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A Guide
for New
Parents
Trenton
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6 -8 pm
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pm, 2-5 pm
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Borrow these books and many more with your free library card.
Feeding
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane
Wiessinger
Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding: An Easyto-Follow Guide by Naia Edwards
Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby: How to Feed
Yourself When You're Breastfeeding your
Baby by Annmarie Tempelman-Kluit
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of
Answers: The Most Comprehensive ProblemSolving Guide to Breastfeeding from the
Foremost Expert in North America (Rev. and
updated) by Jack Newman
General Infant Care
Loving Care by Janis Wood Catano
Twins: The Practical and Reassuring Guide
to Pregnancy, Birth, and the First Year by
Caro Cooper
The Baby Sense Secret: Learn How to
Understand Your Baby's Moods for Happy
Days and Peaceful Nights by Megan Faure
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First
Year by Walter J. Cook
Maternal and Child Health
A New Life: Healthy Pregnancy-Healthy Baby
by Janis Wood Catano
Baby Development: Everything You Need to
Know by Claire Halsey
The Canadian Paediatric Society Guide to
Caring for your Child from Birth to Age Five
by Diane Sacks
Read to Your Baby!
It is never too early to read to your
baby. Board books are sturdy and
easy for little hands to hold. High
contrast images and rhyming text
are great for newborns. As your
baby grows, look for books with fun
features like textures and mirrors.
Check out these favorites:
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little
Toes by Mem Fox
When Baby Brings the Blues: Getting
Through Postpartum Depression by Ariel
Dalfen
Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra
Boynton
Mothering the New Mother: Your Postpartum
Resource Companion by Sally Placksin
Library Programs for Families
PARL Health Room
http://www.parl.ns.ca/rooms/healthroom/pare
nting.html
Sleep
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep:
Simple Solutions for Kids From Birth to 5
Years by Harvey Karp
Sleep Deprived No More: From Pregnancy to
Early Motherhood-- Helping You and Your
Baby Sleep Through the Night by Jodi A.
Mindell
Baby, Boo! by Emma Dodd
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
offers many programs for children.
All programs are free of charge and
incorporate stories, songs, rhymes,
and other activities suitable for that
age group. Contact your local
branch to see they offer.
ABCs for Babies- For babies from
birth to 18 months and a great
chance to meet other parents.
ToddleTime – For children from 18
months to 3 years.
Preschool Storytime- For children
ages 3 to 5 years.