The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • take this book seriously & your life might be a mess!
  • Thorough and Loving
  • Every expectant Mom needs this book!
  • Baby Bible!
  • A great resource for "attachment parenting"-friendly parents
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
William Sears , Martha Sears , Robert Sears , and James Sears
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Paperback

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In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf--it spoils."

Book Description

In their excellent (and hefty) resource guide, The Baby Book, attachment parenting specialists William Sears and Martha Sears have provided new parents with their approach to every aspect of baby care basics, from newborns to toddlers. Attachment parenting is a gentle, reasonable approach to parenting that stresses bonding with your baby, responding to her cues, breastfeeding, "wearing" your baby, and sharing sleep with your child. For those parents who worry about negative effects of this attention, the Sears say, "Spoiling is what happens when you leave something (or some person) alone on the shelf--it spoils."

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars take this book seriously & your life might be a mess!.......2007-10-09

I would NOT recommend this book for starting out in parenting. My husband and I just had this book for the first few months of our baby's life. What I got out of the book was the author's ideas that the mom should breastfeed the baby (which I do support), carry the baby in a sling for at least four hours a day, feed the baby every time it fusses, rock the baby to sleep, hold the baby for 20 minutes until she's fully asleep then hope she doesn't wake up when you put her down. Then he talks about a sign in his office that says "The best gift you can a baby is a well rested mother."
His ideas had me teaching the baby not to sleep the night, no routine or expectations, baby was not napping, and had my whole family exhausted and wondering if we were going to live through this!
Luckily, when our baby was four months old a friend lent me "The Baby Whisperer." We soon had a great flexible routine, baby slept through the night, and everyone was happier-including baby! I've also heard many great things about "Baby Wise."

The book has helpful information in the back about illnesses and medicine in the back - I would only buy the book for that. (The book is also very against bottle feeding, so don't look for any support there!)

5 out of 5 stars Thorough and Loving.......2007-10-08

I got this book when my baby was eight months old, and I heartily wish I had gotten it sooner. I had been basically following the attachment parenting model without even realizing it, but at times, people would make me feel guilty about it. It's amazing that people can be against (what seemed to me to be) natural baby caring principals like picking him up when he cries (and even when he doesn't!), soothing him back to sleep, wearing him around instead of leaving him in some sort of mother substitute (seat, swing, etc), sleeping with him some of the time, and the most natural thing of all, breastfeeding.

The hostile reviews of this book astound me. Dr. Sears comes right out and says that this style of parenting is not for everyone, and that you should pick and choose what parts work for you and what parts don't. The entire premise of the book is that mothers know how to care for their young, and that you should follow your instincts. As far as the father's role, I actually thought that he was adamant about getting the fathers involved. As a single mother, I was wondering sometimes, what am I supposed to do about [some problem that he solved with the father helping]?

No where in the book can I find this "my way or the highway" that some reviewers talked about. This is the only baby book that I've read that really acknowledged that all babies are different and no one method can be applied to all of them. The section on high-need babies was worth it's weight in gold. How many mothers of these kinds of babies (myself included) have suffered from the just-put-him-down-and-he'll-get-over-it parenting advice. Some babies might stand for that, but high need babies? Hell no! And other baby books will say that this is most definitely the parents fault without even nodding a head to the fact that babies have totally different personalities and demand different styles of care.

Dr. Sears approach to parenting is not for the parents who believe that children are basically a nuisance and need to stay in their place. Having a baby is not like it is on television, it completely changes your life. But his principals are not some sort of formula that are set in stone, they are a just seven things that are good for babies, and I take them at that and do them to the extent that I am able and my son responds to them.

Parenting styles aside, this is an invaluable information resource. I have the mayo clinic baby care book and this is way more thorough (and interesting to read) then that.

5 out of 5 stars Every expectant Mom needs this book!.......2007-10-03

Anyone that is excecting should have this book in their collection. I read every page before my daughter was born (when I actually had time) and referred to it many times in her first year. It has good sound advice and isn't too weird. I like the excerpts of his wife detailing actual situations they encountered while raising their children. It is easy to find information and is, in my opinion, one of the best books on the market for baby's first year. Would recommend highly!

5 out of 5 stars Baby Bible!.......2007-10-01

This is my official shower gift for new moms. I used this on at least a weekly basis when my baby was first born (sometimes at 3am!). It totally saved my life that year and answered SO many questions. I don't totally agree with every single thing that Sears says, but like with anything you take what you need. This has a lot of good information and comforted me when I wanted to just freak out about something (like green poo - totally normal).

