Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

I got this book 27 years ago at a baby shower. It helped my husband and I raise our baby girl. It is the Bible of all baby books. New baby/new parents the blind leading the blind. All new moms need this book. I now joke with my attorney daughter that she is a dr Spock baby. I hope to hand it down to her when she has a baby someday.

When I had my first child, I used to carry along this book even for weekend excursions. I suggest that you read the part about First Aid first and the rest of the book when the need arises. The glossary at the back is a life saver until you get to the pediatrician. Excellent book. If you are going to buy only one book about your newly born child, this ought to be the one.

This book is a staple for child care and raising. I bought it for my daughter and her husband, so that they could have it for their new son. Great resource!

This book has the most common sense approach to parenting I have seen to date. Very much an advocate of trusting your own instincts, he allows parents to be comfortable with their decisions. A great reference guide, quick answers to a lot of those questions that new parents have... even the ones that they don't know they have, and the ones they don't want to admit that they have. I highly recommend this book! **********************UPDATE************************ So, my son is 4 now, and my dog-eared copy of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care still has a place of prominence on my bookshelf. This book helped me get through a couple of awful colds. It helped me figure out childproofing. Struggles with toilet training (best advice ever- stop struggling!), dinner-time (same advice! :-) ) So many little (and big) questions were answered with this book. I could research things in the book, prior to taking my son for his well-baby checkups. I'm a single mom with a really supportive family - that lives a thousand miles away. Dr. Spock helped fill the gaps. It's not a bible, it's not infallible- I don't completely agree, but I don't completely agree with my mother either! I just can't recommend this book enough.