The prospect of bringing a tiny baby home for the first time is daunting. Horror stories of sleep-starved nights, inconsolable crying and feeding on demand can make any proud parent fearful of the future. Maternity nurses have long been used as live-in babycare tutors who will settle your baby as well as boost your confidence; this book promises to do the same and for a fraction of the price! Gina ford uses her years of experience in caring for hundreds of different babies to produce a plan that will ensure your baby is happy and contented. She believes that simple routines can avoid months of sleepless nights, colic and feeding difficulties that many people believe are a normal part of parenting. Her babies feed regularly and well, never have colic and sleep through the night at six to eight weeks. Practical and calm and using lots of parent-friendly schedules and time-plans, The Contented Little Baby Book has already worked for hundreds of mothers and babies all over the world. Now it can work for you.

The Contented Little Baby Book

Ford, Gina

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Vermilion

Written by a respected maternity nurse, this text addresses the issue of sleep-starved nights, inconsolable crying and feeding on demand - stories that make the prospect of bringing a tiny baby home for the first time daunting for any proud parent. The book features input from clients, readers and mothers. It aims to give practical and reassuring advice to new parents by suggesting a strategy developed through years of research and experience. When implemented it should ensure 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.

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

Ebury Pr

The importance of good childhood nutrition has never been more topical. Parents are constantly being reminded of the need to offer their children healthy, home cooking and cut down on the number of fat, salt and suger-laden ready-prepared meals they feed them instead. Yet busy lifestyles dictate that family time is in short-supply and it is often hard to balance this need with the practicality of cooking for every family member. Gina Ford is here to help, providing the solution to this common parental dilemma in this highly accesible family recipe book. Picking up from where The Contented Little Baby Book of Weaning left off, Gina Ford's Feeding Made Easy addresses the next stage in childhood nutrition, from the age of nine months. Simplicity is the key to Gina's advice and her realistic approach to the demands of modern-day parenting account for the time restrictions of parents who want to provide good nutrition fast. all the family: recipes for mothers and babies; recipes for mothers, babies and toddlers -ideas on batch cooking: how to make twelve meals for the freezer at one cooking session -quick and tasty breakfasts -how to make vegetables appealing and much more! 'This book could be your salvation!' The Daily Telegraph on The New Contented Little Baby Book

The Gina Ford Baby and Toddler Cook Book: Over 100 Easy Recipes for All the Family to Enjoy

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

A Contented House with Twins unites the UK's leading baby expert, Gina Ford, and the highly regarded television presenter Alice Beer, a mother of twin girls. Discovering you are pregnant with twins is both an exciting and a thoroughly terrifying prospect. Within weeks of the arrival of her beautiful daughters, Alice found that she was "screaming out for a routine" and craving the knowledge of mothers who had been through it with two. This book is the result of those cries. Alice's front-line experience of coping with twins is combined with Gina's highly successful parenting advice and, for the first time, her groundbreaking routines, specially adapted for twins. Together, they tackle the practical and emotional aspects of parenting two babies, including what you can expect in a multiple pregnancy; how to feed two at once; what to do when they each want a different story or both want a hug; and how to cope with everyday practicalities: shopping, bath time, and much more. Alice's humorous insights and Gina's essential advice, tips, support, and successful routines will guarantee that parents enjoy their twins and get their lives back.

A Contented House with Twins

Parenting & Relationships

Beer, Alice

Family Relationships

As babies grow, their routines and patterns change. In The Contented Toddler Years, Gina addresses the many changes in sleeping and feeding habits that arise during the second and third year. She offers invaluable advice and insight into these crucial stages of a child's development, from walking and talking, to teething and potty training, and also shows you how to deal with tantrums, food refusal, and sibling jealousy; prepare for the arrival of a second baby, including how to cope physically, emotionally and financially, and how to adapt her routines when caring for a baby and toddler; make teeth-cleaning fun and put an end to habits such as thumb-sucking, nail-biting, and eating dirt; and decide what type of childcare is best for you and your toddler. Gina's advice is derived from hands-on experience of dealing with children. Parents can be confident that her techniques, which have been tried and tested many times and have proved successful with many different children, can also work for them. She has listened to the concerns of thousands of parents via her consultations and website. Reassuring and down-to-earth, parents will find Gina's advice can help make the passage from contented baby to confident child a happy and stress-free experience for the whole family.

