My Books
Explore Rachel’s expert-led guides, each designed to address specific developmental milestones and common sleep challenges. Find the perfect resource to help your little one - and your whole family - get the rest you deserve.
The Baby Book: How to Enjoy Year One
Rachel draws on her considerable professional and personal experience, to advise new and expectant parents on everything they need to know about looking after a baby in its first year.
Practical issues are covered leading up to the time baby arrives, such as the nursery, what is required and coming home from hospital. It also covers issues such as bottle versus breast, how to establish a routine with your baby, dealing with crying and how to get your baby to sleep through the night.
In addition to the wealth of practical information given, Rachel also considers the emotional and social aspects of becoming parents.
Rachel’s down-to-earth style and experience make ‘The Baby Book’ an essential guide for parents new and experienced who want a happy, healthy start to family life.
“May well be the most sensible book ever written on how to bring up a baby.”
The Observer
“For sensible, practical advice look no further than The Baby Book. Author Rachel Waddilove…has plenty of know-how to share.”
Inspire Magazine
“The wisest book about families I have ever read.”
Daily Telegraph
“A calm, level-headed ream of advice from someone who has seen it all before…if you’d like a maternity nurse and can’t afford one, this book isn’t a bad substitute!”
Home & Family
Sleep Solutions
One issue dominates the lives of many new parents…sleep. Why won’t their baby sleep? What is the best position to put him down in, and is swaddling the answer? Are monitors – or even dummies – a good idea? What about the mother’s need for sleep – or the father’s, and the rest of the family? And how does the situation change when the baby is older, say three to six months, or coming up for a year? What are the sleep needs of a toddler, or an older child? And how should parents manage when the whole routine is thrown into the air, because the baby is teething, or has been ill?
In this accessible and practical book, Rachel Waddilove gives the answers. In a clear, no-nonsense and straightforward way, she shows parents how to take back control. Babies need to sleep: adults need to sleep as well. Her advice will ensure peaceful nights for the entire family.
The Toddler Book
Following the hugely successful, ‘The Baby Book’, ‘The Toddler Book’ follows a child’s development between 12 – 36 months.
Written in Rachel’s informative yet friendly style, the book is essential for any parent, experienced or not, who wants to approach the terrible twos stage with confidence and a smile.
As with ‘The Baby Book’, Rachel shares a wealth of practical information, dealing with issues such as potty training, establishing good sleeping habits and feeding your toddler, as well as more complex issues such as how to prepare your toddler for a new brother or sister and ways to manage difficult toddler behaviour.
“What a wonderful book – this has helped me so much through the demanding toddler years – I have frequently referred to it when having to deal with tantrums, sleep issues and eating problems. It is written in such a practical and down-to-earth way – a must for any parent.”
Caroline, mother of 3
“Rachel Waddilove offers essential advice on the toddler years, on everything from potty training to the all-important sleep!”
Publishing News
“A refreshingly realistic guide to raising toddlers.”
Daily Telegraph
“This book is a treasure trove of information addressing all aspects of childcare and development including the common problem areas such as behaviour, sleep and feeding….the book is written with a real warmth and an encouraging practical style drawing upon Rachel’s wealth of experience gained over many years.”
Hazel Curtis, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
The Baby Book Journal
Based on the wisdom and practical advice of the well commended Rachel Waddilove, it provides a place to journal your experiences, your memories and to track your baby's development. More than just a beautiful record book, this book contains checklists, charts, and practical advice for you to refer to at every stage of your story.