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As a soon-to-be parent, you'll find that this book provides the information you need to know about caring for a healthy and happy baby. Starting with preparations you should make before your baby is born, you'll go on to find advice on many different topics, including breast- versus bottle-feeding, first baby food, sleep problems, major and minor health issues, and visiting your pediatrician.
A month-by month description of your baby's first year includes detailed discussions of a typical infant's developmental stages:
• By the second month, baby smiles at familiar faces and objects
• By the fourth month, baby starts to move around
• By the ninth month, baby sits up and sees the world from a new perspective
• By the tenth month, baby begins crawling and exploring
• First words and attempts at walking generally occur during the eleventh month
• Walking with confidence usually happens around baby's first birthday
More than 120 color photos plus at-a-glance charts and sidebars supplement the text
Hardcover
First published August 1, 2005