Book question--good medical reference??

I think I'm going to purchase the same 3 books Carol Ann just did- I have
been researching but have yet to have bought anything except pregnancy
books. The ones rec'd to her look great!

One thing I want that I'm not sure they cover, is some kind of a
baby/toddler medical reference to have at home to refer to. This will NOT
replace a phone call to the pediatrician or a dr visit etc, but I would like
a pretty good medical reference for babies, for clueless new moms, covering
common illnesses and situations and what to do, what not to do, etc. Does
The Baby Book cover this? If not, any rec's? I just want to increase my
knowledge and make myself feel more prepared but again, this will be just
for that, and not to replace a doctor's advice etc.

Jill

Jill wrote:

I think I'm going to purchase the same 3 books Carol Ann just did- I have
been researching but have yet to have bought anything except pregnancy
books. The ones rec'd to her look great!

One thing I want that I'm not sure they cover, is some kind of a
baby/toddler medical reference to have at home to refer to. This will NOT
replace a phone call to the pediatrician or a dr visit etc, but I would like
a pretty good medical reference for babies, for clueless new moms, covering
common illnesses and situations and what to do, what not to do, etc. Does
The Baby Book cover this? If not, any rec's? I just want to increase my
knowledge and make myself feel more prepared but again, this will be just
for that, and not to replace a doctor's advice etc.


The only medical reference I ever used was Sear's baby book. If it
wasn't in there, I called the pediatrician.

Mary

I think I'm going to purchase the same 3 books Carol Ann just did- I have
been researching but have yet to have bought anything except pregnancy
books. The ones rec'd to her look great!

One thing I want that I'm not sure they cover, is some kind of a
baby/toddler medical reference to have at home to refer to. This will NOT
replace a phone call to the pediatrician or a dr visit etc, but I would
like
a pretty good medical reference for babies, for clueless new moms,
covering
common illnesses and situations and what to do, what not to do, etc. Does
The Baby Book cover this? If not, any rec's? I just want to increase my
knowledge and make myself feel more prepared but again, this will be just
for that, and not to replace a doctor's advice etc.

Jill

For quick reference to illnesses I'm going to use the newsgroup AND a few
websites:

http://askdrsears.com/

http://www.breastfeeding.com/

Infant and Newborn Ca

http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplu...X=500&ASPECT=3

Hope that helps.

~Carol Ann

"Jill" wrote in message
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One thing I want that I'm not sure they cover, is some
kind of a baby/toddler medical reference to have at home
to refer to. This will NOT replace a phone call to the
pediatrician or a dr visit etc, but I would like a pretty good
medical reference for babies, for clueless new moms, covering
common illnesses and situations and what to do, what not
to do, etc. Does The Baby Book cover this? If not, any
rec's? I just want to increase my knowledge and make myself
feel more prepared but again, this will be just for that, and not
to replace a doctor's advice etc.

I don't have the Baby Book so I don't know how it compares but I do have
_A Parent's Quick Reference to Baby's Health: Birth to Age Five_ by Alia
Antoon. See http://tinyurl.com/2mevc. (This must be a more recent
edition since the cover is different than the one I have.) It is
exactly what you describe you are looking for. It has two parts, in one
part you can look up an individual symptom, like "fever", in the second
part you can look up a specific disease, like "hand foot and mouth
disease" or injury, like "burns". It is cross referenced between the
two sections, and incredibly informative. Each symptom entry has
bulleted points for what to call the doctor about and whether to call
"immediately" or "in the near future", and what to do and not to do to
help your child get better. There are also sections on newborn care and
other general parenting stuff. I refer to it probably more than any one
other book I have. It has saved my pediatrician from many unnecessary
calls.
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 7 months

"Cheryl S." wrote
I don't have the Baby Book so I don't know how it compares but I do have
_A Parent's Quick Reference to Baby's Health: Birth to Age Five_ by Alia
Antoon. See http://tinyurl.com/2mevc. (This must be a more recent
edition since the cover is different than the one I have.) It is
exactly what you describe you are looking for.

Good! I also ordered this one, too along with the other 3 I had, as an
afterthought. I also ordered another APA book, about nutrition, that is
supposed to cover how to make mealtimes not be a fight and also how to deal
with outside influences while you are trying to get your child/toddler and
up to eat with good nutrition- supposedly covers peer pressure,
grandparents, tv commercials and advertising etc.

I hope the nutrition book will serve me well, too....junk food in moderation
doesn't bother me-- moderation!-- but I personally am about the only one in
either family (mine, husband's) who actually LOVES and enjoys things like
steamed vegetables etc. People tell me I eat "rabbit" food, and I like to
snack on carrot sticks etc. I love brussels sprouts! I also enjoy eating out
and eat some junky things too. But what bugs me about people all over the
families is that they don't eat balanced..all my niece eats is corn, rice,
macaroni and cheese and fast food chicken nuggets. Where are the greens??
And my inlaws eat ONLY vegetables that are cooked way down in butter or
meatfat. Where are the raw or lightly cooked things? And then my side of the
family - my dad is like me and likes fruits and vegetables, my mom doesn't
like vegetables or salads, and only eats vegetables in cheesy type
casseroles and has a long list of foods she won't eat, like tomatoes,
certain vegetables etc...they eat a lot of prepared frozen foods from the
grocery store.

