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About The Discontented Little Baby Book

Dr Pamela Douglas3rd of Jun 202427th of Dec 2024

the discontented little baby book by dr pamela douglas

Why could it help to read The discontented little baby book?

This book by Dr Pamela Douglas is a bestseller, available in both English and Dutch (currently being translated into Italian, also being made into an audiobook with Bolinda). It is her hope that every expecting parent, parents with babies, and those who support parents with babies, would enjoy reading it.

The earlier you read The discontented little baby book in your parenting journey the better, because it will protect you from the unnecessarily stressful and disruptive effects of all the conflicting and confusing advice you'll be bombarded with!

The discontented little baby book is story-based, and easy to digest if you're exhausted.

What does it deal with?

The discontented little baby book gives you a revolutionary new approach to caring for your baby's needs from a respected Australian GP. (This is also known as the Possums or NDC approach.)

  • Did you know there are things that you can do to help your baby cry and fuss less? Did you know that many parents experience unnecessary disruptions to their sleep at night? Are you longing for a less exhausting, deeper connection with your little one?

  • The first months after a baby’s arrival can be exhausting, and attempts at quick fixes are often part of the problem. Some popular approaches accidentally interfere with a healthy night’s sleep, but we can change these. And there are many ways to help your baby cry less.

The discontented little baby book gives you practical and evidence-based strategies for helping you and your baby get more in sync - which also protects your sleep. Dr Pamela Douglas offers a path that protects your baby’s brain development so that your little one can reach their full potential. Amidst life’s extraordinary challenges, Dr Pamela Douglas shares practical strategies not only for cherishing your baby but also for nurturing your own rest and vitality.

With real-life stories from other parents, advice on dealing with feelings of anxiety and depression, and answers to your questions about sleep, development, reflux, allergies and tongue-tie, The discontented little baby book is a compassionate revolution in baby care.

Where can you buy it?

You can purchase The discontented little baby book in English

  • Directly from the publishers here

  • From Amazon international (where you can also peruse hundreds of grateful reviews) here.

The discontented little baby book is currently being translated into Italian.

You can purchase it in Dutch here.

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Next up in BSB Stories about babies who fussed a lot COMING ONTO THE BREAST, DURING BREASTFEEDS, OR AT THE END OF BREASTFEEDS and what helped

Eight-week-old Jamal who'd previously been unable to feed from his generous-breasted mother has a long drink at her breast then falls asleep in our consultation

When Jemima's newborn wouldn't come onto the breast, she received a lot of unhelpful advice

Disclaimer: the case below is an amalgam of multiple cases that have presented to me, and is not derived from any specific or identifiable mother-baby pair who have seen me as patients. Needless to say, all names are fictional.

"Let's say that the pump and I have become close friends," Jemima tells me, wryly. Her firstborn, Jamal, is eight weeks old.

"But he latched and stayed on the breast for a whole 20 seconds the other day," she exclaims, "the longest by far he's stayed on in his entire little life! We even took photos!" Her husband, sitting by her side on my two-seater couch, brings out his phone to show me.

Jemima has seen a number...

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