>Avoid the 'What to Expect' series at all costs. It's popular, but it's utter bullshit. I don't really agree with this for the first book. The main issue with

>Avoid the 'What to Expect' series at all costs. It's popular, but it's utter bullshit. I don't really agree with this for the first book. The main issue with the 0 - 12 month book is that it tries to cover a very wide range of things, many of which will not apply to your child. So you have to read it and just find what is useful for you. For example, we never knew that lots of babies get terrible gas in the 3rd(?) month and that's completely normal. There's so much "normal" stuff that seems like something is seriously wrong (e.g. gas, witching hours) with your child. Reading about it just helps to know you're not failing as a parent. I'd agree that the other books are not that useful.