November 2012 Moms
Baby Wise?
Has anyone read this book? Any thoughts on it? Worth it to read? I've had a few people swear by it and claims it definitely helped get their babies on a good schedule pretty quickly, but the reviews online say differently.
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Re: Baby Wise?
total FTM here, but I also swear by this book. The family that I used to nanny for used it, as did my SIL, and their kids are on wonderful schedules, have been since they were babies and still are as toddlers and school age children!
"A new baby is like the beginning of all things--wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."
We did a combination of Baby Wise and Dr. Sears. There were things that resonated with me from each book. I think as you're reading about surviving, I mean parenting during the first few months, it's most important to to figure out what works for you and your family. The biggest thing I took away from Baby Wise about the schedule is not to automatically shove a boob in your kid's mouth every time they cry. Think through the situation. Like PPs said, it's hard to nurse on demand and stick your kid into a schedule, but BW helped me to know that if she just ate an hour ago, let's chece her diaper first! Seems like common sense, but I needed the reminders. And also to schedule time with your love (and pets). It's easy at the end of the day to collapse in bed and forget to talk or love on each other a little. Don't forget the jealous furbies that run around your house too. They need loving as well or they will PEE ON EVERYTHING!
**CAUTION** If you choose to read Baby Wise, get a NEWER edition. It has gone through drastic revisions and I find the newer edits more helpful than the the older.
This. I personally never read the book, just read enough BW blogs and reviews to get the gist. I don't consider myself to be an "attachment parent," just somewhere in the middle.
If I am not mistaken, BW entails starting CIO with your 6 week old. If this is the case, not for me. To me, that's borderline cruel. Ok, no, it's totally cruel.
We used and loved the Sleepeasy Solution. It does use CIO, but not in the "shut your door and don't come back til the morning" way that BW does. And we didn't do it until 8 months.
I am not a fan of Babywise or that style of parenting (strict scheduling). It has the distinction of being the only parenting book with an AAP statement warning about the dangers of it. I *believe* they have corrected their hideous advice in newer versions. So for goodness sakes, stay away from those old copies!!
And no matter what parenting books you read, USE YOUR BRAIN. Following a book, any book, word-for-word is stupid. You have to use your judgement.
BW does NOT advocate CIO meaning "shut your door and don't come back til the morning".