The CONTENTED LITTLE BABY BOOK of WEANING

Your one-stop guide to contented feeding

by GINA FORD

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New softcover book, 208 pages. Published 2006, measures 22 x 14cm

Fussy eating, food fighting, food hurling ... what has happened to my contented little baby?

Weaning your baby on to solid foods is one of the most important milestones during the early months of parenthood, and Gina's expert advice on weaning makes a baby's transition from milk to solid foods as straightforward as possible. Successful weaning establishes a pattern of healthy eating in babies, avoiding the pitfalls of fussy eaters restricted to a narrow diet. Everything about weaning and feeding is covered in this one book, from the initial 'Where do I start?' to establishing routines, making sure you provide enough nutrients for your growing baby and spotting food intolerances. Packed with helpful advice, schedules, recipes and easy-to-use charts, this book provides just the type of support you'll need as you establish a routine to provide your baby's natural feeding needs.

In this revised edition of The Contented Little Baby Book of Weaning, Gina includes the latest recommendations regarding breast-feeding and the introduction of solid food from the World Health Organisation and the UK Department of Health. She aims to take the worry out of weaning, guiding parents step-by-step through the process and shares the insight and expertise gained from personally helping to care for over 300 babies, and advising thousands more parents via her consultation service and website.

Included in this revised edition:

• The best time of day to introduce the first solid food
• Which foods to introduce and at what age
• Getting the balance of milk feeds and solids right
• How to eliminate night feeds once solids are introduced
• The importance of introducing finger foods at the right age
• Extended parent-friendly feeding plans to take parents step-by-step through the different stages
• Newly developed rotating meal planners for older children up to the end of the first year
• Brand new questions and answers giving the most up-to-date advice to parents

About the Author
Gina Ford was born and grew up in the Scottish Borders. After studying Hotels and Catering in Edinburgh, she had an opportunity to become a maternity nurse and discovered her flair with babies. Over the course of her career, she has worked with hundreds of families with babies and small children. For twelve years she was one of the most sought-after maternity nurses in the world, and specialised in caring for newborn babies and toddlers with serious sleeping and feeding problems. Gina worked for all kinds of people, from leading lawyers and high-flying bankers to newspaper editors, pop stars and other media personalities.

The techniques, methods and common-sense approach that she developed over the years were so successful and in such demand, that Gina decided to offer her theories, not just to those who were in a position to hire her, but to all families who felt that her methods and routines might help them. In 1999 she published  The Contented Little Baby Book. It was a runaway success, largely due to enthusiastic, word-of-mouth recommendation. Since publication, it has consistently been the best-selling parenting book in the UK, having sold over 500,000 copies to date. Gina has continued to assist parents, adding another 7 books to the Contented Baby & Toddler range

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The Contented Little Baby Book of Weaning by Gina Ford