Easy to read, like the realistic style and approach to 1st year of parenthood, lots of useful information and tips without getting too detailed but with lots of resources if you want to i.

i also like that it covers the growing/developing stage by trimester rather than week by week or month by month which prevents you from comparing your baby to average and statistics and let it grow/develop at it's own pace. 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. The First-Time Parent is on your side, and reassures that you can cope brilliantly with your new baby and your new life. Cry – why your baby cries, what to do, why you’ll want to cry, tooEat -breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutritionGrow – baby’s physical and mental developmentPlay – yes, you two actually can have funThrive – health considerations for baby and parentLive – adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationshipWork – coping with being at home and with going back to workAlso includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies.Yes, I still feel clueless in many ways, but I am starting to accept that that is just the way I am feeling in the face of starting life as a mum as I worry about blanking out everything I read once baby is here and I am sleep deprived. also it promotes a more relaxed and fun, for babies and parents, play-time approach rather than intellectual/over-stimulating one.

I read this book a few weeks after I had had my daughter and really really wish I had read it before or straight after I had her as there was so much information, with hinsight, that would have helped me and caused unnecessary worry. Powdered formula is not sterile so 70°C water from the kettle needs to be added to it, not "cooled boiled water from kettle" and then warmed to body temperature.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Forget unrealistic childcare manuals – this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead. I found I already knew most of what was being said though, and it was more a case of verifying what I already knew. The edition I read it also very outdated (always refers to the partner as a “he” and assumes there is a partner) and has some incorrect information (such as old NHS guidelines). These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed.I found that I had to force myself to read it because every time I did it made me feel sad and overwhelmed.