Deeper Blue

Just out of curiosity, is anyone else out there reading any of the various parenting advice books that are knocking around that claim you can have a perfect baby that never cries, only poops once a day and makes up its own feeds by 4 months (ok, exaggeration, but you know what I mean :rolf: ). With this being my first I thought I'd give a few of them a read so I at least know which way up to hold it and which are the in and out holes, but they all seem to take such differing views about routines/scedules/feeding on demand/sleeping etc I think I'm more confused now than before!

I told my mum I reading some of these books and she just laughed and said "Yeah, it's a shame babies don't read those books, ey?"

Any of you girls bothering with them or just 'going with the flow'?

Wobbles

I never touched a single book with my first baby and we do fine - we have a happy little girl.

I personal think doing it by a book would cause unneeded stress.

I've had much advice & still do from Mums on here ...the answers are always varied but it's nice to see not everyone is the same just makes me feel easier and go with the flow - going with the flow has worked for my baby

elm

I've been reading books but I've been chosing them based on how I'm hoping to do things (using the Continuum Concept, co-sleeping, and now diaper free... my baby is going to be so perfect - I'm thinking positively and if it doesn't work out I'm happy to change things).

I got some new books because they were really cheap (think it was 2 for a pound or something) and tried reading them but they just got me all wound up because I disagreed so strongly with what they were saying (strict regimes and they were telling you what to do rarther than giving info, suggestions etc).

I think maybe decide what you want from the books first and go from there, if it's the 'basics' (still haven't got a clue about them!!!) theres a book for dummies (think I might need that one) and a Haynes manual that have had good reviews, haven't looked at either though so not in a position to recommend either.

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Deeper Blue

Thanks guys, that makes me feel a lot easier.

sparkswillfly

Ive only read practical books about pregnancy and birth and how to feed/change etc... I tend to stay away from books that go into more depth than that

Sovereign

Yeah i've got a few books but thats mainly cos I like reading and it is something to keep me occupied x