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Getting ready for baby

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Becoming a parent is one of life's biggest joys and responsibilities. Doing all you can do to prepare now, before your baby is born, will make the transition to parenthood much easier. Follow these links to learn more.

• Birthing, breastfeeding, and parenting classes
• Breastfeeding
• Circumcision
• Health care for baby
• Making your home safe
• Baby's layette
• Last minute to-dos

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More information on getting ready for baby

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• Pregnancy & Breastfeeding — When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you have special nutritional needs. This website is designed just for pregnant and breastfeeding women and includes important advice to help keep mothers and babies healthy.
  http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/index.html
• Pregnancy Calendar: A Week-by-Week Guide (Copyright © Nemours Foundation) — This illustrated pregnancy calendar is a detailed guide to all the changes taking place in your baby — and in you! Each week of pregnancy includes a description of your baby's development, as well as an explanation of the changes taking place in your body. You'll also find important medical information that will help keep you and your baby healthy.
  http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/calendar/pregnancy_calendar_intro.html
• Pregnancy Information Center, CDC — If you're pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you probably have a lot of questions. This website will help you learn how to be healthy (before, during, and after pregnancy) and give your baby a healthy start to life.
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/default.htm

Connect with other organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians
  http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  http://www.acog.org/
• KidsHealth
  http://kidshealth.org/
• March of Dimes
  http://www.marchofdimes.com
• Public Information and Communications Branch, NICHD, NIH, HHS
  http://www.nichd.nih.gov

Content last updated September 27, 2010.

Resources last updated September 27, 2010.

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