for those of you who have succeded at the Gina Ford method....?

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LiLo24

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PLEASE don't bother answering if you hate Gina Ford - save it, I've heard aaaall the pro's and con's.

I just want to hear from those parents who it helped. Did it work from the start or did you have to persevere a little bit first?

I believe some sort of routine is good for babies (obviously not when they are very young). My baby has erratic sleeping habbits and I think I should introduce some kind of structure.

So how did you manage on Gina Ford method?

Personally, I think she has some good ideas and I'm not saying I agree with EVERYTHING she says but on the whole I have used some of her advice on certain things and its worked a treat so I'm thinking her routines could work for me too.

Cheers x
 
Yes I have found her routine fantastic for both of my babies. I must admit I'm not totally strict with the swaddling etc... but keep roughly to the sleep & feeding times and quantities. My daughter slept through at 6 weeks despite having colic as a newborn, and my son did at 9 weeks after having acid reflux and colic. I think the best solution is to take her ideas and make them work for you.

I have found that her routine, in fact, is excellent for breastfed babies and that your milk supply is more likely to increase than reduce if you follow her advice about expressing and feeding. I expressed like mad from early on and have more than enough milk.

Good luck with it all :-)
 
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