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Editor’s note

Himani is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Expert and offers baby sleep counselling to parents with gentle, scientific, baby-led advice. She is Co-Founder of the Facebook support group Gentle Baby Sleep India and a Leader of the La Leche League. Her first book, a bestselling and critically acclaimed novel titled ‘Life is Perfect’, was published in 2009.

Adjusting to a new normal means changes in every dimension of one’s life. And I’m not talking about Covid here. I’m talking about parenthood. A baby gives birth to a parent and a completely new existence. You’re living and breathing parenthood. Reading what experts have to say about this moment in our lives, gives us context and information to make decisions. It demystifies our new experiences and aids us to do the best we can for these new humans who depend on us completely. These are must reads that I would recommend to every parent:

Before and immediately after birth:

• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by the La Leche League International
• Sweet Sleep by the La Leche League International
• Kiss Me by Carlos Gonzalez
• The Gentle Sleep Book by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
• BabyCalm by Sarah Ockwell-Smith

After 6 months: My Child Won't Eat by Carlos Gonzalez

Toddlerhood and beyond:

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
• Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
• Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham
• Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Laura Markham
• The Second Baby Book by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
• ToddlerCalm by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
• How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber & Julie King

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