A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby:

Practical Wisdom from a Maternity Nurse for Birth to Three Months

The arrival of a new baby is a wonderfully exciting time for any family, but it can also be overwhelming. A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby makes an experienced maternity nurse's advice available to all new parents.

From practical advice for the first few days to gentle reassurance for the sleepless nights and upheaval of the first few months, this book aims to help parents enjoy their newborn babies and give them all the information they need, just when they need it.

Fiona Cooke- Experienced Maternity Nurse & Author - Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby

Step-by-step photographic instructions on bathing, swaddling and more
Easy-to-follow routines to adapt to different lifestyles
Week-by-week guides to what to expect
Practical tips to problem-solve common issues
A holistic approach to the whole family

A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby is a fully updated, revised and expanded version of the hugely successful title, What Would Fiona Do?. Fiona initially wrote the book in response to new parents who found themselves asking that very question and wishing that her advice and guidance could continue to be available to them after she'd finished working with their families.

It has since gone on to become an invaluable resource in households across the country.

The book is available to order from:

What Would Fiona Do?

The book that kicked started it all...

What Would Fiona Do? was written to support all parents, and has a unique focus on day one of post-birth followed solely by the first few weeks of your newborn coming into the world. It clarifies what to expect in the early days and most importantly, helping your baby adjust to their new environment.

Filled with tips and easy-to-follow instructions, the book is the ultimate companion for your baby's early days.

Fiona Cooke- Experienced Maternity Nurse & Author - What would Fiona Do

A fully updated, revised and expanded version of What Would Fiona Do? is now available from Orphans Publishing. The new book features the same gentle, flexible, and reassuring guidance from Fiona with a fresh layout and gorgeous new photographic instructions.

Please visit A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby for more information on where to purchase and why we chose to republish the book.

Words from the readers

It was Fiona's goal to create a version of herself, guidance and support that would only be a arms length away to new parents. Here are just a few words of kindness from the lovely Mums and Maternity Nurses that she has supported.

Very helpful, clear and easy to dip in and out of!

I purchased this book and was relieved its written in an easy to follow way. I read it from cover to cover during final weeks of pregnancy to make sure I was prepared. Then when the baby came along I found myself dipping into it every now and again as a point of reference. I would highly recommend. I made a second purchase as a gift to my sister.

Miss C Hughes

A practical guide for both parents and those who work with babies

A very well written book by a very knowledgeable lady. Lots of practical advice and helpful tips, the book is written in terms that are easy to understand, be you a new parent or a carer of babies with many years of experience, a good addition to any parents or professionals book collection.

Edith De la Mare

A MUST HAVE! The perfect book for small steps

This book is a must have! I am recommending it to all of my pregnant friends. The book allows you to follow simple steps, not over complicating things whilst you are trying to juggle being a new mum. It's a book that you can quickly grab and find the answers to. Fiona speaks words of wisdom encouraging mother's to believe in our self and listen to our babies.

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