Boxing Day Sale is live! Up to 20% off 2000+ Books

What to Expect the First Year [Third Edition]; most trusted baby advice book

3.93 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating.
( 20,009 ratings, 1,149 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff is a comprehensive guide for new parents, covering the rapid developments and typical challenges of a baby's first year. It provides practical advice on everything from feeding and sleeping patterns to health, safety, and developmental milestones. With updated and evidence-based information, this book aims to ensure parents feel informed and supported throughout this crucial period.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$4000
Elsewhere:
$4500
FAST NZ-WIDE DELIVERY Ships from our Auckland Warehouse. In-store pickups from our Auckland store.

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're a new parent seeking reliable guidance on navigating your baby's first year. It covers everything from feeding and sleeping to development and health, providing practical tips and reassurance. With advice from experts and real-life anecdotes, this trusted resource helps make parenting a little less daunting.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

What to Expect the First Year [Third Edition]; most trusted baby advice book

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

The world's best-selling, best-loved month-by-month guide for parents, comprehensively adapted for Australian readers.

At last, the instructions that babies don't come with, but that every new parent needs! This best-loved baby guide—and follow-up to What to Expect When You're Expecting—offers everything you want to know about the care (and feeding) of your infant. What to Expect the First Year covers monthly growth and development, feeding for every age and stage, sleep strategies that really work, and the very best ways to stimulate your baby (and have fun at the same time!).

Filled with the most practical tips (how to pump up your milk supply, give a bath, make your own baby food, cope with colic), and the most up-to-date medical advice (car seats, safety around the house, vaccines, vitamins, common illnesses, preventing SIDS), this bestselling guide is a must-have for new parents.

With over 10.5 million copies in print, What to Expect the First Year is the world's most popular baby guide.

Packed with helpful information for all parents, What to Expect the First Year is an invaluable companion to parents as they navigate the first 12 months of their child's life.

Dr Jonny Taitz, MBChB, FRACP, FCP(SA), FAAQHC, AFRACMA, Consultant Paediatrician

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

What to Expect the First Year has been praised as a comprehensive and essential guide for new parents, offering detailed advice for surviving and thriving during a baby's first year. It is considered an invaluable companion, packed with reliable information to support parents through this exciting and challenging time.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780732296070

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 May 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 52.0mm

Width: 157.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 856g

Pages: 704

About the Author

Heidi Murkoff's first book, What to Expect When You're Expecting, has been dubbed the ‘pregnancy bible'. This iconic international bestseller is now in its all-new fifth edition, with over 17 million copies in print. Other titles in the series include Eating Well When You're Expecting, What to Expect the First Year, What to Expect Before You're Expecting (a complete preconception plan), and What to Expect the Second Year, the must-have guide for parents of toddlers. The What to Expect books have sold more than 34 million copies in the US alone, and are published in over 30 languages.

Also by Heidi Murkoff

View all

More from Parenting & Family

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.