The New Contented Little Baby Book: The Secret to Calm and Confident Parenting

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On moving to Edinburgh to study Hotel and Catering, she joined a premier babysitting agency, and was hugely popular with parents of young babies. For years she was one of the most sought-after maternity nurses, specialising in caring for newborn babies and toddlers with serious sleeping and feeding problems. On the strength of this gift with babies, and her proven practical ability, she was recommended to other families and her reputation escalated. She would live with families for anything from two weeks to six months, and was on duty 24 hours a day, six days a week.

It was a runaway success, largely due to enthusiastic personal recommendation, its matter-of-fact style and practical approach appealing to fathers and mothers alike. Ford's 1999 book The Contented Little Baby Book advocates a daily routine for both the baby and the parents, with the day divided up into very precise slots. Whether it's feeding to sleep, rocking to sleep, night-waking, co-sleeping, dummy attachment - whatever the problem - Gina knows how to fix it. Gina Ford's Contented Little Baby Book became a runaway bestseller when it was first published in 1999. With a new edition of the book published in 2006, it continues to be the bestselling parenting book in the UK, with sales of over half a million copies to date.Beloved by celebrities such as Kate Winslet, The New Contented Little Baby Book sets out the philosophy of child rearing that Gina Ford devised during her career as a maternity nurse. As Gina’s reputation grew, she was approached by a number of publishers, and in 1999 she wrote her first book, The Contented Little Baby Book. We seldom had to use this and it is hard to do, but Gina gives clear guidelines on how to manage it while ensuring your child feels secure and loved. Her advice and methods have been a godsend to tired, stressed parents throughout the world and have helped a generation of children go to bed on time and sleep soundly through the night.

The Contented Little Baby Book, based on Gina Ford's personal experience of caring for over 300 babies, was first published in 1999. This completely revised edition of The New Contented Little Baby Book contains the most up-to-date advice available to parents. In response to criticism levied against her, Ford suggests that the 25% market share of parenting books that her publications enjoy is proof that her methods do not harm children.

But part of this success is down to the fact that Gina still makes a point of talking directly to many mothers every week. She loves the ‘practical and sensible’ approach of Gina Ford’s The New Contented Little Baby Book, which she followed ‘like a bible’. Gina says holding babies too much can be tiring for young bodies and can give them the wrong sleep associations.

Using routines that match a growing baby’s innate natural rhythms, Gina believes parents can prevent the hunger, overtiredness and colic that cause excessive crying. Gina Ford has helped thousands of families resolve challenges over the years and her bestselling New Contented Little Baby Book has sold over 1 million copies around the world. It seemed like a very sensible plan to get your baby into a routine that ensures she is happy, while also making you feel confident about knowing what to do and when.In this life-saving new book, she offers exhausted parents clear, step-by-step solutions to resolving a whole range of sleep issues. Contrary to Gina’s wishes, Kitty was often lulled to sleep by the sound of the Eastenders’ theme tune! The maternal brain chemistry changes involve hormones that allow the mother to be more sensitive to her own infant's wants. Gina’s first appointment was to help a mother whose baby had sleeping problems and Gina’s years of hands-on experience led her to solve this particular family’s problems within a few weeks.