With more than 2,000,000 copies in print, here is state-of-the-art advice you can trust from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents the nation’s finest pediatricians. The second edition of Your Baby’s First Year is the essential guide to all aspects of infant care. Here, in an easy-to-use format, you’ll find:

• A month-to-month guide to your baby’s first year that lets you know what to expect in terms of growth, behavior, and development


• A complete health encyclopedia, plus detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations


• Information about vaccine safety and schedules for immunizations and health-care visits


• Complete information on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and introducing solids


• Suggestions for choosing quality child care–and ways to ease your baby’s introduction to a sitter


• Safety points for grandparents to keep in mind, both inside and outside the home


• Poison prevention, infant CPR and choking instruction, general first-aid care


• Safety checks for home and car, including a car safety seat shopping guide


• Your Baby’s First Year is the indispensable guide to infant care for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their baby–from a source they can safely trust.