Product Description

Sleep is probably the most misunderstood and confusing aspect of parenthood. Babies are supposed to sleep most of the time, aren't they? Well, some do, but an awful lot don't. Gina Ford's practical guide helps parents understand their children's sleep patterns and gives them invaluable advice on how to solve or avoid common problems. Starting on the first day at home after the birth, she advises new parents to disregard any advice to let the baby's habits rule the roost. By creating a structure of regular feeding, sleeping and playing times, parents can help their baby to find a rhythm that will be comfortable for all concerned. Among the questions this book answers are: how much sleep do babies need? What's the difference between a sleep and a nap? When can certain feeds be dropped? Gina Ford's blueprint for creating happy and rested babies and parents has been successfully applied over many years.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5301 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
Sleep is probably the most misunderstood and confusing aspect of parenthood. Babies are supposed to sleep most of the time, aren't they? Well, some do, but an awful lot don't. Gina Ford's practical guide helps parents understand their children's sleep patterns and gives them invaluable advice on how to solve or avoid common problems. Starting on the first day at home after the birth, she advises new parents to disregard any advice to let the baby's habits rule the roost. By creating a structure of regular feeding, sleeping and playing times, parents can help their baby to find a rhythm that will be comfortable for all concerned. Among the questions this book answers are: how much sleep do babies need? What's the difference between a sleep and a nap? When can certain feeds be dropped? Gina Ford's blueprint for creating happy and rested babies and parents has been successfully applied over many years.

From the Publisher
A guide to peaceful nights from the popular authority on calm and confident parenting

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 for all kinds of people, from lawyers and bankers to newspaper editors, pop stars and other high-profile media personalities. She is the author of seven parenting titles and her own website www.contentedbaby.com

Customer Reviews

My boy is now sleeping!
My son was 12 months old when I decided that I needed help getting him to sleep on his own. I didn't know which direction to take; should I leave him to cry? Should I pick up until he's stopped crying? I purchased this book and followed the instructions to get my son to sleep on his own. Yes it was hard, but I knew I had to do it. It worked and it took 7 days for him to be asleep within 20 minutes of being left in his cot at bedtime. This book saved me from the distraught and upsetting times we had at bedtime. It gives you loads of case studies to read and hopefully match with your sleeping problem. Good luck xxx

This book damages your baby's psychological development
Use this book only as a rough guideline if you want to, only to understand roughly what time your baby sleeps and eats. But if you follow the military style and ignore your baby's cries, his frontal lobe may not be fully developed, meaning he'll never be a truly happy person later in life. According to Dr. Margot Sunderland (and btw her book is worth reading), your baby may behave accordingly if you sleep train him, but even babies can suffer depressions when they learn that their cries will be ignored. I've seen with my own eyes how my friends kids behave when they use this book as bible (they dont smile or laugh as much), and I'll rather have a few sleepless nights to see my baby all happy most of the time. Also, if you own a copy of "Contented Little Baby Book" by Gina Ford as well, it's the same junks she has reiterated in this "Complete Sleep Guide." So no need to buy 2 copies of the same material. In fact, I would advise against buying at all.

I wish I had this book 14 years ago !:( - absolutely brilliant!!! :)
I have just read this book and the Contented Toddler Years and I have only one thing to say to parents of kids and new parents-to-be 'get this book and it was save you losing your sanity' and actually enjoy having kids! I live with in laws and a large extended family and yes some of their advice helped when I had my children but the advice and info given in the book makes you understand children as opposed to dealing with children's problems. Gina is thorough and is NOT AT all heartless at the advice that she gives. I have heard negative reviews about her but what annoys me is parents that over pamper their kids in terms of rearing them. Gina instills discipline with love and assertiveness that allows the child's real personality to shine through. All kids are good - whatever their age but it is the method of rearing them that either puts them in path of success or down the path of problems that our society is suffering from today.

Back to the book....I have a teenager, an 8 year old and a 2.5 year old and I can honestly say that in three days I have got my little son sleep trained and boy did he have sleep issues. Get this book and read it - forget what other people say...after all it is your children that can benefit from it. I am keeping this book for my daughter when she has kids! You have nothing to lose but sleep if you don't!!!