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The Happiest Baby on the Block : The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

The Happiest Baby on the Block : The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: This book saved our lives! Our little girl came home from the hospital wailing and it never stopped. She would cry for hours upon hours and nothing would soothe her--not cuddling, not feedings, not burping, not changings, not my mother-in-law (the baby soother extraordinaire), nothing...until this book!

The horror is finally over--the technique absolutely works every time. The book is well-written, easy to follow and the examples of other parents going through this are so reassuring. I am happy to report that now, at 7 weeks, we have lots of cooing, many smiles, bonding (nearly impossible with a screaming baby) and a lot more sleeping. You can call the author Dr. Karp, but in our house he is reverentially referred to as Saint Harvey--our patron saint of babies. If you have a fussy baby I can not recommend this book enough. It truly works miracles!

If I were the Queen of Everything I would make sure all new parents and hospital nurses learned this method. It could save so many, so much. Thank you Saint Harvey!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Reiterate- works well for the 1st 3 months of baby's life
Review: First of all there is nothing in this book that is really new to moms living in South East Asia (like myself) as most of the 5 S's are widely implemented. I read this book as i thought it may provide me an alternative to the crying out method of putting baby to sleep. Now that my baby No2 is 4 months old, i have to wean her from the pacifier and swaddling. She has been sleeping badly at night (waking up every 1/2 hour)as the swaddling cloths are getting too small and the pacifier keeps falling out! The book is great to calm your baby in the 1st 3 months, esp if they are very restless. BUT...the book doesnt really tell you how difficult getting rid of the binky and the sawddling will/may be. (He wrote that a mother took only 3 days to remove the pacifier but did not elaborate how-made it sound easy but its not! I have tried for weeks) So it looks like I will have to resort to the crying-out method to help her sleep (like i did with my firstborn) It is painful to hear your child cry, but when the baby smiles and coos at you in the morning after a good night sleep, it's worth it. For this I recommend Dr Marc Weissbluth's book. (BTW, I also tried the Pantley book-sounds like a better alternative to those who want a gentle approach but honestly, I am too tired to wait for a month for it to work!) So 2 stars as this only helps in the early months (for me, at least)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Wish this HAD worked!
Review: It's interesting reading all of these posts, and I'm happy that these methods worked for so many people. However, they did NOT work for us. My second son is now 10 months and he's delightful. However, he screamed all the time until he was 4 months old. When I read Dr. Karp's book I was sure that I could make life easier for the baby, but he resisted all of the "S's." He hated being swaddled and still hates being pinned in or down, meaning that he hates the carseat and always hated the swing and the infant carrier. He rolled over at 3 months and started to crawl at 5 months. Saying "SSHH" to him? HA!! That just angered him more. Seeing how active he is now and how much he loves to communicate with us through sounds and gestures, I can understand how difficult infancy was for him. I appreciate the idea of the 4th trimester, but I wish that there was some indication in the book that some babies, quite typical and even wonderful ones, will resist these methods. I'm writing this post for those parents at the end of their ropes -- hang in there. If the baby is crying a lot, as long as you're doing all you can, just know that things will eventually improve on their own!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An Excellent, Necessary Resource for New Parents
Review: My 7-week old son's pediatrician lent me her copy fo Dr. Karp's DVD two weeks ago, after five weeks of sleepless nights and dealing with what I thought was a "gassy baby." We watched the video and implemented Dr. Karp's techniques that night, as our son was also going through the 7-10pm "fussies." Dr. Karp's "5 S's" work wonderfully. I can't say more positive things about how wonderful it felt to find a technique that is peaceful, easy, and immediately effective in calming our new baby boy.

I am now reading his book, and I am finding it just as useful and informative! I highly recommend both resources; definitely purchase the video, as it is really important to see how he does the techniques he describes. All soon-to-be parents should read this source and learn about these techniques to soothe a baby before they are born. I wish I'd had this knowledge during our son's first few weeks.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A lifesaver for tired and frustrated parents
Review: I stumbled upon this book at the library while my 3-year-old was watching a juggling show with my husband. I have a relatively "easy" baby except that she will only sleep if someone is holding her. As you can imagine, the simplest of tasks is made impossible by this. I've only just begun to read Dr. Karp's book but I've already started putting his advice into practice. Within minutes of swaddling my daughter, putting her in a swing and turning on a bear that mimics the sounds in the uterus, she was calm and fell asleep on her own. She stayed that way FOR 3 HOURS STRAIGHT!!! It was the most luxurious experience since bringing her home from the hospital. I highly recommend this book to all parents. It truly is a lifesaver!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Must Have for First Time Parents!
Review: During my daughter's third week, she began to cry consistently for several hours in the evening. My husband and I were convinced it was colic. My sister-in-law, knowing how exhausted we were, researched information regarding colic on the web and sent it to us. She found an article describing Dr. Karp's techniques and then sent us The Happiest Baby on the Block. We read it and learned how to help our baby, quickly learning that it was first-time parents not aware of how to comfort their baby girl (despite having 16 nieces and nephews!).

When a friend of mine had her baby a month later, I recommended that she purchase the book as well (it's actually one of my 'must have books' on a list I give friends who are having their first baby). Her baby truly had colic; following your recommendations, she swore by your book as she saw significant improvement. She now gives The Happiest Baby on the Block as a baby shower gift!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The most helpful book re: infant sleep I've found yet!
Review: This book saved me! This is the only book that thoroughly addresses sleep and comforting fussy babies during the first three or four months. Most books offer only a cursory discussion, and little helpful advice. Dr. Karp gives helpful tips, whether you co-sleep or put your baby into a crib at night. His tone is completely non judgmental; he doesn't make you feel like a bad parent for not wanting to carry your baby around all day - an impossibility for a mom of twins.

I bought this book 2 days ago. One of my 2 1/2 month old twins was sleeping through the night, the other was up every 1 or 2 hours. After following the suggestions in this book, especially swaddling, my poor sleeper slept from 11 to 2 the first night, and went right back down after she was swaddled again at 2 - without a snack! Last night she went until 4:30, and again went right down until 6, without eating or fussing. I am a new woman! I will be giving this book to all my newly pregnant friends.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: This book is brilliant! As a first time mother I lived and died by this book. Motherhood is wonderful but it does not come with an instruction book (until now!). "The Happiest Baby on the Block" gave me the skills to handle most situations for the first (and roughest)few months of parenthood. I have shared my copy of this book with many of my friends and they too have thought it to be a wonderful resource. This book makes a wonderful gift for expectant parents. It is a MUST READ before your little bundle of joy arrives!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mother of 3 highly recommends this book!
Review: This book was recommended by our pediatrician and what a transformation our 5 week old has undergone!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It works!
Review: This book gives you the information you need to calm your baby's cries. It really works. Our second child had colic and I read everything I could to try to soothe her and learn more about what colic was and how to deal with it. Our pediatrician recommended the book to us and we couldn't get to the book store fast enough. The five S's that the book details make sense. And once we got the right amount of each for our daughter it made all the difference. The book also focuses on some of the myths of colic and tells you why they aren't true, which was very helpful, because everyone you talk to has a differnt solution. This book is straight forward and easy to read. Parents with children who have colic NEED this book!


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