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Summary: Good Blend of Structure and Nurture
Review: This book strikes a good balance if you are drawn to a structured, scheduled style of parenting, but you find "Babywise" too unyielding.
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Summary: Great Ideas
Review: This book is a great, middle of the road perspective. I enjoyed her approach to personal temperment and getting to know your baby. This has helped me with my child as well as the other children I am around.
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Summary: I actually spoke to the author
Review: At 3 weeks of age my twin girls were eating me alive. I was convinced that this was not normal, and I was totally exhausted, the feed on demand and the holding and crying were just too much. I had read several parenting books while pregnant and visited the websites on multiples etc But nothing prepared me for this.Ms.Hoggs book stuck in my mind for 2 reasons, (1) it is how I imagined parenting to be and (2) because I have a 2 yr old and did not want to have the same AP issues I have with him. Alot of what Ms. Hogg speaks about is common sense which I admittedly took for granted at first, but later found her words to ring true. But as you know common sense is the first thing that goes through the window when your back is against the wall. I attempted to read the book again, but in between feedings, dirty diapers, holding my girls to sleep, constant battles with my 2 yr old, who was also up twice in the night, time for myself was an impossible luxury. My hubby helped as much as possible, but we were at breaking point just after 3 weeks. So I decided to call the author from the web address and actually see if Ms. Hogg stood true to her words. I found this service unique, as no one else writing books makes themselves available and puts into practice what they preach. After waiting a few days for an appointment I had mixed thoughts on the conversation I was about to have. But was assured by her staff that Ms. Hogg would not only provide a care plan for my twin girls to sleep through the night, but would also have my son sleeping through the night. WOW I thought some promise !! Well my girls are 7 1/2 weeks now and have been sleeping through the night for almost 2 weeks, the crying as stopped, and they are happy smiley babies what a joy. And my son sleeps in his own bed all night without a peep. My husband is totally amazed. I even have the time to spend writing this comment. This book did not have that initial impact on me and as Ms. Hogg had mentioned to me, it is difficult to write a book that covers every unique situation given the uniqueness of every family in the world, it is apparent that her advice is from experience worldwide. I totally agree with her when she says that parenting starts from birth and not at 3 months, and that we have to be more concious parents, and think things through something I was not doing. My experience as a parent as grown 10 fold over the past few weeks, I feel empowered, I have a clear mind and a spring in my step. I have even had time to read the book again and now I am on her Toddler book. Ms Hogg is totally ahead of her field. Read her books until you get her philosophy, forget taking what you can from different books, this is it, the penny has to drop. What I say to AP (Attachment parents) DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK it is not for you, adopt the right parenting style for your family and stick with it. It has nothing to offer AP something I did with my son and have lived to regret some of the behaviours. This book is a New York Times Best Seller and I haven't seen any other parenting books up there with the likes of John Grisham their comments are Buy This Book Today and Sleep Tonight I found Ms. Hogg tentative, reassuring, empowering, witty, polite, an encyclopedia of knowledge and best of all human. Thank You !! From Dianna, Stephan son Jordan & Twins Rebecca /Natalie
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Summary: Not what I was hoping for..
Review: I was hoping for a book that would complement my AP style, not one that recommended putting my baby on a schedule pratically from the day we came home from the hospital. Maybe good for some, but not for my family.
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Summary: Not helpful for dealing with newborns
Review: Being a first time mother, this book made me paranoid and anxious when none of the author's advice seemed to apply or work for my newborn son. I ended up ignoring everything she said about feeding and getting babies to sleep. I had to feed every hour and a half; I let him fall asleep immediately after feeding (it's the natural thing for newborns to do!); I rocked him to sleep. The claim that you have to start as you mean to go on is a little ridiculous - despite doing all the things I wasn't supposed to do because it would result in bad habits and problems later, my baby doesn't snack but has proper meals; he doesn't need to nurse to go to sleep; he can fall asleep by himself. At three months old he is starting to fall into a more predictable routine - partly because he is older and becoming more settled, and partly because I am trying to guide him into one. Newborns do not have a routine from the first week - ask any mother you know and she will agree (all the ones I talked to say the first three months are the hardest!). If you are a new mother, don't read this book until your baby is older - or better yet, read it knowing that all of this is a few months off but this is what you should be striving for. Also, her breastfeeding advice for single sided feeding is plain wrong. If you follow what she says, your baby may only get half the amount of food he needs and will be malnourished. She does make good points - closely observe your baby to see what he is telling you, having a routine makes interpreting his cues a lot easier, and don't help your baby if he doesn't need your help falling/going back to sleep.
