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The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips & Advice on First-Year Maintenance [Paperback]

Louis Borgenicht (Author), Joe Borgenicht (Author)
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Release Date: Feb 1 2003 | Series: Owner's and Instruction Manual
At Last! A Beginner’s Guide to Newborn Baby Technology
 
You’ve programmed your VCR, you’ve reinstalled Microsoft Windows, you can even check your e-mail on your Palm Pilot. But none of this experience will prepare you for the world’s biggest technological marvel: a newborn baby.
 
Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Baby Owner’s Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions: What’s the best way to swaddle a baby? How can I make my newborn sleep through the night? When should I bring the baby to a doctor for servicing? Whatever your concerns, you’ll find the answers here—courtesy of celebrated pediatrician Dr. Louis Borgenicht and his son, Joe Borgenicht. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for anyone who wants to learn the basics of childcare.

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The title, Baby Owner’s Manual, suggests the promise and the problem of this cheeky and comprehensive guide written by a pediatrician and his son. First-time parents who are not offended by the observation that "babies, unlike other appliances, lack instruction manuals," will find a rich resource of facts and advice. The book is divided into seven categories of "operating instructions" including home installation, feeding and power supply, sleep mode, maintenance, development, and safety. Complete with witty schematic drawings and charts, the authors answer hundreds of questions about breastfeeding, bed, bath, and beyond. While most manuals focus on tender loving care, the authors chose to focus on baby as technology. The result is a highly useful--almost too cool--reference book. Because every parent knows that babies are messier and more rewarding than this approach imagines. --Barbara Mackoff

About the Author

A board-certified pediatrician with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Louis Borgenicht has run his own practice in Salt Lake City for the last 16 years. He is also Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Utah School of Medicine, and he serves on the Board of Directors for Physicians for Social Responsibility. In 2002, Ladies’ Home Journal named him the Best Pediatrician in Utah. Dr. Borgenicht lives with his wife, Jody, who has finally learned how to sleep through the night while her husband goes out on calls. Joe Borgenicht is a first-time father who frequently telephones his dad for advice. He is also a writer, a television producer, and the co-author of The Action Hero’s Handbook. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Melanie, and their son, Jonah (who still operates at peak efficiency after his first eighteen months). Paul Kepple and Jude Buffum are better known as the Philadelphia-based studio Headcase Design, whose work has been featured in many design publications, such as American Illustration, Communication Arts, and Print. Paul worked at Running Press Book Publishers for several years before opening Headcase in 1998. Both graduated from the Tyler School of Art, where they now teach. When Jude was an infant, his owners would often program him for extended periods of sleep mode. Paul’s owners, on the other hand, tried numerous times to return their model, believing his inability to grow hair was a manufacturer’s defect.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comical, not your regular baby book April 12 2013
By Carol
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I bought this because it was written like a manual for electronics, so I figured my husband would get a kick out of it. I love the diagrams, and the basic instructions for simple things.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny Feb 22 2013
By amerc010
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This is a good book to enjoy among other pregnancy books; especially good for the dad to be to learn the basics in a humorous way. Helps relax the mood. Would recommend reading other book as well, but this one was worth the money for what it is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Gift for Future Parents Jan 22 2013
By Sebastian A. Praus
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It's approximately the 10th time I've been buying this book for future parents. It gave them all a great laugh and everybody told me that despite the humorous writing it contained great tips! I guess I will simply continue giving it away and eventually buy my own copy when it's about time 😄
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a joke but kept as a manual
I bought this as a stoking stuffer for my wife but it's quit informative. Shouldn't be used as a should resource but is as good as any other book I've read on baby's.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good and concise
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and a breath of fresh air
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