What to Expect the First Year

by Murkoff, Heidi

• ISBN13: 9780761181507
• ISBN10: 0761181504
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-10-07
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Summary

Updated regularly, America’s baby bible answers all your questions.

• How can I get my baby to tell night from day?
• Is my breastfed baby getting enough to eat?
• When should I start solids? And what should I start with?
• When will my baby sleep through the night?
• Will my colicky baby ever stop crying?
• What are the best toys for my baby?
• Is it okay to let my baby play with my smartphone?
• Should I buy organic for my baby?

With nearly 12 million copies in print, What to Expect: The First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easy to read, fast to flip through and packed with practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information. Including: Baby care fundamentals like crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements; support for breastfeeding (getting started and keeping it going). Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). There are tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers)—and so much more.

Author Biography

Heidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expect® series of pregnancy and parenting books with over 38 million copies in print. She is also the creator of WhatToExpect.com and the WhatToExpect app, which reach over 18 million expecting and new parents, and the What to Expect Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping at-risk moms around the world expect healthier pregnancies, safer deliveries, and healthy, happy babies.