Babycalm TM (www.babycalm.co.uk) is an award-winning company running a unique blend of early parenting classes with one aim: to turn stressed-out new parents and crying babies into happier parents and calmer babies. This book shares their inspiring ethos and methods.

Babycalm offers a refreshing alternative to prescriptive, routine-led parenting. If you want to find ways to cope with tiring days and difficult nights without putting your baby on a strict routine, or resorting to sleep training, this gentle guide is for you.

Full of advice, support, tips and the experiences of other new parents, Sarah Ockwell-Smith, experienced mum of four, antenatal teacher, doula and author of the bestselling The Gentle Sleep Book, shares her methods which will enable you to enjoy your baby and to trust your own parenting instincts from the start. You will learn how to:

Decipher your baby's cues
Access a toolbox of calming techniques
Understand normal baby sleep patterns
Encourage your baby's sleep
Trust your maternal instincts

This invaluable guide will help you through the challenging early days, helping to ensure happier parents and calmer babies.

"Everything [said] in the book really resonated with the way we hoped we would parent" - Dame Sarah Storey