Your Baby's First Year

by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Steven P. Shelov (Editor)

From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation's most trusted name in child care, comes Your Baby's First Year, the definitive all-in-one resource that provides authoritative advice on every aspect of infant care. Featuring new and expanded content, including the latest reports on cutting-edge research into early brain development, the fully illustrated fourth edition of Your Baby's First Year includes • Guidelines for prenatal care, with spotlights on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy• Growth and developmental milestones through the first twelve months of a child's life, including physical, emotional, and cognitive development• An updated chapter on developmental disabilities• A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and congenital diseases• Breastfeeding discussion, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges, as well as nutritional needs and vitamin/iron supplementation• Recommendations for choosing child care programs• Updated safety standards: the very latest AAP recommendations, including immunizations, childproofing, and toy safety• Safety checks for home, including bathing, preventing drowning, poisoning, choking, burns, and falls• Car safety, including information on car safety seats• And much more Comprehensive, reassuring, and up-to-date, Your Baby's First Year is an indispensable guide for parents everywhere.

Genres: Parenting

777 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 15, 2019

About the author

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. The AAP has published hundreds of policy statements, ranging from advocacy issues to practice recommendations.

Reviews

[Shana]

Is this book extremely educational? Yes, albeit some sections were very descriptive and I felt like mostly common sense?

But if you choose to formula feed or are unable to breastfeed and thus need formula for your baby to survive, this book will literally make you feel like scum of the earth. Or like you didn’t try hard enough… really not a good message for hormonal PP women.

[Wenjie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I definitely recommend this book to new parents. This is one of three baby’s first year books we purchased and this one is our favorite. My husband especially likes this book, because it presents information without any added fluff. It’s helpful to know the stance the American Academy of Pediatrics takes on various topics, and the size of this book makes it easy to carry and read on the go. I suggest looking over the table of contents to give you an idea of the information you can expect to find, a quick google should do it.

[Erin Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thorough! Lots of good info on milestones, illness, feeding, and sleeping. Tips and recommendations were a little intense sometimes, and not always realistic, but overall a great guide for the first year.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informational and good for reference but some sections were repetitive or the same information was re-stated several ways.
Needs a good thorough edit to condense repeat info.

[Michelle Dranschak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful reference manual. Received a copy from my pediatrician and read most of it but will keep it around as a reference.