Mothers and fathers, here is my recommended reading:
Deborah Jackson Three in a Bed & Do not Disturb (a new edition of the latter has been issued with the title "Letting Go as Children Grow: The Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your Child")
Hetty Van De Rijt, Frank Plooij Why They Cry: Understanding Child Development in the First Year
Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, Suzanne Arms Bestfeeding: Why Breast Feeding is Best for You and Your Baby
Please get these books! They are written with love, intelligence, sympathy and understanding. If you read them at the beginning you may have the confidence to follow your instincts right from the start and not have to worry about doing things "properly". These books all support each other in their philosophy and they make sense in ways that G1n@ F0rd, et al, never could. Together, I believe, they offer all the practical support you will need without any rules to follow blindly.
The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff is another book that is supposed to be interesting along the same lines, but I haven't read this yet so can't recommend.