The Baby Manual: The Ultimate Guide for New Parents

New babies are difficult. Don't you wish they came with a manual? Well now there is one! Dr. Carole Keim MD is a pediatrician, newborn hospitalist, and mom who brings you doctor-level knowledge in a short, handy guide.

This edition has updated and streamlined information, fewer chapters, and shorter paragraphs. Use the handy index at the end to quickly check if what your baby is doing is normal.

This book will give you peace of mind as a new parent, and let you know when it's time to call the doctor. It's all the information your pediatrician would tell you at the first 6-12 months of checkups, if they had enough time. And it reads like a best-friend-pediatrician is giving you advice. Think of it as the opposite of the book "What to Expect when you're Expecting" - the huge thick pregnancy book that tells you everything that can go wrong. The Baby Manual will reassure you when your baby does things that seem scary but are actually normal, and will give you practical advice about when something might be wrong without making you panic. It's thin enough to actually read the whole thing, yet packed with the valuable information you need as a nervous new parent. It's the best baby book around!