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Summary: It should be givein to you at the HOSPITAL!
Review: I can not stress enough how important this book is to new parents. My husband and I used it as a reference for all those little questions, sicknesses, and things you just never thought of. It also prepared us to ask the correct questions with our Pediatrician, and to know when to worry and when not to. Definate MUST have!
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Summary: THE WHAT TO EXPECT SERIES IS THE BEST EVER!
Review: these series are the best ever! whoever has kids must own these! EVERYONE MUST BUY THESE! THEY ARE THE BEST! AND THEY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE OF YOUR BABIES!
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Summary: Medically inaccurate
Review: Just as What to Expect When You're Expecting dispensed inaccurate and upsetting medical advice, so does What to Expect the First Year. I shared with my son's pediatric opthamologist the "milestones" he was to be reaching by the end of the first month. She looked at me as if I was insane and told me he wouldn't even begin to do those things until the third month. He was premature, and even using his adjusted gestational age, these estimates are off -- which could be frightening if you have a child who needs closer monitoring.
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Summary: Pretty Useless
Review: I read this when I was pregnant. I think its main purpose is to make the expectant mother paranoid. It's filled with the awful things that could happen--colic, strange birthmarks, etc. I kept getting the feeling that the advice was based on one child--the author's. This book doesn't help the new parent much.
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Summary: I disliked this book so much I recycled it.
Review: I found this book to have some good factual information, but found some opinions to be so one sided and harshly written I was really put off. Women who nurse babies during the night are not "all night milk dispensers", they are simply meeting the needs of their child and making sure they and their child are resting well. I also disagree with their opinions on TV and pacifiers. Pacifiers can be handy on occassion, so can TV when managed well. I would not recommend this book to anyone!
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Summary: It spent more time on the bookshelf than off.
Review: I did not like the approach to parenting presented in this book. I did like What to Expect when your Expecting, but found this book lacking. It spent more time on the bookshelf than off. It does not address the parenting problems that I encountered. The food guidlines are unrealistic at best. I am much more of a Dr. Sears approach parent.
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Summary: Inaccurate, misleading, even dangerous for your baby
Review: This book is very stuffy, stagnant. I couldn't even complete it. Babies develop at different rates, and you shouldn't waste your time with your baby by getting preoccupied on ages/stages. The book is actually inaccurate when it discusses slings, by stating that carrying your baby too much (in a sling or carrier) is bad b/c the baby sleeps too much. First of all, Yeah Right! Any parent knows a baby sleeps when it wants and awakens when it wants. Secondly, wearing babies in slings has been proven to improve cognitive development and enhance bonding. The baby has been evolutionarily conditioned to want to be carried next to mom/dad, and it cries less when carried. Because the baby is not crying, he/she spends more time observing and learning. I still carry my 3 yr old in a sling, hip-carry, she's not too heavy and it saves my arm and back. The book is not supportive of breastfeeding or family bed, both of which have been proven to be beneficial to the baby *and* family. Please find a better, more educational and accurate book to read. You and your baby will benefit.
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Summary: Very helpful book
Review: I enjoyed this book as a reference for the first year of my child. I liked having a guide answering some of my questions before going to the doctor's office. Another book called "Women's Health: Your Guide to a Healther and Happier" By Drs. David Newman and Holly Stevens also helped in answering some my women health problems during the first year after birth: What contraception should I use? Breast care problems with breastfeeding. And many more women's health issues. I especially enjoyed the true stories from women included in the book. Great book for my teenage daughter who needs to learn more about her body (great chapter on adolescence).
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Summary: A must for first time mothers.
Review: I AM A DOCTOR AND STILL NOTHING PREPARED ME ENOUGH FOR MOTHERHOOD. THIS BOOK HELPED ME A LOT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE FIRST MONTHS.
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Summary: For "mainstream parents" of today
Review: Although there is some useful info in this book, I found it to be very cold on the issues of breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and attatchment parenting. I'm sorry, but I can't agree with anyone who suggests to let your baby "cry it out" so you can selfishly get more sleep while traumatizing your child.
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