The Contented Little Baby Book - Gina Ford

My baby boy will be one year old next week and my husband and I have been reliving our favourite memories of the last year. I have also been putting lots of things that I no longer need into storage and whilst doing this came upon this book. It is the very well known "Contented Little Baby" book by Gina Ford. This book seems to have a Marmite following, some people love the very strict routines and advice she gives and others find it too restrictive. I read this book cover to cover several times during the early months of my first child's life and I would have to say that during this time it was very helpful and reassuring. I had ...  Read the complete review

I was given this book by a friend. She had used it for her little one and thought it would be useful to me. The book is written by Gina Ford who is one of the world's top maternity nurses. It covers a whole array of things concerning your newborn baby from birth until aged one year. The book takes you right back to preparing for your baby's birth explaining what equipment you will need for when your baby arrives. There is a section on arriving home after having your baby. She talks about feeding your baby either by bottle or by breast and covers how your breast milk works. It includes case studies of different children that have had problems with sleeping etc ...  Read the complete review

WHAT THE BACK COVER SAYS.... The prospect of bringing a tiny baby home for the first time is daunting. Horror stories of sleep-starved nights, inconsolable crying and feeding on demand can make any proud parent fearful of what the future may hold. If you can afford it, you hire a maternity nurse to help the baby settle but for most parents this isn't an option. The Contented Little Baby Book is the perfect alternative. Based on twelve years of research and studying the natural sleep rhythms and feeding patterns of young babies, top maternity nurse Gina Ford has devised a strategy that is easy to follow and takes into account the needs of individual babies. ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those books whose reputation goes around like wild fire amongst new parents in need of solutions to age old problem concerned with childcare. Parent and baby magazines review it giving it an excellant write up, and friends discuss it at get togethers; "Have you not read it yet? Oh you should it's REALLY good!" It's hailed as the miracle book that will get your baby to sleep through the night within days of it's purchase. You haven't had a decent nights sleep for what feels like months, your nerves are on edge, you are sleep deprived, and basically you would use any advice if it resulted in more than 4 hours of blissful ...  Read the complete review

The fun of courting,the joy of sex, the waiting of pregnancy, the pain of childbirth......the sheer terror of your first night at home with your first child! Ha ha ha. Grandparents love this. As a father to be I read like a man possesed. You name it, magazines web sites and books........on pregnancy conception and birth. No one thought to tell me about the bit where the loud bag of skin-wee and poo comes home for the first time. I can only speak from personal experience here but I found the majority of reading material post birth to be debatable. From a father's point of view at least. Anyone with an interest in basic psychology knows that women are emotional ...  Read the complete review