Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care: Everything You Need To Know For The First Year From UK's Most Trusted Nanny

Just like her TV shows, Jo’s advise and guidance is perfect for first time parents who need to know all the basics.Language is comforting, informative and honest.Loads of great tips, lists of what you’ll need when.Book is broken down into pregnancy, 1-3 months, 4-6 months, 7-9 months and 10-12 months for quick and easy reference at every step

We bought this about 3 weeks into parenthood as we were feeling a bit adrift in the world of Gina Ford and the Baby Whisperer - one seemed too strict for a very young breast feeding baby and the other offered very little guidance as to schedules to help keep me sane. Having watched the TV series I hoped Jo's book would offer the same common sense but caring approach to baby care as she shows in the series. Fulfils those requirements to a tee, nice emphasis on trusting your own instincts and more importantly for us gives real framework of when to expect baby to be able to cope with things so I can relax and accept my baby just needed hugs and cuddles til a certain point and she won't become an unmanageable monster if I don't have her in rigid regime by 1 month old.Well laid out, good size to read whilst feeding baby and takes you through to a year of age. Perfect.

Very good book.bought it to feel confident being a first time parent.Jo has given suggestions in this book.most of us do these things anyway but hearing from a pro like her just gives you the confidence that you are doing the right thing.just wish there was a seperate section for reflux and gassy baby and also for what to expect and how to deal with baby's immunisation time...but overall easy to read,jargon free and practical book.As i was getting so many pushy suggestions from alot of people on how to do things so I only bought this book as a validation for own self about the way I was doing things,has served the purpose for me,a first time parent.thanks Jo.

I really liked this book and found it helpful having my own children. The information is very helpful and clear. It’s a great book for first time parents.

This is a really useful book that I would recommend to any first time Mums. Lots of useful advice and great to referto for specific advice, e.g. basic routines, sleep, etc. My daughter is just 4 months and I will definitely be using this book for the remainder of her first year.I initially got this book and a few other similar books from the library. I liked this one enough to want to buy it so I could keep referring to it throughout. I think it's got really sensible advice and while it gives examples of general routines at different stages they are not rigid routines. It was the perfect balance for me and my daughter. I don't agree with all her advice, e.g. we are not using a dummy, but it's easy to pick and choose what advice you want to follow.All in all a great book which was well worth buying.

I found this a good read before my daughter was born and it helped me get my head around what I was going to be doing in those early weeks. However, since she was born I found the "what to expect the first year" book much more user friendly as a ready reference. If you are going to buy both, I recommend it but if you are going to buy one only, the "what to expect" will be more useful in the early weeks in my opinion.

I had read the positive as well as the negative reviews here. I have to say that this is the only book I have read so far that has answered my doubts about what I can and cannot expect from my baby.Contrary to some of the negative reviews here, I think that everything is very clear and that Jo's recommendations for establishing routines are stated well: you need patience and perseverance. The routine schedules are just a suggestion I believe, so it doesn't make much sense to say that "they are all over the place" She clearly says that you need to observe your baby's habits and be flexible.Also I appreciate the stance about immunization. I think that if some parents can afford the luxury not to vaccinate is because the vast majority of us takes the risks to vaccinate, scared as we are.Also, I kept reading that you should impose a sleeping routine but nowhere had I read when. Now I know that I am not doing anything wrong if I rock my son to sleep and if he alternates night when he sleeps through the night and days when he wakes up for a feed. I am not sure I will be able to make him cry himself to sleep, but all in all, I love the sensible style Jo advocates.

I bought this book 2 years ago when I had my first son and it was a huge help. Really easy to read and you can almost hear Jo's voice as you read the advice she gives.She suggests feeding plans and also things to stimulate your baby. There is all the usual advice in here that you would expect from a baby book, about sleeping, feeding, bathing etc.. however the way she has written this book is so friendly and non condescending that you dont feel embarrassed at having to look at a book for baby advice when you read it.I now have a second baby and I have dusted off the book and am referring to it again for advice when I need it.A very good book.My sister in law is now expecting and I bought her a copy of this book and she loves its.

Für Eltern, die noch keine Bücher über den Umgang mit Babys gelesen haben, ist das Buch sehr informativ. Da ich vorher schon andere Bücher gelesen hatte, gab es für mich wenig Neues.

Loved it. I think the book would be a perfect guide for first time parents! I will be reading again before we have our kids.

My niece just loves this book.

Helpful information with all aspects of caring for a baby. Although, nothing ground-breaking. It does not delve too deeply into any baby issues one might encounter

This was definitely the UK version with terms like: "nappy" = diaper. It was fine once you get over the lost in translation terminology.