Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
ISBN-13:9781932740080ISBN:1932740082
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781932740080ISBN:1932740082
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781932740080ISBN:1932740082
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781932740080ISBN:1932740082
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 252 p. Contains: Illustrations. On Becoming....Audience: General/trade. read more
"I'm not ashamed to say that I was an absolute mess the first few weeks after Abby was born. I usually pride myself in being a relatively prepared person, but for prepared for infant, I was not. My sister recommended I read Baby Wise. The theory behind Baby Wise is basically to let your baby 'cry-it-out,' pretty much from day one. My implementation of this technique lasted for about...two nights. In my continued desperateness, I had a couple of people recommend The Baby Whisperer. The theory behind Baby Whisperer is basically, almost always respond to your baby's cry, with a few techniques on different ways to respond and calm. My implementation of this technique lasted for about...four nights. Six days later and complete post-partum depression/zombie-ness, I was nearly suicidal. I can remember on several occasions while implementing Baby Wise and Baby Whisperer techniques thinking, "You've got to be kidding, have these people ever really had their own children and implemented their own techniques?" In the end, what resulted was a successful combination of the two theories. I didn't let Abby just completely cry-it-out, but I also didn't respond to her every single cry by picking her up and doing the, 'shush-pat' for 45 minutes. And when I was letting Abby cry-it-out, I usually sat in chair next to her crib with my hand on her tummy, comforting her, but also letting her know it was time to sleep. It required a lot of persistence and there were many a difficult night, but about eight weeks after Abby arrived, she was sleeping for relatively long stretches during the night. Abby's sleep patterns still have their ebbs and flow. As she's gotten older and her patterns have changed, I've sought more advice from, The Happiest Baby on the Block and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby. The bottom line for me has been that I don't think all the answers can be found in just one book. It has taken a lot of reading different opinions about sleep habits, then considering Abby's wellbeing as well as my own, to find the best fit for us. However, I definitely have to say, my success with Abby's sleeping has only been helped by my being disciplined, persistent, and letting her have the occasional, 'cry-it-out' session. Happy parenting to all and to all lots of sleep!"
"What a lifesaver this book was for me. I highly recommend this book to all new parents. If the hippie drippy co-sleeping based on the misconcieved birth trauma theory isn't working for ya, try this! To me this book is sanity in a world gone child-centered mad. The proof is in the pudding and both of my very different children were sleeping through the night by 8 weeks old (5 or more hours). At 2 years old my son was so familiar with the feeling of being tired and what to do that if he got cranky he'd say I need a nap. His Grammy was visiting one day and she observed him start to get cranky. He said to her "I need a nap!" and he went to his room. She just laughed, but when he didn't return to the living room after about 10 minutes, she went to check on him and he was in his toddler bed asleep. I'm not saying all kids would do this but both my son and daughter did and I attribute it to keeping a good schedule. Sometimes we had to be flexible with it but we always came back to our regular schedule and it was great for everyone."
"Who wants their baby to sleep through the night and go to sleep without any fuss? Then you should read this book! I first read it when a family I nannied for wanted me to get on board with what they were doing with their daughter. It worked like magic! David and I decided to apply this same program to all of our children. I have 5 kids and they all slept through the night between the ages of 6 weeks and 3 months. The basic principal is getting them on a feeding schedule so that their metabolism can stabalize. This works for breast and bottle feeding mothers alike. (I've done it both ways) They also go to sleep on their own - we just lay them down in the crib and say good-night and leave the room. They may fuss for a few minutes, but that's it. They've all kept this fabulous sleeping skill with them as they've grown as well, which has been great for them and for us. Once it's bedtime, we can have all 5 kids in bed with doors closed within 10 minutes. No crying, no begging, no fuss. I highly recommend this book!!!! (obviously) ;)"
"I know some people don't like the author or his ideas, but I found them lifesaving with our first baby. I saw how effective these methods were for my best friend, so I was very interested in reading this book for myself.
We started Babywise with Lily when she was two weeks old--basically, we started giving her life a consistent pattern of feeding, having waketime, then napping. The big difference between this and the way that most babies naturally operate is that babies like to fall asleep eating. The problem is that they often don't take a full feeding and end up snacking all day. So, you feed your baby when he's hungry (generally every 2.5-3 hours at first, though you adjust to your baby), keep him awake through the whole feeding (it gets easier after the first couple of weeks), play with him and have good "wake time," and then put him down for a nap. This regulates the baby's rhythms and worked really well with our first baby. We are doing the same thing with Jack, and it's working again. This means sometimes I'll put him down and he'll cry before he falls asleep. But I know from experience with Lily that learning to sleep is something he's got to learn and will serve him very well. Three weeks in, we still have a ways to go on napping, but the night pattern is going great. I feed him and he goes right back to sleep.
Like any parenting book, you want to tweak it or just use what works for you and your family. It's not going to work for everyone, especially if you are into attachment parenting; it's just a different philosophy. For us,the rhythm that this style of parenting affords to a family is good for everyone's mental health and makes me feel like I have a regular routine I can work with. That has been extremely helpful."
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