Pros: excellent source of concentrated information, arranged month by month. Probably the most useful of the books I've read so far.

Cons: I hated reading it every month. Boring, boring, boring, preachy.

And there's an added zinger to families during the pandemic. There are so many "this is the time to ask for help! it takes a village! parents can't do this alone!" sections that I wanted to scream. NO ONE CAN HELP. The best they can do is bring dinner and/or Grubhub cards, because it's not safe to help.

And then add in the repeated admonitions to "take baby out and about! he needs to be meeting new people, getting exposed to new germs, being mentally stimulated with new experiences for his brain to grow!" It's winter in a pandemic, the baby hates the cold, we have nowhere to go and he can't wear a mask. Great to have the continual reminder of the permanent damage this is probably doing to our kid's development! How wonderful to know that babies of his age should be able to wave bye-bye when our kid has not had an opportunity to say goodbye to anyone in months.

ARGH. Hated every minute of it. Yes, I know I'm projecting all my anger at the pandemic onto this book. But ARGH.

...And I nevertheless ordered the sequel for the second year. Because pandemic, and I'm not able to do the usual mom's group thing where I'd assess my kid's progress relative to others. So, books. And lots of crying, because no one is designed to be a fulltime parent every single hour of every single day for an entire year.

For some reason I really struggled through this compared to What to Expect When You're Expecting. It seems like there are a lot more maybes and possibilities that won't turn up and less concrete advice.

I'll probably go back after my child is born for things like the good early foods for babies (peas, carrots, spinach, pumpkin and not very strong foods before moving onto avocado, meat, fruits and finally getting to the dairy section) and looking at Vitamin D supplements and iron supplements seems like a good idea. The birth section listing things that will happen such as: airway suction, cord clamping, Apgar test, antibiotic eye treatment, weight length, head circumference, allow breastfeeding, ID tag the baby and possible fingerprinting, reflexes, vitamin K injection, PKU heel prick test, Hep B vaccination or the 4in1 and make sure to record passage of urine and stools.

Let's be honest - I've only read through the "first month" chapter, but I feel like I'll always be coming back to this book to read and reread. And it's not going to sit on my "currently reading" book forever!

Things I like so far: the page with all the milestones and the step-by-step instructions on swaddling, changing diapers, nursing, etc. I'm sure there's more, but I'm in cram mode and I forget!!

My insurance company sent me this book for free. I have NEVER thrown a book in the trash but I am so tempted to do so with this one. I don't want to donate it out of fear someone will believe the crap they try to pull. Seriously, why the fuck would ANYONE promote a LOW FAT DIET FOR BABIES?! Over and over again! "Is a vegan diet okay for babies?" "Yeah, sure, it's healthy and low-fat!" FUCK YOU. BABIES NEED FAT TO SURVIVE. FOLLOWING THIS BOOK WILL KILL YOUR CHILDREN. If they can't even get that fucking bit right, what all else are they completely WRONG on? My guess is JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. Fucking morons who wrote it, fucking morons who edited it, fucking morons who published it.

This book is the best there is on the market. As they say in the front: if you buy only one book about babies and their upbringing - buy this one. Whenever I feel like I'm in over my head, doing it all wrong and generally just like the worst Mom in the whole wide WORLD, this book gives me back my confidence and some measure of sanity ;) It reminds you regurlarly do not fret too much about what other people say, to rely on your intuition and your baby's. It answers all the important questions you might have about your baby's first year as well as the unimportant ones that keep you up all night. ;)
A must have!

このシリーズには妊娠からトドラーイヤーまでお世話になりっぱなしです。心配事を調べたいときに真っ先に読むのがこの本です。
なにしろユーモアたっぷりで、あまりのおかしさに心配事も吹き飛びます。もちろんまじめな回答で信頼できます。

This book is easy to read and review.  The timelines are so spot-on.  This book was used by both my daughters and we were all very appreciative to learn that what we were experiencing was normal.  A great gift for any new parent!

I don't know about you, but I have a tendency to hate buying whatever everyone else is buying, usually convinced that it will be very run-of-the-mill.

When I was looking for a guidebook for my daughter's first year, I looked all around, and even received a different book from a relative.  Then someone lent me this book - and it's just the gold standard.  Sometimes everyone buys something because it's the best!  I really like the style of this book, the reassuring but informative tone, and the different sections assisting families of babies with different needs (special needs, adoption, etc). But mostly, I just like the information it provides on my daughter every month!  A really good one - go get it.

Arrivato in anticipo rispetto al previsto. Avevo letto what to expect when you expect e questo è il secondo capitolo, anche questo molto utile e interessante

This was the second book from this series I bought and I just cannot stress enough how much you need it and how amazing they all are!!! We are first time parents with no help available from family - we live in a different country to them - or friends with kids to turn to for advice on daily basis so this was - and still is !!!- a life saver for us. I have gone through the pregnancy with the first part of the series by my bed, I carried it around with me anytime I had time to read it in a park. It provided so much useful information, advice and help i couldn't believe sometimes that every single question i have ever had was answered in there in simple and easy to process (for a stressed out and always tired mum) way. The first year part was also used on a daily basis and we loved it very much. Now we are going through toddler years part and let me tell you it does not disappoint! All those little (and bigg - errr..) problems you are about to encounter on a path of parenthood, the ones you thought can only happen to you!! ;) are described in there and there is bucket loads of advice how to solve them. The best book ever! Very highly recommended!

I bought this as a gift for a friend who was having her first child. I bought it based on reviews of it. I haven't used it myself, so I really can't say if it is good or not, but I've given it twice as a gift and both set of parents said it was very useful.

Having read the book in this series by the same name for pregnant women, I had to have this one. The night after I had my baby I sat in my hospital bed and ordered this book on Kindle. Accompanied by the app, this book has been a great resource so far in my journey as a new mom.