
The Haynes Manual is one of publishing's most famous & enduring icons More than 200 million copies have been sold covering everything from Austin Allegros to Zombie Survival Now Haynes is sending itself up in a fabulously amusing & brilliantly-observed new format Haynes Explains are compact guides to four major stages of life babies teenagers marriage & pensioners Based on the classic 'stripdown & rebuild' outline & using original Haynes lines drawings these books are perfect gifts or stocking fillers ' Nine months is also the time it takes to reach Mars from Earth There will be occasions when a ticket to the Red Planet will seem a pretty decent swap' The aim of Haynes Explains Babies is to help you get the best value from your new offspring It can help you (a) decide what work must be done (b) tackle this work yourself though you may choose to have much of it performed by external contractors such as a grandparent a nanny or That Woman Down The Road Who Only Charges A Fiver An Hour Sections include Assembly & Production (pregnancy & birth) Fuel (feeding) ' When your baby has drunk enough he may well pass out on the bar still in situ This is excellent practice for his university years' Emission Control Systems (wind) Transportation Methods (seats slings & strollers) ' When your baby starts to misbehave you can use a playpen Playpens are nice & safe When your baby's calmed down you can climb out again' Pit Stops (nappy changing) Routine Maintenance (illnesses & vaccinations) ' Parents may also voluntarily inject themselves with small doses of something harmful In their case it's called Botox'