{"product_id":"first-time-parent","title":"First-Time Parent","description":"\u003cp\u003eForget unrealistic childcare manuals - this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a health journalist and mother-of-three, Lucy Atkins is familiar with both the medical aspects of childbirth and baby development, and the reality of day-to-day life as an exhausted first-time mum or dad. In her feisty, humorous style, she begins with that first mind-blowing day and addresses the issues unique to the first-time parent who stares at their newborn and thinks \"Where are the instructions?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnticipating the questions and concerns of all new mothers-Why does my baby cry so much? Will I ever lose all this weight? Am I a bad parent because...'-the book provides practical advice and level-headed reassurance. It addresses the needs of the baby and, very importantly, those of the parent during the first year of their baby's life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Starter's orders - the equipment and kit you really need, as opposed to what the department store tells you\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Hello - how to cope with the first few hours\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Start - coming home, bonding, how to survive the first few days\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Sleep - for everyone!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Cry - why your baby cries, what to do, why you'll want to cry, too\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Eat -breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutrition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Grow - baby's physical and mental development\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Play - yes, you two actually can have fun\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Thrive - health considerations for baby and parent\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Live - adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationship\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Work - coping with being at home and with going back to work\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Also includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First-Time Parent is on your side, and reassures that you can cope brilliantly with your new baby and your new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780007207558\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atkins, Lucy","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £4.67","offer_id":47962327875761,"sku":"SB-0007207557-C4","price":4.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0007207557.jpg?v=1790137111","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/first-time-parent","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}