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Summary: Fabulous if your baby has colic
Review: I was a rare lucky Mommy -- both of my children had colic. With the first I suffered since I was unable to know how to calm her, she cried for hours. It was Heck! With my second baby I had this book and was able to calm myself and my baby. I am truly thankful. Even if you have to wean from the steps after the colic phase is over its worth it. For weaning from the 5 S's I used The No-Cry Sleep Solution book and it worked for us. Now no colic and sleep too. Ahhh.
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Summary: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Review: Dr. Karp is absolute lifesaver when it comes to babies. I have 1.5 years old girl and 7 months old boy and I have used Dr. Karp's techniques on both of them. They worked like a charm every time they were fussy. I even tried them once on my girl when she was crying because it was her time to eat. As soon as all five S's were implemented she stopped crying and she fell a sleep! I had to wake her up to feed her!
This book helped me so much that I am buying a copy for all of my pregnant friends/relatives. I also have DVD and it is perfect compliment to the book. If you did not quite get something just by reading, watching DVD will make you an expert on calming babies. When it comes to weaning, you have to do it gradually and you have to trust your baby. It is ok to keep her wrapped even past 3 months. It cannot do any damage. I have two living examples. What I did is start out by leaving one arm out for few nights, and then both of them. The other useful technique with older babies is to wrap more loosely so that the baby can get unwrapped during the sleep without even noticing it. Weaning is NOT a problem. Even if it was, never forget how much less your baby will cry, how much happier she will be, and how much more sleep you will get.
This book is THE best book on babies I have ever read (and I have read a lot). It is clear, easy to read and full of priceless advice presented in sensitive and often entertaining way. Must have for all new parents.
Thank you Dr. Karp for helping me enjoy my babies more and struggle with them less. I will be forever grateful.
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Summary: The techniques really work!
Review: I wish that this book had been around when my first son was born but I am just so thankful that I found it in time for my second son. Following the techniques in the book, my baby has slept beautifully and been easily calmed. I cannot recommend the book highly enough! (The DVD is also great and shows you how to do things very clearly...especially helpful to show grandparents how to calm the baby too.)
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Summary: A Must Read for New Parents!!!!
Review: There should be a national holiday made about this book!! It's fun and so easy to read that I got through the whole thing in a day and started immediately using the 5 S's with my little son. He wasn't colicky, but as a new parent I really didn't know what I was doing. This book helped me understand WHY my son was crying and taught me EXACTLY how to calm him down (which really helped me stay calm...too). This is the now gift I'm bringing to EVERY baby shower I go to!
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Summary: Loved it now HATE it!!
Review: AS others have said the first 3 months the 5 S's seem like a life saver. Here I am now with a 4 month old that has become addicted to the 5 S's and we now have some habits to break. I honestly wish I would have never heard of this book let alone buy it and follow it's advice. I JUST WANT MY BABY TO SLEEP UNSWADDLED!!!! It would be nice to be able to have others care for her as well but unless I make any care taker read the book they can't get her to sleep. AUGH!!!!! I hate this book!!
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Summary: The 5 S's really work!!
Review: Great book, maybe the single best book I've read on baby's first year. This worked for our baby almost every time, from day one.
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Summary: I wish I would have known about this for my first child
Review: I have an 22 month old and a 5 month old. My first baby had terrible colic. Her first months of life were the hardest ones of my life. Our Pediatrician kept on telling us colic was related to tummy troubles that had to just work themselves out. We tried all different formulas and spent a lot of extra money. It wasn't until I found out about Dr. Karp and his book on Good Morning America almost two years ago that I learned the real cause of colic and REAL solutions. I think his techniques (especially the swaddling) would have made ALL the difference in the world had I known. The good news is that I had watched the "Happiest Baby on the Block" DVD and read the book several times in prep for our second child. Our experience with our second has been completely different. In fact, our 5 month old son still has to sleep all tightly bundled as Dr. Karp recommends. I highly recommend ordering the DVD off of the Happiestbaby.com website. I tell every mother-to-be about Dr. Karp and the 5 S's.
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Summary: Absolutely Amazing!
Review: This book has been the most helpful book of all! I have told everyone parent I know about it. I used the methods on my then 4 week old son right after I read the book. He became calm in couple of minutes and then asleep within ten minutes. Before using Dr. Karp's techniques my son was having daily crying sessions that lasted five plus hours and nothing worked to calm him. I am just thrilled that there is something so simple to comfort my baby. I am also pleased that he supports breastfeeding and writes about co-sleeping in a positive way. This book is a wonderful tool for any parent. You will not regret this purchase!
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Summary: Fabulous resource for parents of newborns
Review: Why hasn't anyone else thought to explain the basics of baby soothing to new parents? This book simply outlines the time-honored techniques of swaddling, swaying and shhing a baby and provides brilliant help for parents dealing with babies who have colic. The reassuring tone helps you feel like you are not alone. Great for the first few months, and if your baby is past the newborn stage I'd recommend a book that Dr. Karp wrote the introduction to called Gentle Baby Care (by Pantley, the baby sleep expert.)
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: When I read this book while I was still pregnant with my first child, I thought "Surely, it can't be this simple," and almost forgot about it. But then I found myself with an "inconsolable" 2 week old baby girl in my arms with no clue how to calm her. I remembered the book and put Karp's method to the test. After following the 5 steps to trigger the calming reflex, she stopped crying as if someone had flipped a switch. My husband and I were absolutely amazed! To this day, he tells just about anyone who will listen about the 5 S's, and the book has become my standard shower gift. I enthusiastically recommend this book to all parents-to-be!
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