The Everything Baby's First Year Book

by Tekla S. Nee

The first twelve months of your child's life can be as challenging as they are rewarding. From birth through baby's first birthday, this revised edition guides you through all the critical milestones, focusing on such topics as: Breastfeeding and bottle-feedingPreparing food, including organic options and food allergiesTracking baby's developmentTraveling with babyChoosing safe toys and games This edition includes completely new material on: Baby...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580625819
• ISBN13: 9781580625814
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Everything
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Full of ideas for thinking moms

This book is full of ideas, tried by different moms, intended to be used with common sense. Interesting how the critics jump on pieces taken out of context, and leave their common sense behind--for example, the book says moms in real life do microwave bottles, so if you do, do it safely--watch out for glass bottles and plastic lines, shake it well so there are no hotspots, and test the milk temperature carefully before giving it to your baby. This is dangerous advice? Hold off solids to 6 months...this is dangerous as well? Excuse me? What I liked best about this book was it lay out lots of alternatives from both traditional and non-traditional parenting cultures, and trusted my common sense to do what is right, instead of prescribing a narrow parenting path.

How did she know my story??

This is the first time I have ever seen a book which talks about discrimination against moms who use bottles. As a mother of three who tried desperately to breastfeed each time, but was never able to produce enough milk, I really appreciate this book. Often when I pulled out a bottle around groups of mothers, I was treated as if I was doing something wrong. I always felt the need to go through my whole story; telling how hard I had tried, explaining that I was still giving my babies as much breast milk as possible, but insisting that I needed to supplement. It was very difficult. I was always treated as if I must have done something wrong or breastfeeding would have gone perfectly. I'm very lucky I didn't injure my first child by waiting a month to supplement. This was the advice given by my local breastfeeding support group. I'm very thankful to Ms. Nee for addressing this issue. It is important for new mothers to have all of the facts about breastfeeding.

Perfect Baby Shower Gift!

This easy-to-read guide kept me turning the pages. The author uniquely presents all sides of each parenting issue, backing each up with real-mom testimony. She gives her readers credit to make the choices that are right for them, without clobbering them over the head with her own opinions. This is a great book to read before the baby comes -- my only complaint was the placement of a chapter near the end on a mother's need to take care of herself -- it should be an early chapter! The book also offers excellent tips for traveling with babies, which I've not seen elsewhere. All in all, a wonderful read, comprehensive and entertaining.

Tekla Nee hits another Home Run

Written with the sense of Humor that only a Mother can have, this book is a must for new (as well as) second, third AND fourth time Mom's. Tekla's advice is steeped in the wisdom of a modern day Mom...The advice is practical and very very hip. She brings a keen sense of humor to every day issues.The book is way cool...I could really relate !Irma Bombeck would have loved this book !

A must for new mothers....

Absolutely delightful book! I bought this yesterday and have not yet put it down. She is both informative and witty and it's a pleasure to read. She shares some wonderful tips for relieving pain after childbirth to breastfeeding to getting the baby to sleep. It's WONDERFUL. I cannot recommend this book more strongly for anyone embarking on motherhood. She answers questions I didn't even think about asking yet, and some I just didn't know HOW to ask!! Buy it! You won't regret it.