The completely revised edition of The Contented Little Baby Book offers comprehensive and practical guidance from bestselling author, childcare expert, and former maternity nurse, Gina Ford. This essential guide helps parents navigate the baby's first year by establishing simple, consistent routines for feeding and sleeping.

Drawing on reader feedback, Gina Ford elaborates on her established methods, focusing on creating routines that align with a baby's natural patterns. This structured approach aims to build parental confidence while supporting the baby's development, helping to prevent excessive crying caused by hunger, overtiredness, and colic, and encouraging longer sleep spells at night early on.

• Comprehensive guide for new and experienced parents covering the baby's first year.
• Expert advice from childcare specialist Gina Ford, a former maternity nurse.
• Focuses on establishing consistent feeding and sleeping routines based on a baby's natural patterns.
• Helps prevent common issues like hunger, overtiredness, and colic.
• Includes detailed, prescriptive information on essential topics.

This guide contains detailed information across several crucial areas for parents:

• Preparing for the birth of your baby
• Establishing a daily routine
• Milk feeding in the first year (breast-feeding and bottle feeding)
• Understanding your baby's sleep
• Introducing solid food in line with government and World Health Authority guidelines
• Managing common problems in the baby’s first year

• Author: Ford, Contented Little Baby Gina
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 6 April 2006
• Print Length: 254 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-0091912697
• Dimensions: 13.8 x 3.2 x 21.4 cm
• Weight: 400 g

Whether you are expecting your first child or dealing with difficulties with an older baby, this book provides the expert guidance needed to help your baby feed and sleep well.