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Your Baby's First Year: Week By Week (Your Pregnancy Series)
Women who used the best-selling Your Pregnancy Week by Week have come to love and rely on the same authors to guide them through the mind-boggling changes of their baby's first year. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the latest pediatric guidelines and recommendations, Your Baby's First Year Week by Week includes helpful charts and illustrations to help parents un...more
Paperback, Second Edition, 592 pages
Published
December 29th 2004
by Da Capo Press
(first published September 20th 2000)
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Nov 01, 2011
Kelly (TheWellReadRedhead)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
nonfiction,
pregnancy-motherhood-baby
My son is only 4 months old, but I've decided to stop reading this book each week. I bought it because I loved the week-by-week pregnancy book, but I soon realized I didn't like it so much for a baby book. I know the authors say that babies can hit the milestones listed before or after the week they are mentioned, but it still stresses you out as a mom when you read something like, "your baby should be sleeping x hours a night by now" and your baby is not. Babies are just too variable for a week...more
A lot of broad information with some specifics of what's going on, developmentally, each week, which can be useful when you're watching the baby thrash around like a turtle on his back and you wonder if he's working on rolling over or just itchy. It suggests developmental games for each week, but a better source of them is found here. Organization is a little less than stellar, as each week in the book also contains non-age-specific information as well, and that non-specific information is reall...more
I read this cover to cover while I was pregnant with my first child and have since kept it around (along with a few others) to skim through or look up specific topics as needed. I'm now expecting my second child in a couple of weeks and pulled it back out to re-read about the first few months and help me get back into infant mode after being in the toddler mindset for so long. I agree with a lot of the reviews I've read, I don't think it would be as helpful to read week by week because babies al...more
Each week contains information on average height and weight, milestones, what's happening this week, and has some targeted information that is starting to become relevant. This means rather than have a long introduction talking about bassinets, first aid kits, strollers, child-proofing, etc., one topic is introduced each chapter.
Some of these topics seemed a little like scare-mongering to me, and too time-specific. That may not bother some people, but I know plenty of people who have older baby...more
Some of these topics seemed a little like scare-mongering to me, and too time-specific. That may not bother some people, but I know plenty of people who have older baby...more
*The RIE parents handbooks is a much easier to read and understand way to look at your baby's development over his first year. They have a simple chart that shows where the earliest 3%, 25%, 50% and 75% of babies are doing things like rolling over talking or walking. This book with it's "your baby may do this this week or he may have done it ten weeks earlier or he may do it ten weeks from now" was really annoying.
*This book was extremely establishment and full of all kinds of diseases to freak...more
*This book was extremely establishment and full of all kinds of diseases to freak...more
I did like how this book broke down the year week by week (which I found easier to remember at first rather than months as most books break it out). However, I didn't really like the layout of the other information that was sprinkled throughout the book. I don't want to read about possible diseases or dangers and issues that may or may not be related to the current week that my baby is at. I would've preferred the author break those topics into a separate section so I could read about it on an a...more
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Jul 29, 2010
Margaret
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
new parents
It is unreal to believe that this first year of my baby's life is coming to an end. Time has flown by so fast and we have so many more to look for in the future. This book has been great for us, and though I did not diligently read it a week it at time as it is laid out I did read the whole thing through out the past year and benefited from it. I was very interested in Glade Curtis' Baby's First Year, because his version of What to Expect in Your Pregnancy Week by Week was the best pregnancy boo...more
I really didn't like reading about my baby on a weekly basis. It just seemed redundant. The milestones were basically the same for weeks! The only thing I really liked about this book was that it had fun games to play with your infant each week. Elizabeth really enjoyed the games we played! I definitely liked the What to Expect the First Year better. It was better to break the milestones and info down into months as opposed to weeks, But this book did have a lot of good information.
Each week this "helpful" book introduces new developmental steps that your baby will not meet (he's saying "aaah," good, but he's not rolling over! Oh no!), new games to foster development that you will forget to play (I was so busy talking about the laundry I was folding all day long that I didn't play this-little-piggy even once! Oh no!), and even new diseases that your baby will probably never catch (this rash could be scabies and not just rug burn? Oh no!). Thanks, but no thanks.
Great book for basic information. I refer to it all the time. It's not information overload. My second child was totally off from their milestones. He walked at 9 1/2 months and weighed significantly more than what the book said he should, however, the other information was very close. Like I said, it is a good reference for moms and is very simple to read which is great when you have a baby to take care of.
