Oh baby! In one book, 100 leading parenting experts author their own chapters filled with must-have advice for expecting and new parents. The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years is the all in one companion to raising your baby with confidence, knowledge, and style, while maintaining your own sanity. As a brand new parent, Samantha Ettus, creator of The Experts' Guide series of books, went on a search to collect sound advice, invaluable insights, and practical know-how from the world's best. The result is this wonderfully informative and entertaining guide to preparing for, welcoming, and caring for your new baby like an expert.

From choosing a name and preparing for your baby's arrival home to making the transition back to work, The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years brings an unparalleled breadth of practical and authoritative information to the alternately joyous and exhausting journey through the baby years. In this Cliffs Notes format you'll find advice on the top 100 parental concerns, from budgeting for the baby to bathing, breastfeeding, and beyond. And it doesn't stop at Baby. The Experts' Guide includes plenty of chapters devoted to you, too - getting in shape after childbirth, maintaining a happy marriage, setting up a play date - there is an expert on hand to suit your every need. Bestselling author and pediatrician Harvey Karp offers secrets to calming a crying baby; Travel guru Pauline Frommer reveals her best tips on planning a vacation with your baby; and Iron Chef Cat Cora offers her techniques to making baby food. Each of the contributors brings a matchless blend of knowledge, passion, and experience to ensure that you make the most of your child's first years.

The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years gathers 100 of the world's most trusted parenting experts to provide practical advice on every aspect of the baby years, including:

Dr. Bill Sears on Managing Teething

Wendy Bellissimo on Designing a Nursery

Dr. Howard Murad on Reducing and Eliminating Stretch Marks

Kate Spade on Packing a Diaper Bag

Dr. Harvey Karp on calming a crying baby

Liz Lange on Being a Stylish New Mom

Dr. Marc Weissbluth on Helping Your Baby Sleep through the Night

And 93 more…