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Summary: Life saver
Review: I am a physician and my wife and I followed this book very closely. Our son is now 10 mos old and he sleeps through the night. Everything in the book has come to pass....without exception. We found the methods to be kind, thoughtful and very effective. I now send this book to any friend who is pregnant.
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Summary: A god-send....
Review: This book will give you advice that you won't get from your mom, sister, or aunt Sylvia or your girlfriends. First, let me say that I never let my baby "cry it out". Although I know lots of people who did, with good results, I just couldn't do it myself.What I learned from this book. 1). Sleep is neurological. Don't waste your time trying to fill your babies belly full before bedtime.
2.) At about the 5th month babies fall into the routine of two naps. I really had to work for those naps, but at 7 months, my baby naps almost like clockwork at 9am and 2pm.
3.) In order to lengthen night sleep you need to set an earlier bedtime. (almost unbelievable but true) Nightime sleep lengthens before daytime sleep.
4.) Through the 7th month, your baby may wake up once or twice for a bottle and you should feed them. (I thought it would never come, but eventually he just quit waking for the bottle.)
After taking the advice of this book, I can honestly say my little one is a good sleeper. Thank you Dr. Weissbluth. I couldn't have done it without you.
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Summary: Crying it out = Happy Child??
Review: As a mother of three young children and health professional working with mothers and babies, I would NOT recommend this book for the following reasons: 1. His method: leave baby to cry for UNLIMITED periods extinction
2. Confusing and conflicting advice.
3. The leap of faith between the facts and his method.
4. Lack of a coherent strategy.
5. Patronizing and condescending tone
6. Exhausting to read (almost 500 pages). The book does have some interesting facts about sleep, but in the end, Dr. Weissbluth's "Trust me, I'm a doctor"-attitude could never convince me to follow his methods. There are gentler ways of helping baby to sleep well!
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Summary: The best thing I could have ever done for my son
Review: When my husband first brought this book home ..., I threw it across the room. As a new mother, I had vowed NEVER to let my son cry. So, what did I do? I spent the majority of the first four months of my son's life rocking and nursing him to sleep. After all my "no-cry" efforts, he was still only getting about 12 hours of sleep a day. He was so sleep deprived and so was I. Something had to give. I finally read the book and had the guts to try the methods. I was so scared to try letting my son fall asleep on his own, but it was the BEST thing I could have ever done for my son! He started to fall asleep on his own for naps within 2 days and a total of 18 minutes of crying!! He just needed me to give him the chance to fall asleep on his own! I feel horrible that I didn't try it sooner. Going to sleep at night took him a little longer- but after 2 weeks, he now goes down wide awake with NO CRYING! It is truly a miracle. My son now sleeps 16 hours a day- about 13 hours at night and 3 hours during the day. This is what he needed all along! His personality has changed - no more fussing! I realize now that he was never a fussy baby- just an overtired one! As a family, we are ALL happier. My husband and I have more time together since I am no longer rocking our baby to sleep for hours on end. My life has changed, and my son's life has changed. He LOVES his new sleep schedule. All of my friends and family have noticed the change in his personality. I would recommend this book to ANYONE! Please note that the book does not advocate crying- but change is tough, and there may be some tears. But do not be afraid to let your baby cry! He will love you for it! I can't say enough good things about this book. Weissbluth is a GENIUS!
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Summary: One of the "must have" books for new parents...
Review: Sure, you can take quotes out of context from the book and make Weisbluth sound like some kind of uncaring "coach." But research has shown over and over that adults who develop healthy sleep habits as children are much more likely to have excellent sleep habits as adults. This book is an excellent resource for accomplishing that goal. We were given this book when our first daughter was three-months-old with colic. It worked like a charm when we finally built up the nerve to try his methods at four months. Thirty minutes of crying the first night, 10 the second, and less than a minute the third. By the fourth night, she went to sleep on her own, quietly and peacefully. She's 13 now and an excellent sleeper. And the same happened with our second child. I would highly reccommned this book.
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Summary: Helpful for colicky infants
Review: Great book for parents who have colicky infants, after reading the section on how an infant should not be awake more than 2 hours, and using the same method to help them fall asleep. Our daughters personality changed! She was just tired & she needed our help to nap. I read several other books on infant care ranging from the Extreme of Babywise and the atachment views of Sears. This book was not like the others, and it actually helped. I shared my expirences with other moms with colicky infants and they had similar results. This is not a cure all for colic, but if you can rule out gas or other medical problems and still have an infant who cries all day please read the section on infants less then 4 mo old.
