Healthy Living Books Books

Rating: - No good for parents of spirited babies!
I first read this book during pregnancy and the routines sounded great in theory and I was eager to put them in place with my first born. However, they didnt work when put into practice. As my baby is 'spirited' he is very active when awake, easily overstimulated and gets overtired quickly as a result. If I dont spot the early signs of tiredness he will have a meltdown. Consequently when I followed Gina Ford's guides for nap times my baby was constantly overtired and miserable. Luckily I came across 'The Baby Whisperer' which explains how to read your baby's body language and act accordingly. I believe that every baby is different and a 'one size fits all' routine doesnt account for this.

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Rating: - Baby manual
If there ever was a manual for a baby, then this is as close as it gets!

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Rating: - A godsend
I read this before the birth of my first child. Although the routines seem strict at first you soon reap the benefits. My son slept through the night from about 8 weeks (Exclusively breastfeeding) and rarely cries. I can anticipate when he will be hungry/tired etc and can therefore attend to his needs before he becomes fractious. The result is a very secure and contented little baby!

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Rating: - It worked for me
I found this book really helpful and simply cannot understand the criticism it attracts.
What is wrong with a well rested,well fed happy child.
I despise the fact that people assume that if you like this book you are some kind of career crazed person that does not spend time with their children!
I am an ordinary stay at home mum,I breast fed,used real nappies and cook all my meals from scratch and yes I also followed a lot of advice in this book which any sensible person will recognise actually puts the babies needs first
just my opinion but it really worked for me and my contented little baby

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Rating: - don't buy it
I bought this book as it was recomended by a friend, once I found out that Gina Ford does not have any children of her own it explained a lot. I read the book while I was pregnant but once I had my baby and realised that she would not be a baby who wanted to be fed by routines but was happier and contented being fed on demand, then it got put back on the shelf. The only people I've heard of that are fans of Gina Ford are celebrities, but then they don't look after their own children, they pay a nanny to do it for them, so don't get to see how upset the babies are that have to stick to the rediculous routines.