The New Contented Little Baby Book

The New Contented Little Baby Book, The Secret to Calm and ConfidentParenting, New edition--------------------------------------------------The Contented Little Baby Book, based on Gina Ford's personal experienceof caring for over 300 babies, was first published in 1999. It quicklyestablished Gina as an influential new authority on baby and childcareissues and has remained one of the bestselling parenting books in theUK. This completely revised edition of The New Contented Little BabyBook contains the most up-to-date advice available to parents. Usingthe feedback from numerous readers and website members, Gina has beenable to develop and elaborate on the information in her first book,while clearly setting out her philosophy on simple feeding and sleepingroutines. By creating routines that match a growing baby's innate naturalrhythms, Gina prevents the hunger, overtiredness and colic that canlead to excessive crying. Babies who are settled into Gina's gentleroutines are happy and contented because their needs for food and sleepare appropriately met and they should sleep for their longest spellat night from an early age. With detailed, prescriptive informationon everything parents need to know, this book includes chapters on:- Preparation for the birth - How the routines evolved and the benefitsof following a routine - Milk feeding in the first year - Understandingyour baby's sleep - Establishing a routine - Introducing solid foodin line with government and World Health Authority guidelines - Commonproblems in the first year. Whether you are expecting your first child,or are experiencing difficulties with an older baby, this comprehensiveguide contains all the expert guidance you need to help your baby feedand sleep well.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Gina Ford is Britain's bestselling childcare authorwhose first publication The Contented Little Baby has sold over a millioncopies and keeps going! With over thirty years hands-on experienceas a maternity nurse, her advice and methods have been a godsend totired, stressed parents throughout the world and have helped a generationof children go to bed on time and sleep calmly through the night. Sheruns a hugely popular website: www.contentedbaby.com and has publishedover twenty parenting books.