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Summary: It saved our lives!!!
Review: We were given this book when my son was 5 months old and was not sleeping through the night. In fact he was waking at night about three to four times a night. I was also was taught that when he cried I was to feed him. So I did. My son had problems with gas and spitting up all the time. After reading this book in two days-very easy reading, our lives really changed. We got onto the routine and it worked within a week. Our son was sleeping through the night-no more night time feedings and he had less gas because we were feeding him on a schedule rather than every time he cried. He also stopped spitting up so much. I look back now and the reasons for him spitting up and having gas was because we were feeding him too often too much. We just have nothing but wonderful things to say about this book. I am pregnant with our second child, due in August and we plan to follow this book from day one. I strongly urge new parents to read and follow this book. And for those of you who think that because you follow this book that you won't have a bond with your child-that's a JOKE!! My son is now 3 and he is the most loved little boy and he knows this. He has a very happy healthy bond with both myself and my husband.
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Summary: Love Baby Wise
Review: I bought Baby Wise after I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I had three other lady friends who had bought the book and had used it. Their children were all happy, content, and they were all sleeping through the night by the time they were two months old. I decided to give it a try. It works!!! My daughter was born in mid-December and she was sleeping through the night by February. She has only awakened in the night a few times since then and that was because she wasn't feeling well.I loved the book and am planning on using it for all my children. I would recommend this book for all first-time moms and for moms who are tired of demand-feeding your baby. I breastfed my daughter and I am so glad that I had this book to use as a reference.
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Summary: Not crazy about this book!
Review: First of all, I dislike Gary Ezzo's tone. He comes across as very sarcastic, arrogant, and condescending if you have a different parenting style. While I liked the sleep/feed/wake cycle, his breastfeeding advice is terrible. 4 feedings 4 times a day, starting at 4 months???? What a joke!!! My advice is to remember that this is one man's opinion and not the end all be all. He has no medical training and certainly no type of training when it comes to lactation issues. Use your common sense and mother's instinct to guide you.
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Summary: This book is AMAZING!
Review: I would rate this book at 10 stars if I could. A good friend gave me this book when I was pregnant. She told me that if I read the book and did what it said that my child would sleep through the night at 6 to 8 weeks. I did -- and he did -- at 8 weeks exactly. I bought it for several of my friends. They did as instructed and THEIR children slept through the night at 8 weeks too. I would HIGHLY recommend this book!!
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Summary: Excellent & Practical
Review: I'm a "stay-at-home dad". Using this approach helped get the baby on a managable schedule and let us get the sleep we needed. I refer back to it regularly as the baby grows older and the schedule changes. Good practical advice.
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Summary: Not fot the Colicy Baby
Review: When I read this book, I had a colicy baby. I was looking for anything to help my baby. I ideas in the book made sense to me and I thought they would work. After weeks of trying to follow a schedule -- I thought the book.... well 'stunk'! The only thing I agree with is Ezzo's statement that a baby with true colic has intestinal distress and that stretching out their feedings can give their gut a break. I think this is true -- but these babies also need their needs met ASAP. The more you let these babies cry, the more air they swallow, the less sleep they get and the more miserable they are. If your colicy baby is asleep after they eat -- let them stay asleep!! My baby would usually have tummy trouble a few hours after he ate -- about the time when this book recommends putting them to sleep. As the day went on, it was only harder and harder for my baby to sleep. I'm ashamed that I stuck with the program as long as I did. Buy Dr. Sear's book 'The Fussy Baby and High Need Child'. In my mind, babies (and children) are to be held and loved. Giving them the security of knowing an adult will answer their cries only makes them better children later.
