The Contented Little Baby The Simple Secrets of Calm, Confident Parentting

by Ford, Gina

• ISBN13: 9780451202437
• ISBN10: 0451202430
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: NAL Trade

Summary

In this revolutionary book, one of Britain's top maternity nurses challenges the traditional 'feed-on-demand" advice -- and shows parents simple ways to get their babies to sleep through the night.
-- Recognize the difference between hunger and tiredness
-- Establish a good feeding and sleeping pattern from day one
-- Choose baby equipment and clothes
-- Set up the nursery
-- Deal with crying and colicky babies
-- Wean baby from breast to bottle

Author Biography

Gina Ford is a well-known maternity nurse in Great Britain, where she travels from family to family, getting countless infants to sleep through the night and allowing hundreds of exhausted parents to get sleep.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Preparation for the birth	1	(27)
The nursery	2	(8)
Baby equipment	10	(5)
Equipment needed for breast-feeding	15	(3)
Equipment needed for bottle-feeding	18	(3)
Clothes for the newborn	21	(4)
Your baby's laundry	25	(3)
After the birth	28	(15)
Leaving the hospital	28	(1)
Breast-feeding: what to expect	29	(1)
Bottle-feeding: what to expect	30	(2)
Common problems	32	(6)
Pacifiers	38	(2)
Crying	40	(1)
Bonding: what to expect	41	(2)
Understanding your baby's sleep	43	(8)
Demand feeding	44	(2)
Sleep rhythms	46	(1)
Your questions answered	47	(4)
Feeding in the first year	51	(29)
Breast-feeding	51	(7)
Milk production	58	(3)
Weaning your baby from breast to the bottle	61	(1)
Your questions answered	62	(3)
Bottle-feeding	65	(7)
Structuring milk feeds during the first year	72	(8)
Routines for the first year	80	(64)
Benefits for your baby	80	(1)
Benefits for you	81	(1)
Establishing a routine	81	(4)
Daytime sleep	85	(3)
Adjusting the routines	88	(2)
Routine for a breast-feeding baby at two to four weeks	90	(5)
Changes to be made during the two- to four-week routine	95	(2)
Routine for a breast-feeding baby at four to six weeks	97	(4)
Changes to be made during the four- to six-week routine	101	(3)
Routine for a breast-feeding baby at six to eight weeks	104	(4)
Changes to be made during the six- to eight-week routine	108	(2)
Routine for a breast-feeding baby at eight to twelve weeks	110	(4)
Changes to be made during the eight- to twelve-week routine	114	(2)
Routine for a baby at three to four months	116	(2)
Changes to be made during the three- to four-month routine	118	(4)
Routine for a baby at four to five months	122	(3)
Changes to be made during the four- to five-month routine	125	(1)
Routine for a baby at five to six months	126	(2)
Changes to be made during the five- to six-month period	128	(5)
Routine for a baby at six to nine months	133	(2)
Changes to be made during the six- to nine-month period	135	(4)
Routine for a baby at nine to twelve months	139	(2)
Changes to be made during the nine- to twelve-month period	141	(3)
Introducing solid food	144	(27)
Weaning your baby	144	(2)
First stage: four to six months	146	(5)
Second stage: six to nine months	151	(3)
Third stage: nine to twelve months	154	(2)
Your questions answered	156	(4)
Feeding plan at four to five months	160	(2)
Feeding plan at five to six months	162	(1)
Feeding plan at six to seven months	163	(2)
Feeding plan at seven to eight months	165	(2)
Feeding plan at eight to nine months	167	(1)
Feeding plan at nine to twelve months	168	(3)
Useful addresses	171	(2)
Further reading	173	(1)
Index	174