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Summary: Take the Doctor's Advice
Review: Before you sell yourself on this book, take the doctor's advice and rule out any and all medical causes for the crying. I had almost convinced myself that my newborn was suffering from colic and had my husband run to the store to get this book. I read a few chapters, got a good laugh about the prehistoric connection and decided to call my pediatrician before I was sure that is was colic. And I'm glad I did. My poor baby suffers from reflux (as had two of my three other children). The missing link was my newborn did not vomit or spit up and so I thought it couldn't be reflux and the incessant crying must be colic. Not so - she suffers from silent reflux where the stomach acid comes up the esophagus and then she swallows it back down.So I suggest that you definitely follow the doctors advice and consult your pediatrician to rule out any medical concerns before you sell yourself on the missing trimester!
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Summary: Now recommending this to all my patients
Review: Why didn't this book come out before I had my first daughter?? She had such bad colic that I had to wonder if I was really cut out to be a parent. Being a pediatrician, I knew lots of tricks to try to calm her. But getting just the right combination eluded me. Through trial and error, we found that many of the things Dr. Karp recommends work. If only I had known before how they all work together. Looking back, I know that if I had read this book 4 years ago, her infancy would have been so much easier.
Since reading Dr. Karp's book for an article I'm working on, I've tried his method on many babies in my office and the hospital. I amaze parents by quieting their wailing babes in minutes or seconds!! I recommend his book to everyone now, and am planning to get extra copies for my office to loan out. It's fun, easy to read, and full of common baby sense.
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Summary: The Happiest Baby AND PARENTS on the Block!
Review: Like other parents of colicky babies, we were at our wits end. That is until we discovered Dr. Karp's 5 S's. We were truly amazed and delighted how quickly Dr. Karp's methods made a difference with our 3-week-old daughter - it was practically immediate. And being tired, sleep-deprived new parents, we also were glad to find the book very easy to read and understand. The book provides great insight into what your baby wants and needs to be happy. And a happy baby makes for happy parents. With Dr. Karp's invaluable help, we learned to successfully manage our daughter's colic, gain confidence as parents and, perhaps most importantly, enjoy our new baby. This book should be a staple in every pediatricians's office and is a must read for all parents.
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Summary: Great stuff however...
Review: I learned a ton from this book. It is GREAT content about caring for newborns and the author has a very entertaining style of writing. However, I was discouraged by the constant references throughout the book to evolutionary thought. Here is one example, "tummy touching might also turn on our calming as a reflex left over from our ape ancestors..." [p. 130] My ancestors WERE NOT apes! We have variety among species but NEVER one species TURNING INTO another. There are no transitory fossils... Perhaps Dr. Karp should read some of Philip Johnson's stuff on Darwinism. Other than the constant reference to my ancestors being APES - it was a fun, profitable read.
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Summary: A great baby shower gift
Review: This book and video are the best gift you can give to first time parents. I recommend the video, since you have so little down time with a newborn and you see examples of the techniques. It is amazing!!
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Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My son USED to cry from 6:30-11:30pm then would sleep a little during the night, after hours of walking, would wake up and cry from 9:30am-noon day in and day out with no sleeping during the day. I was ready to go crazy!!! I found you on the Internet and ordered the tape. My husband and I watched your tape at 10pm and we practiced the 5's during the middle of one of his colic fits. He needed all 5 steps. Then he turned off like a switched!!!! He went to bed at 11pm and slept to 5am!!!!!! It was only the beginning. We are 3 weeks into this and he doesn't cry any longer then a few minutes. We just dudu wrap him and he stops. He takes naps now and is really bonding with our family. I passed the tape around to friends with babies and it works for all of them. I tell everyone, I even brought it to my pediatrician who is getting one for his office. I had been calling him for 7 weeks to find out what was wrong with my child and all he gave me was gas drops and medication to relax his bowls. Now he is on nothing. Thank you for giving us our son back,
David and Elizabeth
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Summary: Excellent for first time parents--my new shower gift!
Review: This book is AWESOME! Best baby book out there. Takes "old time" knowledge and updates it to the 5 S's People couldn't believe our baby didn't cry...she was happy and content...and slept. Worked like a charm 100% of the time when she fussed. But you have to follow it EXACTLY....you can't do it halfway. I now give this book, a pacifier, a white noise machine, and a 40 x 40" microfiber piece of fabric as a baby shower gift!
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Summary: A Lifesaver
Review: Read this book cover to cover. I made the mistake of only referencing the index at first and I lost many precious moments of peace and sleep. My baby is now 2 months old and his suggestions still work perfectly. My baby does not have colick but it is sometimes hard to get her to relax and go to sleep. Not anymore with the help of this book. I just wish I had read it before I even delivered. Priceless information.
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Summary: Buy it NOW!
Review: this book saved our sanity. it also helped my husband feel in control of the situation when the baby was going nutso. he'd work the magic of the 5 s's and the baby would go to sleep. our son is 4 mos old now and we still use some of the techniques. it's fantastic.
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Summary: A Godsend
Review: I bought Dr. Karp's book in the midst of my newborn's worst weeks...he would scream about everything and I couldn't settle him down. We often both ended up crying together and I honestly thought I would never see as day when my child would be happy. All the advice and books I read told me to let my baby cry or offered solutions that were obviously for much easier babies. Reading DR. Karp's book made me realize that many babies out there were just like mine - what a wonderful feeling! His 5 S's allowed my baby to "shut down" when he couldn't almost instantly and saved us from many hours of heartache. It also gave me alot of hope that my son would mature out of this miserable stage - and I can honestly say at 3 months he is an absolute joy and barely cries for anything anymore! I would give Dr. Karp's book to anyone who has a difficult child, a colicky baby or a screamer in general. The methods work and he is a genius with a BIG heart. If you are in the midst of a bad phase with your newborn do whatever works to get through it - and remember IT WILL PASS!!
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