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Tip of the day

If your DH says he wants breakfast in bed, chuck a sleeping bag onto the kitchen floor. MamaG

Quote of the week

Bucharest on the potentially perilous pitfalls of pregnancy: "You get so used to grown men whose first names you don't know shuftying about up your nethers that you have to chant to yourself, like a mantra, in the dentist's waiting room, "Don't take your pants off, it's just teeth this time."

Recipe of the week

Porpoise's red berry pavlova: lashings of strawberries and cream for Wimbledon finals weekend - with the ace addition of a crunchy, chewy meringue base. Serve with panache and await a grateful chorus of, "Ooh, I say!"



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Mumsnet best Score No. of reviews
Mums on Babies - Mumsnet members edited by Justine Roberts, Carrie Longton and Rachel Foster stars 43
What Mothers Do: Especially When It Looks Like Nothing - Naomi Stadlen stars 6
New Toddler Taming - Christopher Green stars 53
Mums on Pregnancy by Mumsnet members edited by Justine Roberts, Carrie Longton and Rachel Foster stars 24
Your Baby and Child - Penelope Leach stars 22
All the rest
Three in a Bed : The Benefits of Sleeping with Your Baby - Deborah Jackson stars 3
Birth and Beyond - Dr Yehudi Gordon stars 2
Eco Baby: A Guide to Green Parenting - Sally J. Hall stars 2
Mange-Tout: Teaching your Children to Love Fruit and Vegetables Without Tears - Lucy Thomas stars 2
Breastfeeding for Beginners - Caroline Deacon stars 1
Could do Better - Phil Beadle stars 1
Fathers-To-Be-Handbook - Patrick M. Houser stars 1
Gentle First Year - Dr Gowri Motha stars 1
How to Calm a Challenging Child - Miriam Chachamu stars 1
How to Help your Autistic Spectrum Child - Jackie Brealy and Beverly Davies stars 1
Legs Up and Laughing - Vanessa Bates stars 1
More Secrets of Happy Children - Stephen Biddulph stars 1
Pregnancy For Dummies - S Jarvis stars 1
Toddler Reward Charts stars 1
Why love matters - Sue Gerhardt stars 1
Babycalming: Simple Solutions for a Happy Baby - Caroline Deacon stars 4
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two - William and Martha Sears stars 2
The Best Friend's Guide to Toddlers - Vicy Iovine stars 2
The Fish Finger Years - Fiona Gibson stars 2
The Incredible Years - Carolyn Webster-Stratton stars 2
Minus Nine to One - Jools Oliver stars 4
The Baby Book: How to Enjoy Year One stars 2
The No Cry Potty Training Solution - Elizabeth Pantley stars 2
Babies! A parents' guide to enjoying baby's first year - Dr Christopher Green stars 1
Brain Child - Tony Buzan stars 1
Can Any Mother Help Me? - Jenna Bailey stars 1
Crafting With kids - Catherine Woram stars 1
Dream Babies stars 1
The Baby Sleep System - Wendy Deans stars 1
The Manipulative Child - How to Regan Control - E.W. Swihart stars 1
Baby Bliss - Harvey Karp stars 3
Your Child, Your Way - Dr Tanya Byron stars 3
Beyond Toddlerdom - Dr Christopher Green stars 2
What To Expect -The First Year by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E Murkoff and Sandee E Hathaway stars 37
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish stars 23
The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer - Tracy Hogg stars 38
Unconditional Parenting - Alfie Kohn stars 5
Raising Girls: Why Girls Are Different - And How to Help Them Grow Up Happy and Confident - Gisela Preuschoff stars 2
A Dad's Guide To Babycare - Colin Cooper stars 1
How to be a Little Sod - Simon Brett stars 1
Let's Go with the Children 2009 - Ros Walker stars 1
Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting stars 1
The Rules of Parenting - Richard Templar stars 1
The Contented Little Baby Book - Gina Ford stars 73
How Not to be a Perfect Mother - Libby Purves stars 20
No Cry Sleep Solution - Elizabeth Pantley stars 18
What to Expect when you're Expecting - Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E Murkoff, Sandee E Hathaway stars 22
Raising Boys - Steve Biddulph stars 25
The Secret of Happy Children - Steve Biddulph stars 18
The Best Friend's Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood - Vicki Iovine stars 16
Life After Birth - Kate Figes stars 17
New Pregnancy and Birth book - Dr Miriam Stoppard stars 19
Feeding Your Baby and Toddler - Annabel Karmel stars 21
Raising Happy Children - Jan Parker and Jan Stimpson stars 15
What to Expect the Toddler Years - Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E Murkoff, Sandee E Hathaway stars 14
Nature's Masterpiece - Libby Purves stars 13
That's My Boy! - Jenni Murray stars 13
The Best Friends' Guide to Pregnancy - Vicki Iovine stars 13
Three Shoes, One Sock and No Hairbrush - Rebecca Abrams stars 15
Complete Baby and Childcare - Dr Miriam Stoppard stars 16
How to Be a Better Parent: No Matter How Badly Your Children Behave or How Busy You Are - Cassandra Jardine stars 2
The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth - Kaz Cooke stars 8
Self Esteem Games - Barbara Sher stars 1
Potty Training in a Week - Gina Ford stars 8


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