What to Expect the First Year, Second Ed by Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, Arlene Eisnberg Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What to Expect the First Year, Second Ed
Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
My son is nearly a year old and I have read this book almost everyday since I brought it. I have found it very helpful and even the early months are still full of helpful information. I loved the month by month reviews, they were informative without making you feel your child was not meeting the right milestones (and thus making you paranoid!). I would recommend this book to anyone who is having a baby for the first time.
Book Review: What to expect when you're expecting/First Year
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot praise this book enough! It is very useful as a reference point for all those first time worries, and also makes an interesting read when it's time to put your feet up and plan for the approaching events.Written with a sense of humour at times when you need it, and clearly marking out pages of importance if needed in a hurry (first aid).
If you want an easy to read guide that is informative and reassuring then this is it.
My first child is now 18 months old and I'm onto "What to expect-The toddler years". Many other mums I've since spoken to have mentioned that they too have worked their way through the series of "What to expect.." books, and don't know what they'd have done without them!
Book Review: sorry, I don't like this book
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this on the strength of the reviews on this site as I was looking for a book about child development. I do not find the format "useful" and "informative", as other people have said, but jumbled and lacking in any depth or order (the layout appears to promote browsing at random, rather than looking anything up). I find the question-and-answer format so irritating, you feel you are reading an agony-aunt column where you can guess the answer before you have read it (e.g. "My 3-week baby son has crooked legs. Is he malformed, or will he get better?" - you hardly need read on).
I thought there would be new and interesting insights into development each month and suggestions as to how to help promote physical, emotional and intellectual development, but each month, there is a list of similar things: - "he should be able to: sit up" for example, and "he might be able to: say da-da". The following month, the "might be able to" will become "should be able to", etc. It's not really useful.
It purports to be a very general book and I think this where its "strength" is, if you like. In other words, it is probably best if you have it on your shelf with your more comprehensive baby books and dip into it just for extra information you may or may not find. For instance, I found some interesting information about arguments for and against and how to introduce a beaker for my baby, but I don't tend to *use* the book to gauge his development or expect it to go into any depth about anything important...
Book Review: Fantastic book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a brilliant book. It's written in a way where you can just dip into the chapter relative to your baby's age, and covers just about every question you could possibly want to know. This was invaluable to me as a first time mum, and I have looked at it a lot through my second child's first year. I've now passed my well-thumbed copy onto a pregnant friend.... Buy it.Book Review: Great for first-time Moms
Summary: 5 Stars
A lovely book for soon-to-be Moms and Dads who haven't had exposure to babies and are anxious of what is going to happen. Smart balance of medical, behavorial and psychological advice on how your life will change and what your baby needs. I also really enjoyed "I Sleep At Red Lights: A True Story of Life After Triplets," by Bruce Stockler, a wonderful, warm and wise story about how much your life changes when you have kids--and what a blessing it is, too.