Product Description

Taking delivery of a new baby is even more exciting than taking delivery of a new car (at least for most people). It can also be more worrying - after all, if you decide you've made a mistake you can't send the baby back to the factory or trade it in for another one. Conception, pregnancy and birth can nowaddays be associated with some very high-tech equipment, but underneath the monitors and scanner screens the basic process is the same as it ever was (just as the internal combustion engine itself has not changed, despite being surrounded by electronic sensors and control units). This manual gives you what you would expect from Haynes: down-to-earth, step-by-step instructions, written by professionals from practical experience. The manual should help you to: decide when and how to start; keep your cool in the delivery room; maintain baby's bodywork in optimum condition; prevent corrosion of vital parts; understand the on-board diagnostic system; and decide when to call in professional assistance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33192 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
Dr Ian Banks has written several popular health titles, including the best-selling Haynes Man Manual. He is also the author of the NHS Direct Health Care Guide, a frequent broadcaster and, much more importantly, a father of four children as well as a practising casualty doctor.

Customer Reviews

well presented, but with a few holes
This is a great book aimed at blokes, with information provided in a factural to the point manner without lots of waffle. My only complaint, is that there are a few areas that seem to get missed. An example being it talks about conception and birth, but hardly means the 9 months of pregnancy.

The best bit I love is the facts and figures to hand easily, but then maybe that's because i'm an engineer.

Dads Have Feelings Too
The format - a baby book laid out like a car maintenance book - might seem trite and shallow. It might even seem like a jokey gift to give to a new dad, but there is much more than that to this book.

The author, Dr Ian Banks, is a medic and father with a flowing and matey line in narrative about children. His no-nonsense style about conception and the first two years of life are a refreshing alternative to the earnest earth-mother style that pervades this kind of literature. Not only is the text spot-on, but the illustrations spell out just what you need to know at the right moment.

What makes this book special is that it discusses the emotions men experience. Speaking as a man, emotion is something other people display, but this book lets men know that it's OK to feel amazed/overwhelmed/torn all at once and not be a wuss.

For fathers-to-be and new fathers, this book should be compulsory reading. You might feel the need for more detail in parts, but for new fathers it's hard to beat.

Fantastic stuff
This book was an inspiration.

For those fathers who want to learn a little more and did not know where to look then this is the answer.

It is well written and is also very funny! The author has managed a great mix of useful facts and humour to make it very readable.

I would heartily recommend it to my friends and would urge anyone reading this to place an order today for a great read!

Well done.