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Summary: Heaven Sent
Review: This book is for anyone with a new baby who wishes to remain sane. The first few chapters of this book are the ones we used to get our baby into a habit of sleeping through the night - and it worked. It gives specific tips and ideas that explain how to do as the title suggests and the theory behind why it works. An associate of my wife's did her dissertation on this concept and stood firmly behind it. But none of that matters. The only thing that matters is that it worked for us. And if you've had children yourself, you'll know that a good working model to help your baby sleep through the night in weeks vs. years can only be heaven sent.
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Summary: No good if you are against the "cry it out" idea
Review: This book looks so helpful. It's got a lovely title and a nice picture on the front. I hated this book. I am not COMPLETELY against letting a child cry. But forcing them to get attached to a blanket or toy instead of a parent sounded a bit harsh to me. Who doesn't want their child to need them a little? Plus it advocates if nothing they advise in the book works then go ahead and let them cry for HOURS. This does not sound healthy to me. But i'm just a mom, not an expert. It took us a few days to get our son out of our bed and into his own crib. We did it. It took patience and we did not get a lot of sleep. I tried to let him cry himself to sleep and it seemed to do more harm then good. (not to mention how it made us as parents feel) We went back to the pick him up when he cried approach. Held him and put him back to bed...and after 4 nights he started to sleep 7 hours straight on his own. Oh and we put him to bed when he's asleep and he's just fine. NO MATTER who's house he sleeps at. Just my opinion. If you don't want to let your child scream skip this book.....if you do want to try the cry it out method (it works for many parents, just not us) then just do it and save yourself the money. It does have a few good hints in it......but i think you could get that information from other moms or your pediatrician.
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Summary: Great for babies and toddlers
Review: This book was a good guide or starting point for developing my own method of assisting my infant to sleep through the night. I highly recommend this book if you need advice or a guide to use when you aren't a 100% sure.
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Summary: A good "guide" to follow
Review: This book was a good guide or starting point for developing my own method of assisting my infant to sleep through the night. I highly recommend this book if you need advice or a guide to use when you aren't a 100% sure.
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Summary: this book has been a lifesaver for our whole family!!
Review: we are all sleeping through the night because of this very helpful and very practical book. Our baby was sleeping all night after two nights of "stretching" his schedule. I am a nursing mom and I had reservations at first. However, I am a believer and now I have recommended this book to many friends who love it,too. the method works without being rigid or cruel. The idea of the "Focal Feeding" makes so much sense!! I did not feel guilty when trying this method and I appreciate the authors sharing the information with young momand dads. I also like the option of having dad or another caregiver involved with the process. overall, I couldn't have survived without it. thank you !
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Summary: this book has been a lifesaver for our whole family!!
Review: we are all sleeping through the night because of this very helpful and very practical book. Our baby was sleeping all night after two nights of "stretching" his schedule. I am a nursing mom and I had reservations at first. However, I am a believer and now I have recommended this book to many friends who love it,too. the method works without being rigid or cruel. The idea of the "Focal Feeding" makes so much sense!! I did not feel guilty when trying this method and I appreciate the authors sharing the information with young momand dads. I also like the option of having dad or another caregiver involved with the process. overall, I couldn't have survived without it. thank you !
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Summary: Huge Disappointment
Review: We bought this book to help us with a three month old who's got some bad sleeping habits (probably because of us!) I was expecting some solid answers to our baby's sleeping problems and was instead presented with a book full of wordy rhetoric and philosphophies, and NO hard answers or tips for babies who are MORE than a few days/weeks old.The book categorizes by age group "birth to 4 months", etc. making it difficult for us to follow guidelines that according to the book should have been established from day one. If first time parents KNEW they were going to have sleep problems with their newborns that would continue for months, they would find this book useful. For those of us without that foresight, this book leaves you cold.
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Summary: Very Helpful!
Review: We found the methods in this book very useful for our two kids. Both were "stretched" at about 8 weeks old and have been sleeping well ever since. It really helps to have a method to turn to, and this book lays it out very well.
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Summary: We're ALL sleeping and happier
Review: We have a 12 week old, and with method outlined in this book, he has been sleeping through the night for 4 weeks with only 2 minor disturbances. This book gave practical advice, without the cruelty I've seen in other books. It took only 3 days for the method to work for us. 8 week old babies should not cry it out alone. "Stretch" your baby and sleep for 8 hours straight like we are!
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Summary: Give it a try
Review: We have five children; the oldest is 20 and the youngest is 11. We used the techniques in this book for all of them and can attest without qualification that they work. Quickly, effectively, and perhaps most importantly, without long-term adverse effects. The proof: all of our children are well-adjusted and have outstanding loving relationships with us, their parents. Over time, we have purchased at least 10 copies of this book to give as gifts to new parents.
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