Checklist for Your First Baby [Paperback]

Susan Kagen Podell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 1997

Checklist for Your First Baby contains more information than the competition. The book is divided by trimester and gives directions and information for the planning needed at each stage of the pregnancy and after the birth of the child. The first trimester includes information on nutrition and exercise for the new mother, questions to ask your doctor, and a suggested reading list. The second trimester discusses how to tell siblings, co-workers, family and friends, covers insurance issues, budgeting for your baby, suggestions for maternity clothes, planning and equipping the nursery, choosing the right childbirth class, breast vs. bottle feeding, diaper choices, etc. The third trimester includes choosing the right pediatrician, the right name, childcare choices, what to pack for the hospital, how to involve family and friends A final section includes caring for your newborn, questions to ask at a postpartum check up, suggestions for exercising with your baby, for calming a fussy baby, traveling with a new baby.

Checklists are included throughout the book. These include lists of questions for your doctor, for your insurance company, lists of clothes to purchase for yourself and your newborn, lists of nursery essentials, safety checklists for individual items, questions for childbirth classes, questions for potential caregivers, lists of what to pack for the hospital, lists of questions for your pediatrician.



Checklist for Your First Baby has all the information needed to feel like a parenting pro!

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Checklist for Your First Baby contains more information than the competition. The book is divided by trimester and gives directions and information for the planning needed at each stage of the pregnancy and after the birth of the child. The first trimester includes information on nutrition and exercise for the new mother, questions to ask your doctor, and a suggested reading list. The second trimester discusses how to tell siblings, co-workers, family and friends, covers insurance issues, budgeting for your baby, suggestions for maternity clothes, planning and equipping the nursery, choosing the right childbirth class, breast vs. bottle feeding, diaper choices, etc. The third trimester includes choosing the right pediatrician, the right name, childcare choices, what to pack for the hospital, how to involve family and friends A final section includes caring for your newborn, questions to ask at a postpartum check up, suggestions for exercising with your baby, for calming a fussy baby, traveling with a new baby...

Checklists are included throughout the book. These include lists of questions for your doctor, for your insurance company, lists of clothes to purchase for yourself and your newborn, lists of nursery essentials, safety checklists for individual items, questions for childbirth classes, questions for potential caregivers, lists of what to pack for the hospital, lists of questions for your pediatrician.

Checklist for Your First Baby has all the information needed to feel like a parenting pro!

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Main Street Books; 1st edition (January 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038547797X
• ISBN-13: 978-0385477970
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,501,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT a "checklist"!, February 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Checklist for Your First Baby (Paperback)

Call me lazy, but I was really looking for a spare, organized month-by-month or week-by-week CHECKLIST. This is a regular book (albeit a short/small one) and not a particularly well-organized one at that. I want to know what to do when . . . I don't want safety tips for strollers or fluffy and outdated information on maternity clothes. Save your money; I wish that I had.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good for first time Mom's., June 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Checklist for Your First Baby (Paperback)

This being a first pregnancy for me, I was very interested in this book. It hasn't let me down. The book is pretty good really, & I would recommend it to any first time Mom who is uncertain of when she should buy what. The author explains how to use the book, breaks down the checklist by trimesters, offers advice for after the baby arrives, & even includes a pregnancy calander.

While not chock full of information about pregnancy in general, the book does give you guidelines to follow for purchasing important baby items & making baby plans. I think I'll use this book throughout my pregnancy. It's definitiely worth the money

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Title Inaccurate and Content out of date, July 6, 2000

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This review is from: Checklist for Your First Baby (Paperback)

I would suggest skipping this one, even at the low price, and buying the latest Baby Bargains -- This book appears hastily put together, has information that is so self-evident it doesn't need to be stated, snubs its "target" audience of first time mothers by putting in a whole section on preparing siblings for the birth, and has out of date information -- The Midas car seat deal it suggests is no longer offered, for example. Also it has no index, so even for the few things I found interesting were very hard to find again.