On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .)

On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .) | Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam | A must read for new moms

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	On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .) Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc., 2006 - 252 pages average customer review:based on 203 reviews view larger image
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I'm convinced people who rate this low did NOT read the book and ...

are looking for a quick solution for the long term! The heart of this book is to give you key information on how to have a schedule that is flexible around a baby's feedings.

Seriously, this book (and all the other parenting books) does not say you have to follow his method exactly, but use the information as guidelines for your child. I really don't understand the folks who claim to read this book and have let their child cry for 1-2 hours without feeding. The book doesn't suggest this at all.

I'm actually using a combination of this book and the "No Cry Sleep Solution ..." by Elizabeth Pantley. My views as a parent uses the best of both books. No one says you have to follow one book and one point of view ... uh, that's common sense!

I'm a new time mom who's daughter just turned 8 weeks and recently started applying information I read in this on her. I found this book to be extremely valuable. Yes, I may not agree with some of the things they say but only because it doesn't agree with my parenting style. For instance, I don't agree that you should have such a strict feeding schedule when a child is under 6 weeks. They're still adjusting to life on the outside.

But overall, ever since I've started following the eat, wake, sleep method I've notice the quality of my daughter's naps become better and she sleeps longer at night. I'm still not consistently at the point of having 2.5-3.5 between feedings, but I notice she is getting closer. I really liked the section that emphasizes good quality feedings over the number of feedings, espcially since I breastfeed exclusively.

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A must read for new moms

This book was recommended by a co-worker and my only regret is that I didn't read it before the baby was born. Fortunately, it's a fast read. After implementing the methods recommended in this book, my 2.5 month old started sleeping from 6-9 hours every night. Also, he now takes regular naps which last 1-2.5 hours. This is not only great for his temperament, but great for me as I can now get at home errands done. My suggestion is to use common sense when implementing the strategies. There are some days when my son doesn't sleep as long as he should and seems to want to eat more frequently. The book is merely a guideline since it's up to the parent to make alterations as necessary. Highly recommended.

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Baby Wise: a good GUIDELINE

I read this book a little later, but that is okay. My baby girl was 2 1/2 months old when we started the routine. It was actually pretty easy to get her into the sleep, eat, wake routine. The only hard thing was the sleeping at night. She is almost 3 months now and we moved her into her own room and is falling asleep (with crying) in like 10 min and stays asleep anywhere from 6 to 8 hours.
I was a little stressed with the book, I felt like it was so strict and I was so off from where I needed to be.
My friend, who started from the beginning with her baby, was the one who recommended the book. It was after I talked to her about my frustrations that she said the authors numbers ( like your 2 month old can sleep 9 hours straight) aren't something to measure up to.
The book is a guide, not law. The important thing is to get into routine and to teach your baby to fall asleep by themselves.

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