5 out of 5 stars A great resource for "attachment parenting"-friendly parents.......2007-09-29

This was one of the most useful "baby" books in my extensive collection - I referred to it over and over again for a wide range of issues, from fevers to sleep problems. Each time I opened it I would find helpful, child-friendly information from a source that seemed warm and sympathetic towards me and my parenting challenges. I was reluctant to pass this book on to my sister when she had a baby, as I did most other books of this type, since I was still finding it useful in toddler-hood; fortunately, she was given a copy by someone else so I didn't need to part with it. "The Baby Book" became her most-referenced book as well.

That said, I can see how some people would be put off by this book. It definitely describes mother-oriented parenting in its promotion of breastfeeding (which my husband has, to his great happiness, not been able to attempt). My husband is the main caregiver in our family (stay-at-home dad) and I'm a work-at-home mom, and neither of us felt judged by any of the authors' books - but we're both pretty thick-skinned towards gender-role judgments. And after having our daughter it was clear that there was just no substitute for Mom sometimes - her behavior was consistent with the gender bias in the book. Whether that was because her two favorite things were located on my chest or for some subtler gender-based reason, I couldn't say. But sometimes the best thing that my husband could do for her was to bring her to me. Fortunately, he was fine with that.

The book did not seem as judgmental to me as it did to some other reviewers. Though the authors' preferences for co-sleeping are clear, they state that the best place for a baby to sleep is wherever the whole family gets the best night's sleep and describe various options. The same is true for breastfeeding - they express their (well substantiated) opinion that breastfeeding babies is optimal, but they do address how to bottle feed as well in the section "Bottlefeeding with Safety and Love." The area in which the book was probably most judgmental was on the subject of sleep training - the authors obviously consider cry-it-out methods to often be an insensitive way to treat a child and likely to cause parents to fail to respond to important needs of their baby. Even so, they address how to make sleep-training more responsive to the needs of the baby and say "We are not saying that the cry-it-out approach is always wrong, doesn't work, and you should never use it. Instead, we wish you to be careful about jumping right into this method before you deeply understand its ramifications and have carefully considered less drastic alternatives."

All-in-all this is an exceptionally useful book and one that I recommend to most new parents.
How to Get Pregnant: The Classic Guide to Overcoming Infertility, Completely Revised and Updated
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Doesn't really tell you how to get pregnant (without help) - but very useful anyway!
  • Best I've come across
  • Dr.Silber has done it again
  • An invaluable tool for all couples trying to get pregnant!
  • How to Get Pregnant
How to Get Pregnant: The Classic Guide to Overcoming Infertility, Completely Revised and Updated
Sherman J. Silber
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover

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A totally revised new edition of the classic work on fertilityfrom the most basic information to the most astounding new breakthroughs in infertility treatment from Americas most renowned fertility specialist.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Doesn't really tell you how to get pregnant (without help) - but very useful anyway!.......2007-02-08

Warning!
This bazillion-page hardcover book does NOT tell you how to get pregnant, if what you are picturing is you, dh, some candlelight and a little nookie. The author is a doctor specializing in IVF with ICSI, and if you don't know what those are, this book is a great place to start!

What I disliked intensely:
- Paranoid MALE approach to female reproductive system - "your fertility can run out at any time"
- Hyper-western-medical gung-ho boosterism - "why not go high-tech?!"
- At times reads like an ad for his clinic in St Louis.
- At times reads like sci-fi with his enthusiasm for future applications of reproductive technology.
- Too detailed at times - many sections read like they're meant for doctors or scientists
- Strongly advocates egg donation even for very old parents who may be too old to deal with a newborn (in their late 40s), child (in their 50s) and teenager (in their 60s). (I consider this a bit irresponsible, but I guess that's just my opinion)
- Places too much emphasis (in my opinion) on the value of biological children as opposed, say, to adoptive children; does not present adoption EVER as an alternative to ART...
- Advocates IVF/ICSI (which is what he specializes in) as the one-size-fits-all solution to most couples' fertility problems.

