I'm sure that there are some people who had babies with sleeping problems who have found this book a godsend. When put into practice, ‘Gina babies’: sleep through the night from an early age; feed regularly and well from either breast or bottle; and are less likely to suffer from colic.

Even though I was breastfeeding the author suggests introducing one bottle feed in the late evening (that dad can do) between 2-4 weeks old. Now Poppy is ever so slightly premature and I actually started this blog post before she was born and am continuing it now. The claim that a baby of five months could be trained to sleep from 7am to 7pm made me laugh out loud.Horrible book and it makes me scared that there are some first time mums that might follow the advice the author is giving. I think this book is best used as a guide and as a whole it flows much better when you pick and choose bits from it to suit your lifestyle and baby. Contrary to Gina’s wishes, Kitty was often lulled to sleep by the sound of the Eastenders’ theme tune! Gina Ford’s Contented Little Baby routine is so well known, rightly or wrongly, that it was the first actual baby book that I added to my reading list.

When you distil Gina’s methods and suggestions down to their purest form what you are left with actually makes quite a good bit of sense.Grāmata paliks bez vērtējuma ne tāpēc, ka tā būtu slikta, bet gan tāpēc, ka mazuļa audzināšana, kopšana un rūpes par mazo ir katras ģimenes ļoti intīms un personīgs process. According to Wikipedia, Gina is British, around 62 years of age and has been a maternity nurse to over 300 babies during her working life. I know so many mothers who feel trying to follow these routines caused them so much stress that it interfered with bonding with their baby. I appreciate that full term babies may need fewer calories in a 24 hr period and Gina actually mentions prem babies’ need very regular feeding to ensure they gain enough weight. She was a very contented baby, and on the rare occasions when she did cry we could suss out what was wrong as we understood her feeding and sleeping patterns so well.

That way we could keep our entire day on track and not have it adjusted according to how his night went. Now as a new parent and dad blogger I feel it is my duty to learn as much as I can before my little one arrives. Bu kitap sayesinde ilk aydan beri bebeğimin gece ve gündüz uykuları düzenli, banyo rutinimiz, günlük rutinimiz, beslenme rutinimiz uyum içinde. If motherhood had always been as easy as it seems this time, I might not have had five children - but 10.One thing I do remember from all those years ago is that my uncle and aunt never seemed to have any issues getting my cousins to bed. Gina says holding babies too much can be tiring for young bodies and can give them the wrong sleep associations. Peter Osborne, Political Editor, The Spectator "I devoured it (Contented Little Baby Book) in one sitting. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.