Baby Wise

Liz&Jeff · June 2009

Anyone read it? What did you think?

My first DS didn't sleep through the night until 11 months (he was up every three hours), I never thought that could happen, ha! Maybe I should have read a few books before hand.

if you havn't read baby wise, are there any books you have?

lvisser · June 2009

Simply put - no. www.ezzo.com

JCM083009 · June 2009

lvisser:
Simply put - no. www.ezzo.com

Ditto. Baby Wise = scary.

Look into the Baby Book by the Sears family if you're interested in a decent baby book.

TimsMayBride · June 2009

I agree with PP - Baby Wise doesn't seem like a good idea.

Baby 411 has a good review of different sleep "programs".

Krista Maffia · June 2009

So militant...negative. The Baby Whisperer is amazing! All of her books are great, its too bad she is not alive anymore to write more, her focus is out of respect & love for your baby...what every soul needs.

febgirl · June 2009

I disagree... I just finished Baby Wise (was recommended by soooo many of my friends) and I loved it. They all said it was their saviour and all had wonderful responses from it... most had babies sleeping through the night by 2 months. I didnt find it scary in the least bit and I agreed with everything it said. Don't knock it unless you've read it or tried it...

zoieglow · June 2009

febgirl:
I disagree... I just finished Baby Wise (was recommended by soooo many of my friends) and I loved it. They all said it was their saviour and all had wonderful responses from it... most had babies sleeping through the night by 2 months. I didnt find it scary in the least bit and I agreed with everything it said. Don't knock it unless you've read it or tried it...

That's great that you loved it but the AAP says it promotes failure to thrive in children and the authors are not qualified to give childcare advice. There are better options available.

febgirl · June 2009

zoieglow:

febgirl:
I disagree... I just finished Baby Wise (was recommended by soooo many of my friends) and I loved it. They all said it was their saviour and all had wonderful responses from it... most had babies sleeping through the night by 2 months. I didnt find it scary in the least bit and I agreed with everything it said. Don't knock it unless you've read it or tried it...

That's great that you loved it but the AAP says it promotes failure to thrive in children and the authors are not qualified to give childcare advice. There are better options available.

Have you read it zoieglow? It actually quotes the AAP in several positive ways. I'm reading several books but I find Baby Wise to be very helpful and offer some great suggestions. In addition, the AAP's recommendation was from the 1995 edition of Baby Wise. That was 14 years ago! Since then, countless Baby Wise editions have been released. Here is more info:

https://www.babywisereview.com/blog/?p=18

sunfan30 · June 2009

My co worker bought it for me...i haven't read it yet. She swears by it and has given it to 3 other girls. I'm looking forward to reading it. 2 month old sleeping through the night sounds good to me.

mpls_cat · June 2009

Oh Baby Wise, how I hate this stupid little book. It's the mother of all "parent centric" parenting advice books. If you believe in things like letting a 1 month old cry it out, trying to force a 2 month old to follow a sleeping and eating schedule, and if overall you think that children are just annoying inconveniences that need to be managed then yes by all means, go follow this book. (And also if you believe that children can only be properly raised by a married man and a woman, but that strain is a little more subtle throughout the book.)

I have read the book pp. I was given it as a gift by a well meaning friend but was completely appalled by it within 5 pages. I had no idea how controversial it was until I started doing some digging and talked to our pediatrician about it. She is SOOOOOO not a fan of this book.

Just know that this is a HIGHLY controversial book in the medical world and in parenting circles. Please do some research on it before you just start following their advice. Most of it directly contradicts what the AAP recommends.

lvisser · June 2009

mpls_cat:
Oh Baby Wise, how I hate this stupid little book. It's the mother of all "parent centric" parenting advice books. If you believe in things like letting a 1 month old cry it out, trying to force a 2 month old to follow a sleeping and eating schedule, and if overall you think that children are just annoying inconveniences that need to be managed then yes by all means, go follow this book. (And also if you believe that children can only be properly raised by a married man and a woman, but that strain is a little more subtle throughout the book.)
I have read the book pp. I was given it as a gift by a well meaning friend but was completely appalled by it within 5 pages. I had no idea how controversial it was until I started doing some digging and talked to our pediatrician about it. She is SOOOOOO not a fan of this book.
Just know that this is a HIGHLY controversial book in the medical world and in parenting circles. Please do some research on it before you just start following their advice. Most of it directly contradicts what the AAP recommends.

::::Whistles::::

Seriously... a two month old sleeping thru the night is NOT the norm, nor should it be expected. Come on folks. (and I even got lucky with DD, I DO NOT expect Kai to do the same...)

Mrs. Dillingham · June 2009

I've read it and I loved it! Several of my friends had success with it as well. Theres nothing scary about it at all, it has a lot of good pointers but its mostly common sense. Its only about setting a predictable routine for your child so they can adjust on their own. As with any parenting book, you take what you want out of it and you leave the rest.

MrsWanee · June 2009

yeah, i have. i am planning on using this method. i have friends who have used it with their little girl, and she slept thru the night at 5 1/2 weeks. and she is the happiest baby i've ever seen!

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