I hope this book helps me get my child to eat a well-balanced diet with
plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, without my being a food-militant. I
don't remember anyone influencing me as a kid, though, I just remember
always loving salad bars and health-food store type things (tabouli, nuts
and grains etc). I guess it's someone's taste. I forget the name of the book
but it is from American Pediatrics Association,...so anyway, I was the kid
begging for brussels sprouts when no one else wanted to eat them, much less
make me eat them! lol.

Jill,
There is a great book that I HIGHLY recommend called "How to Get Your Child
To Eat, But Not Too Much" by Ellyn Satter. It's great, talks about how to
encourage healthy eating without pushing or making eating times a battle.
I'm loving it, and can see that it will be a useful reference tool for a
long time to come. I started reading it before Taylor could even eat
solids, and I think it helped me get into a good mind frame for later one.
--

Jamie & Taylor
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"Cheryl S." wrote
I don't have the Baby Book so I don't know how it compares but I do have
_A Parent's Quick Reference to Baby's Health: Birth to Age Five_ by Alia
Antoon. See http://tinyurl.com/2mevc. (This must be a more recent
edition since the cover is different than the one I have.) It is
exactly what you describe you are looking for.

Good! I also ordered this one, too along with the other 3 I had, as an
afterthought. I also ordered another APA book, about nutrition, that is
supposed to cover how to make mealtimes not be a fight and also how to
deal
with outside influences while you are trying to get your child/toddler and
up to eat with good nutrition- supposedly covers peer pressure,
grandparents, tv commercials and advertising etc.

I hope the nutrition book will serve me well, too....junk food in
moderation
doesn't bother me-- moderation!-- but I personally am about the only one
in
either family (mine, husband's) who actually LOVES and enjoys things like
steamed vegetables etc. People tell me I eat "rabbit" food, and I like to
snack on carrot sticks etc. I love brussels sprouts! I also enjoy eating
out
and eat some junky things too. But what bugs me about people all over the
families is that they don't eat balanced..all my niece eats is corn, rice,
macaroni and cheese and fast food chicken nuggets. Where are the greens??
And my inlaws eat ONLY vegetables that are cooked way down in butter or
meatfat. Where are the raw or lightly cooked things? And then my side of
the
family - my dad is like me and likes fruits and vegetables, my mom doesn't
like vegetables or salads, and only eats vegetables in cheesy type
casseroles and has a long list of foods she won't eat, like tomatoes,
certain vegetables etc...they eat a lot of prepared frozen foods from the
grocery store.

I hope this book helps me get my child to eat a well-balanced diet with
plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, without my being a food-militant. I
don't remember anyone influencing me as a kid, though, I just remember
always loving salad bars and health-food store type things (tabouli, nuts
and grains etc). I guess it's someone's taste. I forget the name of the
book
but it is from American Pediatrics Association,...so anyway, I was the kid
begging for brussels sprouts when no one else wanted to eat them, much
less
make me eat them! lol.

"Jill" wrote in message
.. .
I hope this book helps me get my child to eat a well-balanced
diet with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, without my being
a food-militant. I don't remember anyone influencing me as
a kid, though, I just remember always loving salad bars and
health-food store type things snip

IMO it was probably the lack of other people trying to influence you
that resulted in your liking such a variety of healthful foods. I am
the anti-food-militant with my kids. :-) I have just always served a
variety of types of foods, and let them eat whatever and however much
they wanted. Now, you probably would be aghast at the lack of variety
in my three year old's diet too (like your niece's) but that is just a
2.5 to three-year-old "thing", I think. When she was 18 months to 2+
she ate an incredible variety of foods and flavors, including spicy
Indian food. Now she is slowly starting to broaden her tastes again,
all without any pressure or even any comment at all from me. All I ever
say when she tells me she doesn't like something is, "maybe one day you
will".
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 7 months

"Cheryl S." wrote
I have just always served a
variety of types of foods, and let them eat whatever and however much
they wanted. Now, you probably would be aghast at the lack of variety
in my three year old's diet too (like your niece's) but that is just a
2.5 to three-year-old "thing", I think. When she was 18 months to 2+
she ate an incredible variety of foods and flavors, including spicy
Indian food. Now she is slowly starting to broaden her tastes again,

I am going to have to remind myself not to push. I really do think it is
something that some kids just can't help (being pickier)...my nephew is not
at all like my niece- he will eat anything and everything (He is 2)...the
only thing his mom has found that he doesn't like is an oyster. But he eats
everything else, pickles, vegetables, fruits, as well as meats and pastas
etc. I guess my niece is just picky because her taste buds are different. If
she was my child, I wouldn't want to push her, but I would try all kinds of
things to get her to eat greens, and if she just wouldn't....I guess I'd
just keep eating them myself and try to keep giving her a variety of things
she does like. I really have no idea what I would do! The only thing I see
my SIL do that I don't agree with is that she takes them to McDonald's like
every day...I think she should cook more even if it is really quick things.
Not being judgemental, but I really wouldn't want my own kids to eat fast
food every day or even often. I can understand my SIL hating to cook,
because then you have to clean and do dishes...besides, she does live near
my MIL, who does cook.

So much to get ready for! I see all of this, but I realize I will have no
idea until I go through it with my kid(s)!