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Terfex.com - What to Expect the First Year
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List Price: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
EAN: 9780894805776
ISBN: 0894805770
Label: Workman Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 671
Publication Date: 1989-01-03
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Studio: Workman Publishing Company
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Editorial Reviews:
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From the authors of the 9.6-million-copy bestselling What to Expect When You're Expecting, here is What to Expect the First Year (over 5.6 million copies in print), the most comprehensive guide available on the next phase of parenting-newborn care.
Written with the same reassuring, lively authority as What to Expect When You're Expecting, the book is organized for ease of reference, leading nervous parents from month to month, check-up to check-up, even feeding to feeding. The chapters on each month address basic expectations of behavior and growth, as well as special concerns and decisions-from finding the perfect pediatrician to getting baby on a sleep-through-the-night schedule to choosing toys, shoes, and diapers. Equally important are the emotional issues a new baby raises for every member of the family-these are covered thoughtfully and thoroughly.
Additional chapters cover special subjects such as first aid, traveling with a baby, premature babies, adopted babies, and much more. Winner of the 1994 Parenting "Hall of Fame" Award from Child magazine's Child's Best Parenting Book Award. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service.
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Summary: Much better books are out there.
Comment: If you want to breastfeed then do NOT but this book. It often gives poor advice that will sabotage your breastfeeding relationship.
Also if you plan on attachment parenting (co-sleeping, baby wearing and responding to your child's needs in general) this is NOT the book for you. As some others have mentioned there was a good deal of information about Cry it Out to get baby to sleep. There is no reason for this and there are much gentler methods for getting baby to sleep. Not to mention that frequent night waking is common and the way that babies were designed
Better choices would be the Dr. Sears books among others.
I also felt that like the other "What to Expect Books" this book was alarmist in nature and does not allow for individual differences of children.
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Summary: a good book
Comment: A very good book . It covers every question I have(the 1st time Mum)for the coming year. definitely a keeper.
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Summary: Its a Baby Handbook
Comment: I bought this book, as a gift for my sister in law. I used this book as a reference when my son was a baby and it answered all by questions. Great book very useful.
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Summary: Great condition, very inexpensive, choose standard shipment!
Comment: The book arrived in nearly perfect condition, and it was practically free. However, I paid for expedited shipment, which was a waste of money because they use the Standard mail. The book arrived on the 9th day, this is not an expedited service in my mind, so I recommend paying for standard shipment.
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Summary: An invaluable reference
Comment: My husband got me this book just before our son was born and I must admit that I thought I would never crack the cover. After a couple of months with a newborn, however, I opened it up and started reading. I only wish I had started sooner!! Yes, this book addresses some controversial childrearing techniques (eg, crying it out, co-sleeping), but I don't think that it is extremely biased toward one side or the other any more than most of the pediatricians I know (and I work in a hospital). This book is great for answering those child-rearing questions between the well baby check-ups--questions like "Why has my baby suddenly stopped soiling his diaper 5 times a day?" or "When should I start my baby on finger foods?" It also has some great information on the symptoms of common ailments so that you know what to look for, how to treat it and when you should call the doctor.
Let's face it...no book about raising a child is going to be perfect for every parent, but this one is definitely a good one to have around.
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