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How long does it take to read What to Expect the First Year?

Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway

What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway takes about 14 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 14 hours 17 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1989. 779 pages, about 214,225 words.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 23 hours 48 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 14 hours 17 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 56 minutes

The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A first-year child care manual with information on baby's monthly growth and development, feeding, sleeping habits, illness, and safety.

Subjects: Infants, Child rearing, Care, Infants, care and hygiene, Parenting, study and teaching, Parenting

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