The New Contented Little Baby Book: The Secret To Calm And Confident Parenting
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- Author：Gina Ford
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Summary
The Contented Little Baby Book， based on Gina Ford's personal experience of caring for over 300 babies， was first published in 1999。 It quickly established Gina as an influential new authority on baby and childcare issues and has remained one of the bestselling parenting books in the UK for almost 20 years。
This completely revised edition of The New Contented Little Baby Book contains the most up-to-date advice available to parents。 Using the feedback from numerous readers and website members， Gina has been able to develop and elaborate on the information in her first book， while clearly setting out her philosophy on simple feeding and sleeping routines。
By creating routines that match a growing baby's innate natural rhythms， Gina prevents the hunger， overtiredness and colic that can lead to excessive crying。 Babies who are settled into Gina's gentle routines are happy and contented because their needs for food and sleep are appropriately met and they should sleep for their longest spell at night from an early age。
With detailed， prescriptive information on everything parents need to know， this book includes chapters on:
- Preparation for the birth
- How the routines evolved and the benefits of following a routine
- Milk feeding in the first year
- Understanding your baby's sleep
- Establishing a routine
- Introducing solid food in line with government and World Health Authority guidelines
- Common problems in the first year。
Whether you are expecting your first child， or are experiencing difficulties with an older baby， this comprehensive guide contains all the expert guidance you need to help your baby feed and sleep well。
This completely revised edition of The New Contented Little Baby Book contains the most up-to-date advice available to parents。 Using the feedback from numerous readers and website members， Gina has been able to develop and elaborate on the information in her first book， while clearly setting out her philosophy on simple feeding and sleeping routines。
By creating routines that match a growing baby's innate natural rhythms， Gina prevents the hunger， overtiredness and colic that can lead to excessive crying。 Babies who are settled into Gina's gentle routines are happy and contented because their needs for food and sleep are appropriately met and they should sleep for their longest spell at night from an early age。
With detailed， prescriptive information on everything parents need to know， this book includes chapters on:
- Preparation for the birth
- How the routines evolved and the benefits of following a routine
- Milk feeding in the first year
- Understanding your baby's sleep
- Establishing a routine
- Introducing solid food in line with government and World Health Authority guidelines
- Common problems in the first year。
Whether you are expecting your first child， or are experiencing difficulties with an older baby， this comprehensive guide contains all the expert guidance you need to help your baby feed and sleep well。
Reviews
Natalie
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Hate hate hate 。。。 here lies the path to madness 😂
Heather Campbell
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Excellent common sense advice， logical and structured。 A step by step guide through the first year with great hints and tips regarding what to buy and actual routines you can follow。
Sarah Hamilton
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Followed this with my PFB。It's good as a guide （pre internet） if you've never been around babies before but I adapted it for my own needs which was fine。 Followed this with my PFB。It's good as a guide （pre internet） if you've never been around babies before but I adapted it for my own needs which was fine。 。。。more
Charlotte
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Gina Ford advocates for strict schedules when raising a baby。 This is terrible advice。 Having become a parent almost 12 weeks ago， I can’t imagine the stress of attempting to force timings on a newborn。 I’m glad I bought this secondhand because it is OUTDATED NONSENSE。
Melissa Chin
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A lot of helpful and logical tips for parents looking for routine and structure。 If that's not you， this book probably isn't for you。 A lot of helpful and logical tips for parents looking for routine and structure。 If that's not you， this book probably isn't for you。 。。。more
Anesha Dhanji
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I’ll be honest I didn’t actually finish reading this。 It felt like punishment so I just didn’t bother。 I personally found this book just awful。 Way too over the top for me as a first time Mum and added to my feelings of inadequacy。 It’s a real shame - I know others who swear by it so I was really thinking it would be great for me but it just wasn’t。
Maureen
