The First Three Months: The Tresillian Guide to Caring for Your Newborn Baby from Australia's Most Trusted Support Network

by Tresillian

Gentle, expert advice for the parents of newborns, from Australia's largest and most trusted parent-support organisationThe first twelve weeks of a baby's life can be a challenge for any new parent. Tresillian's experienced, expert advice will guide you through, with practical tips and real-life stories, set out in an accessible format for tired brains.This easy-to-use guide covers all aspects of a newborn's first twelve weeks, How to help your baby grow and develop Understanding your baby's ways of communicating Helping to settle and soothe Responding to your baby's needs for love, feeding and sleeping Common health concerns Meeting your own needs for love, care and supportWith dedicated information for fathers and other caregivers, and key sections on coping with lockdowns and parenting in the age of social media, this is a book packed with reassurance, guidance and ideas.

Genres: Parenting

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2021

Reviews

[Rohan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easily laid out and straight to the point. With good summaries at the end.

Good one liners of advice too. E.g.:
- No socialising with your baby at night times (to train him that it's sleep time)
- Reduce your and his exposure to artificial lights.
- Dress your baby in the same number of layers as you plus one
- Skin-to-skin contact and face-to-face gazing within one to two hours of birth helps with breastfeeding.
- The more responsive you are to your crying baby in the first six months, the less he will cry in the second six months.
- calm, repetitive, enjoyable and uncomplicated soothing strategies.
- developmental crying for no reason is a thing. From 4 weeks to 3 months.
- Open and close your mouth like a fish, baby will try and copy.
- Dad-lay is more vigorous, goal-directed and stimulating (apparently!)
- The "I'm Hungry" "I'm tired" "Socialising" "Help me calm down" cues

[Rina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straight to the point and practical, this was a good guide for Aussie parents, especially new ones.

While the book wasn’t as popular as the ‘What to Expect’ series, it was a good alternative, tailored to Aussie standards. The tips and tricks covered were mostly aligned to the official information published on hospital/government/other authorities’ websites and brochures, and where the topic was subjective, the book did prefix its position with “Tresillian believes…”.

[Terry Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great informative book with practical advice. It provided good guidance on what to expect within the first three months of bringing a newborn home.

I found this book helpful as new parents, as you hear a lot of advice from everyone but unsure what advice to follow. Where Tresillian's guide follows current medical and government standards and recommendations.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a first time mum I found this helpful due to it's practical advice and easily accessible resources. I like that it was up to date and Australian. Not preachy (considering it's 'tresillian recommends....') or condescending and discuses a wide variation of practices/methods.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy to read book, broken into key activities that the baby will experience in the first few months. Australian based but content is universal.