The baby bookRachel Waddilove
The baby book
by Rachel Waddilove · first published 2006
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…spare time. Let her go out for an hour or three and look after the baby by yourself. Its really hard work being the main responsible one. If you have Grandparents that can help this is invaluable. The Baby Book: How to Enjoy Year One Paperback by Rachel Waddilove, was the best book we read. Its very structured, which is good to enforce some routine in your life. Dont follow all the rules, but is a good guidance.…
on “Ask HN: How did you prepare for being a first-time parent?” ↗We followed the book The Contented Little Baby Book for our kids. Others recommended to us and sleep has never been a problem after a few months old. Kids thrive with structure but it takes discipline to maintain consistency. It’s not magic, in a nutshell…
on “Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advice could you share with me?” ↗I'm not influential enough but I'll share the recommendations I think will help people like me: struggling parents. This year I've reread The Discontented Little Baby Book. If you're getting/have a newborn, this is the book I'd read. It's humane. No sleep training, no nonsense about babies. We went full ‘possum’ with our baby and I like how happy he became. I've also read…
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