Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

Written by two nurses with decades of combined pediatric and postpartum nursing experience, Moms on Call covers the practical basics of newborn care, including feeding schedules, sleep training approaches, bath time routines, and soothing techniques, for the critical first six months of a baby’s life. The approach leans firmly toward structure and predictable routine rather than open-ended, follow-your-instincts advice, which has made it especially popular with exhausted new parents who want a clear, step-by-step plan instead of vague reassurance that things will sort themselves out eventually. Hunter and Walker write from direct clinical experience working with countless families, and that hands-on background shows in the specificity of their guidance, down to suggested feeding amounts and sleep windows at different ages. It’s the first installment in a three-book series that continues to cover toddler and early childhood stages, and this 20th anniversary edition updates some of the original medical guidance while preserving the same straightforward, no-nonsense tone the series built its reputation on among new parents looking for practical answers over philosophy. It’s commonly paired with the series’ later volumes as a child grows past the newborn stage into toddlerhood and beyond. It’s a dependable shelf reference for the early months.