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I bought this book whilst pregnant and was overwhelmed by the rigidity in the routines and the amount of things I had to remember throughout the day。 I set the book aside and didn't think about it until my baby was about 3 weeks old。Long story short， the lack of help due to the pandemic saw me giving up breastfeeding because of thrush and mastitis， severe post natal depression in both myself and my husband， and a baby who would not sleep。 The routines helped remove some of the decisions in a giv I bought this book whilst pregnant and was overwhelmed by the rigidity in the routines and the amount of things I had to remember throughout the day。 I set the book aside and didn't think about it until my baby was about 3 weeks old。Long story short， the lack of help due to the pandemic saw me giving up breastfeeding because of thrush and mastitis， severe post natal depression in both myself and my husband， and a baby who would not sleep。 The routines helped remove some of the decisions in a given day and gave us something to target。I found this book really helpful as a new mom living in a foreign country away from any familial and close friend help， during a global pandemic。 。。。more
Mary-Anne O'Donnell
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If you like routine， read the book and take what you want from it， ignore the rest。 If you don't like routine， don't read it。 Like any book。 If you like routine， read the book and take what you want from it， ignore the rest。 If you don't like routine， don't read it。 Like any book。 。。。more
Selin
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Mucizevi bir kitap。 Pandemi nedeniyle doğum sürecinde ve yeni doğan bebeğimle tamamen yalnız ve tecrübesiz bir anneyken hamilelikte okuduğum bu kitap hayatımı kurtatdı， kolaylaştırdı。 Çevremdeki herkes bebeğimle olan iletişimime ve bebeğin düzenine şaşırdı。Kitap önce bebek için ne almanız gerektiğni， bebeğinizi ne sıklıkla beslemeniz gerektiğini， emzirme pozisyonu ya da biberonla beslemeyi tercih ettiyseniz biberonla bebeği besleme pozisyonu gibi bölümler içeriyor。 Sonrası da bebeğin uyksunu， ye Mucizevi bir kitap。 Pandemi nedeniyle doğum sürecinde ve yeni doğan bebeğimle tamamen yalnız ve tecrübesiz bir anneyken hamilelikte okuduğum bu kitap hayatımı kurtatdı， kolaylaştırdı。 Çevremdeki herkes bebeğimle olan iletişimime ve bebeğin düzenine şaşırdı。Kitap önce bebek için ne almanız gerektiğni， bebeğinizi ne sıklıkla beslemeniz gerektiğini， emzirme pozisyonu ya da biberonla beslemeyi tercih ettiyseniz biberonla bebeği besleme pozisyonu gibi bölümler içeriyor。 Sonrası da bebeğin uyksunu， yeme düzenini ve alışkanlıklarını anlamaya yönelik bölümler ve sık sorulan sorular içeriyor。 İlerleyen bölümlerde ise 12。 Aya kadar her ay için saat saat örnek rutin programı var。 Son olarak ise bebeklerin karşılaştığı problemlerden bahsediliyor。Olumsuz yorumlara kulak asmamanızı öneririm。 Öncelikle hangi kitabı okursanız okuyun her bebeğin farklı olduğunu unutmamak gerekir。 Dolayısıyla kendi bebeğinizi tanıyıp Ford’un yöntemleriyle harmanlarsanız bence başarı elde etmemeniz mümkün değil。Bu kitap sayesinde ilk aydan beri bebeğimin gece ve gündüz uykuları düzenli， banyo rutinimiz， günlük rutinimiz， beslenme rutinimiz uyum içinde。 Gün içerisinde sürekli düzeni değişmeyen bebek ve iyi uyuyan bebek haliyle son derece mutlu， huzurlu ve öğrenmeye açık oluyor。Tabii ki kitapta yazan her şeyi uygulamadım。 Örneğin saat 22 den sonra bebekle göz kontağını kesmek， bebeği kundaklamak， ilk aylardan gündüz uykusunda oda ayırmak gibi bana uymayan şeyleri yapmadım。 Ayrıca sabah 7 den akşam7 ye kadar olan bu rutinin saatlerini sabah9-akşam 9 olarak değiştirdim çünkü bence 7 de yatan bebeğin babasıyla geçirdiği zaman çok kısalıyor。 Ancak herşeye rağmen saat saat anneye program veren， annenin yemek yemesi gereken saate kadar düşünen，böyle güzel programlanan bir kitap daha okumadım。 Önerdiğim tüm anneler de memnun kaldı， işlerine yarayacak bir şeyler buldular。 Gina Ford rutininin baştan sona uygulanmasa bile büyük bir yol gösterici olduğu kesin。 。。。more
Gabriele MaZa
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I have an ambiguous feeling for this book。 From one point of view， it looks like it is too rigid and so unflexible。 From another point of view， most of the concepts look logical to me。 I don't think that I'll use the agenda blindly but I'll try to adapt some of the concepts and will check if it works。 Although my thoughts about this book are controversial， I recommend reading it before delivery。 I have an ambiguous feeling for this book。 From one point of view， it looks like it is too rigid and so unflexible。 From another point of view， most of the concepts look logical to me。 I don't think that I'll use the agenda blindly but I'll try to adapt some of the concepts and will check if it works。 Although my thoughts about this book are controversial， I recommend reading it before delivery。 。。。more
Sabina