The Contented Toddler Years

Parenting

Sleep, or rather the lack of it, is the issue of paramount concern to the overwhelming majority of new parents. Getting enough sleep is vital for the health of a growing baby or toddler, and the sanity of moms and dads. Yet striking the right balance between their differing needs can be hard to achieve. Once sleep problems set in, they can fast demoralize and exhaust parents, undermining confidence in their ability to cope. Gina Ford has come to the rescue with her answer: the key to a good night's sleep for the whole family lies in teaching parents to understand the changing sleep needs of their growing baby. This book informs and reassures parents, dispelling many common myths and anxieties and offering practical solutions that work. By creating a structure of regular feeding, sleeping, and playing times, Gina explains how parents can help their baby to find a rhythm that will be comfortable for all concerned. Whether parents want to establish good sleeping habits from the start, or find they need to cure sleep problems and get their child back on track, Gina has the answers.

The Complete Sleep Guide For Contented Babies & Toddlers

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Weaning your baby on to solid foods is one of the most important milestones during the early months of parenthood, and Gina's expert advice on weaning makes a baby's transition from milk to solid foods as straightforward as possible. Successful weaning establishes a pattern of healthy eating in babies, avoiding the pitfalls of fussy eaters restricted to a narrow diet. In this revised edition of The Contented Little Baby Book of Weaning, Gina includes the latest recommendations regarding breastfeeding and the introduction of solid food from the World Health Organization and the UK Department of Health. She aims to take the worry out of weaning, guiding parents step-by-step through the process, and shares the insight and expertise gained from personally helping to care for more than 300 babies, and advising thousands more parents via her consultation service and website. Included in this revised edition is helpful info on the best time of day to introduce the first solid food; which foods to introduce and at what age; getting the balance of milk feeds and solids right; how to eliminate night feeds once solids are introduced; the importance of introducing finger foods at the right age; extended parent-friendly feeding plans to take parents step-by-step through the different stages; newly developed rotating meal planners for older children up to the end of the first year; and brand new questions and answers giving the most up-to-date advice to parents. The Contented Little Baby Book of Weaning is the definitive guide to ensuring babies eat well now and as they grow up and is as relevant and helpful to those parents who have not previously followed Gina's routines.

The Contented Little Baby Book Of Weaning

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. 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.

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

The author of The Contented Little Baby Book turns her attention to making sure contented babies have contented mothers
Becoming a mother is an exciting journey, with new rewards and responsibilities; but while focusing one's energies on the needs of a growing baby, it's easy to neglect one's own needs. Gina Ford has helped millions of women bring up contented babies and now she wants to ensure that their mothers are contented too. In this indispensable guide, Gina has worked with her online community of mothers to distill the best advice on motherhood. This one-stop guide will help new mothers navigate all the essential issues, including happiness, health, and fitness; relationships with one's friends, family, and partner; outings with a new baby; returning to work or parenting full-time; and whether to extend one's family further. Advice culled from the personal experiences of hundreds of mothers will help each reader make the best choices and embrace being a new mother.

The Contented Mother's Guide: Essential Advice to Help You Be a Happy, Calm and Confident Mother

Gina Ford has worked as a maternity nurse all over the world, and here she offers her top parenting tips in a concise format for busy parents. She deals with sleeping, weaning, feeding, potty training and behavioural development at a pace that is right for children.

Gina Ford's Top Tips For Contented Babies & Toddlers

Women's Health

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