The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Year - Linda J. Murray, Anna McGrail, Daphne Metland & BabyCenter Editorial Team

Product Description

An incomparable guide to every aspect of caring for an infant during the first year, jam-packed with the expert advice and real-world, mom-to-mom wisdom that makes BabyCenter the world’s number-one online parenting resource.

First-time moms and dads all share the same concern: Is my baby happy, healthy, and behaving normally? Through extensive research, the trusted editors at BabyCenter, the world’s number-one parenting Web site with more than 4 million visitors a month, have created the ultimate bedside companion for new parents. This book (featuring all new content never before seen on the Web site) draws on nonjudgmental voices of BabyCenter’s team of advisors and the experiences of millions of parents to paint a detailed, accurate, and helpful picture of a newborn to 12-month-old. In it you’ll find:

-step-by-step guides to the "firsts," including first feeding, first diaper change, first bath, and more

-BabyCenter buzz: helpful advice from BabyCenter moms from all walks of life

-Milestone reality checks: results from BabyCenter’s exclusive survey of more than 100,000 parents about what really happens when in their baby’s development

-Decision guides: pros and cons of breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, cloth vs. disposable diapers, and more

-Just for dads: involved dads find all the help they need to truly co-parent from day one

-essential health guide helps anxious new parents spot and treat the most common illnesses of the first year

Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #262190 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-10
* Released on: 2007-07-10
* Format: Bargain Price
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 480 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The authors—all editors at the popular BabyCenter Web site—provide the resource for which so many parents yearn: an instruction manual to accompany their newborn baby. Devoted to baby's first year, this guide is divided into three-month segments, each covering development, feeding, sleep, baby care (i.e., coping with colic) and tips for the self care of exhausted moms and dads. Just for Dads sections address ways in which fathers can be actively involved from birth. New parents will find Part One: The Firsts particularly helpful, with instructions on everything from how to pick up a baby and place her down again to the first diapering and bath. The authors leave no question unanswered—no matter how obvious (e.g., Your baby will need diaper changes from the first day). They've also taken advantage of a number of polls and surveys conducted by the BabyCenter staff, so parents can compare their experiences on such subjects as falling in love with their baby at first sight or how many times the baby awakens during the night. This practical primer will be especially invaluable for first-time parents. (Aug.)
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About the Author
LINDA Murray is the editor-in-chief of BabyCenter.com and coauthor of The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Birth.

ANNA McGRAIL is the executive editor of BabyCenter Europe/International.

Daphne Metland is the editor-in-chief of BabyCenter Europe/International.