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Summary: A MUST FOR 1ST TIME PARENTS!!!!!
Review: My bestfriend gave me this book while I was pregnant with twins. My girls are almost 2 years old now and I still refer to it. It covers everything from illness to injury, including sleep patterns and feeding guidelines and suggestions. This book helps with every aspect of pregnancy, childbirth and after. However I think my slightly older version is better than the newer printing. The copy I have is basically the same except the pregnant lady is easier to relate to than the model/blonde they have in there now. I hope the publishers consider going back to the brunette version. But either way this is a wonderful book that every 1st time parent should have. It makes an excellent gift.
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Summary: A MUST for parents
Review: My husband bought this book for me for Christmas when I was pregnant with our first...she is almost 10. Our book literally FELL APART! As we went through subsequent pregnancies our older children loved looking through the book to see "how big is the baby now?" It was great right at the beginning...the book explains that the baby is the size of a seed...then a grape...then a strawberry...perfect for young minds to comprehend. We still find the first aid and illness section helpful. The photos are just what you need when you are looking at a rash at 2am and wondering what to do. I am buying another copy right now for some friends.
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Summary: A MUST for parents
Review: My husband bought this book for me for Christmas when I was pregnant with our first...she is almost 10. Our book literally FELL APART! As we went through subsequent pregnancies our older children loved looking through the book to see "how big is the baby now?" It was great right at the beginning...the book explains that the baby is the size of a seed...then a grape...then a strawberry...perfect for young minds to comprehend. We still find the first aid and illness section helpful. The photos are just what you need when you are looking at a rash at 2am and wondering what to do. I am buying another copy right now for some friends.
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Summary: Essential for inexperienced parents!
Review: The overall content of The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care is fundamental, and contains essential advice for inexperienced parents. It includes step-by-step instructions on the basics: how to dress your baby, bath your baby, change your baby's diaper and so forth. Beautiful photographs accompany the step-by-step instructions, which are helpful. The book is compiled into three chapters: Pregnancy and Birth, Baby Care, and Health Care. The chapter on Pregnancy and Birth incorporates valuable information even for the second or third time mother, which in my opinion is the best part of this book. The photographs are apropos, and modest considering the subjects, which are more valuable than line drawings. I found the Baby Care chapter annoying. For the most part these types of books are not read from cover to cover. They are used as reference guides, and are generally consulted when a question or problem arises. This chapter covers topics such as feeding, and sleeping, which are major subjects when it comes to caring for an infant. This chapter organizes each topic in its entirety rather than dividing the text by age. It is considerably more efficient to reference a book such as this by age, as one continues to read all that apply to that particular age group, rather than jumping around as this book does. Moreover, growth and developmental milestones vary by age. For more in-depth guidance on feeding and sleeping, I found Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, by Tracy Hogg and Babywise, by Gary Ezzo to be invaluable.
The Health Care chapter is handy, but I discovered Caring for Your Baby & Young Child : Birth to Age 5, by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be more comprehensive on the health care subject, although the photographs in the Good Housekeeping book are impressive. Some of the information in this book is outdated, Copyright 1990, and not all of the advice is recommend by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is not a "complete" guide as suggested in the editorial. There are no growth and developmental markers, guidelines on cognitive development, or discussions on attachment parenting to name a few. I am a first-time mother and forgot I had this book because it was so basic that I did not give it a second thought. I just came across it as I was searching my library for advice on disciplining now that my son is 11 months old. I recommend this book for neophyte parents who have never been exposed to babies, whatsoever.
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Summary: Essential for inexperienced parents!
Review: The overall content of The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care is fundamental, and contains essential advice for inexperienced parents. It includes step-by-step instructions on the basics: how to dress your baby, bath your baby, change your baby's diaper and so forth. Beautiful photographs accompany the step-by-step instructions, which are helpful. The book is compiled into three chapters: Pregnancy and Birth, Baby Care, and Health Care. The chapter on Pregnancy and Birth incorporates valuable information even for the second or third time mother, which in my opinion is the best part of this book. The photographs are apropos, and modest considering the subjects, which are more valuable than line drawings. I found the Baby Care chapter annoying. For the most part these types of books are not read from cover to cover. They are used as reference guides, and are generally consulted when a question or problem arises. This chapter covers topics such as feeding, and sleeping, which are major subjects when it comes to caring for an infant. This chapter organizes each topic in its entirety rather than dividing the text by age. It is considerably more efficient to reference a book such as this by age, as one continues to read all that apply to that particular age group, rather than jumping around as this book does. Moreover, growth and developmental milestones vary by age. For more in-depth guidance on feeding and sleeping, I found Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, by Tracy Hogg and Babywise, by Gary Ezzo to be invaluable.
The Health Care chapter is handy, but I discovered Caring for Your Baby & Young Child : Birth to Age 5, by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be more comprehensive on the health care subject, although the photographs in the Good Housekeeping book are impressive. Some of the information in this book is outdated, Copyright 1990, and not all of the advice is recommend by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is not a "complete" guide as suggested in the editorial. There are no growth and developmental markers, guidelines on cognitive development, or discussions on attachment parenting to name a few. I am a first-time mother and forgot I had this book because it was so basic that I did not give it a second thought. I just came across it as I was searching my library for advice on disciplining now that my son is 11 months old. I recommend this book for neophyte parents who have never been exposed to babies, whatsoever.
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Summary: The best info source for first-time mothers!
Review: 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!
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Summary: Fabulous Text Fabulous Pictures
Review: This book has everything you need to know about pregnancy and baby care. It is precise and Consice and gives you practical information and doable tips!
This book has been my guide during all nine months of pregnancy and continues to be so in raising my baby.
I wouldn't trade it with any other book!
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Summary: Fabulous Text Fabulous Pictures
Review: This book has everything you need to know about pregnancy and baby care. It is precise and Consice and gives you practical information and doable tips!
This book has been my guide during all nine months of pregnancy and continues to be so in raising my baby.
I wouldn't trade it with any other book!
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Summary: Fabulous pictures -- Painful text!
Review: This is not a book for parents interested in Attachment Parenting. Statements such as babies cannot be breast-fed immediately after birth, don't allow the baby in your bed, and the gut-wrenching "cry-it-out" philosophy all made me cringe. Beautiful pictures throughout however, showing step-by-step instructions for tasks of daily care (bathing, dressing) as well as excellent first-aid and illness section. However, they show month-by-month pictures of a pregnant woman -- she gains 26 pounds, perfect clear skin, no stretch marks, no cellulite, in short, perfect. Hard to live up to in real life. As a Registered Nurse I would recommend the pictures and health care section, especially for new parents. Very helpful. But don't read the text! The Sears Parenting books are so much better. Trust your instincts!
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Summary: Fabulous pictures -- Painful text!
Review: This is not a book for parents interested in Attachment Parenting. Statements such as babies cannot be breast-fed immediately after birth, don't allow the baby in your bed, and the gut-wrenching "cry-it-out" philosophy all made me cringe. Beautiful pictures throughout however, showing step-by-step instructions for tasks of daily care (bathing, dressing) as well as excellent first-aid and illness section. However, they show month-by-month pictures of a pregnant woman -- she gains 26 pounds, perfect clear skin, no stretch marks, no cellulite, in short, perfect. Hard to live up to in real life. As a Registered Nurse I would recommend the pictures and health care section, especially for new parents. Very helpful. But don't read the text! The Sears Parenting books are so much better. Trust your instincts!
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