Title: Easy to read, but not always scientifically accurate
Product review: The "What to Expect" books have become Gospel to pregnant women and new moms everywhere, but I take issue with some of the "studies" they generically refer to when citing what to most readers would seem like facts. Such as the claim that breastfeeding a child over the age of one has "no nutritional benefits." This is just plain false. Do the authors think the nutrients, immunoglobins and healthy cells contained in breastmilk just "disappear" after our toddlers' first birthday party? The book is "dumbed down" for easy digestibility, but I often think the facts are overlooked as a result.Also -- tackling issues such as physical affection with our toddlers in terms of what's appropriate and what's not appropriate is utterly ridiculous (one of the entries refers to kissing our babies on the lips). Who are they to say? It's almost creepy that they even try.
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