Birth to Five [antikvár]

About this book No one needs a book to tell them what's good about being a parent. Parents turn to books when they need information^ when they're anxious, when they've got questions or concerns, small or large. This is a book you can turn to. 1 The first weeks 7 don't think' I'll eivr forf'ct those first few days. Fceluig so liiippy, thoiifih I don 'i know why. I coiddu V sleep. I was sore, I conldii't iiioiv about very well, but I jclt happier than I am ever bcf^in to say.' 'There was none of this love atJirst sii;ht. It was a lon^ time before I came to love hini. I can say that now, but at the time I couldn't tell anybody. I thouf^ht there was something irrong with me. There was all that work, and feelini; rough myself and because I didn't have this ovenvhehningfeehng for him, none of it made much sen.':c. But oh yes, after three or four months or so of all that, yes, it camc right then.' 7 didn't think I'd feel thc way I do about her. .'Sometimes I look at her when she's sleeping, you km>w, and I have 10 put my face down nc.xt ro hers, just to check she's breathing.' (A father) T ^here's something very special and exciting about being alone for the first time with your new baby, but it can also be frightening. This is when you begin to realise that you can never go back. You're now responsible for a new human being. The responsibility may seem much too big. You may have a secret wish to run home to your ov™ mother and ask her to take over. Or you may be the kind of person who just knows that you'll get through and that everything will turn out fine in the end. In these early weeks you'll find there's a great deal to learn, and all of it at the same time. Think of these first few pages as a guide to the basic information you'U need to survive. Today it might seem impossible. In a matter of months you'll look back and wonder how it could have all seemed so hard. Read Chapter 7 for more on how having a baby changes your life.