Your Baby's First Year For Dummies [Paperback]

James Gaylord (Author), Michelle Hagan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2005

Everything parents need to give their babies the best start
Each year, more than 4 million babies are born in the United States-and the first year of a baby's life is a joyous, challenging, and sometimes overwhelming time. Your Baby's First Year For Dummies serves as a complete guide for baby's first twelve months-from what to do when arriving home from the hospital to handling feeding, bathing, and sleeping routines to providing the right stimuli for optimal progress. Packed with tips on every aspect of baby's physical, emotional, and social development, this friendly guide gives parents advice on such important topics as breastfeeding vs. bottle-feeding, teething, baby toy safety, food preparation, food allergies, traveling, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

Covers monthly checkups and milestones

Your complete guide to your baby's first twelve months

Give your baby the best start! This sensible month-by-month guide is packed with encouraging advice on every aspect of your child's physical, emotional, and social development in the first year. You'll find proven tips on everything from bringing baby home and establishing feeding, bathing, and sleeping routines to coping with teething, illnesses, and traveling with your bundle of joy.

Discover how to

• Get a baby to sleep
• Bond with your baby
• Manage breast- or bottlefeeding
• Keep baby healthy and safe
• Encourage his/her development
• Handle returning to work

About the Author

Dr. James Gaylord has a dual Board Certification in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and has been in private practice in Burnt Hills, N.Y. since 1997. He is a 1988 graduate of Albany Medical College, where he also served as an assistant professor from 1993 to 1997. His training includes a residency in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine; he also spent a year (1992-93) as chief resident in Pediatrics. He continues to train medical students in his private practice.

Michelle Hagen is a freelance writer and editor and the author of 8 books. She has a degree in literature from Empire State College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (June 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764584200
• ISBN-13: 978-0764584206
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So informative..., August 24, 2005

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J. Rung "soon-to-be-mommy" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Baby's First Year For Dummies (Paperback)

As an expectant mother, I had exhausted all the info on pregnancy and wanted to learn as much as I could - while I still had some free time - on what to expect during our baby's first year. This book proved to be an invaluable resource on everything from breastfeeding to bathing to baby poop and beyond! I know I will refer to it often after our baby arrives, and I recommend it highly for expectant and new parents alike.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dummies books rock, July 20, 2008

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Brittny Hansen (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Baby's First Year For Dummies (Paperback)

The "for Dummies" books are written in a great format. You can read them cover to cover or start at any given point without feeling lost. I totally disagree with "Sabrina's mom"'s comment. Although our baby hasn't come yet I have 4 younger siblings and my mom used the sleep training methods promoted in this book on all of us and they work very well. It's hard to listen to babies cry themselves to sleep but it really is the only way they will learn to get themselves to sleep and the only way you will ever get some sleep. Discipline is just one of those things that you have to do as a parent. Also, the milestones are great so you know when to expect your baby to start crawling so you can plan how to babyproof your house. This book has wonderful, practical advice that I think every parent should read!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, June 1, 2006

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Anna Lang (Cape Town, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Baby's First Year For Dummies (Paperback)

Believe it or not, but I bought this book from amazon even before I got pregnant for 1st time. I wanted to know what to expect before I become a mother. The book is very well structured, informative and covers everything. It would be easy to find anything you need in an emergency. After reading it I've got a good feeling that I can handle everything about babies as far as books like this exist and can be at hand. Thank you, authors.