Customer Reviews
Great Resource..Easy Read! 
2008-03-16
This is one of the best books I read while looking to learn more about my premature son and his experience in NICU. During such a stressful time, I believe this book was a manageable resource to quickly educate myself on what to expect. I was on bedrest prior to delivery and began reading it then. I finished reading it during my son's NICU stay, but still go back to review topics/issues related to raising a premature baby (particularly the breastfeeding information). I HIGHLY recommend this book for parents and loved ones of premature babies.
Great book 2008-03-06
I think this book does an excellent job covering a NICU stay and explains the medical information related to premature babies in terms I could follow.
Positive Book 2008-01-26
I was admitted to the hospital and prepared for the birth of my little girl at 28 weeks, at that time I ordered quite a few books on premature babies. The baby waited another 5 and 1/2 weeks to arrive, but since the doctors kept me in the hospital on my side, I got plenty of time to read ALL of the books.
I found this book to be the most postive and reassuring. I was scared out of my mind, and many of the other books only gave worst case scenarios, whereas this book always gave the best possible outlook and postive ways to deal with things.
My baby is now 16 months old (14 months corrected age) and doing fine :-)and I am a BIG believer in Dr. Sears.
Great Info for those who have preemies 
2007-09-23
This book was very helpful in understanding what was happening with my baby while he was in the hospital and after I brought him home. None of my friends had preemies so they could offer advice because its a little different. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who wants a reference guide or information on premature babies.
Great Resource! 2007-09-11
When my son was born 10 weeks premature this came as a gift from a friend. The writing is great and really helped me understand what was to be expected with my son. The book not only exmplains things medically, but also has a good way to comfort parents as well. Our son is doing great is close to discharge. If you or someone you know have a preemie in the NICU, this is a great course of comfort and support.
Another must have for all parents of preemies 2007-09-03
In addition to the Linden preemie book I tagged, this one is also a must have....Having a preemie, especially unexpected, is a traumatic experience. On top of all the usual postpartum issues, you are faced with daily hospital visits, and coming home to an empty nursery. The nurses are short tempered, the doctors are too busy, and none of your friends can relate. This book is an absolute godsend.
Great Read 2007-05-07
This book was a great read. It answered most of my questions that were surfacing after having a premature baby myself. I wish I would have known about the book when my daughter was up in the NICU because the majority of the information has to do with the early stages after birth. I highly recommend this book for any parent who has a preemie.
Preemies 2007-03-12
This is a chapter book. Not as useful as a refenrence book but written well w/ great advise and will answer all your questions, you just have to search for the answers. Most of these preemie books provide the same info, therefore if you need to get one--I recommend, "The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies." It is easier to find things and you don't have to read the whole chapter to do so.
Great Book if expecting Premie 2007-03-08
This is a great book on premies and what to expect! As are any books by the Sears' family. I've found it quite helpful!
Very Informative 2007-01-20
My beautiful first grandson was born on Thanksgiving Day 2006, 1 day prior to being in the womb for 27 weeks, he weighted 2lbs 2ounces. My daughter-in-law's water broke when she was pregnant for only 25 weeks and she had be in the hospital, laying flat on her back for 2 1/2 weeks. The doctors had us prepared for the worst, however, my grandson who is now 8 weeks old is doing great and so far no major problems. He is still in the hospital but we expect that he will be home soon. The Premature Baby Book was great, I bought a copy for my daughter-in-law at a well known bookstore, but was unable to find a copy for me so I went on line and found it at AMAZON. This book answered all of the questions that we had while traveling this journey of having a premature infant in your life from infections to how to deal with nurses you are not sure that they have your childs best interest when taking care of them along with what to expect of your baby. I highly recommend the book because it sure gave us alot of peace. Since my children were full term babies, I am learning so much and having the pleasure of seeing our precious preemie thrive outside the womb and is doing so well. We are blessed that he is in a great hospital with wonderful staff and the book serves as a great guide and is very informative. If you or anyone you know has a premature baby, by all means give them this book, you will give them a peace of mind to know that almost all of their questions are answered in this book.
