Your Baby Week by Week

By: Dr Caroline Fertleman, Simone Cave

Narrated by: Willow Nash

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's Summary

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Your Baby Week by Week by Dr Caroline Fertleman.

The first six months with a new baby is a special and exciting time full of milestones and new experiences. This updated edition of Your Baby Week by Week explains the changes that your baby will go through in their first six months. Each chapter covers a week of their development so you’ll know when your baby will start to recognise you, when they’ll smile and laugh for the first time and even when they’ll be old enough to prefer some people to others! 

Paediatrician Dr Caroline Fertleman and health writer Simone Cave’s practical guide provides reassuring advice so you can be confident about your baby’s needs. Including: 

• How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk 
• Spotting when you need to take your baby to the doctor 
• Identifying why your baby is crying 
• How long your baby is likely to sleep and cry for 
• Tips on breastfeeding and when to wean your baby 

Full of all the information and tips for every parent Your Baby Week by Week is the only guide you’ll need to starting life with your new arrival. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2007 Dr Caroline Fertleman (P)2019 Penguin Audio

ok, but not appropriate for my parenting style

as new parents, we listened to this every weekend intently on what to expect. we got to week 17or 18 and felt some of the advice was not to our style and wasn't alligned to how we want to treat our little girl. we decided to stop listening after the advice on sleep training for naps was along the lines of if they cry...put in ear plugs..and it didn't seem to be meant in good humour....so with that upsetting me, we will no longer use the book in our journey.

Clear and short guidance

Great book although the part of sleep training is tough but authors pointed out that we can choose to do it or not.

Some useful information but not for anxious mums

I see this more as a reference guide to read as your baby reaches each week, rather than a book to inform you during pregnancy. Overall some useful practical guidance, but it’s peppered with lots of ‘don’t do X or your baby could hurt themselves/suffocate/die’ which I found quite shocking. Would not recommend for any anxious mums out there.

Good book

Accurate in some parts and good advice. But also some harsh outdated advice. 7/10

its like having a mum great book!

The book is helpful.. she's like a mum telling you what you NEED to know.
insightful, and I started this book when my baby was 6 weeks so listening thorough week 1 to 6 was very true and seemed to match up with what's going on.. helpful reminders about child credits which I didn't know about was good. tlThe amount of food notices and sleep ampunts is great. It seems like it's an up to date book with relatable and current parts .
I had my baby in Jan 2023. Thank you for such a book I have shared the book with my other mum friends!

Recommended

Good and helpful.
I feel you don’t have to wait each week to listen to each episode as it’s good to read ahead someone’s to be aware of what’s up and coming. Plus each baby is different so some of the info you might need to hear earlier/later or it’s a tip that doesn’t necessarily fit for just that week.
My wife read the book and I listen to this audiobook over about a week or two to catch up with her. Really easy when I was committing or cooking dinner.
Good bits to note like “when to see a doctor” and “what’s happening to mummy”.
It’s well written and the narration is perfect in my opinion.
The lady has a lovely clear British voice and delivered in a friendly but professional manner and tone- like your local health professional would.
P.S. this was our first baby born in Kingston in August 2022 and we’re still n our mid thirties (for reference)
Enjoy

The baby bible

This book has been amazing, as a first time mum It’s really got us through the first 6 months! Very reassuring and accurate, well read and I recommend to all those with a new baby!

Helpful guide

Very helpful guide to early weeks and months. Some of the advice is no longer recommended (e.g. using olive oil) but brilliant help otherwise.

Outdated and cruel

Stopped listening after week 16 where it starts advocating for sleep training and crying it out. Not aligned with gentle and responsive parenting and I’d go as far as to say some of the advice borders on neglect! Can’t believe it’s written by mums and a doctor in 21st century!

Advocates sleep training

Very informative, but unfortunately it advocates sleep training and allowing your baby to cry for 15 minutes! Advises against rocking your baby to help them sleep too. So sad and unnecessary. Babies cannot self soothe. They just don't have the cognitive ability.