Your favourite baby care books
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Workingmom1975
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The Contented Little Baby by Gina Ford and Baby Whisperer!
The American Academy of Pediatrics book as a comprehensive manual and the Dr. Harvey Karp Baby Whisperer book for some nice and simple calming/soothing techniques for the first 8 weeks or so. Honestly, I didn't rely too much on books, other than to give me a rough idea of when certain milestones would be reached, when to start solids, etc. Take a good baby care course and a first aid course - does a lot for your confidence. I'd never even held a baby before mine was born.
Some mothers, including friends of mine, really liked the structured routines that Gina Ford and others advocate. My child never ate well and a strict schedule didn't work for her.
Some mothers, including friends of mine, really liked the structured routines that Gina Ford and others advocate. My child never ate well and a strict schedule didn't work for her.
I love Pinky McKay's books, although I'm not sure if you can buy them in HK. Her site is http://www.pinky-mychild.com/
she follows a more gentle parenting approach. Good luck
she follows a more gentle parenting approach. Good luck
Hi collsi. As the books appear quite "text heavy", did you find it difficult to find the topics that you were looking for at short notice? I guess that's what is putting me off them at the moment.
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
Happiest Baby On The Block by Harvey Karp, M.D.
(Here is the accompanying video for Happiest Baby on the block which I watched and found just as useful as the book)
Honestly, these are pretty much the only two books I've read as I've found a wealth of good information from blogs and websites online any time I had a specific question. I think it's not always good to read a ton of parenting books because they often have conflicting ideas that can be more confusing than helpful (and once you've actually got that little baby to take care of, who has enough time to sit down and read a lot anyway?). "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer" was recommended to me by a counselor. At the time, my son was almost 6-months-old, didn't take regular naps and would be up 10 times at night. I read the book and started applying some of the suggestions and within two weeks we'd fixed his sleep problems and he started sleeping 12 hours at a time (still never took naps as a baby during the day, though)--so, I know that at least for me, this book helped tremendously.
Happiest Baby On The Block by Harvey Karp, M.D.
(Here is the accompanying video for Happiest Baby on the block which I watched and found just as useful as the book)
Honestly, these are pretty much the only two books I've read as I've found a wealth of good information from blogs and websites online any time I had a specific question. I think it's not always good to read a ton of parenting books because they often have conflicting ideas that can be more confusing than helpful (and once you've actually got that little baby to take care of, who has enough time to sit down and read a lot anyway?). "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer" was recommended to me by a counselor. At the time, my son was almost 6-months-old, didn't take regular naps and would be up 10 times at night. I read the book and started applying some of the suggestions and within two weeks we'd fixed his sleep problems and he started sleeping 12 hours at a time (still never took naps as a baby during the day, though)--so, I know that at least for me, this book helped tremendously.
Um, not really. I didn't find the "What To Expect While You're Expecting" book very helpful either. And for most of the questions in there if you have a specific question like, "Why is my baby doing this..." I find it's better to just Google it and you'll find a lot of resources from medical websites to baby care websites.
