Table of Contents for “Baby Matters”
| Prologue | 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | Finding Out What Matters | 5 |
| Chapter 2 | The Attachment Advantage | 15 |
| The Big Experiment Mixed Feelings Popular Psychological Models of Attachment Securely Attached Seeds of Behavior Disorders Clues from Immigration Seeds of Violence Bonding Effects on Puberty Other Factors Separation Sensitivity Twins: The “Beginnings Don’t Matter” Studies Reattachment Breaking the Cycle Going Beyond Secure Attachment Follow Your Instincts |
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| Chapter 3 | Bonding: The Inside Story | 37 |
| Oxytocin — A Bonding Hormone Oxytocin and the Mother Oxytocin and the Infant Oxytocin and the Father Oxytocin: Love and the Heart Vasopressin and Protection Prolactin and Behavior Opioids and Rewards Norepinephrine and Learning Pheromones and Basic Instincts Other Chemical Bonding Cortisol and Stress Stress in Infancy Results of Infant Stress Beginnings Bonding Matters |
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| Chapter 4 | Crying and Caring | 59 |
| Crying Babies For Crying Out Loud “Normal” Crying To Respond or Not: “Spoiling” Myths Colic I Hear Ya Infant Attention In Touch Caring by Carrying Kangaroo Care The Rock of Ages Nursing and Nurturing The Downside of Pacifiers Safe Sleep and SIDS Nurturing Sleep for Everyone What the World Needs Now… |
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| Chapter 5 | Brighter Babies, not Super Babies | 91 |
| Breastmilk for Brain Power Caring for Cognition Animal Models Womb Lessons Electronic Teachers Got Fatty Acids?? Brighter Times |
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| Chapter 6 | Immune Protection Matters | 105 |
| Without Protection Infection Protection Lasting Protection Baby’s First Defenses Placental Transfer Breastmilk Completes Baby’s Protection Protective Factors in Mother’s Milk Other Immune System Defenses Other Issues of Immunity and Health The Vaccination Question Antibiotics Ear Infections Natural Immune Assistance A Road Less Traveled |
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| Chapter 7 | Digestion Matters | 141 |
| Baby’s Digestive System The Digestive Process Unique to Infants Lactose — the Mommy Sugar Digestion of Other Sugars Protein Digestion Fat Digestion Closure Calcium Absorption Iron Absorption Living with Bugs Normal Flora Vitamins in the Colon More Bugs Lactoferrin Abdominal Pain Gas Diarrhea Constipation What Does It All Mean? |
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| Chapter 8 | In the Womb and the First Few Days | 161 |
| Stressed Before Birth And After Birth Dangerous Foods for the Fetus One More Dangerous Fumes for the Fetus Vitamin K: To Inject or Not The Unkind Cut Feeding the Premature Infant Fortify Mother’s Milk? IV Feeding of Preemies Robbing Antioxidants Feeding the Term Infant A Kinder, Gentler Relationship |
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| Chapter 9 | Baby’s Nutritional Beginnings | 187 |
| Fat Intake and Fat Soluble Vitamins Calcium Adequate Iron Zinc and Selenium Concerns Fluoride, Teeth, and Bones Vitamin D Nucleotides Protein Ratios are Important Tolerance of Formula and Mother’s Milk Soy Formulas Dynamic Mother’s Milk A Weighty Issue Beginning Solid Foods A New Fat Deceit No Cigar |
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| Chapter 10 | Baby Feeding Facts and Fallacies | 211 |
| Insufficient Milk Syndrome: A Fallacy Becomes Reality Sleep Aids The Lactose Fallacy, The Protein Reality Feeding and Cavities More on Teeth A Breastfeeding Effect in Mother Breast and Nipple Pain: The Unrecognized Reality. Breastfeeding Benefits to Mother Formulation Promotional and Pediatric Practices and Policies Convenience? Controlled? Civilized? What is Natural? The Bottom Line |
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| Chapter 11 | The Dangers of Cow’s Milk | 233 |
| Milk Proteins and Diabetes Multiple Sclerosis Milk and Heart Disease Lactose and Pain Lactose and Cataracts Milk and Leukemia Lung Cancer Milk and Prostate Cancer Milk and Ovarian Cancer Milk and Infertility Puberty and Breast Cancer Cow Hormones and Cancer An Udder Conspiracy Osteoporosis Milky Messages Good, Bad, and Curious Solutions Deflating Dairy |
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| Chapter 12 | Colic to Ear Infections, Behavior to Bedwetting | 265 |
| How Common are Allergies and Sensitivities? How Often Is Food Sensitivity Found with Colic? How About Food Sensitivity with Other Symptoms? Combination and Progression of Symptoms Abdominal Pain “AllergyRing” and Diaper Rash Child Avoids Certain Foods Bedwetting and Daytime Incontinence Behavior Colic Constipation Diarrhea Ear Infections Epilepsy Eyes Fatigue Headaches Rashes Respiratory Symptoms: Runny Nose, Chronic Cough, and Asthma Short Stature Sleeplessness Tonsillitis Others Summary Strange Genes |
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| Chapter 13 | Allergy Matters | 299 |
| Why the Concern? Bowel Diseases and Cancer More Diabetes Connections What Causes Hypersensitivity Reactions? What Can We Do? The Ignored Diagnosis The Immune Response Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions Chemical Sensitivity Reactions Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions Following the Delayed Reaction Infection and Disease: Beyond the Delayed Reaction Potentiation Aversion Masking Protecting Baby |
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| Chapter 14 | Discovering, Preventing, and Treating Food Allergies | 317 |
| Laboratory Diagnosis Elimination Diets Where to Begin The Bottle-Fed Infant Lactose-Free is Not the Answer The Nursing Infant Elimination Diet on Solid Foods Where Do You Find Milk Hidden in Foods? Wheat Corn Other Foods Eliminated on a Level II Diet Designing the Level III Diet Preventing the Development of Allergies Treatment Choices Clinical Treatment Methods Medications Natural Treatments The New Old Way |
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| Epilogue | 345 | |
| Notes | 347 | |
| Glossary | 389 | |
| Resources | 405 | |
| Index | 409 |
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