Product Description

"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 expecting 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 - loading up the car, 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29048 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Synopsis
"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 expecting 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 - loading up the car, 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.

From the Publisher
The only book to offer successful routines and practical guidance for enjoying, and surviving, twin babies

About the Author
Gina Ford has over twenty years' experience of looking after babies and young children. She has worked as a maternity nurse all over the world and is the author of eight parenting titles and her own website www.contentedbaby.com Alice Beer is one of the country's most recognisable names and faces in television. She has presented, produced and directed for the BBC since joining in 1987, working on series such as Watchdog, Healthcheck and Holiday.

Customer Reviews

What a disappointment
Having been recommended this book I was looking forward to picking up some useful tips. I was not able to breastfeed so any tips on bottle feeding was most welcome. What a disappointment, obviously this book is clearly for breastfeeders only, having the odd line or two at the end of a paragraph referring to bottle feeding. IF YOU ARE BOTTLE FEEDING DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!

Don't Bother
If you have twins and want to follow Gina's advice DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. Simply buy the CLB book and work around the times. Whoever edited this book should be shot as there are references to tables that don't exist and they yatter on about amounts of milk but don't tell you what they are.
Routines are necessary for twins but this book isnt!

Book went in the bin!
This has to be the worst purchase I made when I had my twins. Gina's book is far too regimented and expects the babies to behave in a certain manner and like clockwork. I'm sure her book works fantastically if you have 2 angelic babies who will sleep/eat/poo when you expect them too.

We attempted the routine and the house disintegrated into meltdown ~ contented house I think not. The routines are also very geared to breast feeding mums which is great, but I like many mothers with twins had them very earlier and they spent time in special care so breast feeding was difficult.

The routines expect you to feed Twin 1 for 15 minutes, then feed twin 2 for 15 minutes and then to go back to twin 1 for a further 15 minutes. There is no time allowed for winding and cuddles. Very clinical and unrealistic.

The other reviews are spot on, Alice Beer had it easy. I'm sure the routines would have worked for us too had my husband been at home full time and we had employed a night nanny. This was the first time the book ended up in the bin!

Save you money and buy 'The Baby Whisperer'. Fantastic book with lots of advice and a more relaxed 'routine'. Tracy Hoggs Baby Whisperer recognises that all babies are different and also gives advice for when things go wrong. Which is what I needed.

I think to score this book 1 star is being generous!