Gina Ford yay or nay?

[Tracy551162]

Just finished reading the Gina Ford Comtented Little Baby book and have to say that everything she says is very logical and makes full sense. She writes and explains everyhting in a very structured way and I found it is very easy to follow.

I am now looking at The Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg and I find that book so unstructured and random, but so far she is saying the same as Gina Ford bar the odd bit here and there.

I think I am going to try with the Gina Ford method, but obviously adapting for my and my baby's own needs, and without getting in a flap if I get behind schedule.

Has ayone else read these books or tried to work by them with their babies? Am I completely mad even mentioneing the name Gina Ford? I've had a lot of negative reactions from friends, who say she's a baby nazi - most of them haven't even read the book though.

Thanks.

Yay for me.
But you need Tracey's book to achieve the routines I think. She raises a really interesting point about listening to / watching your db and getting to understand what they need when. I found that gf's routines provide a framework for that to work in and help me understand what the most likely cause of crying was (ds1 cried continuously for 9 months).
Both my boys are very happy in their routines and ds1 (now 4.5) in particular really seems to need it. The wheels do still fall off if whoever is looking after him deviates too far from what he knows.
However that's the child. I have met children/babies who are really quite flexible. Just not mine!
Personally I never thought my life would be so regimented and look forward to a bit more freedom as they grow older.

Anyway - where has Tracy gone? I think it's mn who want me make sure that we are all behaving. Tho - I actually like GF and adapted her routine to sort me and my ds out!!!

Surely they won't pull it? It's all been fairly positive so far.

Please don't sue me!

We just luuurve Gina Ford on here......

Do you think we can get it to 10 pages long before it disappears?

We can if we type really really fast!

OK, in all seriousness, I like Tracy Hogg because her theories fit in more with my personality. If GF feels right to you, go with it.

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ROFL

How good is your litigation insurance?

maybe op is scared-she probably thinks shes done something really wrong!

Where's Tracy gone??

Hmmm, Gina Ford.... I'll go upstairs now and remind my 3day old son he needs to be awake in about 13 minutes so I can breastfeed him for exactly 17.4 minutes and then express for 11.8 minutes after brushing my teeth 5 times each side.

It's impossible.
Let your baby guide you, they create their own routine and if you just fall into it and go with the flow then you'll be a lot less stressed than following any other 'method'.

'Methods' that have been written for profit margins btw.

Ha ha - but still - isn't it a bit fishy that Tracy makes 1 post, asks a question that would in another life deserve to be answered - then she disappears Something isn't right

yeah where is tracy????? is this a test???

It is Tracy Hogg. Doing a bit of market research, on the cheap!

unless shes trying to get everyone in trouble!

tracey hogg is dead isnt she?

Have you never heard of the afterlife?

if it IS tracy hogg she's MNing from beyond the grave...

careful... best make sure she really is dead before you start posting things that she could get upset about...

She who should not be Named??? on MN????

I used GF's routines from when my ds was about 3 months old. Worked really well for us, he is a very happy chap (now 7) and I was very pleased we did it.

However, I think it does depend on what sort of person you are. I very much a planner, want to know what is happening when, quite organised and structured about life. So for me it was ideal, and saved my sanity. But I think if you were more of a spontaneous sort of person who doesn't like to plan, then it would not be for you.