Why it's worth reading anyway:
- Extremely thorough overview of the normal workings of the female body
- Not everyone can conceive easily; here's where to go if you can't
- Proactive approach to knowing where you're at with your biological clock
- Comprehensive guide to ALL reproductive technologies
- Smart, common-sense approach may save you money while you navigate the world of infertility medicine

A few key points stolen from this book:
- Humans (and some apes) are astonishingly infertile compared to other animals - even our sperm are slower
- Most tests for ovarian reserve are worthless! But one quick, easy and non-invasive ultrasound test can tell you conclusively & save years of heartache.
- Most "infertility surgeries" are worthless, including endometriosis (in women) and varicocele (in men)
- Not only are many surgeries worthless, they can diminish or destroy your fertility completely
- Most IUI is worthless - so why waste precious cycles on a technique that is little more effective than basic intercourse (and with less predictable results than IVF/ICSI)?
- Most male factor infertility is NOT A PROBLEM - find out why!
- How to get the best results when reversing vasectomy or tubal ligation
- He advocates not wasting time with tests to find out why you're not conceiving...and skipping straight to IVF with ICSI
- How prenatal genetic diagnosis can prevent miscarriage along with certain genetic diseases

I enjoyed this book despite my many reservations, and would recommend it for anyone who's entangled in their own infertility journey and wants to think about finding hope in ART.

5 out of 5 stars Best I've come across.......2005-11-25

I don't pretend to have read *all* the infertility books in existence, but I have read a fair cross-section of them. I like this book the best because it has information I haven't seen elsewhere, and answered a lot of my questions. He quotes a lot of studies and statistics, which I like better than people who just make pronouncements and expect you to believe it just because it's in print. He has actionable suggestions that I hadn't come across before, like doing a count of your follicles (using ultrasound) to give you a gauge of how many years of fertility you have left, so you can make more informed decisions about pursuing treatment. Overall, I would recommend this book for people who want to be very well-informed and full participants in their treatment. If you don't really want to know the nitty-gritty (certainly not everyone does), this book is not for you.

5 out of 5 stars Dr.Silber has done it again.......2005-11-07

The book like it's previous avatar(edition) is an extremely well written book;useful to the lay people and to the practising physician.Dr. Silber in his usual candid and forthright style has called 'a spade a spade' and denounced wasting time on nonexistent conditions,and unproven therapies.
The book would be a valuable source of information to the lay public and the practising physician.

5 out of 5 stars An invaluable tool for all couples trying to get pregnant!.......2005-11-05

Dr. Silber's book is an invaluable tool for all couples trying to get pregnant. Using clear and easily understandable language, Dr. Silber provides couples with a practical guide to understanding numerous topics including normal reproductive variation, effects of age, and potential treatments or medical procedures.

5 out of 5 stars How to Get Pregnant.......2005-11-05

Dr. Sherman was the very first infertilitly doctor we saw and we couldn't believe he lived right here in St. Louis!!! We went to him in September and I was pregnant with twins in December, need I say more. The man is a genius, his books are too!!!!
New Well Pregnancy Book
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Simply the BEST pregnancy book!
  • For Women Who Need to Know WHY
  • A must-have book for every pregnant woman!
  • Great book for people who have a biology/science degree
  • Quench your thirst for "prego" knowledge
New Well Pregnancy Book
Mike Samuels
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Book Description

Now fully revised and updated to reflect the changing developments in obstetrics, The New Well Pregnancy Book is the best and most comprehensive book available for expectant parents. Written by Mike Samuels, M.D., and Nancy Samuels, authors of the bestselling Well Baby Book and Well Child Book, The New Well Pregnancy Book covers the physical and emotional stages of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, including information on:

* RELAXATION AND NATURAL CHILDBIRTH TECHNIQUES
* THE MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE OF LABOR AND DELIVERY
* CESAREAN SECTION, PREGNANCY IN WOMEN OVER 35, AND HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES
* BREASTFEEDING -- HOW TO PREPARE AND HOW TO GET STARTED
* FULL INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE, SEX, SMOKING, CAFFEINE, DRUGS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSTANCES DURING PREGNANCY

The New Well Pregnancy Book also contains the latest information on the new prenatal tests and medical procedures, and the changing attitudes and preferences of new mothers, all in the down-to-earth, accessible style that the authors are known for. Their ultimate goal is to give parents a positive view of pregnancy and childbirth and help them experience the joys of this wonderful time.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simply the BEST pregnancy book!.......2002-10-24

I have bought a number of pregnancy books and looked at many more, and this one is definitely the best. I would say that if it is information you are after, don't bother buying any other book - just get this one. Like other reviewers have said, this one actually provides scientific evidence for the claims it makes, and it is well-written and easy to understand too.

