First-Time Parent: The honest guide to coping brilliantly and staying sane in your baby’s first year

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Covered a lot of the bases, found the bullet point lists of steps to do in certain situations (baby can't sleep, baby struggles breastfeeding, baby is crying) really helpful. This guide also includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies. Cry – why your baby cries, what to do, why you’ll want to cry, tooEat -breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutritionGrow – baby’s physical and mental developmentPlay – yes, you two actually can have funThrive – health considerations for baby and parentLive – adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationshipWork – coping with being at home and with going back to workAlso includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies. I understand that mothers are the ones who tend to take the lead on childcare, but it would be more forward thinking to aim the whole book at both parents. Lucy has been a first-time parent - as well as a second- and third-time one - and currently lives with her family in Boston, USA.

I began to read this in the last month of pregnancy as everything has suddenly become real and I realised I had NO CLUE what I was gonna do when my little person arrives. It addresses the needs of the baby and, very importantly, those of the parent during the first year of their baby’s life. Cry - why your baby cries, what to do, why you'll want to cry, too * Eat -breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutrition * Grow - baby's physical and mental development * Play - yes, you two actually can have fun * Thrive - health considerations for baby and parent * Live - adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationship * Work - coping with being at home and with going back to work * Also includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies.I'm unsure why mothers should read the entire book while fathers only read the snippets for them at the end of chapters. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed.

In particular I found the first couple of chapters, about looking after a newborn, very useful and reassuring, since I was clueless. Powdered formula is not sterile so 70°C water from the kettle needs to be added to it, not "cooled boiled water from kettle" and then warmed to body temperature.Baby Food Matters: What science says about how to give your child healthy eating habits for life by Dr Clare Llewellyn, Dr Hayley Syrad. New moms and dads will also learn about the baby's crying, feeding their child, the baby's physical and mental development, health considerations for baby and parent, the changing mother-father relationship, and coping with being at home and with going back to work. I found that I had to force myself to read it because every time I did it made me feel sad and overwhelmed. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. In a humorous style, the book begins with that first mind-blowing day and addresses the issues unique to the first-time parent who stares at their newborn and thinks Where are the instructions?