Synopsis
In the tradition of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR takes parents through the newborn stage, month by month. Additional chapters include information on traveling with a baby, first aid, seasonal concerns, premature babies, adopted babies, and children with special needs.

This is the second edition of the extremely popular baby care guide. Featuring updated information on pediatric medicine, this handbook also includes new information on such varied topics as common illnesses, home births, sibling relationships, SIDS, and weaning. Also discussed are such parental issues as the father's role in the family and the sometimes difficult and stressful situation of the new mother's return to the workforce. B&W drawings and helpful charts accompany the text.

Details
Publication Date:	2003-10-16
Edition Description:	Revised; Updated

Size
Length:	704 pages
Height:	8.8 in
Width:	6.0 in
Thickness:	1.8 in
Weight:	37.6 oz

Publisher's Note
An updated guide to caring for a baby during its first year of life describes each stage of child development, from infancy to toddler, answers dozens of questions about child care, includes information on common childhood ailments, and discusses such topics as allergies, vaccinations, vitamins, weaning, SIDS, and newborn screening. Simultaneous.

Industry Reviews
"Nearly 700 pages of snappily written, friendly advice, constructed in the form of chatty answers to hypothetical questions, are arranged on a month-by-month basis."
(04/28/1989)