25 Things Every New Mom Should Know: Essential First Steps for Mothers - Hardcover

This thoughtful, insightful, knowledgeable book grasps the essential ingredients of the role and joys of being a mother.-Marshall Klaus, M.D., and Phyllis Klaus, M.Ed., C.S.W., authors of The Amazing Newborn and Mothering the Mother

Start out on the right foot with the right book!-Marian Thompson, co-founder of La Leche League International

This is the book Ive been waiting for! A wonderful resource for committed parenting.-Janet Balaskas, author of Active Birth and Natural Pregnancy

Martha and Bill Sears reach out to give women the reassurance to make it through the first months of motherhood with as little anxiety and as much joy as possible.-Gale Pryor, co-author of Nursing Your Baby

Here is a practical, readable guide to the realities of parenting. I wish Id had this book when my children were born!-Linda Hughey Holt, M.D., author of the AMA Guide to Womancare

MarthaSears is a world-renowned author of the best-selling Sears Parenting Library (Little, Brown), which covers pregnancy through early childhood. She lives with her husband William in the San Diego area.

William Sears is best known for creating the best-selling Sears Parenting Library with his wife, Martha Sears. Today he works with her, and his two sons to create instructional guide which covers pregnancy through early childhood. He lives with his wife Martha in the San Diego area.