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Horrible book and it makes me scared that there are some first time mums that might follow the advice the author is giving。 This woman is a danger to a healthy development of any baby， routine from day 1， cry it out method。 The bit that is stuck in my memory the most is the story of parents that took a sleeping pill with a glass of wine and went to sleep while their baby was crying for hours next door while being trained by Gina。 How cruel one can be when trusting the advise of 'the expert'。Stud Horrible book and it makes me scared that there are some first time mums that might follow the advice the author is giving。 This woman is a danger to a healthy development of any baby， routine from day 1， cry it out method。 The bit that is stuck in my memory the most is the story of parents that took a sleeping pill with a glass of wine and went to sleep while their baby was crying for hours next door while being trained by Gina。 How cruel one can be when trusting the advise of 'the expert'。Studies explained over and over what happens when CIO method is used， babies freeze， they learn that noone is coming and stop crying to preserve life。 I threw the book away， just to make sure noone else finds it and decides to read it！！ 。。。more
Anta
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Gandrīz pusi grāmatas aizņem ievads - par to， cik autore ir gudra un pieredzējusi un cik ļoti noderīga ir viņas piedāvātā metode。 Jau no sākuma bija skaidrs， ka šo metodi neieviesīšu: autore sniedz ļoti striktu dienas grafiku pa minūtēm， cikos mazulis jābaro， cikos māmiņai ēst， atpūsties utt。 tjp。 Tomēr vairāki padomi par bērna aprūpi un barošanu noderēja。
Petra Pomper
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It's good I didn't read this book before because is full of potentially dangerous advices。 Like， it's ok to give some sugar to your baby。 It's not ok！ It's good I didn't read this book before because is full of potentially dangerous advices。 Like， it's ok to give some sugar to your baby。 It's not ok！ 。。。more
Diana
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a great book 。。saved my life in my baby's first year。。。 helped me alootttt to put my baby on routine 。。 my baby sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am 。。 very highly recommended and now i'm getting the next Gina Ford book for toddlers （ the contented toddler years ） a great book 。。saved my life in my baby's first year。。。 helped me alootttt to put my baby on routine 。。 my baby sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am 。。 very highly recommended and now i'm getting the next Gina Ford book for toddlers （ the contented toddler years ） 。。。more
Kym Teo
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I am going to recommend this book no matter what the critics say。 I am a baby photographer， a registered baby massager and have 3 kids of my own who went through the routines， slept through at 3 months， and I got the luxury of time to myself and for other people who also needs us。 I think the people who slams this book probably either did not thoroughly read the pointers， slamming the book for so called morality， had a lot of help in their lives， or simply had not had the courage to try to get s I am going to recommend this book no matter what the critics say。 I am a baby photographer， a registered baby massager and have 3 kids of my own who went through the routines， slept through at 3 months， and I got the luxury of time to myself and for other people who also needs us。 I think the people who slams this book probably either did not thoroughly read the pointers， slamming the book for so called morality， had a lot of help in their lives， or simply had not had the courage to try to get some normality in their lives。 This book is godsend for first time mums。 。。。more
Irene
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I didn’t spend much time with this book， but I did give the whole thing a quick skim/review。 I found much of it unrealistic and incompatible with my own goals and ideas about parenting。 Routines are a nice idea but you simply cannot force a baby to eat and sleep when they aren’t tired or hungry or just don’t want to， nor do I believe you should wear yourself out trying。 As a new first time mother， my priority is on establishing safety， trust， and bonding with my child。 Rules and routines can com I didn’t spend much time with this book， but I did give the whole thing a quick skim/review。 I found much of it unrealistic and incompatible with my own goals and ideas about parenting。 Routines are a nice idea but you simply cannot force a baby to eat and sleep when they aren’t tired or hungry or just don’t want to， nor do I believe you should wear yourself out trying。 As a new first time mother， my priority is on establishing safety， trust， and bonding with my child。 Rules and routines can come a bit later。 Much of the advice in this book I found cruel and unnecessary。 Wouldn’t recommend it。 。。。more
Sarah Gwen
