So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

by Peter Downey

Overview

For the first-time dad, useful and practical information about pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including: what to say — and what not to say—when you hear the news; taking care of moms-to-be; what childbirth feels like; crying, diapers, and bathtime; and baby-proofing the home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738219066
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	412,378
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Peter Downey is an author, father of three, and teacher of high school English in Australia.

peterdowney.com.au

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 And So, It Begins 8

Chapter 2 Pregnancy 39

Chapter 3 Brace Yourself 73

Chapter 4 Buying Stuff 96

Chapter 5 Time to Get Ready 123

Chapter 6 A Good Day for a Birth 149

Chapter 7 There's a Baby in My House 190

Chapter 8 Living with a Baby 219

Epilogue 251

Acknowledgments 255

Glossary 259

Appendix I Parental Education Films 271

Appendix II What My Friends Had to Say 279

Index 297