SO helpful for first-time parents!

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	• Your Baby's First Year (Second Edition) American Academy Of Pediatrics Bantam, 2004 - 720 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

SO helpful for first-time parents!

I received this book as a gift from my first child's pediatrician. It saved me - and it had little to do with the advice it offered on parenting. Little did I know, I was suffering from post-partum depression, and there is an incredibly helpful section in this book that I read over and over again. It helped me to maintain my sanity during a very confusing time.

One of the things I like about this book is that it comes directly from the American Academy of Pediatrics, so the content is very fact-based rather than based on opinions or child-rearing method preferences.

However, the reason I've given the book only 4 stars rather than 5 is that I've found over the years that the AAP changes its opinions quite a lot on certain topics (vaccinations, circumcision, etc). In just the 3.5 years between my 2 kids, the AAP has issued varying opinions on the same topics, so I'm not sure this book would be consistently accurate across time.

All-in-all, this book is a great reference, and will have at least a basic answer to almost any first-time parenting question.

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So glad I have this book

It is very in depth, provides great, easy-to-process information and pretty much has answered any questions I've had so far. It written informatively but not preachy and gives you what you want to know without giving too much or too little info. I think this should be a staple purchase for any new parent.

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Just okay

Published about 10 years ago. The information is okay, but I wish I had bought something more recent.

Great reference

Great reference, but difficult and dry to read. I bought a few baby books for my first child and I liked "Baby 411" much better.

Good, practical information

I agree that this book has an agenda and does not acknowledge some of the newer theories on parenting. However, it does contain some very good, practical advice on how to care for a newborn. The section on breast-feeding, for example, is quite helpful. For the price, you certainly can't go wrong with this book.

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With more than 2,000,000 copies in print, here is state-of-the-art advice you can trust from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents the nation?s finest pediatricians. The second edition of Your Baby?s First Year is the essential guide to all aspects of infant care. Here, in an easy-to-use format, you?ll find:
? A month-to-month guide to your baby?s first year that lets
you know what to expect in terms of growth, behavior,
and development
? A complete health encyclopedia, plus detailed instructions
for coping with emergency medical situations
? Information about vaccine safety and schedules for
immunizations and health-care visits
? Complete information on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and
introducing solids
? Suggestions for choosing quality child care?and ways to
ease your baby?s introduction to a sitter
? Safety points for grandparents to keep in mind, both inside
and outside the home
? Poison prevention, infant CPR and choking instruction, general
first-aid care
? Safety checks for home and car, including a car safety seat
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Your Baby?s First Year is the indispensable guide to infant care for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their baby?from a source they can safely trust.

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