Parenting by Heart

Unlock your intuition and nurture with confidence

Pinky McKay

The title of this book says it all: take your courage in your hands and care for your baby in the way which feels right for you. Whether you are pregnant or already a new parent you will enjoy this book; it is full of information, and reading it will give you choices about which way to go.

You will probably already have found that ‘everybody’ is an expert on your baby. Wrong! You are. How I wish I had had this book to read when I was a new mother. I was so worried all the time about whether I was doing the right thing, and convinced that all the other mothers knew what they were doing and were doing it well. It was only when I learnt to lighten up and enjoy my baby that I really began to bask in the delight of being a parent. I had to find that out for myself, whereas if you read Parenting by Heart you will know it from day one.

I laughed out aloud a lot when reading this book. Only a mother could write, ‘People who sleep like a baby probably don’t have one’ and for me the book brought back memories of that exhaustion only a new mother can feel. McKay proposes some excellent one-liners to fend off inquisitive or intrusive family or friends, and I like her suggestion to put a ‘Mother and Baby Resting’ sign on the door with a notepad so that visitors can leave a message.

It is full of detail about dealing with healthcare professionals, postnatal depression, breast-feeding and what to do with a crying baby as well as ways to care for yourself.

If you buy just one book about parenting - buy Parenting by Heart. You wont regret it.

© Jill Curtis 2002

Lothian Publishing Company   price $18.95   ISBN: 0734402317

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