I was a big fan of the "Pregnancy Week by Week" version of this book. Not so much with this version. They lost me at four months when they suggested giving solids to infants (not recommended until 6 months by the American Pediatric Association) and then kept pushing baby foods long after my child was feeding herself finger foods. As with any conventional book, take all advice with a grain of salt if you're breastfeeding.
I also was not a fan of the featured illnesses that were emphasized every we...more
I also was not a fan of the featured illnesses that were emphasized every we...more
Aug 02, 2011
Dana
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Josh and I both faithfully read Your Pregnancy Week by Week. We assumed we would like Your Baby's First Year just as much. I'm still reading it, but Josh stopped. The weekly update is too much at this point. We found ourselves worrying if Jackson wasn't on the book's schedule. While we know every baby is different, we just were getting too worked up!
Oct 20, 2009
Kristyn
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Mothers obsessed with Milestone checkoff sheets
I found this week by week reference mainly useful when my son was a small baby. By about six months or so it was sort of unnecessary to check on his progress that frequently, and a monthly reference was more appropriate. Anyway, I was diligent about reading this every week for the last year, and I think it became a small excercise in commitment for me by the end of the year. The information is generic, broad in nature, and accurate. I remember thinking some of it would have done me more good if...more
This book is helpful to have around as a reference, but the writing is so atrocious and still outdated (even the most recent edition) and it drives me nuts! I hate the way it's organized (each week begins with a non-age related issue). I'd love a suggestion for a better reference book!
Sep 12, 2012
Lucy Bilik
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2012-read,
child-development
First as a parent we have to understand that ALL babies develop differently! We as a parent want to push our child's development and he/she may resist your attempts. That is what my little guys has dome many times. In some areas he was ahead and some he was quite behind, but all in all he was developing within acceptable range.
I have read many other books and websites that list babies milestones and expectations and therefore was pleasantly pleased with this book. It lists a great variety of di...more
I have read many other books and websites that list babies milestones and expectations and therefore was pleasantly pleased with this book. It lists a great variety of di...more
So the anxiety of becoming a mother finally hit me a couple weeks ago and of course I immediately employed my favorite coping mechanism...go to the library and check out waaaay too many books on the subject. This one was my favorite of the stack I checked out.
This is another great week by week book, that you can read in between those times when baby is napping. It is great to read about the changes and milestones that your baby is going through. Also good tips on illness, vaccines, etc.
A friend let me borrow this book and it really helped me in the beginning times when I had my son. Gave me good advice, made me aware of information, and it was just awesome. Being a first time mommy this book really helped me.
Similar approach to the pregnancy book in this series. It helps with understanding how your baby is developing but isn't as good as a general reference book. Would recommend with reservations.
Great book, really gives you a good sense of what your baby should be doing and how you can help him/herr develop. Easy to read and not overloaded with useless info.
Added comments: So I still think this book is great for *typical* children. For children who face more challenges in their early years this book will just remind parents of the milestones their children have not reached yet. Delays need to be addresses and it is good to be aware if your child is delayed and get early intervention in...more
Added comments: So I still think this book is great for *typical* children. For children who face more challenges in their early years this book will just remind parents of the milestones their children have not reached yet. Delays need to be addresses and it is good to be aware if your child is delayed and get early intervention in...more
this book tends to make you think your baby should be doing things before he/she actually does. Read this coupled with What to expect the first year for a more balanced education.
i really really liked this book at first, but around 7 months the information was unrealistically all over the place. but, again, it was awesome in the early months.
Enjoyed reading this in anticipation of baby's birth - good overview of what to expect in the first 48 hours and the first few weeks.
This book was a great resource during my daughter's first year! Some days (& nights) I don't know what I would have done without it.
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nice to see info each week about baby. better than what the expect series because not as frightening.
nice to see info each week about baby. better than what the expect series because not as frightening.
a must have for any new mom.... it is the closest thing to having your baby come with instructions!
So helpful in knowing developmental stages for Ava. I have no clue what I'm doing! :)
A helpful guide - but take it with a grain of salt - they had to fill the pages so they put in every possible worst case scenario out there!
I admit it- I read it a little on delay but it was helpful!
Feb 21, 2010
Bethany
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