The New Contented Little Baby Book

A very good book .should be read by all new parents.

This book changed our life. Adopted the routine with our baby after a few weeks and it has been the best thing ever

If you're a Type A(and I am!), and want your baby to quickly fit into a predictable routine, you can't go wrong with this one. My friend once told me reading Gina was like having your mum-in- law haranguing you all day, and she's right. Gina is no nonsense, and this is motherhood boot camp. But she is thorough, and when your sleep addled brain wants to listen to someone who'll clear all the parenting blog clutter and tell you *what to do*, this feels like the Bible. A few words of caution. You needn't follow her to the letter, or you'd go crazy. Also, she isn't too hot on the cuddly, communicating with your baby aspect. Tracy Hogg does a better job at that. I'd suggest buying this book before your baby arrives. I wish I had too. But it worked for me, even though I started when my baby was 8 weeks old.

Excellent for new parents.

Good book. But more for American lifestyle. Some of the topics can help. However it's not the best read on this topic

The Bible for new parents.

The book is okay but we were provided with a very old edition. The copy was an old one too with stains all over...not a good retailer I guess...

Good book

My husband called me from the airport when I was pregnant with my first and told me he ‘found a book that was the answer to how we should parent.’ Now, I have to say that I was sceptical but also humble enough to think that there would be experts out there who definitely knew more about raising happy babies than me. We have since used Gina’s Contented Baby book for our two children (and her others, e.g. potty training and weaning and contented toddler) and we recommend it to all expectant parents we know. Gina’s book and methods are straight forward and highly logical. Her routines are very clear to follow and explained so the parents can learn and adapt them as necessary. There is also a lot of problem solving guidance that I’ve found really useful in fixing issues. I also have appreciated how the routines adapt to the child’s age to make sure that we stay on top of changes that are needed. I’d also like to stress that I’ve found the routines and methodology to be very compassionate to both the needs of the child and the parents, making sure both have what they need and are as well rested as possible. The routines do require a lot of dedication and should be followed as closely as possible. They require parents to prioritise the routine as much as they can but, after witnessing many friends suffer the downsides of not prioritising routines, this is something we were happy to do. We have had two babies that we have raised with the Gina Ford routines and we are often told how happy and contented they are. Due to the routines, if they are upset, I’ve nearly always been able to understand why and I’ve not had to guess. Both my exclusively breastfeed children have slept through the night (with a dream feed) from a young age and my husband and I have nearly always had evenings together due to predictable children bedtimes. I’d recommend these books to anyone who is expecting a child and who is open minded enough to appreciate that, whilst our little miracles seem unique to us, they will probably have all the same predicable challenges as other babies and Gina Ford more than likely has the solution.

Will recommend to everyone!

Un dinero muy bien invertido. Me compre otros libros de ella. Si sigues lo que dice y lo combinas con algunos ajustes dependiendo de tu hijo, saldrá todo perfecto!

Saved our marriage and saved our sanity It’s a full manual to having a contented baby who sleeps through the night and saves your sanity and marriage.

The principles in the book are useful to understand how to schedule your baby’s day - sleep and awake windows etc. However, it is extremely rigid and assumes your baby and run to a precise timetable. The risk is that as a new mum, you’re made to feel like you’re failing which is the absolute last thing you need! Read the book, but take it with a handful of salt