To say I don't quite get the hatred for Gina Ford?

[wineandwhining]

So, I have been given a copy of the Contented Baby and the weaning book, and came onto MN to do some reading and realised that you cannot even mention her? I ebf my DD so definitely don't stretch her feeds, but the naps we adhere to quite well.

I see on here lots of divisive feelings for the woman but after reading her books and getting my girl into a good routine, I don't get the controversy.

Can someone explain it to me?

Your post doesn't make sense.

I think legal action was threatened at one point against posters on mumsnet. And they wanted posts removed

Have I just lost 20 years?

Yes, she’s known as She Who Must Not Be Named aa she threatened legal action against Mumsnet ooh, about 15 years ago.

Her methods cause babies to experience high stress, which affects brain development says my HV mother.

www.mumsnet.com/archive/gina-ford/gina-settlement-press

Back then mumsnet was much smaller and didn’t have the legal resources etc.

Is she still ‘a thing’? My mother didn’t approve of her methods (and mum had loads of kids).

I thought she was the anti brexit campaigner. Must google it.

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2006/aug/08/news.newmedia2

All we need now is a Olivia to come in with her eyebrows.

Her methods are not baby centred and ignore all the known studies into the effect of cortisol vs oxytocin on neurological development of the neonate.

I had twins - but nearly 20 years ago and found some of her tips quite helpful. If you are looking after twins on your own it's very difficult if they are "in synch". So I used the method to get some sort of routine in place. It's not for everyone, but each to their own.

So you don’t stick to her methods but you don’t understand why other people don’t like her methods. Ok then.

God she was awful. My DH threw her book in the bin on day five.

I think the strangest thing about her was the fact that she never had children of her own but was telling parents what to do.

I think the short story is: Mners were robust and forthright in the way they chatted about you know who.
MN got sued.
We can’t mention her name ever again.

You mean, She who must not be named

My first baby was a typical Gina Ford baby. Fed 10, 2, 6 and 10. Napped when he was suppose to, dropped feeds when she said etc... but that was his routine from birth...

Then I had ds2 15 months later and i found out ds1 was easy 🤣bought all the books, all the gadgets etc. That's when I found out ds1 was a Gina ford baby, not that I had forced him into that routine... it was just his routine. Ds2 routine was to sleep all day scream all night !

When my ds was a few days old I read her book and it made me feel utterly shit and useless amd incompetent. Her regime is totally bonkers for a new born baby, bordering on cruel but at the time I was in an emotional and vulnerable state so I couldn't see it. I was actually keeping a diary, writing down when I should eat a piece of toast etc. It's totally unrealistic. I burnt the book about a year later; the only book I've ever burnt.

@Viviennemary

I thought she was the anti brexit campaigner. Must google it.

me too !

Is she still a thing though?

@DaphneFanshaw

All we need now is a Olivia to come in with her eyebrows.

What happened to Olivia? She vanished.

Ah now but Super Nanny didn’t have kids either did she? Nor did Mary Poppins...