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Summary: Great book
Review: I thought this book was very thoughtfully written. What I most liked about it was that the author came to his conclusions based on a lot of clinical research. The author did not write a book based from his "years of observations and opinions" such as Sears....etc. He has studied the sleep patterns of babies and children intensely and talks about how disruptive it could be for a developing baby's brain when the baby has sleep deprivation. He makes a very valid point--when we as adults are sleep deprived, we are crumpy, are not able to concentrate, lethargic, bad moods...etc.--no wonder sleep deprived babies are crabby and cry all the time. Is this how you want your baby living its new life? Babies deserve a good night's sleep and good naps. This does make them much more happy. This book really works and I recommend it to any parent.
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Summary: He was absolutely right
Review: I could see that my child was tired after being awake for only two hours but I didn't think that was normal. This book explained baby's sleep patterns and the need for a lot of sleep. I used to think like many parents do that the later you put your child to sleep the later they'll wake up, but that's wrong. I used to put my baby to sleep around 9:00 and now I put him to sleep between 6:00 and 7:00 pm and he sleeps until 7:00 am. He's much happier and easier to deal with and has become much more active, coordinated, and observant. Not all things are intuitive, I think sleep is one of them. I highly recommend this book! It provides schedules for different ages and things to help you follow his methods.
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Summary: Yuk! (wish I could give it 0 stars!)
Review: I was given this as a gift and when I read it, I nearly threw it out the window.
This book discourages breastfeeding and co-sleeping and promotes infant crying-it-out and schedules...while disguising the technique as gentle and natural (and claiming not to promote schedules or crying). It actually implies that forcing your one-month old infant to cry themselves to sleep is what the baby WANTS.
The statement "Crying is the consequence of becoming overtired" is repeated throughout. Perhaps the child is unhappy, hungry, or any number of other causes beside fatigue. It also warns the reader that if the techniques aren't followed you may end up with a "24-hour child"....uh, since when does parenthood stop at 8pm?
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Summary: The #1 sleep bible!
Review: This is the most valuable book I own. I canot praise it enough. I read everything and believe me, after reading at least 6 sleep books on all different methods, I can say the this book is the most athuorative, medically based source there is. My 9 month old has been a fabulous, happy healthy baby because of this book. I would give it 10 stars if I could.
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Summary: This book has helped me a lot!!!
Review: This book has been tremendously helpful to me. I am a new Mom with a five month-old and I really did not know very much about babies and their need for sleep. By following my daughter's cues, she lets me know what she needs most of the time. She fits right into the 9 a.m. (or so) nap and the 1:00 p.m. (or so) nap schedule that Dr. Weissbluth writes about. But sometimes she needs help and doesn't just fall easily into sleep, even when she desperately needs it. This book taught me how crucial sleep is to babies, and I certainly see what happens to my daughter when she is over-tired. I don't think this book has ALL the answers, but it has very valuable information and can really help guide you in making choices about napping and sleeping at night. By the way, he no longer advocates letting a baby "cry it out" for a long period of time. I have never let my baby cry mildly or fuss in her crib for over 20 minutes (and I have never been okay with her crying desperate cries at all!). This book works with attachment parenting. I have not found it to be heartless at all, but quite the contrary.
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Summary: Working Mother of Twins
Review: I wish someone had given me this book when I was still pregnant. I would have done things differently from Day 1 when my babies came home. This book explained things in a very common sense way and made me understand. We went from having twins who did not sleep through the night at 7 months to two fabulous sleepers in less than 2 days. It really worked. Now I give this book as part of every baby shower gift I give. Our doctor recommended it to us when he saw how sleep-deprived we were.
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Summary: Try it and see how your child responds!
Review: When my first child was 5.5 months, I happened upon this book. It is about learning to be an observant parent who understands your child's sleep clues. Yes, every child is different, but we are all human and this book focuses on the very natural human need for sleep and explains natural human sleep cycles (by age group) so it's easier to understand WHEN your child probably will want/need to nap or go down for the night This book explains and teaches in a non-dogmatic manner. It suggests questions to ask yourself that are insightful and thought-provoking. It stresses helping your children learn the skill of falling asleep by themselves, which is sometimes tough, but just as important as teaching them to eat by themselves. I learned that sleep is more biological than logical and that some sleep is more restful and restorative than other sleep. The two most important lessons I learned: 1) the earlier a child goes to bed at night, the longer she sleeps through the night, and 2) it is possible to put a child down awake and have her not cry before falling asleep on her own. I didn't believe any of this until I tried it! This book helped me understand that by the time my daughter "seemed tired", I had missed her cues, she was overtired, and overtired children have trouble getting to sleep. I am not a fan of "cry it out" but I did learn (and could hear) that there's a difference btw "I'm in pain/hurting" crying and "I'm tired" crying. Just as you wouldn't mind if your child cried because you wouldn't let him stick his finger in an electrical socket, I didn't mind when my tired child cried because she didn't want to sleep. A few minutes into her crying (and I mean less than 10 or 15 minutes) she fell fast asleep. Nowadays, she recognizes our "it's time to go to sleep routine" (bathing, reading, rocking) and generally cries less than 2 minutes, if at all. This book helped me remember that our kids will cry over many things in their lives . . . but if we parents are doing what's best for our child, some things are worth letting them cry over for a short period of time. Luckily, the crying ends within a day or two, because once you start to recognize the signals of "tired", you can beat the overtired state and put your child to sleep without any crying. It works!!! My daughter's personality blossomed when she got two consistent, restful, undisturbed naps a day and started sleeping 10 hours at night. She's happy, smiling and alert. That makes Mom and Dad happy too. There are wonderful lessons to be found in this book . . . happy reading (and sleeping)!!
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Summary: PLEASE DON'T FOLLOW WHAT THIS BOOK HAS TO SAY!
Review: I'd have given this book no stars if I could've. I have to admit that I didn't read this whole book. It was given as a gift to me for my baby shower. But when I turned to the page in the book where it says there should be no time limit to how long you let your baby cry it out, I'd had enough. I wouldn't treat an animal this way, so why would I do this to my beautiful son? Why would I even risk making him feel that he is alone in this big world that he's only been in for a short time when he is so loved and has every right to feel that way? I'd like to think I have an open mind, but this goes against every natural instinct I have. There are better and gentler ways of helping your child (and yourself) sleep.. please trust your intuition and find other ways.. be creative. By the way, I slept with my grandmother for my first 8 years, and I am well-adjusted with a healthy level of independence.
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Summary: The ONLY sleep book you'll ever need!
Review: This book is phenomenal. It was recommended to us by several friends, and since using it successfully, we recommend it to everyone we know with kids simply because IT WORKS! Every person we know who follows Dr. Weissbluth's recomedndations has a well-tempered child who is easy to get to bed 99% of the time. The proof is in the well-rested child and/or baby! This is the only sleep book you'll ever need.
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Summary: purchased 8 copies
Review: this is a great gift to any new mom. i've purchased 8 copies to give to friends, and i'll buy more. it was given to me as a gift and my friends and i with babies call it the bible. i had no idea what to do with a baby when i got him home - feed him, change him, let him sleep - and this book just gives you great guidelines on how to do those things so when your baby is 2 your still not going into his room 2 or 3 times a night. weissbluth lets you tap into the needs of your baby and your baby's need for routines while giving you choices on how to do it. please give it a look and let your kid sleep a lot - that's what they want.
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