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Summary: Good advice - if you can stand this poorly written book
Review: The thesis in this book is one of the best that we've read on baby sleep. As parents of a fussy 3-month baby, we've learned to put her to sleep before she gets tired and to focus on an earlier bedtime. However, we can only give this book a single star because it is without a doubt one of the most poorly written books we have ever read. It is as if the publishers simply printed the raw manuscript without any editing. The book is poorly organized, repetitious and at points seemingly contradictory. For several sections the author is more interested in presenting research than getting to the critical punchline. Even the summarized "action plans" at the end of each chapter are useless because they refer to terms that are either specific to the book or oftentimes defined in later chapters. The whole thing could have been presented in 4 pages instead of 457. Trying to read the book while managing a new baby has been one of the most frustrating things we've undertaken in the last two weeks.
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Summary: this book is good if you WANT it to be good
Review: i was given this book as a gift at my baby shower, and was totally against reading it. I gave birth to twin boys, and after almost 7 months of going into their room repeatedly every night, sometimes 15 times, i decided to give this book a try. IT WORKS. It really works. Yes, it's hard to let your child(ren) cry. But I can happily say that my boys at one year old are now EXCELLENT sleepers, both at night and during their 2 daytime naps. they wake up happy and refreshed. There is no fighting or crying at bedtime or naptime. Now that they are starting to walk, they start going up the stairs themselves to their cribs at naptime!
Here's the key- you have to WANT it to work. It takes longer than one or two nights. CONSISTENCY is the key. I am NOT a selfish person for wanting to sleep at night, nor for wanting my children to be well-rested. All too often you hear of parents who lug their kids around everywhere, day and night. THAT's selfish. My boys are ASLEEP at 6:30 Pm every night and up at 6 AM. Nap at 9 AM for at an least an hour and another hour nap at 1PM.
I plan my day around them. That is not selfish. I am a better mother with 7 hours of sleep at night. GOing into a child's room upteen times a night is not helping them or you.I started the procedures in this book at about 6 months or so, (7 months adjusted age). The nights were def. easier than the days. Too often parents take the " easy" route by bringing the child into bed with them, or giving them a pacifier-over and over. Just do this- it works! I tried Dr. Sears methods, and he is full of it. Attachment parenting is nice in print, but isn't realistic! I am a loving mother and love my boys and would never do something that would harm them. BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: Tough - But Worth It
Review: I had heard of this book from many parents in my "mom's group" and decided to give it a go. The information on sleep was very scientific and informational, albeit hard to digest when I was sleep deprived, myself! I held off on the sleep training aspect for a few months until I felt that we were ready to try it. A few nights ago, we let our son cry for the first time (he's 6 1/2 months old) and it was SO difficult for me even though I knew that he was going to be fine. We BOTH cried on-and-off for 35 or 40 minutes and then he went down on his own without his pacifier (first time since he was born). He fussed once at 2:30 or so and then I fed him at 3:45. Last night, he cried for 10 minutes and woke up at 4:45 for his feeding. Tonight - 7 or 8 minutes of crying and we'll see how long he sleeps (my fingers are crossed!) The negative reviews of this book seem to be from folks who are looking for either a quick, easy fix or those who haven't really read the book (I understand how THAT could happen - it's pretty tough to concentrate for any length of time at this point.) If you take the time to understand Weissbluth's methods, you will see that he offers a range of ways to get your baby to sleep and, while he seems to prefer the Extinction method (crying it out), he also explains something akin to the Ferber method, among others. He offers solutions for all sorts of situations and parental/child personalities. Trust me, you'll do your whole family a favor if you and your child are well rested and this seems to be working!!!
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Summary: Great Reference Tool on Sleep
Review: A friend of mine who is a newborn nurse gave this book to me when my son was born. It is a great reference tool to use when you aren't sure what you should be doing in the sleep department. I've found it to be by far the best and most comprehensive book on sleep for children out there. We've been putting our child to bed early since infanthood and it has really worked. Each time we have sleeping issues, I turn to this book and it gives me good advice on things I can do to help. I highly recommend this book, especially to new parents or parents who are desperate to get sleep!