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What a terrible， awful book。 Firstly， it puts so much unnecessary pressure on the parents， and secondly it is inhumane。 If you treated old people like this in a care home you'd be accused of cruelty and neglect， which is exactly what it endorses。 Oh and by the way， the author has no children。This book should be removed from publication。For help that follows what a baby really needs and is cruelty free take a look at The Milk Meg， especially helpful for breastfeeding parents。 What a terrible， awful book。 Firstly， it puts so much unnecessary pressure on the parents， and secondly it is inhumane。 If you treated old people like this in a care home you'd be accused of cruelty and neglect， which is exactly what it endorses。 Oh and by the way， the author has no children。This book should be removed from publication。For help that follows what a baby really needs and is cruelty free take a look at The Milk Meg， especially helpful for breastfeeding parents。 。。。more
Rebecca Jane
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Unrealistic， potentially damaging advice for breastfeeding mothers and babies。 Sets ridiculous expectations and not worth the stress of trying to implement。 Some good tips and tricks around sleep。
Marina Khaustova
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One word - extreme！ It all made sense to me - right until the day I brought my newborn son home from the hospital， haha :）But if you alter the schedule and take it all with a grain of salt。。。 well， I see how it actually works for the friends who recommended it to me。
Jacki
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I found the books to be informative but it was very regimental in how and when you should feed your baby or put them to sleep。 This is definitely more helpful as the baby gets older and naturally has more of a routine， prior to about 6 months it was nowhere close to what my baby was doing and she was a very settled and content baby， but I was left feeling like she wasnt behaving correctly as she didnt match what the book said she should。
Kristina
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This is very controversial book-some love it and some hate it。 I found the advice and information regarding sleeping and feeding useful。 Actually， the info here is echoed in many other books， blogs and articles。 Regarding the routine-my baby boy naturally felt into the suggested times but I do not follow it strictly and am flexible。 I do not agree with recommendations to give formula when you can breastfeed。 Also， I did not like the expressing business so did not even start。 Nevertheless， the su This is very controversial book-some love it and some hate it。 I found the advice and information regarding sleeping and feeding useful。 Actually， the info here is echoed in many other books， blogs and articles。 Regarding the routine-my baby boy naturally felt into the suggested times but I do not follow it strictly and am flexible。 I do not agree with recommendations to give formula when you can breastfeed。 Also， I did not like the expressing business so did not even start。 Nevertheless， the suggesting sleeping routine was very useful for me。 I was more flexible with feeding times and responded to what my baby needed but nqturally it was very similar to the suggested routine。 I personally think you adapt the advice and suggested routines to your baby needs rather than following them blindly and strictly to the point。 Also， I believe in having some sort of routine for the baby to help both the baby and the mum。I saw some comments that said "baby is left crying for long time"-not sure if they read the book fully or just made the assumption from the extract。 Using the routine my baby was never left crying and his needs were always met， hence the flexibility in applying the routine。 In my impression neither the author advocates leaving babies to cry。 。。。more
Sarah Kamer
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I followed GF's advice with my first child。 Yes he slept through the night at 8 weeks as a result。。。 However following such a strict approach made me very stressed （which as a new parent you definitely don't need any more of） and I believe hampered crucial bonding with my son。 He is almost 6 years old now and has clear abandonment fears and separation anxiety。 He is very happy in a routine and familiar surroundings but afraid to try new surroundings。 I believe these behaviours are to a large ext I followed GF's advice with my first child。 Yes he slept through the night at 8 weeks as a result。。。 However following such a strict approach made me very stressed （which as a new parent you definitely don't need any more of） and I believe hampered crucial bonding with my son。 He is almost 6 years old now and has clear abandonment fears and separation anxiety。 He is very happy in a routine and familiar surroundings but afraid to try new surroundings。 I believe these behaviours are to a large extent down to the effects of the GF routine I imposed on him。I now have a 5 week old and I am going by her needs for feeding and sleeping and I have to say I am so much more happy and relaxed and the bonding is amazing。 Of course some of that ease also comes from the fact that she's a second child。 Will she sleep through the night at 8 weeks？ I have to say I don't care as long as we're happy。 2 stars because there is some useful general information。 。。。more
NarniaRU
