City Baby, the ultimate guide to raising your baby in the Big Apple, is back in a brand-spanking new edition, completely revised and updated! Weinberg and Ashton introduce parents to New York baby culture, with top-notch advice, insider tips, and up-to-date information on local hospitals and doctors, class offerings for parents and children, and a rundown of the city's best stores for maternity clothes, baby outfits, toys, books, and more.
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Pamela Weinberg runs the West Side New Mother's Luncheon series, seminars for new and expectant mothers, and CityBabyNY.com. Kelly Ashton writes and speaks on child-related topics. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I bought the book at Destination Maternity (unfortunately for $18) and the book has been so informative and fun to read. It tells you all the know-hows for a city mom including information on great places to change a baby's diapers, baby-friendly restaurants, music-dancing-swim-gym programs, pre-school, mother's luncheons, child-friendly parks, where to have birthday parties, baby photographers and entertainers, nanny and baby-sitting services, where to shop for baby furniture, clothes, toys, what kind of baby items to get, etc. It's well organized and easy to read with useful tidbits for new moms. Since I am expecting my baby in a month, only 2/3 of the book was useful for me (since it will be a long time before I do pre-school activities and toddler-related activities).
The only problem I have with this otherwise fabulous book is that as of March 2009, a lot of the information is outdated in this fast-changing NYC environment because this 3rd edition was printed back in 2005. Just to cite a few example, there is no mention of the recent Bugaboo Chameleon or Orbit strollers; no mention of recent manufacturers and shops for baby products; even the restaurants are kind of outdated... which is not surprising since most of the information was probably collected around 2004, which was 5 years ago. So if you want very current information on baby info in NYC, I would wait until the next edition comes out (whenever that may be).
The only problem I have with this otherwise fabulous book is that as of March 2009, a lot of the information is outdated in this fast-changing NYC environment because this 3rd edition was printed back in 2005. Just to cite a few example, there is no mention of the recent Bugaboo Chameleon or Orbit strollers; no mention of recent manufacturers and shops for baby products; even the restaurants are kind of outdated... which is not surprising since most of the information was probably collected around 2004, which was 5 years ago. So if you want very current information on baby info in NYC, I would wait until the next edition comes out (whenever that may be).
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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As is typical of most books for "parents" they seem to think that that the only type of parent is a mother. So if you're looking for a book for NYC Mothers - feel free to get this yellow pages for shopping.
Oh wait there was one comment for fathers. In the "Top ten Things to Do with Your Family on the Weekend"- number 9- "Form a 'daddy' playgroup-dads get to bond with other dads and babies, and you get some time off." Hmm, not only was there no information about 'daddy playgroups' but how is this a good thing to "do with your family" (and again, the authors clearly assume the only one who would read this book is a woman)?
Oh wait there was one comment for fathers. In the "Top ten Things to Do with Your Family on the Weekend"- number 9- "Form a 'daddy' playgroup-dads get to bond with other dads and babies, and you get some time off." Hmm, not only was there no information about 'daddy playgroups' but how is this a good thing to "do with your family" (and again, the authors clearly assume the only one who would read this book is a woman)?
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Really fantastically thorough guide. There is something here for everyone. Parents new to New York, Brooklyn, Queens, Upstate New York, New Jersey will find fantastic services, here.
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great for nyc residents...
I bought this book as someone who is planning on spending a month in NYC with a 6 month old baby, there were some useful tips but it seems best designed for people who are... Read more
Published on July 2, 2008 by C. Mitchell
A great resource
City Baby is a great resource for city moms. All of my friends told me to get it when I got pregnant, and it has been my bible ever since. I love it!
Published on February 1, 2006 by betsey johnson
Best Baby Gift
I asked my younger friends at the gym what to get for a baby shower of an employee in my organization and was led to City Baby, a handbook full of kid-smart suggestions. Read more
Published on January 25, 2006 by Roo Griffin
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