readable—and packed with insightful and helpful QAs, lists, and tips.”
—Johanna Myers McChesney, cofounder and CEO of Isis Parenting, Inc.

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