Author: Gloria from Tuscany
Rating: 5
Review: 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.