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Summary: Info Good, But poorly written
Review: This book has good info in it, but it is written in such a confusing manner, it is hard to get the information you need in a short time. At times, the author seems to contradict himself to the point that you get confused. If you can wade thru all the confusion, you should be able to get some useful information out of it.
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Summary: A lifesaver!!
Review: I read this book when my son was just a few weeks old and started following Dr. Weissbluth's advice immediately. He slept through the night (7:00pm-7:00am) at 9 1/2 weeks. Now at 8 months he takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap ranging in length from 1-2 hours each, goes to bed at 6:00 and sleeps for 13 hours. Yes, crying it out is rough at first, but it was worth it. My son wants to get into his crib now and refuses to be rocked. He plays with his socks and talks to his mobile for 10 or 15 mintues and then goes to sleep. It's wonderful!! I will give this book to every new mom I know.
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Summary: Organized poorly, questions are not realistic either
Review: I read this and "Your Fussy Baby" and I still have a screaming overtired child. First off, Dr. W. says that the first nap should occur at 9:00 --- try keeping your 5-month old awake from 5:00 or 6:00 for 3 hours (Dr. W. suggests keeping the baby up for only 1 hour after waking!). Don't waste your money on this. I have found that, like many other issues that test our patience, you just need to do what will work for you. After all, 30 years ago no parent read a book on how to feed, bathe, or get their babies to sleep!
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Summary: Love it from a very AP mommy
Review: OK, this book rocks. I spend the first 6 months of DD's life rocking, bouncing, hopping on one leg, shushing, vacuuming, nursing, pacifiers, you name it...to try and get her to sleep. She would scream for about two hours and then crash from exhaustion, only to be up 15 minutes later. After 6 months of her getting up 25+ times a nite, yes 25+ times, trying Dr. Sear's methods, no-cry sleep solution's, and us both being miserable I knew that something had to change. My DH even took away the car keys from me, because I could not be trusted to drive with DD in the car. But I was the uber mommy...never would I let my child cry without me holding her...I thought I would destroy her spirit, sever our attachment. But I thought I would try it for one week. After five days she was only getting up twice a nite (where I would nurse her back to sleep) and taking two one hour naps in the day. Life is sooo much better. Her true personality is amazing. She is such a happy, sweet and fun-loving little girl. She is now sleeping 10+ hours at nite (straight) and 2-3 hours in the day. We still have rough patches every few weeks, but it does not take long to get back into a routine. For those who think this method is selfish, how can depriving your child of sleep be any more selfless? Just like the Sears method won't work for every baby, this method won't either. A parent's job is not to read a book blindly and follow the advice like gospel, rather you pick and choose what works for your child and family. And the new edition does take into consideration unlimited nighttime nursing, family beds, and no-cry solutions. His advice is sound and has made our family so much happier and healthier.
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Summary: GET THIS BOOK!
Review: This book is wonderful! After buying and trying 3 other books on infant sleep problems without success, I was on my last rope when I bought this book. Boy did I wish this was the first book I bought! It was very common sense and practical and worked like a charm in a matter of days for us. We had been struggling since our baby was about 2 months old on sleep problems (no naps, waking up all night) and I bought this book when the baby was 5 months old. Forget the other books and get this one! We're all sleeping well with no crying anymore and my husband and I aren't discussing divorce court anymore...ha ha ha!!!!
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Summary: The best present a parent can buy for themselves!!!
Review: My son was napping whenever he passed out during the day and he'd be up to around 10:00 each night and then he'd wake up during the night. When he was 16 months old I got this book (I wish I had a lot sooner). I had tried letting him cry it out before but it never helped because he would scream bloody murder for an hour - no exaggeration. When this book suggested to do that again I was skeptical but I tried it the way they suggested and it was like night and day (no pun intended). It tells you how to look for signs that they are tired and put then down then and then they only cry for 10-15 minutes in the beginning because they are truely tired and not overtired like my kid always was. It also enlightened me to the fact that if you want your kid to sleep longer you put him to bed earlier. It doesn't make logical sense but they say it makes "biological" sense. It works too. When I started backing his bedtime up from 10:00 eventually down to 7:00 he started sleeping like a champ. Also, when I started doing naps at a more consistent time. It was just amazing and all of a sudden my husband and I had our evenings back to ourselves! It is the best present you can give yourself!
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