On Becoming Baby Wise | Gary Ezzo, Robert Dr Bucknam

On Becoming Baby Wise | Gary Ezzo, Robert Dr Bucknam | Sanity saver

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On Becoming Baby Wise

	On Becoming Baby Wise Gary Ezzo, Robert Dr Bucknam Multnomah Books, 1998 average customer review:based on 958 reviews view larger image
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Every parent who has welcomed a child into the world understands the longing to find a way to teach their baby to sleep contentedly and continually. This book is an exciting infant management plan that suc-cessfully trains children to sleep through the night. from a bounty hunter in this novel for 10-14 years olds.en.tudy today.

The Critiques are Inflamatory

I used this book for my first child and he was sleeping 6 hours a night from 3 months old. Every single mom that I know who uses it loves it. It is flexible and practicle and realistic for our changing schedules.

He does NOT encourage you to let your child cry it out until they are 3 months old. Even then he says to let them cry for 5 minutes then go and check on them and then 10 minutes and go check on them then 15 minutes then check on them. This is not barbaric and is very short-lived. Most moms that I know only had to let their child cry it out for 2-3 nights.

THAT's IT! You know what happens after that? Your child learns to self soothe and gets more sleep, not to mention your own sleep. RESULT: Everybody is happier :) Moms that I know who co-slept from the start regret it by a few months old. Imagine a todler in your bed. There is no scientific basis to the "Attachement Style of Parenting". I know this because my husband is a social psych professor.

My son slept for 8 hours by 5 months after losing the binky and now at 2.5 years old sleeps 12 hours and has since he was 0 months old. Doesn't that sound nice? He is one fo the happiest, most socil and confident children you will meet, people comment on this all the time.

Get the book- if you read the whole thing and still think it's not for you, then that's your choice.

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I foolishly thought the advise in 'What to expect..' was the only way to go. It made sense to me as I was about to be a first time mother.

A child can't be spoiled by being held too much.
Every time the infant shows hunger cues, feed him. Fist sucking, crying is a late cue. I was always feeding him. *Turns out our son was trying to suck his thumb, but was too young to stick it out and keep it steady.

My husbands family used/uses Baby Wise and had recommended it to me before my son's birth. Boy should I have listened. At 2 1/2 months my son and I were a complete wreck!!

The constant holding and soothing all day long made a child that cried whenever he was put down. Or cried when repositioned a couple inches to make the person holding him more comfortable.
The demand feeding made me completely "available" to him at all times.
He was exhausted and fussy all the time!

It wasn't working for either of us. I ran out and found a copy of Baby Wise. Within days our lives were better. The biggest change for us was reversing the order eat/wake/sleep. We don't write down the times that each step is supposed to happen. We write down the times they did, so that we can see what his possible needs are. Flex is the key. This happy giggly baby emerged.

I can leave my son with his dad- no bottle needed. I used to dread getting in the shower because my son would wake up screaming mid way through...the list goes on...well, not anymore.

I didn't do this flex schedule for selfish reasons; it wasn't all about making his life convenient for me. He was miserable!!

Naps enable him to enjoy several hours a day set aside for his entertainment/development. I can't say it enough that flex is the key. If he wants to spend his "wake time" in the swing dozing on and off; it's all good. If a snack is needed after play time it's given. His needs are never ignored to keep the schedule. I'm way more intune to my son with PDF than demand feeding.

I hope that someone looking for answers doesn't pass this method up because of the negative reviews. Frankly, I would have if I'd read them before using it.
Happy healthy (95% in all catagories) baby = happy family

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