The Everything Baby's First Year Book

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-feeding- Preparing food, including organic options and food allergies- Tracking baby's development- Traveling with baby- Choosing safe toys and games This edition includes completely new material on:- Baby sign language- Juggling parenting and a career- Bottle safety- Making your own baby food- Playgroups- The latest research on vaccines This guide also includes updated medical information, a detailed explanation of baby gear (what parents really need, and what they don't), and a new chapter on returning to work. You will reach for this valuable resource time and again as you make your way through these exciting months with your beautiful new baby!

Tekla S. Nee is the author of The Mommy Zone: Tales from the Trenches of Parenthood. Her long-running newspaper column by the same name appears weekly in the Palo Alto Daily News. Her essays and articles on child development have been published in numerous publications, including Baby Talk, the Baby Guide, Parenting magazine, ParentTime, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Working Woman. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband and three children.