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Best book for first time parents

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FairfaxAikman · 12/04/2018 14:06

All the guidelines are blinking confusing at times!

What's the best non-faddy parenting book out there?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/04/2018 15:47

If you’re after a book that covers general babycare, have a look at The Baby Book Smile

mindutopia · 13/04/2018 08:28

Honestly, I wouldn’t waste your money on books. The internet is a better resource and more up to date. Plus once you have a baby you won’t have the time for reading and you won’t have the two free hands to easily hold a book either. All the reading I do is on my phone because I can do it in the middle of the night with one hand.

watsonio · 13/04/2018 08:30

The No Cry Sleep Solution. Saved my sanity.

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mountaingirl220 · 13/04/2018 20:09

Two things I thought were good: parenting.com send occasional email newsletters. Webeedreaming do great sleep schedules and since I've stuck with them, I have a lot less problems than other parents. Calm parents, happy kids by Markham explains about development and helping support your child. The rest like Gina Ford are just rubbish

TheImprobableGirl · 13/04/2018 20:15

I know you are probably looking for factual books, and have been given some great options already - but I would really recommend Jools Oliver's book (Minus 9 to one)

Normally can't stand her, but I picked it up in a charity shop and have re-read it every pregnancy so far Grin

Onceuponatimethen · 13/04/2018 20:16

A super book about bf which has loads about baby sleep and what is normal, covers weaning etc is the la Lethe league book the womanly art of bf

parrotonmyshoulder · 13/04/2018 20:18

‘What every parent needs to know’ by Margot Sunderland. Science based, practical, excellent.

MuddyForestWalks · 13/04/2018 20:20

Babycalm by Sarah Ockwell-Smith.

booellesmum · 13/04/2018 20:26

Sorry no advice as I've never read one.
Mine are now 16 and 13 and over the years I've figured out we are all just winging it.
The important thing is just love them unconditionally the rest has a way of sorting itself out. Relax, don't worry if routines go out the window, pick your battles wisely and enjoy the ride.

BertieBotts · 13/04/2018 20:42

What do you want? What to do/expect kind of guide, or reassurance, or fact based information?

What to do - I have never found a very good all-rounder. I can recommend different books for different aspects of parenting! The other problem here is that there are several schools of thought about how babies work, and they all disagree with each other, so it might be worth picking one or alternatively reading about all of them and seeing which makes the most sense to you.

(The four I can think of offhand are Attachment parenting - for which you want something like the Sears Baby Book, RIE for which you want anything by Magda Gerber or Janet Lansbury, anything routine based - any routine/supernanny type book, or something like Harvey Karp where they promise foolproof settling techniques!)

For reassurance separate from parenting style, What Mothers Do is excellent.

For fact based information, you're better off finding trusted sources of information online and sticking to those as they will be updated far more regularly than books. Even a book published last year will often have been written 2-3 years before, so the most up to date information is often omitted.
NHS - for any basic questions/health related questions
Lullaby Trust - sleep safety
Kellymom - breastfeeding advice

I can't think of any more just now.

Grumpbum · 13/04/2018 20:43

Take all baby books and place in the bin as your baby hasn’t read them.
Saying that the food of love is great if you’re intending to bf

blinkineckmum · 14/04/2018 07:03

How Eskimoes Keep Their Babies Warm.
It gives perspective. You don't need a book. There are 100s of right ways to bring up kids.

Situp · 14/04/2018 07:04

Every one I read for my first made me feel I was doing it wrong. I would second using the internet for specific questions as they come up.

Contented Baby book is the work of the devil

Someaddedsugar · 14/04/2018 07:07

Not a baby book as such but try Alex Jones’ Winging It - it’s more from the perspective of being a parent but definitely has some great advice. I didn’t think I’d like a celeb parenting book but read this as part of a Mumsnet test and absolutely loved it!

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