The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care [Hardcover]

Good Housekeeping (Author), Editors of Good Housekeeping Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care is the most complete and fully illustrated guide to parenting ever published. As natural as having a child is, there are still thousands of questions to be answered. Good Housekeeping does just that, by showing you, in 800 glorious, wonderful, adorable, captivating color photographs, real parents caring for real children. No question, however small or elementary, goes unanswered or unillustrated.

In its inimitable style -- confident, caring, down-to-earth -- it takes you through every step of pregnancy and child care from conception to age three.

In the section on pregnancy; you'll find a thoughtful, up-to-the-minute lesson in prenatal planning, exercise, nutrition, labor, and birthing alternatives. A unique month-by-month photographic diary of one woman's pregnancy will help you understand what changes your body and emotions undergo.

Chapters on baby care offer step-by-step photographs and explanations on every imaginable subject: How to bottle-feed, breast-feed, express milk

How to change diapers, choose a layette, buy a car seat

How to dress, undress, feed, and bathe your baby

How to deal with crying spells, sleepless nights, diaper rash, potty training

In the section on health care, everything you need to know to recognize and treat common childhood illnesses is presented in a clear, no-nonsense, easy-to-find and follow format, along with a guide to childhood first aid, growth charts, and immunization timetables.

Authoritative, clear, practical, and comforting, The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care will be your indispensable companion through the first three years of your baby's life.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Today's expectant mother is a smart health-care consumer, and she simply wants to know everything about what's happening to her changing body and developing fetus. Once the baby is born, she has an entirely different set of questions. To help reassure her, The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care offers a comprehensive look at all the stages of pregnancy and the first three years of a child's life. The book has been updated with the help of a team of nationally renowned medical experts.

Good Housekeeping answers every mom's most pressing questions--no matter how small--in 800 captivating photographs. A unique month-by-month photographic diary of a real woman's pregnancy explains all the physical and emotional changes you'll undergo, offers advice on how to take care of yourself, and charts the growth of the fetus. You'll also learn about the latest in prenatal planning, exercise, nutrition, labor, and birth.

Our guide to baby care offers step-by-step instructions on all the important basics, such as

* How to bottle-feed, breast-feed, and express milk
* How to change diapers, choose a layette, and buy a car seat
* How to dress, undress, feed, and bathe your baby
* How to deal with crying spells, sleepless nights, diaper rash, and potty training

A section on health care spells out everything you need to know to recognize and treat common childhood illnesses. Included are an easy-to-follow guide to childhood first aid, growth charts, and immunization timetables.

Authoritative, practical, and reassuring, The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care will be your indispensable companion throughout pregnancy and the first three years of your child's life.

About the Author

Good Housekeeping has a circulation of five million, and a readership of twenty-two million, each month. The editors of Good Housekeeping magazine create cookbooks that become proven classics, with continued strong sales year after year.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hearst Books; Revised edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688165583
• ISBN-13: 978-0688165581
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #835,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Baby Book Ever, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care (Hardcover)

I use this book more than any of the 25 baby-help books in my book case. The pictures are very helpful, along with recommended baby equipment for feeding, sleeping, layette, etc. When I was in labor at the hospital, my doctor spent his evening in my room reading this book, he thought it was great! Very detailed pictures and information of rashes and illnesses that have been very useful with my one-year old. This is a book that I will always give to first time moms, makes a great baby shower gift.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best info source for first-time mothers!, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care (Hardcover)

The very clear pictures make this book absolutely the most useful for first-time mothers. Alongside lists of what to bring to the hospital, for example, are photos of the items needed. Also accompanied by extremely useful photographs are instructions about everything from how to change a diaper, how to clean a girl baby and a boy baby, how to put on baby clothes without hurting the baby, how to give a bath . . . anyone who didn't have little brothers and sisters to practice on and who is a little anxious about baby-care skills will find this book very helpful and reassuring!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book that has stood the test of time, April 25, 2000

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L. Wellott (Oakley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care (Hardcover)

I was given this book as a gift when I had my first child in 1991. I have since purchased it as a gift for several of my expectant friends over the years. What it so wonderful about this book is that it takes you from conception to parenthood. Dealing with every aspect along the way. I was still referring it when I went through potty-training my second child in 1999. This has proven to be an excellent resource that has stood the test of time.