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Just wondered about a book
"shaz" wrote Hi all, I was given a book a while ago called The New Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford, I flicked through it and get the general gist of what it suggests, I was wondering if any one on here has read and tried to follow it and what you thought? It seems very strict to me, but the general principles seem OK. I tried to read it, I really did. I managed to get halfway through the first chapter before I quit in disgust. I scanned the remainder of the book. The author has no children of her own although she has worked as a nanny and maternity nurse for many years. It struck me more like an obedience training book, the kind that you'd use for dogs. I don't think you'll find many people here who would recommend this book (or "The Baby Whisperer" either). Books often recommended on the group are those written by Dr Sears or approved by La Leche League. Jean -- HOLLY: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk. LISTER: Why? HOLLY: No bugger'll drink it. Plus the advantage of dog's milk is when it goes off it takes exactly the same as when it's fresh. LISTER: Why didn't you tell me, Holly?! HOLLY: What, and spoil your tea? (Red Dwarf: Series 2, Episode 1) |
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Just wondered about a book
Hi all,
I was given a book a while ago called The New Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford, I flicked through it and get the general gist of what it suggests, I was wondering if any one on here has read and tried to follow it and what you thought? It seems very strict to me, but the general principles seem OK. Thanks for any replies. Shaz |
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Just wondered about a book
In message , Iuil
writes I don't think you'll find many people here who would recommend this book (or "The Baby Whisperer" either). Books often recommended on the group are those written by Dr Sears or approved by La Leche League. Well ... I would. I read them both and did find them helpful. It may sound daft, but to a clueless new mum with no experience of babies, the advice "feed your baby when she's hungry. And let her sleep when she's tired" was about the kind of level I needed :-) You couldn't slide a bus ticket between what my nine-month baby does and what Sergeant-Major Gina Ford prescribes - but she does it because that's what suits her, not because I've "put" her on that schedule. If my baby had been unhappy fitting into the rigid schedule, I wouldn't have forced her. My baby needs a lot of sleep and if she doesn't get her morning nap and her afternoon nap, then there's hell to pay. Plus my health is still so poor that I am completely dependant on my baby having an afternoon nap so that *I* can have a sleep too. Don't get me wrong, my baby is fed on demand - it's just that it's all fairly predictable and she's settled down to textbook feed times. One negative thing I would say about the Sergeant Major is though it's obvious that she really loves babies, her style is quite off-putting. Eg for night feeds, no eye contact, no talking, no playing. She and I have parted company now; I read in one of her books a case study about three-month old twins who were very brutally weaned off the breast onto the bottle, due to the mother's exhaustion. She counted it as a success. I really didn't like what I read. Oh yes and another thing I didn't like was that when I started to introduce solids to DD I followed the Sergeant-Major's weaning book. All was well at first, it was a sensible plan that took it slowly and gently. And as I read further it became clear that if you followed the plans, at the age of one year you would have a baby that was fully weaned, off the breast and bottle. I didn't like this assumption, that you want to be stopping breastfeeding. -- Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat |
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Just wondered about a book
"Mogget" wrote
I don't think you'll find many people here who would recommend this book (or "The Baby Whisperer" either). Books often recommended on the group are those written by Dr Sears or approved by La Leche League. Well ... I would. I read them both and did find them helpful. It may sound daft, but to a clueless new mum with no experience of babies, the advice "feed your baby when she's hungry. And let her sleep when she's tired" was about the kind of level I needed :-) Sears says that. So does Penelope Leach. You couldn't slide a bus ticket between what my nine-month baby does and what Sergeant-Major Gina Ford prescribes - but she does it because that's what suits her, not because I've "put" her on that schedule. If my baby had been unhappy fitting into the rigid schedule, I wouldn't have forced her. The point being that *she* determined the schedule, not you. My 15 month has a schedule too and if she doesn't eat or sleep on time she gets mega-cranky. But I didn't need Gina Ford to tell me how to force her into that schedule. I much preferred Penelope Leach's method of "reading the baby not the book" once you have the cues figured out. My baby needs a lot of sleep and if she doesn't get her morning nap and her afternoon nap, then there's hell to pay. Plus my health is still so poor that I am completely dependant on my baby having an afternoon nap so that *I* can have a sleep too. Heh. I took *2* naps with DD today :-). Oh yes and another thing I didn't like was that when I started to introduce solids to DD I followed the Sergeant-Major's weaning book. All was well at first, it was a sensible plan that took it slowly and gently. And as I read further it became clear that if you followed the plans, at the age of one year you would have a baby that was fully weaned, off the breast and bottle. I didn't like this assumption, that you want to be stopping breastfeeding. So you're not really recommending her book, are you? ;-) Jean -- HOLLY: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk. LISTER: Why? HOLLY: No bugger'll drink it. Plus the advantage of dog's milk is when it goes off it takes exactly the same as when it's fresh. LISTER: Why didn't you tell me, Holly?! HOLLY: What, and spoil your tea? (Red Dwarf: Series 2, Episode 1) |
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Just wondered about a book
Thanks for your opinions, I personally don't think I could be as strict as
the book recommends! Shaz "Iuil" wrote in message ... "Mogget" wrote I don't think you'll find many people here who would recommend this book (or "The Baby Whisperer" either). Books often recommended on the group are those written by Dr Sears or approved by La Leche League. Well ... I would. I read them both and did find them helpful. It may sound daft, but to a clueless new mum with no experience of babies, the advice "feed your baby when she's hungry. And let her sleep when she's tired" was about the kind of level I needed :-) Sears says that. So does Penelope Leach. You couldn't slide a bus ticket between what my nine-month baby does and what Sergeant-Major Gina Ford prescribes - but she does it because that's what suits her, not because I've "put" her on that schedule. If my baby had been unhappy fitting into the rigid schedule, I wouldn't have forced her. The point being that *she* determined the schedule, not you. My 15 month has a schedule too and if she doesn't eat or sleep on time she gets mega-cranky. But I didn't need Gina Ford to tell me how to force her into that schedule. I much preferred Penelope Leach's method of "reading the baby not the book" once you have the cues figured out. My baby needs a lot of sleep and if she doesn't get her morning nap and her afternoon nap, then there's hell to pay. Plus my health is still so poor that I am completely dependant on my baby having an afternoon nap so that *I* can have a sleep too. Heh. I took *2* naps with DD today :-). Oh yes and another thing I didn't like was that when I started to introduce solids to DD I followed the Sergeant-Major's weaning book. All was well at first, it was a sensible plan that took it slowly and gently. And as I read further it became clear that if you followed the plans, at the age of one year you would have a baby that was fully weaned, off the breast and bottle. I didn't like this assumption, that you want to be stopping breastfeeding. So you're not really recommending her book, are you? ;-) Jean -- HOLLY: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk. LISTER: Why? HOLLY: No bugger'll drink it. Plus the advantage of dog's milk is when it goes off it takes exactly the same as when it's fresh. LISTER: Why didn't you tell me, Holly?! HOLLY: What, and spoil your tea? (Red Dwarf: Series 2, Episode 1) |
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