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Summary: I do not recommend this book!
Review: Out of all the bad advice I received as a new mother, following this book was the worst! Fortunately, I had the sense to stop following this book and start listening to my own instincts when my son was about 2 1/2 months old.
I recommend reading "The Baby Book" by Dr Sears, who was unjustly criticized by the authors of this book.
(And by the way, my son sleeps through the night just fine, without following the methods in this book!)
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Summary: This is the best book we have ever bought!
Review: We used this book for our three girls. They all slept through the night by 10 weeks. They are now 6, 4 and 1. They are happy, healthy and well rested... and so are their parents! We love this book!
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Summary: If you read one book for your baby, this should be it...
Review: With my wife and my self both working, sleep is of vital importance. We first read this book six years ago, before our first child and let me tell you it works. Everything from the sleep scheduling to the philosophy on being family centric rather than child centric - it all leads to a very happy family life. We have read it again before the birth of each of our children (we now have three, and that will be it!) and have followed it pretty much word for word.A note of caution - the hardest concept for new parents to grasp is that Ezzo encourages you to let the baby cry with minimal intervention on the part of the parents. This allows the baby to learn to calm his/herself. This is difficult, I mean really difficult to go through. We give this book to all new parents we are friends with and this is always the hardest part. Some can do it some can't. But if you agree with Ezzo's philsophy, you can save money by never having to buy a baby monitor!
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Summary: It Works![.]
Review: This book is a wonderful tool. MY SON HAS BEEN SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT SINCE 10 WEEKS!!... HE IS A LOVELY, HAPPY BABY WHO IS VERY AFFECTIONATE. USE THE BOOK AS A GUIDE AND ADJUST AS NEEDED.
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Summary: Great success with our twin boys...
Review: My husband and I have had great success with Baby Wise. We had heard about this book from several friends, read it, and made our own adjustments accordingly. We have 4-1/2 month old twin boys, and they really are very happy and healthy boys. We felt that putting them on a schedule was absolutely necessary--for them and for ourselves. Our boys not only need to be on a schedule, but they love being on a schedule. They really are very happy babies, and growing like crazy. Without a schedule for our twins, I would be feeding them all day long! Like the book says, we always fed our boys if they were hungry, and then adjusted the rest of their day to their regular schedule. They weren't textbook PDF babies, nor were we classic PDF parents. We deviated from some of the advice in the book--we rocked our boys to sleep at times, we let them nap in their cradle swings (a lot!), I occasionally nursed them to calm them before bedtime--but the result: At 2-1/2 months, our bigger twin started sleeping through the night. 10 days later, the other one slept through the night. When they hit their 3 month growth spurt, however, they were waking up at 3:30 to eat again! We were discouraged, but then referred back to the book and were comforted again in knowing that this was just a growth spurt. Sure enough, 2 weeks into their growth spurt, they started sleeping through the night again and have been ever since. Our boys eat at 6, 9:30, 1, 4:30, and 8. They are still napping 4 times a day--3 good ones, and the 4th, a catnap. This makes scheduling my day so much easier. I always know roughly when they boys will need to eat, so then I can plan my day accordingly. Our boys still cry sometimes when going down for naps--usually for 2 of the naps. Sometimes, the crying only lasts for a few minutes, but recently, one of our boys cried for 40 minutes before he finally fell asleep. Our pediatrician said to allow 45 minutes of crying. We always go through our checklist: is he hungry, does he need a burp, does he need a diaper change, etc. As we have learned from Baby Wise, however, we have learned to read our babies' cries. More often than not now, we know they are just needing to cry themselves to sleep. When they wake up from a nap after a crying fit, they are always happy and smiling. We are still working on this, partly because we are weaning them off napping in their cradle swings, but it is definitely working! Our twins do wake each other up if one is fussing, even though Baby Wise says this is untrue. We don't worry about it too much, though, as more times they sleep through the other one fussing. Bottom line: we have recommended this book to all our friends and family. It has worked wonders on our family, and we all could not be happier and healthier. You definitely have to stick to your guns, though, especially with the crying before sleeping thing. It is really tough, but it will only take longer to teach them the skill of sleeping. The payoff is huge, so if you can tough it out, you will be thankful in the end. We always refer back to the book when we are stumped on something, and it's always like a lightbulb going on in our heads and a sense of comfort in knowing how to get through this bump in the road we are facing. We are reading the Book 2 as well, and are excited to start the next phase of our babies' development! All we can say is that by following the principles of this book, our babies are awesome eaters and sleepers, and really are very happy, smiley, and extremely healthy! What more could a parent want?
