OHbaby! Forums : Good books?? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:09:33 +0000 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:20:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=34124 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Good books?? : I agree with mumtooboys, nuts_nats...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1074554&title=good-books#1074554 Author: SBM
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:20pm

I agree with mumtooboys, nuts_nats and and Mum2Mac! I wouldn't touch Gina Ford, Baby Whisperer, Jo Frost etc. with a barge pole. Dr Sears is fantastic, and Elizabeth Pantley has some EXCELLENT books on sleeping and discipline. Wish I had read her No Cry Sleep Solution before bubba was born!!]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:20:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1074554&title=good-books#1074554 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Dance with me in the Heart by...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1072763&title=good-books#1072763 Author: RinTinTin
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Posted: 22 June 2010 at 3:42pm

Dance with me in the Heart by Pennie Brownlee.

It's about building child-parent partnerships. A very beautiful philosophy that I swear by.

]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:42:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1072763&title=good-books#1072763 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Oh Baby by Kathy Fray and Kid...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1072743&title=good-books#1072743 Author: SpecialK
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Posted: 22 June 2010 at 3:31pm

Oh Baby by Kathy Fray and Kid Wrangling by Kaz Cooke!

I also have Gina Ford's sleep book which was good BUT have to take everything with a grain of salt and have never followed her routines to the letter. ]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:31:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1072743&title=good-books#1072743 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I liked the &#039;Attack of the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1069250&title=good-books#1069250 Author: High9
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Posted: 19 June 2010 at 8:06pm

I liked the 'Attack of the fifty-foot hormones' but it's pregnancy not post... ]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:06:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1069250&title=good-books#1069250 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Oh Baby, Baby Whisperer and Up...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1069164&title=good-books#1069164 Author: HuntersMama
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Posted: 19 June 2010 at 6:39pm

Oh Baby, Baby Whisperer and Up the Duff were my favs.]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:39:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1069164&title=good-books#1069164 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I would highly recommend Dance...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068314&title=good-books#1068314 Author: nuts_nats
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 5:14pm

I would highly recommend Dance with me in the Heart by Pennie Brownlee. This book was given to me by my MIL and I loved it A beautiful book about infant-parent partnerships, goes from pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding to babies and toddlers.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:14:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068314&title=good-books#1068314 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Understanding Your Crying Baby...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068217&title=good-books#1068217 Author: mumtooboys
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 4:02pm

Understanding Your Crying Baby by Sheila Kitzinger and The No Cry Sleep Solution and anything by Dr Sears...........but I am not big on the Tizzie Halls, Gina Ford's, and Tracey Hoggs of the world because IMO they create really unrealistic expectations about babies, especially newborns, and new parents tend to think they are doing things 'wrong' or that there is something wrong with their baby because it doesn't do what they say it should.

In the end, with DS2 we did alot of things on instinct, not on what a book said, and found that it meant we were relatively calm and stress free.....well as much as you can be with a newborn baby. ]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:02:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068217&title=good-books#1068217 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I agree about the contradictory...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068127&title=good-books#1068127 Author: wellygirl
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 3:02pm

I agree about the contradictory advice in books - they can cause a lot of stress. I personally found Save Our Sleep the most useful book, but in terms of advice you can't beat this forum - lots of 'real' advice from caring mums who have been there ]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:02:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068127&title=good-books#1068127 <![CDATA[Good books?? : You will find a lot of contradicting...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068110&title=good-books#1068110 Author: High9
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 2:53pm

You will find a lot of contradicting advice with books... One book will say do this and another will say never do that do this!

I found the OhBaby one great, although only really skimmed through it.

Oh and the 'for Dummies series' they have a few on it as well with tonnes of tips and what not. ]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:53:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068110&title=good-books#1068110 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Can I just say that whatever you...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068074&title=good-books#1068074 Author: first
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 2:28pm

Can I just say that whatever you do read (and I agree with all above mentioned books, I was a book worm before DS), read with a grain of salt. Meaning when bubs comes try not to worry about what you've read. I only say that becasue so often people read then they form these big expectations of what they "should" be doing with the wee one when really what works for them should be all they need to worry about.
Enjoy your reading.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:28:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1068074&title=good-books#1068074 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I liked OhBaby too! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067514&title=good-books#1067514 Author: Mum_me
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 8:24am

I liked OhBaby too!]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:24:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067514&title=good-books#1067514 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Ohbaby! by Kathy Fray is really...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067511&title=good-books#1067511 Author: Mum_mum
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Posted: 18 June 2010 at 8:21am

Ohbaby! by Kathy Fray is really good too! I found since it wasn't just about feeding or sleeping it was really helpful. ]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:21:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067511&title=good-books#1067511 <![CDATA[Good books?? : OhBaby! It comes in handy at...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067444&title=good-books#1067444 Author: WestiesGirl
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 11:02pm

OhBaby! It comes in handy at all times of the day and night!!]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:02:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067444&title=good-books#1067444 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I found Save Our Sleep was great....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067327&title=good-books#1067327 Author: JAFAjaffa
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 8:59pm

I found Save Our Sleep was great. I didn't follow the routines to the letter, but it gave me a few good ideas and a general plan to follow which I thought was awesome considering I didn't know the first thing about babies before we had ours.   The thing I found particularly valuable was an idea of how long I should expect Alex to be awake before I needed to put him back to bed. It's a seriously small amount of time at first!

Have you read all the info on the Sleep Store website? They have fabulous information available.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:59:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067327&title=good-books#1067327 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I second the baby whisperer....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067286&title=good-books#1067286 Author: tiptoes
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 8:35pm

I second the baby whisperer. I often referred to it when Cooper was a newborn as it had some handy stuff about different cries and little things they do and what they probably meant eg things for hunger, wind, tired etc..]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:35:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067286&title=good-books#1067286 <![CDATA[Good books?? : I love Jo Frosts - Confident Baby...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067170&title=good-books#1067170 Author: Peanut
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 7:22pm

I love Jo Frosts - Confident Baby Care. It had info on all things baby related and also suggested "things" to do with bubs. Its broken into 0-3 months, 3-6 months etc and even has a great section on formula should you need to go down that track as that info is not easy to find esp when you are stressed and upset anyway.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:22:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067170&title=good-books#1067170 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Secrets of the baby whisperer...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067159&title=good-books#1067159 Author: JoJames
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 7:15pm

Secrets of the baby whisperer by Tracey Hogg I'm currently reading and finding quite good, she has a basic feed play sleep routine which is good. Just take all books with a grain of salt as all baby's are individuals and don't necessarily conform to what the authors think.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:15:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067159&title=good-books#1067159 <![CDATA[Good books?? : Ok...so, having little moments...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067145&title=good-books#1067145 Author: Lucky apple
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Posted: 17 June 2010 at 7:05pm

Ok...so, having little moments of freaking out that I won't know what to do when this bubba comes out!!!

So - to equip myself with advice (for when the net is down and I can't ask here...!) ...

What books have people found useful?]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:05:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34124&PID=1067145&title=good-books#1067145