Just learned about babywise

Hopefull11

Spoke with a cousin of mine who just had a new baby about 2 months ago, and she bragged about the babywise method she was following. I was just in shock, I had never heard of this before and I can't beleive someone who follow it. I guess it's just the complete opposite of what my parenting style is.

terri_doula2010

So I bought the babywise book for $1 back when I was pregnant and never got around to reading it. I've heard several things on this board that made me think it wasn't for me, but I finally got off my lazy (read: tired mama!) butt and opened it.

 I opened it to a random page and the first thing I read was that bedsharing not only increases the risk of SIDS and is a negative sleep "prop," but it can mess with their emotional development.

 Well, now I know for myself that that book SUCKS! I just put it our pile of books to get rid of, but really, I can see why so many people talk about burning it. I don't even know if I could bring myself to burn a book (I love most of them so much!) but on the other hand, I don't know that I can live with myself if I make it easy for someone else to read such a book!

rachelcmorgan84

People who do babywise and CIO tend to brag about it and act like anything else is spoiling your baby. I'm repulsed by the idea of making your baby wait just for schedule's sake. It also is not conducive to bfing. In the first 2 months, my baby spent more time nursing than not nursing it seemed! Lol I don't parent based on a book or a schedule. I parent by following my instinct. A lot of my friends drive themselves crazy trying to get a schedule. Or they get mad when their baby isn't following the schedule. Sometimes, we have a busy day doing lots of stuff. The next day (or that night) he makes up for it by sleeping a little longer. Adhering to some schedule doesn't even fit into life. When he nurses more or sleeps less, I figure he's got something going on - not a big deal!