Your Baby Doesn't Come with a Book: Dr Golly’s Guide to the First Four Weeks of Parenthood (Dr Golly Guides)

The number-one bestselling, essential parenting guide for all first-time mums and dads, by Australian paediatrician Dr Golly. There's no better parent for your baby than you!
 
Dr Daniel Golshevsky – also known as Dr Golly – is a paediatrician and father of three who has spent years working with thousands of babies. Every newborn is different, but he knows that every parent can learn to understand their baby, tap into their innate parenting instincts, and thrive – not just survive – during the first four weeks.

Your Baby Doesn't Come With a Book is Dr Golly's comprehensive, accessible and reassuring guide to preparing for the first few days and weeks of your baby's life: from prepping your home and getting ready for the hospital, to knowing what to expect in the first few days, and establishing a good sleep routine while dealing with common infant situations, such as breastfeeding, sleep and settling, rashes, and colic.

With a focus on empowering parents and protecting mothers, Dr Golly turns up the volume of that innate parental instinct to maximise parents’ understanding of their baby’s cues – everything from tired/hungry signs and awake times to feeding schedules and the all-important poo watch – and bring everyone closer to a full night’s sleep. Most importantly, Dr Golly believes in the power of dads and non-birthing, non-breastfeeding parents to step up into a primary caregiving role from the moment their baby arrives.

Your Baby Doesn’t Come With a Book covers EVERYTHING you need to know:

• Preparing your home
• What dads can do
• Understanding your baby’s cues
• How to feed, settle, swaddle and bath
• Plus – Dr Golly's famous active burping technique!

Dr Golly's revolutionary programs have helped thousands of parents establish happy, steady rhythms with their babies, with benefits for the whole family!

Reviews:

“We rave about Dr Golly to everyone we meet! ?????” –Gretta Van Riel

“I wish I had this book when I was pregnant with our first child. ?????” –Rachael Finch

"There are a lot of baby books out there that aren’t worth your money or time. But trust me, this one is! ?????" –Nikolina Koevska Kharoufeh

“I truly couldn’t have survived (…) without the help of Dr Golly and the information in his book. ?????” –Tayla Broad

"Dr Golly is a wealth of knowledge and this resource is full of gems for parents in those daunting early weeks of parenthood. ?????" –Jerri Jones

"Dr Golly is every new mama’s best friend. In those early days of being a new mama he gave me the confidence I needed. ?????" –Melissa Ambrosini

"Wow! How I wish this book was available with my first child! This book covers absolutely EVERYTHING you could need to know in your first 4 months of baby raising and is the perfect asset to compliment your transition out of hospital to your own home. ?????" –Isabella Messina
 

"Insightful and extremely helpful for new parents! Easy to read and understand and even enjoyable unlike so many baby books! ?????" –Dena Kaplan

"It’s perfect for dads, it’s simple and pictures make it an easy read. Highly recommend the book to first time parents. ?????" –Tahan Lew Fat

"I am absolutely not surprised that this book debuted at #1. Such an amazing book for first time parents and parents to be! Super practical, easy to read and with zero judgement. ?????" –Jessica Frank

"It’s everything I needed and more. Your Baby Doesn’t Come With A Book is genuinely your one stop shop for information about bub, that you would normally frantically search for on the internet as a new parent. You can absolutely trust the information in the book because it comes straight from a trusted source being Dr Golly. ?????" –Sarah Bragias

"I’ve absolutely loved the book so far, it’s everything I was missing when I was becoming a first-time mum. I love how simple and easy it is to read and how accessible the index is for when I’m needing an answer to a problem right away. ?????" –Kayla Gane

"Dr Golly has absolutely nailed this book! The information is so easily digestible, and full of great tips. ?????" –Shonee Bowtell

"I wish I had this book when I had my babies. The advice is realistic and reassuring and the illustrations make the advice so much easier to absorb. ?????" –Brittany Darling

Dr Daniel Golshevsky (Dr Golly) is a Melbourne-based paediatrician and father of three.
 
As a general paediatrician, Dr Golly cares for babies, children and teenagers of all ages, managing physical, mental and behavioural development as well as illnesses and emergencies. While Dr Golly’s primary focus outside of clinic has been newborn and toddler sleep, as his profile has grown, so too have calls for him to help families with general illness and common childhood conditions.
 
Dr Golly’s philosophy remains centred around empowering parents. In a world of infinite and unchecked resources, he is passionate about creating content for parents that is easy to understand, from a trusted source.