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The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

by Martha Sears, William Sears M. D.

Brought thoroughly up-to-date-with the latest information on everything from diapering to daycare, from midwifery to hospital "birthing rooms," from postpartum nutrition to infant development-THE BABY BOOK remains the one must-have resource for today's new parents. In this perennially bestselling and encyclopedic guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as... (more)

The Womanly art of breastfeeding

by Judy Torgus, Gwen Gotsch

All parents want the best for their babies, and there’s no doubt about the fact that human milk is the ideal food for human babies. What’s the secret of successful breastfeeding? For almost fifty years mothers who have been in touch with La Leche League have found the kind of information and support they needed to breastfeed their babies. In this newly revised edition of The Womanly Art of... (more)

El Primer Ano Del Bebe/What to Expect the First Year

El Primer Ano Del Bebe/What to Expect the First Year

by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff

(Workman Publishing) Consumer text provides virtually everything new parents need to know about the care and feeding of an infant. Covers monthly growth and development, feeding for every age and stage, and sleep strategies. Offers practical tips and the most current medical advice. Previous edition: c1989. Softcover, hardcover not yet available.

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

by Elizabeth Pantley

A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third... (more)

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart

by Jan Hunt

The role of caring adults, points out the author, isn't to give children "lessons in life" (life brings its own lessons and its own frustrations), but to parent children the way we wish we had been treated in childhood. The Natural Child dispels the myths of "tough love" and building baby's self-reliance by ignoring its cries, and explains the importance of extended breast-feeding and why the homeschool... (more)

Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

by Nancy Mohrbacher, Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett

Breastfeeding is natural, but it’s not always easy. It is the biological norm, but it is not the cultural norm. By learning the seven basic principles in this book, mothers can dramatically increase their likelihood of success and make breastfeeding the enjoyable experience it should be. The seven laws taught in this book are easy for mothers to understand and are sure to help them avoid some of the pitfalls that... (more)

Baby Lists: What to Do and What to Get to Prepare for Your Baby

Baby Lists: What to Do and What to Get to Prepare for Your Baby

by Elaine Farber

What do I pack for the hospital? What questions should I ask when choosing a pediatrician? How many onesies/blankets/burp cloths do I really need to buy? Baby is on the way--and so are questions about what to do and what to buy to prepare! With the help of tried and true, mommy-endorsed Baby Lists , you can get organized in no time at all. Baby Lists helps expectant and new moms with everything from... (more)

Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care : 8th Edition

Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care : 8th Edition

by Robert Needlman, Benjamin Spock

The Classic Handbook -- Completely Up-To-Date For generations, parents across the world have relied on Dr. Spock's expert pediatric advice. Now, In this fully revised edition of his timeless bestseller, you'll find all the information you need to meet the changes and challenges of childrearing in the new millennium -- including entirely new chapters about international adoption, coping with terrorism and... (more)

Touchpoints : birth to 3 : your child's emotional and behavioral development

Touchpoints : birth to 3 : your child's emotional and behavioral development

by T. Berry Brazelton

All over the U.S. and in over twenty countries around the world, Touchpoints has become required reading for anxious parents of babies and small children. T. Berry Brazelton's great empathy for the universal concerns of parenthood, and honesty about the complex feelings it engenders, as well as his uncanny insight into the predictable leaps and regressions of early childhood, have comforted and... (more)

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

by Mayo Clinic

This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes: A month-by-month look at mom and baby In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions... (more)

The Natural Baby: An instinctive approach to nuturing your infant

The Natural Baby: An instinctive approach to nuturing your infant

by Janet Balaskas, Dr. William Sears

Janet Balaskas, founder of the International Active Birth Movement and best-selling author, presents The Natural Baby , a comprehensive step-by-step guide to providing natural and holistic care during the first year of a baby's life. This exciting new book from a world authority on natural post-natal care is the definitive parent's guide to the baby's first year. Balaskas addresses what to do during the... (more)

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