Be Prepared

Zusatztext "If you're a new dad, keep a copy of Be Prepared by your bedside. It's funny, informative, and let's be honest it's not like you're going to be sleeping anyway." Paul Reiser, New York Times bestselling author of Babyhood Informationen zum Autor Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden Klappentext A veritable boot camp for dads-to-be and new fathers, this hilarious, pertinent, and indispensable guide features monotony-busting outings for each month, products dads can't live without, and ideas for making toys out of household items. Zusammenfassung An indispensable survival manual for men entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad. Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need to know about fatherhood...including how to: -Change a baby at a packed sports stadium -Create a decoy drawer full of old wallets, remote controls, and cell phones to throw baby off the scent of your real gear -Stay awake (or at least upright) at work -Babyproof a hotel room in four minutes flat -Construct an emergency diaper out of a towel, a sock, and duct tape Packed with helpful diagrams and detailed instructions, and delivered with a wry sense of humor, Be Prepared is the ultimate guide for sleep-deprived, applesauce-covered fathers everywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsIntroductionThe First WeekWhat Your Newborn Won't Look LikeWhat Your Newborn Will Look LikeNewborn Party TricksHanding Over the BabyYou Are the A.V. ClubWhy Your Partner May Not Be Functioning ProperlyBreast vs. BottleBidding Farewell to the BreastThe Joy of BurpingThe Basic ChangeYour Newborn and Your PetHow to Entertain a NewbornO-3 MonthsThe First-Month SlumpMoms and Mood SwingsScrubbing Your SproutCoping with CryingWrestling the Breast PumpBottles Up!Sleeping Like a BabyReturning to WorkReading Sports Illustrated to Your BabyA Guy's Guide to StrollersThe Infant Ensemble4-6 MonthsYour Mental HealthResuming a Sex Life?Protecting Your BackCircuit Training Your BabyTethering Everything to the BabyTemperature Taking TacticsGetting Medicine into a BabySoothing the TeetherBe Prepared for OutingsGreat Outings 4-6 MonthsDriving and CryingUsing the Baby as a PropBreastfeeding in PublicStarting Solid FoodsEffective Diaper DisposalSkill Builders 4-6 Months7-9 MonthsSleeping Through the NightGoing MobileBabyproofingRemoving a Foreign Object from the VCRThe Terrible Tube?Great Outings 7-9 MonthsSkill Builders 7-9 MonthsBabies and LanguageThe Secret Meaning of Peek-a-BooThe Big BathFirst Haircut10-12 MonthsEating Like a PersonBabies and RestaurantsGreat Outings 10-12 MonthsSkill Builders 10-12 MonthsThe Decoy DrawerRigging Emergency DiapersAdvanced Changing Maneuversf0 Making Your Baby LaughBabies and AirplanesHotel, Motel, Holiday InnHow to Neutralize a RunnerCamping with Your CubThe First Birthday PartyThe New Year's PandaConclusionAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Authors...

"If you're a new dad, keep a copy of Be Prepared by your bedside. It's funny, informative, and — let's be honest — it's not like you're going to be sleeping anyway."
—Paul Reiser, New York Times bestselling author of Babyhood

Auteur

Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden

Texte du rabat

A veritable boot camp for dads-to-be and new fathers, this hilarious, pertinent, and indispensable guide features monotony-busting outings for each month, products dads can't live without, and ideas for making toys out of household items.

Résumé
An indispensable survival manual for men entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad.

Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need to know about fatherhood...including how to:

-Change a baby at a packed sports stadium
-Create a decoy drawer full of old wallets, remote controls, and cell phones to throw baby off the scent of your real gear
-Stay awake (or at least upright) at work
-Babyproof a hotel room in four minutes flat
-Construct an emergency diaper out of a towel, a sock, and duct tape

Packed with helpful diagrams and detailed instructions, and delivered with a wry sense of humor, Be Prepared is the ultimate guide for sleep-deprived, applesauce-covered fathers everywhere.

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Contents

**Introduction

The First Week

What Your Newborn Won't Look Like

What Your Newborn Will Look Like

Newborn Party Tricks

Handing Over the Baby

You Are the A.V. Club

Why Your Partner May Not Be Functioning Properly

Breast vs. Bottle

Bidding Farewell to the Breast

The Joy of Burping

The Basic Change

Your Newborn and Your Pet

How to Entertain a Newborn

O-3 Months

The First-Month Slump

Moms and Mood Swings

Scrubbing Your Sprout

Coping with Crying

Wrestling the Breast Pump

Bottles Up!

Sleeping Like a Baby

Returning to Work

Reading Sports Illustrated to Your Baby

A Guy's Guide to Strollers

The Infant Ensemble

4-6 Months

Your Mental Health

Resuming a Sex Life?

Protecting Your Back

Circuit Training Your Baby

Tethering Everything to the Baby

Temperature Taking Tactics

Getting Medicine into a Baby

Soothing the Teether

Be Prepared for Outings

Great Outings 4-6 Months

Driving and Crying

Using the Baby as a Prop

Breastfeeding in Public

Starting Solid Foods

Effective Diaper Disposal

Skill Builders 4-6 Months

7-9 Months

Sleeping Through the Night

Going Mobile

Babyproofing

Removing a Foreign Object from the VCR

The Terrible Tube?

Great Outings 7-9 Months

Skill Builders 7-9 Months

Babies and Language

The Secret Meaning of Peek-a-Boo

The Big Bath

First Haircut

10-12 Months

Eating Like a Person

Babies and Restaurants

Great Outings 10-12 Months

Skill Builders 10-12 Months

The Decoy Drawer

Rigging Emergency Diapers

Advanced Changing Maneuvers

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Making Your Baby Laugh

Babies and Airplanes

Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn

How to Neutralize a Runner

Camping with Your Cub

The First Birthday Party

The New Year's Panda

**Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Authors