What to Expect the First Year

By Heidi Murkoff,

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With over 11 million copies in print, What to Expect: The First Year, now in a completely revised third edition, is the worldā€™s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies donā€™t come with, but should. And now, itā€™s better than ever. Every parentā€™s must-have/go-to is completely updated.

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1 author picked What to Expect the First Year as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The month-by-month format allows parents to take one step at a time. Topics covered include sleep training, green parenting, preparing homemade baby food, and the impact of screen time. Itā€™s nice because as busy, sleep-deprived parents, you can read a little at a time to get what you need.

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