First Foods [Mass Market Paperback]

Bryan Vartabedian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2001

Parents ask pediatricians more questions about feeing than just a bout any other topic. So Bryan Vartabedian, M.D., a pediatrician gastroenterologist, and a father himself, has decided the time is right for a guide to feeding your child during the vital first years. He offers authoritive, up-to-date diet guidelines for all children from newborns to pre-schoolers, and sound answers to essential feeding questions based on the experiences of real-life parents.

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About the Author

BRYAN VARTABEDIAN M.D., F.A.A.P., is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Houston, TX, who writes frequently about children's health issues. He is married and the father of a three-year-old son who will eat just about anything.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312981317
• ISBN-13: 978-0312981310
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,600,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to Your Baby Book Library!, August 24, 2004

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Maciels - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Foods (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is an easy read and well written. I wouldn't buy it as your only infant feeding reference, but I do consider it a must-have. As the parent of an infant with gastro reflux, I especially recommend it for other reflux parents -as this book is written by a pediatric gastroenterologist who doesn't skip over reflux in a quick, brief paragraph like other baby books. I do appreciate Dr. Vartabedian's inclusion of details such as the minimum calories needed per day by weight (though he does discourage calorie counting!). One extremely interesting part of the book is where he discusses low-iron formulas. After 6 mos., about 27 oz. of formula a day meets an infant's daily iron requirements whereas an infant on a low-iron formula would need 83 oz in one day to fulfill the body'd iron needs. -This is great info to tell your mother-in-laws who claim that your baby's digestive problems or gas are iron-related and insist on a formula switch. This is a book that you do not have to read cover-to-cover. You can simply go to the section appliable to your baby. The index is very comprehensive as well. An over all good book.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, April 28, 2003

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Robin Haidacher (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Foods (Mass Market Paperback)

First Foods is so informative and very easy to read. I was so scared to start feeding my daughter solids, but this book answered all my questions and provided reassurance. I really liked the question and answer format. I am lucky enough to have Dr. Vartabedian as my daughter's doctor. She had horrible reflux - but now she is doing great and eating much better. I think every first time parent should get this book!

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a must have but a good book, February 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: First Foods (Mass Market Paperback)

This would be a great book to give as a babyshower gift, wish I would have read it when I was pregnant. Book is wrote in a Question/answer format and is very easy to read. Wish doctor would give a list of age appropriate foods to serve. Alot of books I have read will give suggestions but I feel safer hearing it from a doctor. If you find it used I'd buy that copy.