The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry
An absolutely wonderful read. I read three widely recommended books, which diametrically opposed each other on almost everything. So I decided to ignore most of the advice, and rely on friends, family, medical experts, and my own intuition. Anything the books mostly agreed on, I did tend to follow.<p>The three books I read:<p>* The Contented Little Baby - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Contented-Little-Baby-Book-ebook/dp/B006K26BPU/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Contented-Little-Baby-Book-eboo...</a><p>* The Fourth Trimester - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-Trimester-Understanding-Protecting-Nurturing-ebook/dp/B00AQDIP6M/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fourth-Trimester-Understanding-Prot...</a><p>* The Baby Whisperer - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Baby-Whisperer-Connect-Communicate/dp/0091857023/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Baby-Whisperer-Connect-Comm...</a><p>The most helpful thing I read: "Nobody has been the parent of your child before. What worked for one baby may not work for yours. And remember that every parent develops nostalgia."<p>Also, an elderly lady in my church who had been a teacher said by the age of 8, you can't tell who was breastfed or bottlefed, who had 'baby led weaning', who used natural toys, etc. But you could tell the ones that received a lot of love from their parents.