Hi ladies, I'm new to this site, and only because I came accross this thread and felt I had to reply. I can speak from experience about this book and absolutely swear by it. I used it to raise my son who is now nearly 15mths old. The book reads scarier than it actually is and to be honest in the early days life with a new baby is chaos regardless of what book you do or dont follow. I BF for 11 and a half months and expressed one feed a day to let daddy have a turn. BF'ing wasn't impacted by the routine at all. The feeding was guided by the routine and worked very well. I have several friends who followed Gina's routines and have all had success. The key is to follow the advice strictly in the beginning and then you can relax a bit with it once the routine is established. I didnt find i was bound to the house but rather felt the routine gave me more freedom to manage my day and provide quality time for my husband and I while my baby got a good nights sleep. We highly recommend this book, it really has helped us to raise a contented little baby and we will be using it again with our next baby without hesitation.