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Summary: Not recommeded
Review: I would not recommend this book to new parents, or at least I recommend that you take this woman's opinions with a grain of salt. Some of the things she says could be harmful, such as that babies really do not need to eat more than every 2 1/2 to 3 hours unless they are having a growth spurt. While that may be true for formula-fed babies, it is definitely not the case for breast-fed babies. I think that trying to follow her advice may have led my baby to wake up more often at night to get his required nourishment, and may even have caused a drop in his weight percentile. She also expresses the opinion that it is disrespectful to just assume that whenever the baby is upset, he or she wants to nurse. However, as most mothers instinctively know, nursing makes babies happy. How can that be disrespectful? It is definitely less convenient for the Mom to have a nursing baby fall asleep in her arms. However, I will always have and cherish the memory of my baby being perfectly content and satisfied and trusting me enough to know that I would hold him and be there for as long as he needed me to be. Tracy Hogg says that you can use her method of encouraging the baby to eat, then be active, and then sleep without going against the baby's natural instincts and desires, but I certainly did not feel that that was the case with my baby. Whenever I did it, I felt like I was wrenching him out of his natural inclinations. As my baby has gotten older, he is naturally less inclined to fall asleep while nursing, and only needs that comfort sometimes. However, in the beginning of their lives babies have a strong need for that high level of attachment.
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Summary: finally able to sleep at night
Review: i bought this book after reading other books. i didn't believe in letting my child cry himself to sleep like other authors state to do. i started late with trying to get my Spirited child to sleep on his own. he was a year old and i found out i was pregnant again, so i really needed to try to help him get to sleep on his own before things got way to complicated for me. i started using her technuiques on a thursday night and by Sunday night i was finally able to put my son to bed with him being awake and he would drift off to dreamland without screaming and crying. my husband was amazed! he works 2nd shift so is only home Sat. and Sunday night, our son was awake sunday night and i told him to say the goodnights and put him to bed, he looked at me with wide eyes as to say "are you sure" he did that and sure enough not a peep out of him. i have bought this book for other new moms and they also stated how much they have loved it. no book is perfect, but this one in my opinion is as close as you can get
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Summary: A page turner and very refreshing for new parents
Review: I was given so many, many, many books to read by friends while I was pregnant. After reading and reading, I was so overwhelmed with conflicting thoughts that I found myself beginning to panic. I longed for easy and organized information that was centered more on getting to know my baby. Thankfully, I found this book while I was 10 days postdue and waiting to be induced. I was moved from day one by this author, and FINALLY a book about connecting with my baby. This book was full of sensible information that steered toward the middle ground and basically explained in easy reading all of my confusions and questions from the previous books that I had read.
I was so tired of all the controversy over the right and wrong methods and I really felt this author emphasized flexability,and nurturing for not only the baby but the parent. That is why after reading the book three times, I was so surprised to read some of the reviews on Amazon. I'm not sure if some of the reviewers actually read the entire book.
If anything this book is refreshing and the author gives so many examples of how to implement her strategies for different parenting types. She fully acknowledges in a quiz,that all parents and situations are different, and she gives so many examples of different cases. She is an advocate for diversity among parents with different backgrounds and situations. I found that like most nurses in this field, Tracey used her book to speak to me more as a person who is longing for the connection and understanding of the non-verbal language of their new born. Unlike the M.D. who is there to flaunt crudentials and tell me how there is only one right way (their way) to foster infant development. THIS is a great supplement to your new parent collection and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Good info. mixed with bad.
Review: Like the controvery over "Baby Wise" I think that people need to arrive by themselves, on what is good advise, and what is bad, and make their own decisions about what works for them when raising a baby. Too many people are searching for the "right" method, and the "right" way to do things. That is great... but none of the publications out there are all right and all wrong. You need to use what makes sense for you, without doubting yourself when you make a decision outside of the outlines of ANY book! Care for your children. Love them and give them the attention they need. Learn to understand the developemental stages that dictate behavior, and learn how to make the best decisions you know how... I use tips from MANY books, but following ANY book to closely will lead to regret.
This book is an example of a person who writes their OPINION. Some of it is good, some of it obvious, and some of it is just plain "different". She writes in a style that is interesting, and the things written can be very reinforcing to a new parent... BUT it can lead to "bible following" of its text... parents following it to a tee, and missing the point of ANY parenting book... I think there are a LOT of better books out there, by people that have better credentials than this author. Nothing can be considered abusive, of course, but some of the advise is confusing, and vague... Look elswhere for MORE information. It is an easy read, just not the best... It does have good sleep routine advise... which is readily available other places too.... but the way it is presented her, has it's value... and there is less contriversary than other publications.
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Summary: Parent-Centered Child-rearing
Review: I found this book to be an advertisement for convienent parenting. The concepts in the book are for the sole 'benefit' of the parents while suggesting that the babies are getting what they need, which, in Ms. Hogg's terms, translates into one word: independance. She does not advocate carrying your child, and Ms. Hogg suggests that breastfeeding a child for more than a year is for the emotional benefit of the mother and not the child. Though she mentions that parents should listen to their own intuition, she clearly doesn't mean it. Not a book for those who wish to encourage security and trust in their children so that they will naturally evolve into their independance in their own time, not in a self-proclaimed expert's time.
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