Do you want to know about episiotomy (an incision made in the perineum between the vagina and the anus) and if and when it is a good thing? Here's the place to find out. And what about electronic monitoring of the fetus during labour? Sounds like a good thing, right? That's what our intuitions tell us - but what are the empirical facts about its use? This book gives you the evidence. Do you want to know exactly what is happening inside your body during conception, pregnancy, labour, delivery and breast-feeding? This book gives you the physiological details, not just vague, general descriptions.

Doctors, although well-meaning, are not necessarily being rationally guided by the scientific evidence when they perform episiotomies or c-sections and so on. So, in order to have the best chances of having the kind of birth you want, you have to find out the evidence for yourself - and this book helps you to do that. It is, of course, no replacement for a knowledgeable, helpful, sympathetic midwife or doctor (who can answer very specific questions that you have at 3am!) but it is an excellent supplement to their advice.

5 out of 5 stars For Women Who Need to Know WHY.......1999-11-16

I bought this book after having read all the other more popular pregnancy books, and I found this one to be my favorite. Unlike the others, it includes lots of scientific data and discussion of various studies that answer all the "why" questions I had about pregnancy. Most books tell women to eat right, exercise, and maintain a low-stress lifestyle, but they offer little in the way of explanation of how such choices affect the baby. This book thoroughly explains it all! I'm so thrilled to have found it, I'll recommend it to any pregnant woman I know who is as frustrated as I was to have felt talked-down-to by other, more vague books.

5 out of 5 stars A must-have book for every pregnant woman!.......1999-09-13

When after 6 years of trying I was finally pregnant, I remember the joy of the moment, but also the intense fear of now having to face labor and delivery. This book, like no other, "coached" me during the entire pregnancy, and helped me face labor and delivery without fear. I came to understand fully why my body was doing what it was doing, and I was able to work WITH my body instead of against it. As a result, I was able to have my son without any drugs -- natural childbirth at its best. For any skeptics out there, I always did keep my options open to make use of drugs, should I not be able to cope. No woman's childbirth experience is the same as another's, but understanding what was going on physically helped me deal with it psychologically. For the past 9 years, I have given this book to all my expecting friends. And, I just bought it again for my expecting sister-in-law!

5 out of 5 stars Great book for people who have a biology/science degree.......1999-04-13

This book is extremely detailed in its presentation of material. Everything from medicines to general attitudes of doctors in this and other countries on certain subjects. This book explains c-sections in great medical detail so you have advanced knowledge of the procedure. I have not yet had a child, yet I still recommend this book to anyone who is interested in getting or is pregnant.

5 out of 5 stars Quench your thirst for "prego" knowledge.......1999-03-02

This book is all about information. I never felt this book left out any facts I was looking for. It was the definitive book I got my information from (out of many, many books). It was a valuable resource for both my first AND second pregnancies. It can be a little text heavy at times, I certainly wouldn't recommend sitting down and reading it like a novel. But when taken a topic at a time, this book is one you don't want to be without during your pregnancy.
Dr. Guttmacher's Pregnancy, Birth & Family Planning (Completely Revised: (Completely Revised and Updated)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Informed choices
  • An important book, updated by Ronnie Lichtman
  • a must have for expectant mothers
  • a must read for expectant mothers
  • An excellent book, its information now a little dated
Dr. Guttmacher's Pregnancy, Birth & Family Planning (Completely Revised: (Completely Revised and Updated)
Ronnie Lichtman , Lynn Louise Simpson , and Allan Rosenfield
Manufacturer: NAL Trade
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Release Date: 2003-04-01

Book Description

With more than 2.5 million copies sold, this world-renowned reference was penned by one of medicine's most distinguished OB-GYNs. Now updated by two prominent doctors and a professional midwife, it covers everything from morning sickness to multiple births-with new information on such timely topics as infertility, genetic testing, home birth, and electronic fetal monitoring.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Informed choices.......2003-09-26

This book is an excellent, easy to read reference, that informs women by giving accurate, up to date information regarding pregnancy, birth and family planning. Ronnie Lichtman,CNM has introduced a fresh format in which midwifery care is introduced and midwives are included throughout this comprehensive guide as primary healthcare providers for women. This book gives different alternatives regarding providers, birth settings such as hospitals, free standing birthing centers, hospital birth centers, and home births and different types of collaborative practices available.
Pregnancy is acknowledged as a healthy state, not a medical event and that our bodies are designed to bring life into the world, they are "biologically competent". Complications are discussed, but women should walk away with the knowledge that childbearing is safe and that they have many birth options available to them.
I applaud Lynn Simpson, MD and Allan Rosenfield, MD for continuing to believe as did Dr.Guttmacher, of each woman's right to have information about her body and of her ability to enter into a partnership with her physician or midwife and make informed choices.
As one her former students, I would like to thank Ronnie for expanding women's options for midwifery care through the sharing of her knowledge and experience, and for working so hard to provide her colleagues and midwifery students an open path in which to practice.
I highly recommend this book.

