A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year (Sh!t No One Tells You (1))
by Dawn Dais
Fast, conversational and unapologetically frank, this book stitches short, funny anecdotes and blunt practical warnings about early parenthood into an informal companion for the sleep-deprived. Its value is morale: quick, relatable admissions about vomit, unwieldy onesies, and overwhelming emotions that make new parents feel seen and less alone. Its limitation is format and depth: readers seeking systematic how-tos, research, or deeper reflection will find repetition and lightness—funny but thin—rather than a structured plan.
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There comes a time in every new mother?s life when she finds herself staring at her screaming, smelly "bundle of joy" and wishing someone had told her that her house would reek of vomit, or that she shouldn?t buy the cute onesies with a thousand impossible buttons, or that she might cry more than the baby.Bestselling humor author Dawn Dais, mother...
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