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Summary: Not a "Cry it out method"
Review: This book has been a life saver for us. Being first time parents, we didn't know when/how kids were supposed to sleep. Don't they just drift off when they are tired? WRONG. Yes, when their brains are immature they do, but as the 4 month mark approaches things sure do change. For everyone who thinks this book is about letting your child cry, you have missed the boat. Unlike some other books out there that teach you "quick fixes", this helps you give the best gift you can give and that is teaching your child to sleep well and fall asleep unassisted. Crying does not happen when you pay attention to your child and respect the need for sleep. Our 4 month old goes do with ease for all naps and is asleep between 5- 5:30 pm every night with no tears. We adapted our lives to his schedule, not vice versa and he is well-rested and improving every day. For parents who think this book is cruel, all I can say is you are not ready to help your child and/or don't have the time to put this book to good use. It takes time and dedication from you as a parent to produce no crying. You have to watch your child as well as the clock. Overtired children cry; simply put. Once you are committed to having a well-rested child please reread this book. Start early, be consistant and you will see results with no crying. Happy, healthy sleep to all!!!!
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Summary: Makes alot of sense
Review: I have used Dr. Weissbluth's method for two children -- one an easy baby, and one who was more fussy. While I did not rigidly apply his philosophy (and I don't believe he advocates for parents to be rigid about ANYTHING in their parenting), I found that it helped me to understand how to "read" my children. I have been better able to differentiate between a child who is overtired and a child who is misbehaving. The book was especially helpful when I was a new mom, as I had NO idea when or how my child should sleep. Although it took several months before my babies were in a regular routine of napping and sleeping at night, this book gave me an idea of how to make that routine happen. As far as letting your children cry it out at night or at naptime, I do believe that you should trust your gut on that one.
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Summary: I wish I read it sooner..Wonderful
Review: We owe so much to Dr. Weissbluth's book. This was the first book we saw that dealt with naps, not just night sleeping problems. Our daughter was an angel at night, but sleeping during the day was impossible. She just would not go down. We tried everything. This book explained why she had problems going down as a post-colic child and how to solve that problem. Within two days, she was sleeping over an hour at each nap, not just the normal 15-30 minutes. This book was a turning point in her life. Also, he explained how detrimental it was for my daughter to lose sleep. This was the best money we ever spent.
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Summary: It's hard not getting enough sleep BUT think twice before
Review: trying the cry it out method. I was always very much against the cry it out method and a great believer of attachment parenting. Then how did I find myself 6 mos later digging my nails into my couch as my lil daughter screamed her heart out for me?? I'm not really sure what happened but somehow I sucumbed to the pressure of getting my child to "sleep through the night". I decided maybe I was being to "crunchy" as my sister would say and thought I should at least look into the other side of things. So I read Dr Weissbluth's book and he made it sound so easy, so logical that I decided to try it. The first night wasn't too bad as she only cried for 18 mins and then 15 mins later that night, but the next night she cried for over an hour and it just broke my heart. I was a wreck the next day w/ guilt and I just felt kinda off like something between daughter and mother was being destroyed (trust maybe?). Anyway I thought I'd give it one more night because I felt bad for putting her through all this for nothing. Well after 35 mins of crying I looked at my husband and said "I can't do this anymore". Go pick her up then he told me..it's all just an experiement anyway...you have to do what feels right to you." Picking her up after that was one of the happy moments I've had and it felt as though all that was good had been restored. I felt pretty guilty for the next few days and my lil one seemed overly clingy and moody. But things are back to normal and she is as happy as ever. I realized that I just have to be a little creative to encourage her sleep and that yes not sleeping a lot is hard but it's just plain hard being a parent and there's no way around it. I really like Dr Sears the best because he encourages you trust your own instinct and not to follow some expert. You train pets not babies and besides when I really thought about it getting up in the middle of the night and nursing my baby girl can be pretty magical. I think it was really bothering the people around me more than it was me. I gave into the pressures for a bit but I'm so happy that she didn't give up on me (stop crying) and that our incredible bond is still very much intact. So I completely understand others reasons for trying this method but please think twice about it first.
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