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Summary: AWESOME!!
Review: I am actually shocked at the poor reviews this book as gotten from these readers. I found this book most helpful and My child has wonderful sleep habits, eats great and has the best disposition I have seen in a child! He was sleeping through the night by 9 weeks old AND is very secure with himself and his suroundings. He is very well adjusted. And I love and hug and kiss and nurture him all the time! I found the book AWESOME!! If you feel the book is too ridged, adjust it to your child. I believe this book was ment to serve as a guidline ... not a black and white situation without any gray areas.... Thank you Dr. Ezzo!
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Summary: The book works with your own common sense approach.
Review: This book works. Putting babies on a schedule is necessary for the parent and the child. I used this book's scheduling methods with both of my children to get them on a schedule as newborns. When it warranted, I varied and used my own common sense regarding feeding the child. I disagree with the negative reviews of this book I think all parents must use their own discretion when trying anyone else's ideas regarding parenting. I KNOW that children thrive on schedules not utter chaos. I have friends and neighbors whose children don't sleep, don't nap, eat on demand and they are miserable children who are miserable to be around and drive their parents to medicate themselves! So, those who criticize Ezzo and Bucknam, good luck with your harried lives ruled by whining children. I don't advocate abusing children or military like schedules, just some normalcy which this book helps to achieve.
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Summary: Good advice - poorly written
Review: The authors espouse some good principles, but their arrogant tone dilutes the message. It is obviously good to have a strategy for feeding, waking, and sleeping. It is obviously good to develop a routine with your child. It is obviously good to integrate your child into a stable, loving family environment ... But it's not easy! Parents need information, not guilt. Unfortunately, instead of saying, "These are good things to do", the authors seem to say (over and over), "If you do not do these things, you are a moron and a bad parent." The authors have little to no cultural sensitivity. For example, they dismiss family beds and infant slings as only appropriate for "third-world nations", instead of simply discussing the pros and cons of these practices. I think I learned some good things from this book, and I'm glad I read it. However, I suspect there are better books that say similar things - perhaps another reviewer can recommend some.
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Summary: Complete waste of money
Review: Don't waste your money. If you want to read a good parenting book, try anything by Dr.Sears.
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Summary: The ideas in this book are dangerous to your child's health
Review: The AAP recommends against using the Ezzo's methods. They say that following the steps as outlined in this book could cause "failure to thrive" syndrome in infants. The Ezzos are not doctors, and have never tested their methods or had their "studies" peer-reviewed. In fact, the fundamentalist church they started teaching their classes in actually renounced them because ther baby-raising methods were too severe and dangerous to children's health. It is especially alarming that the Ezzos recommend using physical pain techniques to "discipline" infants as young as 6 months old. This is unconscionable, and in most areas of the world is considered child abuse. If you are interested in a more Christian way of parenting, I suggest _The Baby Book_ by Dr. William Sears, noted pediatrician, and his wife Martha Sears, R.N. They are both Christians and have 8 children. They emphasize love, bonding, and positive, firm discipline. If you like to put your babies on a schedule, the "baby whisperer" book uses some of the same scheduling ideas the Ezzos do, but is much less extreme (and won't harm your child physically).
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