The Baby Bonding Book: Connecting with Your Newborn

You're about to meet a brand-new person. A person with whom you'll have one of the most important relationships of your life--your child.

Pediatrician, neonatologist, and mom of 3, Joanna Parga-Belinkie encourages you to tune out the elaborate registry lists, overly detailed birth plans, and other people's expectations and focus on what is most important--building a deep and intentional bond with the remarkable little person joining your family.

The connection between you and your newborn will shape their biochemistry--the bedrock of the person they will become. Experiencing delivery, breastfeeding, crying, and sleep (or lack thereof) together are the building blocks of bonding, safety, and attachment. Dr. Parga-Belinkie's relatable and humorous guidance will help you make the most of the fleeting newborn period, ensuring that the time you and your baby spend together will set you on the path to a strong and loving lifelong relationship.

"...[Y]our relationship [with your newborn] begins on day 1. It is forever forged the second your newborn grasps your fingers and senses you are someone uniquely special in their lives. The moment you realize your heart is now on the outside of your body, you are forever committed to being a protective force in their life."
--from the foreword by Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEd, FAAP, author of Lighthouse Parenting

Author: Joanna Parga-Belinkie
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: 05/20/2025
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.84h x 6.22w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781610027854

About the Author
Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, is an associate professor of pediatrics and clinical neonatologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). She is the cohost of the American Academy of Pediatrics flagship podcast Pediatrics On Call. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and three children.