"The Mother of All Baby Books" is the instruction manual that Mother Nature forgot to include with the new arrival. It's a hands-on guide to coping with the joys and challenges of caring for your new baby. This excellent resource guide will provide new parents with an approach to every aspect of baby care basics. The extensive content covers a wide range of topics including basic childcare; nutrition; health; and physical, emotional, and social development. This book offers what it's really like to become a parent, and includes a frank discussion of the top worries of new parents, presented with a hefty dose of reassurance. It also offers the facts you need to make up your mind about breastfeeding, circumcision, immunization, and other important issues, such as coping with colic and diaper rash. In addition, readers will learn insider secrets on shopping for Baby without going broke!

About the Author
Ann Douglas is the co--author of The Unofficial Guide to Having A Baby and Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss. She is also the author The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, Americanized edition publishing in January 2002. In addition, she is the author Before You Were Born: The Inside Story and Baby Science: How Babies Really Work, a recent Book of the Month Club selection for both Canada and the U.S.A. She is a regular contributor to Canadian Living and CANOE.ca. Ann is the mother of four young children, and has been through a variety of pregnancy--related experiences, including infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth.

Reviews
"Covering everything imaginable...this valuable resource gives you lots of ways to nurture this amazing new person in your life while still keeping your sanity." -- ePregnancy Magazine, July 2002



Book Information
ISBN 9780764566165
Author Ann Douglas
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
Publisher Turner Publishing Company
Weight(grams) 634g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 142mm * 32mm