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In the early days I did try to use this book as a Bible。 The Nazi-Lady as my boyfriend calls her， has got some good ideas and having a routine can be helpful， BUT her routine is so strict that it ended up stressing me out much more than helping me。 She doesn't allow for little problems like a baby not latching for two months or living in Spain where routines are completely out of whack。 Three stars because it's easy to read but please read it but put it down to relax and enjoy your newborn。 In the early days I did try to use this book as a Bible。 The Nazi-Lady as my boyfriend calls her， has got some good ideas and having a routine can be helpful， BUT her routine is so strict that it ended up stressing me out much more than helping me。 She doesn't allow for little problems like a baby not latching for two months or living in Spain where routines are completely out of whack。 Three stars because it's easy to read but please read it but put it down to relax and enjoy your newborn。 。。。more
D。E。 Knightley
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This book gets 3 stars in some respects and 5 stars in others。 So 4 stars。 Firstly， if you are a new parent without a clue， there is a lot of useful stuff in there。 What to buy and what not to waste your money on。 How often to feed （4 hourly really worked for us）。 How to start solids （worked wonderfully for me）。 The routines are the most controversial bit of the book， on which more below。The book promised if the routines are followed， there would be no colic。 I was reluctant to follow the routin This book gets 3 stars in some respects and 5 stars in others。 So 4 stars。 Firstly， if you are a new parent without a clue， there is a lot of useful stuff in there。 What to buy and what not to waste your money on。 How often to feed （4 hourly really worked for us）。 How to start solids （worked wonderfully for me）。 The routines are the most controversial bit of the book， on which more below。The book promised if the routines are followed， there would be no colic。 I was reluctant to follow the routines because they seemed like a lot of pressure， but after one bout of colic that lasted for a couple of hours solid， I tried the routines。 I can say for sure we never had colic again， although my daughter was not a colicky baby per se， and it may have been a coincidence。 I can also say for sure that the routines nearly drove me bonkers。 I will however add that I am an A-type overachiever/perfectionist personality who has to hit the target 100%。 If you can be sensible about the routines （unlike me） and cheerfully use them as a guideline， you will be fine。 If you are the kind of person， like me， who takes extremely seriously sentences like "It is imperative that the baby goes down for the second nap before 3 pm"， then I urge you to chuck the book in the bin right now in order to save your sanity！ Eventually it was exactly what I had to do， and I felt instantly better。 。。。more
Peggy Chen
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This book can sabotage your breastfeeding relationship with your baby。
Susana Alves
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Not much contentIn my experience， not worth the time it takes to read as it is basic to the core and repetitive。
Jay
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Saved our sanity。 The content is the best there is for having a content baby and family but it could be better organized。 Be sure to read it cover to cover while you're pregnant because you will struggle to have time once baby comes。 I had this on a shelf and finally after many sleepless nights on week three just started slogging through。 Baby has been sleeping full night's since 3 months！ Saved our sanity。 The content is the best there is for having a content baby and family but it could be better organized。 Be sure to read it cover to cover while you're pregnant because you will struggle to have time once baby comes。 I had this on a shelf and finally after many sleepless nights on week three just started slogging through。 Baby has been sleeping full night's since 3 months！ 。。。more
Lauren
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This book was a bit overwhelming and， honestly， rather confusing。 There's also some notes in here that go directly against advice I've heard from professionals （such as how you shouldn't start expressing milk as early as this book recommends）。 I feel like this is a good place to start but it's very strict and rather confusing on when to move to the next stage。 This book was a bit overwhelming and， honestly， rather confusing。 There's also some notes in here that go directly against advice I've heard from professionals （such as how you shouldn't start expressing milk as early as this book recommends）。 I feel like this is a good place to start but it's very strict and rather confusing on when to move to the next stage。 。。。more
Irina
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Never consider a baby book as the only source of truth。 Always double check and cross-reference book suggestions。 If book suggestions work for you - great， if they don’t - don’t stress and try other approaches。 Suggestions in this particular book are too rigid and routine/schedule based。 Did not work for me or my baby。
Kristine
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