Books By Brette Sember

Bad Apples

The Everything Kids' Money Book

The Complete Divorce Handbook

Unmarried with Children

Active Reading Skills

The Everthing Guide to Pregnancy Over 35

Supervisor's Handbook

Gay & Lesbian Medical Rights

Gay & Lesbian Parenting Choices

Your Plus-Size Pregnancy

Your Practical Pregnancy Planner

The Infertility Answer Book

The Complete Gay Divorce

No Fight Divorce

How to Parent With Your Ex

The Divorce Organizer & Planner

Seniors Rights: Your Legal Guide to Living Life to the Fullest

The Quiz Book 3: Three Times the Fun

The Complete Credit Repair Kit

How to Parent with Your Ex

Gay and Lesbian Rights: A GLBT Guide for Singles, Couples and Families

The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care

File for Divorce in New York

Child Custody, Visitation and Support in New York

Landlords' Legal Guide in New York

Tenant's Rights in New York

How to Form a Corporation in New York

Your Practical Pregnancy Planner
Everything You Need To Know About the
Financial and Legal Planning For Your New Baby

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements


Introduction

1. Preconception
Your Rights

Preconception Medical Care
Planning for Self-Employment Disability Leave
Paternity Issues
Choosing Your Baby’s Sex
Your Finances
Planning for Your Medical Costs
Dealing with Infertility
Your Lifestyle
Ovulation Kits
Pregnancy Kits
Preconception Checklist

2. Month 1
Your Rights
Choosing a Health Care Provider
Your Family Medical History
Your First Prenatal Appointment
Your Rights Under Medical Privacy Laws
Your Finances
Health Insurance
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Your Lifestyle
Lifestyle Changes
Creating an Emergency Card
Buying Pregnancy Books
Starting a Pregnancy Journal
Month 1 Checklist

3. Month 2
Your Rights
Birth Plan
Informed Consent
Second Opinions
Prenatal Testing
Understanding Medical Malpractice Laws
Medical Leave for Miscarriage
Your Finances
Early Pregnancy Classes
Your Pregnancy Budget
Your Lifestyle
Meeting Up with Other Moms
Subscribing to Pregnancy and Baby Magazines
Coping with Morning Sickness
Exercise
Computerizing Your Pregnancy
Month 2 Checklist

4. Month 3
Your Rights
Your Job
Thinking About Staying Home
Mr. Mom
Pregnancy and Divorce
Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
Asking for Extra Tests
Your Finances
Pregnancy and Debt
Saving Money During Your Pregnancy
Your Lifestyle
Staying Comfortable at Work
Maternity Clothes
Month 3 Checklist

5. Month 4
Your Rights
Your Right to Refuse Medical Treatment
Guardianship
Leave During Pregnancy
Your Finances
Creating a Financial Cushion
Your Lifestyle
Childbirth Classes
Sibling Classes
Dental Care
Planning Some Mood Lifters
Getting a Handle on Your Wardrobe
Month 4 Checklist

6. Month 5
Your Rights
Understanding Medical Consent Forms
Understanding Fetal Protection Laws
Talking to Potential Guardians
Wills
Your Finances
Life Insurance
Your Lifestyle
Naming Your Baby
Month 5 Checklist

7. Month 6
Your Rights
Health Care Directives
Cord Blood Preservation
Deciding Where to Give Birth
Hospital Policies
Your Finances
Planning Your Parenthood Budget
Your Lifestyle
Registering for Shower Gifts
Organizing Warranties and Instructions
Beginning to Plan Your Nursery
Checking Your Home for Lead and Other Hazards
Buying Baby Care Books
Buying a Breast Pump
Month 6 Checklist

8. Month 7
Your Rights
Choosing a Pediatrician
Locating Child Care
Child Care and Emergency Planning
Planning for Maternity Leave
Your Finances
Paying for Child Care
Parental Leave and Finances
Dealing with Loans and Scholarships
Your Lifestyle
Traveling During the Third Trimester
Considering Labor Software
Registering for Classes
Month 7 Checklist

9. Month 8
Your Rights
Your Rights in a Hospital
Circumcision
Newborn Testing
Checking for Recalls
Reconsidering Changes in Your Work Schedule
Dealing with Commuting
Your Finances
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Child Care Credit
Reviewing Your Insurance
Your Lifestyle
Buying a Camera
Choosing a Video Camera
Preparing Meals in Advance
Getting Ready for Your Shower
Organizing the Nursery
Learning About Choking Hazards
Month 8 Checklist

10. Month 9
Your Rights
Planning a New Work Schedule for You and Your Partner
Talking About Birth Options
Choosing an Elective C-Section
Completing Preadmission Paperwork
Car Seat Laws
Your Finances
Adding a Baby to Your Health Insurance Policy
Learning About Additional Hospital Costs
Return Policies
Your Lifestyle
What to Take When It’s Time to Have the Baby
Subscribing to Parenting Magazines
Making Things Easier on Yourself
Educating Yourself About Breastfeeding
Thinking About Home Safety
Writing Shower Thank-You Notes
Finalizing the Baby’s Room
Buying a Baby Memory Book
Month 9 Checklist

11. Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care
Your Rights
Dealing with Admissions
Your Rights While in Labor
Maintaining Privacy
Baby Identification Tags
Birth Certificates
Baby Photos in the Hospital
Acknowledgment and Registry for Unmarried Parents
Documenting a Home Birth
Refusing Treatment for Your Baby
Dealing with Lactation Consultants
Beginning Maternity/Paternity/Parenting Leave
Getting Information After the Birth
Meals
Taking Charge of Your Baby’s Care
Visitors
Checking Out
Leaving the Hospital Without Your Baby
Your Finances
Handling Unforeseen Expenses in the Hospital
Your Lifestyle
Staying Comfortable
Dealing with Nerves
Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care Checklist

12. Parenthood
Your Rights
Finalization of Wills
Sending in Your Life Insurance Beneficiary Changes
Traveling with Your Baby
State-Required Immunizations
Planning for Medical Care for Your Child in Your Absence
Second Opinions and Changing Providers
Breastfeeding
Grandparents’ Rights
Missing Children
Megan’s Law
Child Abuse
Your Finances
Obtaining a Social Security Number
Adjusting Your Payroll Withholding for Dependents
Tax Exemptions for New Babies
Bank Accounts
Investments
Savings Bonds
Developing a Long-Term Financial Plan for Your Child
College Savings Plans
Cashing Checks in Your Baby’s Name
Ways to Save Money as a New Parent
Updating Your Parenthood Budget
Your Lifestyle
Coming Home with Your Baby
Shaken Baby Syndrome and Crying
Dealing With Postpartum Depression
Changing Your Work Schedule/Your Partner’s Work Schedule as Your Life
Changes
Taking a Baby to Work
On-Site Day Care
Coping with Stress
Getting Enough Sleep
Coping with Stay-at-Home Parenting
Single Parenting
Learning How to Pack
Planning a Christening, Bris, or Other Celebration
Baby Announcements, Gifts, and Thank-Yous

Ideas to Make Life Easier
Dealing with Advice
Parenthood Checklist

Index
Latest Book Releases

Coming in 2010

Cookie:
A Cultural History
from Animal Crackers
to Zwieback
(University Press of Florida)

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