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Summary: This book kept us sane!
Review: Baby Wise was recommended to us by several people when we found out we were expecting. With it being our first, we needed all the advice we could get. I read Baby Wise 3 times before the birth of our son, and continue to refer to it regularly. By applying the principles in this book, our lives are predictable and sane, and our son is very healthy and happy. He started sleeping 9 to 10 hours at night by 6 weeks. Very little crying occurred, and when it did, we would go and comfort him after about 10 minutes. When he went through growth spurts, we would deviate from the schedule slightly, which according to Baby Wise is quite acceptable (yes, the book DOES address growth spurts and gassy babies). He is now 3 months old and has almost doubled his birth weight. At 16 lbs and 25 inches, he is in the 90th percentile, which is excellent! There is nothing neglectful or abusive about Baby Wise. A flexible routine/schedule makes a baby feel very safe and secure. Joshua is the most contented baby I've ever seen, and he knows how much he is loved. Anyone who thinks that a baby knows best is misguided. We do not enjoy being around children who "rule the roost" so we do not intend our child to become one of them. Although my parents didn't have Baby Wise, their parenting was basically the same. As a result, my twin brother and I grew up into secure and responsible adults. We have always had and continue to have an excellent relationship with Mum and Dad. I will continue to recommend Baby Wise to anyone. It worked for us! Book Two, here we come...
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Summary: WORTHWHILE READING.
Review: New fathers and/or mothers, although sleep deprived, should have enough sense to use their brains when they read any book. Baby Wise is no exception. The book offers good advise to parents who want to get more than three hours of sleep after 60 days of torture.Every baby has his/her own personality. Some babies will sleep through the night the first week. Others will not sleep through the night no matter what you do. If you have an "average" baby (or a baby that neither sleeps through the night nor never sleeps through the night) this book will probably work for you. You just need to remember to use what works for you and exercise your good judgement with everything else. No book is infallible. You just need to remember that. I also wanted to make one comment about the individuals who made negative comments about this book. BABY WISE IS NOT A PERFECT BOOK. BUT THEN AGAIN THERE ARE NO PERFECT BOOKS. WHEN YOU READ A BOOK, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO USE YOUR BRAIN AND GOOD JUDGEMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT TO USE, AND WHAT NOT TO USE BASED ON YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS. I just get sick of hearing about "I followed the book to the letter...and it didn't work for me." I'm sorry but if you really think like that, you need more help than any one book can give. To the rest of you, good luck and good reading! This really is a terrific book (Don't forget to read Baby Wise II, another terrific book.
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Summary: Sleeping through the night
Review: This book was definitely not for us. We tried it for about a month and just about went crazy. The recommendations were too difficult to follow. (Have you ever tried keeping a very young baby up?) On the other hand, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Children" by Marc Weissbluth has worked wonderfully for us. Granted, our baby is no doubt very easy, but under this program, she started sleeping from 9pm to 5am at about 10 weeks, and waking up happy and alert. Ezzo's book probably achieves good results if you stick with it, but the difference between the two, as far as I'm concerned, is that Weissbluth's book is relatively easy to implement. They both take a tough stand on going to sleep when sleep is needed, which can be hard. What's different is their criteria for telling when sleep is needed. Weissbluth's seems much more common sense to me, and much less "extreem".
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Summary: The BEST book a new parent can buy
Review: This book helped me with scheduling and feeding of a new infant. More importantly it established why regularity is impactful for development. It is THE BEST BOOK for new parents.
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Summary: Not practical for very young babies.
Review: This book was given to us when our twins were less than a month old. I felt the book did not provide adequate information on at what ages the techniques would work the best. It focussed on keeping your baby awake after each bottle which we found extremely difficult to do with one month olds. It seemed very against what babies want to naturally do after they eat - sleep. The suggestions in the book might be more helpful to older infants. I think there are other more practical books on the market.
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Summary: Fabulous book!
Review: Helps you learn to become a THINKING and RESPONDING parent. Real common sense parenting. It helped encourage a wonderful relationship (including extended breastfeeding) with my daughter.
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Summary: The Best Recommendation I Can Give to Any Parent!
Review: BabyWise is a guideline that we based our newborn son's routine around. Not having any experience as a parent, this book gave us the basis for learning how to meet our son's needs. This book was recommended by a family member who has a happy healthy 5 year old daughter. Our son is now 2 1/2 and is on the same track as his cousin. Both children are bright, happy and healthy. This book was not used by either of us as a strict method but rather as a guideline to help us all to adjust to the new changes our lives had taken. Not once did we let our child "cry it out" for more than 10-15 minutes. If the cry was anything more than just a "I don't want to sleep now" cry, we certainly did what was necessary to make him happy again. The best way to use this book is in conjunction with other theories as well as, and most importantly, with your common sense and your comfort zone. I was shocked to hear that so many people have found this book to be "dangerous"...I truly encourage any new, experienced, or frustrated parent to pick up this book, it may give you new insight into your parenting skills. I recommend it to any parent that I meet and have actually lost track of my copy since I have loaned it to so many parents. I have never heard a bad review until I went online to order a book for a friend who is expecting. Read the book, work with your child and fit the parts that are best into your lives, you will find that it truly does work!
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Summary: Excellent book for parents who want to keep their sanity!
Review: My husband and I are first time parents and when we held our child in our arms for the first time we asked ourselves what do we do with this precious child? Well, this book will instruct you how to get your baby on a schedule that enables you to keep your sanity and allows you to actually have a life and be in control of your child. After reading the book and following the routine our baby slept through the night when he was eight weeks old and now he is fifteen months old and he is STILL sleeping through the night. This book has been the best resource for us thus far!!!!
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Summary: The Ezzo's parenting philosophies are very wise!
Review: If you are an expectant parent or a new parent the Ezzo's "schedule" is a must! I think what so many of the Ezzo's nay-sayers overlook it the TRUE value of what is between the pages. This book is not about teaching your baby to sleep through the night, although that is the ultimate outcome. This book helps teach your baby the difference between day and night. If you understand the value of their teachings you'll eventually use similar philosophies to teach your child the difference between right and wrong. It is our job, which God gave us to teach, nurture and care for our children. The Ezzo's are merely laying the groundwork for a lifetime of parenting. By reading, understanding and implementing the Ezzo's philosophies you will have a happier, content and healthy baby. I have two children who are being raised with the Ezzo's ideas and they are very healthy and very LOVED. Not neglegted. And ultimately my husband and I are better parents because when my baby is crying-which is out of character-I know something is really wrong. It takes the guesswork out of parenting! Once you understand the basis of the Ezzo's Becoming Baby Wise, you will be compelled to follow up with the next series.
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Summary: A must have for every new parent!
Review: The first night after reading this book my 7 1/2 month old son was sleeping from 8pm to 7am without waking. Prior to that he would only sleep for 8 hours. This book helped open up my eyes and get my son on a schedule that is best for him-I know that because he took to it very easily. He's a MUCH happier baby and I'm a MUCH happier parent now.
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