This is still the standard reference to help you decide if your child has chicken pox, pinworms or an earache. This book is by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is a comprehensive book with some medical information, some child care information on feeding, diapering and sleeping, and some information on development. It answers many of the questions you might ask a doctor. Researchers tell us that new dads are often just as good with babies as new moms are.
New dads are even as good at bottle-feeding.
Well-adjusted babies tend to have fathers who are sensitive and help out the child's mother. Try to let your love for mom and baby show. Caring for your baby alone gives you a chance to get to know her better. In time, you will develop your own ways to do things with your child. Time with your baby can be scary at first.