Your Baby's First Year Week by Week - 3rd Edition by Glade B Curtis & Judith Schuler (Paperback)

About the Book

The bestselling authors of "Your Pregnancy Week by Week" present a new edition of a classic that parents love and trust.

Book Synopsis

Let the trusted authors of Your Pregnancy(TM) Week by Week--the book you relied on while you were pregnant--guide you through baby's remarkable, sometimes mind-boggling first year. With easy-to-understand information at your fingertips, you'll know what to look for and understand what's happening. This book will provide you with the skills necessary to support and encourage baby's growth.

Thoroughly revised and updated, Your Baby's First Year(TM) Week by Week includes the latest pediatric guidelines and recommendations, plus more than 50 new topics--everything from food allergies to cord-blood banking. It also features the essential milestones of baby's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development on a weekly basis. Valuable information includes:

• Common medical problems what to look for and when to call baby's pediatrician
• Bonding with baby from baby massage to talking, what you can do to create a meaningful connection
• Feeding baby breast milk or formula? and introducing solids
• Sleeping habits how to improve the situation for the entire family
• Vaccination guidelines learn about the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Playing with baby how to help develop baby's cognitive, social and motor skills through play and with toys, many of them homemade
• Baby gear the latest on carriers, high chairs, swings, cribs, clothing, diapers and everything else you may need

Review Quotes

"A helpful reference for new parents...Provides helpful forms for recording information and important dates. Selected topics, such as breastfeeding and well-baby checkups, are covered in depth in the appendices... The subjects covered are topical and up to date. The information is presented in an easy-to-understand format with a minimum of medical jargon... The first aid and medical guidelines will be useful beyond a baby's first year, including suggestions for home care and when to call the doctor... The complex task of caring for a baby is made easier by having a comprehensive reference such as this."--Fresno Book Review

"By the end of the 52 weeks all the other major topics and minor topics will be covered. Has a very useful index for looking up the questions that pop up when the Internet sources aren't as reliable."
--Brain, Child

"I like that this book is broken down into easily digestible bits of advice so I can just read about what developments I might expect from my newborn in the week ahead rather than having to absorb a lot of information all at once... I imagine this is the book I'll turn to when I need practical advice."--FitPregnancy.com

Deseret News, 5/11/10
"A concise and easy-to-understand guidebook for each week of your baby's life. Busy parents will find a wealth of information they can absorb in small snippets according to the age of their child...When compared to other child-care books on the market, Your Baby's First Year, Week by Week has a wealth of information. You won't just learn general facts about how your baby should be moving and growing--the weekly format allows you to learn in great detail how your child should be acting, moving and growing."

Tucson Citizen, 5/13/10
"A guide that new mothers and fathers have come to depend on. Each of the fifty-two weeks of the baby's first year features a wealth of medical facts in addition to invaluable coping and planning advice."

About the Author

Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H., is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the father of five. He lives in Utah.

Judith Schuler, M.S., has worked and cowritten books with Dr. Curtis for more than twenty years. Ms. Schuler divides her time between homes in Wyoming and Arizona.