THE CONTENTED LITTLE  BABY BOOK

The simple secrets of calm, confident parenting

by GINA FORD

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New softcover book, 177 pages, published 2001.  

Learn the secret to getting your baby to sleep through the night - so you can get the rest you need.

You've heard horror stories about babies who cry constantly, need to eat every two hours, and never learn to sleep through the night. And now, whenever you think about your soon-to-be-born bundle of joy, you can't help wondering how you're going to manage those two a.m. feedings and non-stop crying jags - and how you're going to live your already-hectic life on little (or no) sleep.

Relax! If you follow the practical, real-life advice in The Contented Little Baby Book, your baby should be sleeping through the night at around six to ten weeks. You'll learn why you shouldn't follow the conventional "feed on demand" advice. You'll understand why even older babies can benefit from sleeping and eating schedules. And soon you'll have what every parent wants - a happy, healthy, contented little baby.

Drawing on twelve years of experience researching and studying the natural sleep rhythms and feeding patterns of young babies, one of Britain's top maternity nurses shows you how to:

* Recognize the difference between hunger and tiredness
* Hear what your baby is really saying
* Establish a good feeding and sleeping pattern from day one
* Choose baby equipment and clothes
* Set up the nursery
* Deal with crying and colicky babies
* Wean baby from breast to bottle
* Introduce solid foods

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 by Gina Ford