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What to Expect the First Year is a comprehensive and practical month-by-month guide on infant care by Heidi Murkoff, bestselling author of What to Expect When You're Expecting. Summary of the Book What to Expect the First Year is the world’s best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. One of the most helpful references for new parents, it explains everything they need to know in the first year with a newborn. The book follows a month-by-month format which allows you to take the overwhelming first year one at a time. The book is replete with invaluable advice and practical tips on feeding, bathing, decoding your baby's crying, and the essential things to buy for your baby. Packed with important and latest medical advice, from vaccines, vitamins to illnesses and safety, this book is the new-baby bible. The book also comprises Q&A sections, along with a first-aid guide and charts on monthly growth and development. Complete with expert advice, What to Expect the First Year is the new-baby reference which addresses the physical and the emotional needs of the whole family. About Heidi Murkoff Heidi Murkoff is the author of the world's best-selling pregnancy and parenting series. She also created WhatToExpect.com and founded the What to Expect Foundation. Heidi was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2011 by Time magazine. In 2005, Heidi was inducted into the Books for a Better Life Hall of Fame.