About this title: In the tradition of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR takes parents through the newborn stage, month by month. Additional chapters include information on traveling with a baby, first aid, seasonal concerns, premature babies, adopted babies, and children with special needs.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
"I figure this will be on the currently reading shelf for a while.
I started reading it before Natalie's birth, but a lot of the info was a repeat from What to Expect When You're Expecting or from other sources I'd read (like books just on breastfeeding for example). However, I did find the lists of items to get helpful - especially the toiletry / medicine type items.
Since the birth, reading the chapter on month one has been comforting. It has provided us with a place to look up things quickly (like "should her umbilical stump have fallen off already?" or "is she cluster feeding like the doctor mentioned in the hospital?"). The section on crying also was nice because I was feeling anxious about that and it gave lots of possibilities while reinforcing that often you just have to keep doing your best because unstoppable / unexplainable crying from time to time is normal. Being the type of bookish person I am, seeing it in writing helped."
"This was such a helpful book for me during the past year of Adeline's (and my) life. I appreciated the common sense and no nonsense information found within. It was good to review around Adeline's birthday as she began a new month of life but also proved helpful when unusual events came up during our day to day life. (By the way, I appreciated this book much more than the one about pregnancy.)
Each chapter is arranged in the same order. They begin with developmental milestones - ones your child 'should' have made, those she 'might' make, and those that are 'rare' to make at each month. I loved this because I could see how Adeline might change in the next month - and it helped me to see that each child is different. Adeline almost always hit at least one mark in each category - but some months nothing much changed at all. After this section is a blurb about what to expect at that month's doctor's appointment (if one is to happen). Followed by the bulk of the chapter containing commonly asked questions from parents - and the answers. Usually there is also a section regarding a large concern that might be popping up such as choosing a pediatrician, vaccinations, child proofing, nutrition once solid food begins, etc.
Toward the end of book there are other chapters and reference sections to which I referred some (about parent self care, medications, etc). But I think the main gift of the book are the monthly updates.
Now I am on to the toddler years....may the force be with me!!"
"Very unhelpful and I found it to be a bit biased or maybe just one-sided. She definitely has opinions so if that is what you're looking for maybe you'll like it. I also hated the way it was organized by month rather than by topic. If your baby isn't on the exact same path as she expects them to be then you will have to leaf through looking for the info you want. Also the Q&A sections of each chapter are strange. I didn't really find any useful information in the book. I don't know if there are better ones out there, but for me babycenter.com and Goggle solved all my parenting questions better than this book ever did."
"Good, solid information and advice - a must-have for new and experienced parents' bookshelves. Much too hefty, though, to read in total, especially during your infant's first year. I expect to use it as a reference book: I'll read the appropriate chapters just before my baby gets to that age, and any of the ancillary chapters as they apply."
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