5 out of 5 stars An important book, updated by Ronnie Lichtman.......2003-06-23

I've read many books on the subject and this one is easily the best. Ronnie Lichtman C.N.M., Ph.D. is one of America's foremost midwives. Her writing style and expertise add new dimension to an already great book. It has everything an expectant mother could possibly want to know. Though there are many books on pregnancy and childbirth, this is the one that will be passed down to future generations. I recommend it highly.

5 out of 5 stars a must have for expectant mothers.......2000-07-14

This book is essential for expectant mothers. It covers in depth information on weekly fetal development, symptoms during pregnancy, preparing for the arrival of the baby, and birth and delivery. This book also covers multiple births, and family planning methods. This book gives detailed information on sexual organs and conception.

5 out of 5 stars a must read for expectant mothers.......2000-07-14

This book is essential for expectant mothers. It is an in depth book covering week by week fetal development, symptoms during pregnancy, preparing for the baby, birth, and delivery. It also covers multiple births, and family planning methods. It also gives a detailed explanation on sexual organs and conception.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent book, its information now a little dated.......1999-03-18

Alan Guttmacher, who wrote the original editions of this book, was a famous teacher, a humane and sensible doctor, and the beloved mentor of the second author, Irwin Kaiser, my father. Dad was revered and respected by his own patients, who, for him, were the most important thing in the world; and Dad was proud that Guttmacher's estate chose him to carry on the work of "The Book", which he did with enthusiasm and dedication through several issues, always keeping up with medical knowledge and current sensibilities, especially feminist concerns.

Dad died this morning, March 17, 1999, at the age of 81.
Birth: Revised and updated
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 1980s manual for expectant parents - many photos
Birth: Revised and updated
Catherine Milinaire
Manufacturer: Harmony
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Binding: Hardcover

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4 out of 5 stars 1980s manual for expectant parents - many photos.......2002-02-10

This book advocates that parents take an active role in making childbirth decisions. It is an attractive and highly readable book with many black and white photos and illustrations. This book emerged out of the movement to make hospitalized birth more humane and people-friendly. Topics include fetal development, prenatal advice, birth method choices, stories of personal birth experiences, father involvement, and caring for the newborn. An interesting read for the expectant mother!
Birth, Revised & Updated
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    Birth, Revised & Updated
    Catherine Milinaire
    Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
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    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: 0517056151
    Release Date: 1990-11-17
    The Virgin Book of Baby Names (Revised and Updated)
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      The Virgin Book of Baby Names (Revised and Updated)
      Emily Wood
      Manufacturer: Virgin Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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      From Apple to Zola, an easy-to-use guide to the best baby names for the hipster parent. Includes most popular baby names in the English-speaking world, celebrity names, the best historical names, and names inspired by popular songs.
      THE VIRGIN BIRTH      REVISED AND UPDATED
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        THE VIRGIN BIRTH REVISED AND UPDATED
        Robert Gromacki
        Manufacturer: Kregel
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000ILRMRK
        You Are Your Child's First Teacher - What Parents Can Do With And For Their Children From Birth To Age Six, Revised & Updated
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          You Are Your Child's First Teacher - What Parents Can Do With And For Their Children From Birth To Age Six, Revised & Updated
          Rahima Baldwin Dancy
          Manufacturer: Celestial Arts
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback
          ASIN: B000K01LTO

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          1. The Beck Diet Solution : Lose Weight with Confidence, Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person
          2. The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
          3. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
          4. The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them
          5. The Honeymoon's Over: True Stories of Love, Marriage, and Divorce
          6. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
          7. The Massage Connection: Anatomy and Physiology (Lww Massage Therapy & Bodywork Series)
          8. The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me
          9. The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition
          10. The Stress Buster Box (Mega Mini Kits)

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