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Summary: Excellent concepts to be adapted to your parenting style
Review: OK, so you will read those who found this book akin to a parenting bible and others who found it "horrifying." I took this philosophy and used what I found helpful, the concepts of scheduling the activities which take place during "awake time," (eating, diaper change, play time, rest time) and teaching a child to comfort him or herself to sleep extremely valuable. As a mother of twins whose co-bedded twins fell into a schedule weeks before my girlfriends' babies of the same age, I have to say it was amazing to see this work for two different children who slept in the same crib. The book doesn't instruct the parent to NOT feed the child if he or she is hungry (my twins fed more often b/c they were preemies and when they needed fed, they WERE) or to allow a child to wail for hours; every instruction is issued on the PREMISE OF TEMPERANCE and balancing the implementation of the technique with the needs of the child. Truth be told, we had three tough nights when there was crying, because the babies were not used to comforting themselves, but they learned it very quickly. Let's not forget folks, babies cry-- they have for hundreds of centuries, and will assuredly cry a millenium from now-- crying ISN'T bad-- its the only way they can express any emotion they have. We played music in their room throughout the day and night and we never had these crying sessions, but again, all children are different. Frankly, I would much more rather deal with three tough nights and 17 months of peace (they are currently 18 months old), than children who sleep in Mommy's bed out of (bad) habit or cannot fall asleep without a bottle or other aids, wouldn't you agree? This book helped us instill sound sleeping habits from birth, but as with any parenting technique, use common sense to temper what requires adjustment in your own home.
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Summary: Becoming PARENT wise!
Review: I can't believe there are so many Mothers (and Fathers) reviewing this book as the "antithesis" of how NOT to raise your child. They obviously have very poor reading comprehension if they think the authors of this book are suggesting you let your child "cry it out for up to 45 minutes, even if they're hungry". Give me a break! This book not only helps you figure out a plan as a new parent, it reiterates the "common sense" we need in order to feel confident about BEING a new parent. Putting your baby on a schedule just makes sense, as long as you follow the steps and listen to your baby. My baby was on a 2.5 hour schedule and it helped me to plan my day so that I wasn't always feeling so frazzled. I knew what to expect as a new mother and so did our baby. Very little chaos and lots of time to enjoy our baby. And believe me, our little guy is now 2.5 years old and VERY loved! Those of you who think this book is telling you to forget your "motherly instincts" are being foolish. If you can't read between the lines, you shouldn't read this book. The structure in a family heirarchy SHOULD be parents as #1 and #2 and child as #3. When your child leaves the nest at 18, will you have your spouse standing by your side? That's up to you! Believe me, it'll save your marriage during the trying times as a new parent.
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Summary: Horrifying!!!!
Review: If I could rate this book with zero stars, I would. This book, in a nutshell, recommends arbitrarily setting a schedule for a newborn, and then forcing this helpless baby to stick to this schedule REGARDLESS of the infant's physiological needs. The author attempts to back up his position with medical "facts". The majority of these facts are opinions that are not cited or referenced in any way. In fact, most of the current research in this field goes completely against what this author purports, including the recent statement on breastfeeding by the American Academy of Pediatricians. The author's recommendation for not feeding a hungry child is akin to recommending not changing a filthy diaper, because it's not diaper-changing time as stated in the schedule. I am surprised the author doesn't recommend tying the infant in the crib to "ensure the child learns that this is the proper place to sleep." Honestly, if these methods were used on an older child, or an elderly person in a nursing home, the "caretaker" would be charged with criminal neglect. However, this author thinks strict schedule imposition at all costs is perfectly ok to force on the most helpless of all creatures....a newborn child. I hope parents use their god-given common sense before blindly following the cult-like herd who sing the praises of this cruel man! I have two beautiful, happy healthy boys, and I would never dream of subjecting them to the methods in this book....the guilt would be overwhelming.
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Summary: The BEST BOOK ever!
Review: This book is simply outstanding! We started this book after six weeks and our son has been sleeping through the night since he was eight weeks old. We went to comfort him during the first two weeks several times a night but by the end of that 14 days he would find his thumb and comfort himself. He now sleeps approximately seven-eight hours at a stretch during the evening. Some people say this book is more for the benefit of the parents than for the children, but our son seems much happier now that he's sleeping through the night. I know we're much happier and are more awake and alert to care for him throughout the day.
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