Forget unrealistic childcare manuals - this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead.
As a health journalist and mother-of-three,Lucy Atkins is familiar with both the medical aspects of childbirth and baby development,and the reality of day-to-day life as an exhausted first-time mum or dad. In her feisty,humorous style,she 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"
Anticipating the questions and concerns of all new mothers-Why does my baby cry so much Will I ever lose all this weight Am I a bad parent because...-the book provides practical advice and level-headed reassurance. It addresses the needs of the baby and,very importantly,those of the parent during the first year of their baby's life.
The First-Time Parent is on your side,and reassures that you can cope brilliantly with your new baby and your new life.
Contents include:
Starter's orders - the equipment and kit you really need. Hello - how to cope with the first few hours Start - coming home,bonding,how to survive the first few days Sleep - for everyone! 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 Live - adapting to your new life,the changing mother-father relationship Work - coping with being at home and with going back to work
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007269440Number of pages: 224Weight: 700 gDimensions: 246 x 189 x 14 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'An honest,down-to-earth guide.'- Mother and Baby
'Eminently more friendly than most baby manuals.'- Sunday Express
'A great book for any first-time mother.'- Sarah Beeny,TV property expert and mother of four.
'You can't go wrong with a book as comprehensive as First-Time Parent.'- Tidewater Parent
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