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What to Expect the First Year
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Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible.
Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year . With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated.
Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too.
Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear. Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible.
Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year . With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated.
Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too.
Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear. Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible.
806 pages, Paperback
First published May 30,1989
This edition
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806 pages, Paperback
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October 8, 2008 by Workman Publishing Company
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9780761129585
- ASIN
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0761129588
- Language
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English
About the author
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Heidi Murkoff is the co-author of the What to Expect When You're Expecting series of pregnancy guides. She is also the creator of WhatToExpect.com and founder of the What to Expect Project.
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Phew! This is a fantastic book but I am so glad to be done with it and move on to another book. It is incredibly long but that is just because it is so thorough! I just love this series! Any question you can think to ask about parenting is usually covered in these books. This will be a great reference book once our son comes into the picture!
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As a FTM, I can't say I know much about babies aside from my own maternal instinct. I think this is a helpful reference and resource when (and if) you have spare time to read and want to brush up on simple subjects like baby's expected milestones and age behaviors. There's so much information online that it can be nice to have something physically in your hand to review, but it's so important to remember that this book doesn't get everything right either. All babies are incredibly unique so a lot of this information should be considered on a case-by-case basis and studied with caution.
I'm not even halfway through the book, and possibly one of the most harmful recommendations Heidi has presented so far (which my husband actually pointed out) was on page 139 ("Sleeping through meals") where she recommends, "Choose the right sleep to wake him from. Baby will be much more easily roused during active, or REM, sleep". Sure, it may be true that baby is more easily roused during that sleep stage, but I'm not sure how Heidi could rightfully suggest this when she mentions on page 141 under 'Active Sleep' that this specific phase is when a lot of brain development is going on, further stating that "experts believe the brain uses this time to learn and process information acquired while awake". Therefore, wouldn't it be severely unwise, irrational, and even detrimental to wake baby up during REM?
While this book is a 'best-seller', this type of information makes me question Heidi's credibility. You can easily search and find some pretty negative articles written by others about their personal experiences with the book. With that said, my hope in writing this review isn't to bash the 'What to Expect' series, as it can still serve as a saving grace for really inexperienced and expecting parents, but to encourage (particularly, first-time moms) others to do their own research before using this as a complete source of truth.
I'm not even halfway through the book, and possibly one of the most harmful recommendations Heidi has presented so far (which my husband actually pointed out) was on page 139 ("Sleeping through meals") where she recommends, "Choose the right sleep to wake him from. Baby will be much more easily roused during active, or REM, sleep". Sure, it may be true that baby is more easily roused during that sleep stage, but I'm not sure how Heidi could rightfully suggest this when she mentions on page 141 under 'Active Sleep' that this specific phase is when a lot of brain development is going on, further stating that "experts believe the brain uses this time to learn and process information acquired while awake". Therefore, wouldn't it be severely unwise, irrational, and even detrimental to wake baby up during REM?
While this book is a 'best-seller', this type of information makes me question Heidi's credibility. You can easily search and find some pretty negative articles written by others about their personal experiences with the book. With that said, my hope in writing this review isn't to bash the 'What to Expect' series, as it can still serve as a saving grace for really inexperienced and expecting parents, but to encourage (particularly, first-time moms) others to do their own research before using this as a complete source of truth.
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Save your sanity! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.
Go buy something by Dr. Sears instead.
Go buy something by Dr. Sears instead.
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5/5 for content, 1/5 for organization.
What to Expect the First Year offers conventional wisdom on a wide range of parenting topics. As an ignorant first-time parent, I learned many things from both the hardcover and the audiobook.
The organization is frustrating in the physical book and downright infuriating in the audiobook. Each chapter covers one month of your baby's life. This approach makes sense in the beginning, when a newborn has different needs from a one-month-old. It becomes tedious as much of the content is repeated in each of the later chapters. The book ends with chapters on special circumstances that can happen after birth, which means that I read the chapter about the NICU months after my daughter was discharged from the NICU.
What to Expect the First Year offers conventional wisdom on a wide range of parenting topics. As an ignorant first-time parent, I learned many things from both the hardcover and the audiobook.
The organization is frustrating in the physical book and downright infuriating in the audiobook. Each chapter covers one month of your baby's life. This approach makes sense in the beginning, when a newborn has different needs from a one-month-old. It becomes tedious as much of the content is repeated in each of the later chapters. The book ends with chapters on special circumstances that can happen after birth, which means that I read the chapter about the NICU months after my daughter was discharged from the NICU.
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كتاب رائع و فيه الكثير من المعلومات المفيدة، بل تقريباً يغطي كل شيء الوالدين بحاجة لمعرفته لطفلهم
الكتاب طويل لكن ممتع و مفيد و لكل شهر من عمر الطفل له فصل خاص
و في نهاية الكتاب عدة فصول مختلفة ذات أهمية كذلك
Thank you Murkoff for this great book!
الكتاب طويل لكن ممتع و مفيد و لكل شهر من عمر الطفل له فصل خاص
و في نهاية الكتاب عدة فصول مختلفة ذات أهمية كذلك
Thank you Murkoff for this great book!
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Не съм изключително впечатлена от книгата. Честно казано информацията за голяма част от нещата беше изключително повърхностна и крайно недостатъчна, ако имаш такъв проблем. За част от въпросите засягащи вече поотрасналото дете и неговото възпитание имаше интересни съвети и методи за действие. Все пак втори път не бих си купила книгата и определено няма да си купя следващата за втората и третата година на детето.
Предвид факта, че книгата е писана от американци е ясно, че представя тяхната реалност, именно затова и голяма част от съветите не са актуални и приложими у нас. Още повече, че американките рядко отглеждат сами децата си до 2 години. В повечето случаи ги гледат първите месеци и ги дават на ясла или викат бавачки, нещо което малко родители правят в България. Т.е. голяма част от книгата разглежда този и други сходни въпроси.
Предвид факта, че книгата е писана от американци е ясно, че представя тяхната реалност, именно затова и голяма част от съветите не са актуални и приложими у нас. Още повече, че американките рядко отглеждат сами децата си до 2 години. В повечето случаи ги гледат първите месеци и ги дават на ясла или викат бавачки, нещо което малко родители правят в България. Т.е. голяма част от книгата разглежда този и други сходни въпроси.
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