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| 60% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc. Catalog: Book Release date: 2006-09-25 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 252 Ean: 9781932740080 Book Isbn: 1932740082  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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| The infant management concepts presented in this book have found favor with over two million parents and twice as many contented babies. On Becoming Babywise brings hope to the tired and bewildered parents looking for an alternative to sleepless nights and fussy babies. The Babywise Parent Directed Feeding concept has enough structure to bring security and order to your baby's world, yet enough flexibility to give mom freedom to respond to any need at any time. It teaches parents how to lovingly guide their baby's day rather than be guided or enslaved to the infant's unknown needs. The information contained within On Becoming Babywise is loaded with success. Comprehensive breast-feeding follow-up surveys spanning three countries, of mothers using the PDF method verify that as a result of the PDF concepts, 88% breast-feed, compared to the national average of only 54% (from the National Center for Health Statistics). Of these breast-feeding mothers, 80% of them breast-feed exclusively without a formula complement. And while 70% of our mothers are still breast-feeding after six months, the national average encourage to follow demand feeding without any guidelines is only 20%. The mean average time of breast-feeding for PDF moms is 33 1/2 weeks, well above the national average. Over 50% of PDF mothers extend their breast-feeding toward and well into the first year. Added to these statistics is another critical factor. The average breast-fed PDF baby sleeps continuously through night seven to eight hours between weeks seven and nine. Healthy sleep in infants is analogous to healthy growth and development. Find out for yourself why a world of parents and pediatricians utilize the concepts found in On Becoming Babywise. |
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 Written on June 9, 2008 Summary: This Book Promised.....And Delivered This book was highly recommended by my friends who were new moms. It was given to me as a gift last May (2007) and I still refer back to it. My son was sleeping through the night at 10 weeks old! This book also promised me that if I followed their routine I would have a happy baby and that people everywhere would not be able to believe what a good baby I have. THEY WERE RIGHT!!!! I have the happiest baby! I get compliments on how good he is all the time. I heard a my sister-in-law's mother-in-law asking her if my baby ever cried. I just sat back and smiled!! I refer this book to every woman I know who is having a baby. You will be happy you bought it when your baby is happy and sleeping through the night!! Written on June 8, 2008 Summary: Loved it! I don't know how we would have done it with twins other-wise. They were sleeping through the night at 8 weeks and we were ready for sleep. They are now 15 months and are doing great... Thanks to Ezzo- Written on June 6, 2008 Summary: Somewhat Helpful But Too Controlling I am a first-time mom of a now 6 month old baby, and I have read SEVERAL books including the No-Cry Sleep Solution, Baby Wise, The Happiest Baby on the Block, a wonderful little book called N.A.P.S., and parts of Ferber's book. Baby Wise was recommended to me by 3 very good friends. I read the book before my child was born and was ready to put him on a schedule at 3 weeks of age. That was my first mistake. I have come to realize over the past few months that it's easy to say that every baby is different, but the truth of the matter is that no one program could possibly work for every child. If it could, then there wouldn't be so many books and theories out there. Baby Wise did not work for me. And yet without it, my son slept through the night at 2 months of age. I think I'm just lucky. I don't believe it's necessarily because of anything special that my husband and I did. I do think it might have had something to do with The Happiest Baby on the Block because that book led us to swaddle our baby which lengthened his nighttime sleep and naps dramatically. And yet we dropped swaddling at night at 2 months of age. Here's my main issue with Baby Wise. It states ideas like "Mom, not baby, decides when the nap begins and when the nap ends." There's also a similar statement about Mom deciding how much comes out of the bottle, not the baby. At the time I didn't think much of it. Now when I think about those statements, it makes it sound like a power struggle between a parent and a baby. An infant does not have an agenda. He or she is not trying to manipulate the parents. That comes later. :-) I was talking to a friend whose baby is due in 2 months. I told her that what I had truly learned in the past 6 months is that no one technique works for every baby and that what works for my baby one day may not work for him the next. I also told her that it is easier for me to adapt to my son than for him to adapt to me. And that part is tough because he doesn't nap well. And I've left him to cry, thinking I would try that idea that Mom decides when the nap ends. Whatever. I don't want my son sleeping from exhaustion due to screaming his head off for an hour or more. That's not Baby Kind. The irony here is that I am very much a control freak. And this book is too controlling for me. It's too much, and I think it expects too much out of an innocent, helpless baby who has no agenda or the ability to manipulate. And guess what? He's a really happy baby, laughing and talking and still sleeping 11 hours at night. I hope every night that it lasts, but I imagine that one night soon, he might wake up. And I'll go to him because I'll know he needs me. All of this said, I only have the one child. A routine and schedule is more than likely more necessary if you have more than one child. So I can see why friends recommended it. But to expect this rigid routine from a baby whose nervous system is still maturing is just expecting too much. Let your baby be a baby, and enjoy him or her through every stage, no matter how trying. Bottom line...this book expects too much of a baby. There is a lesser-known book called N.A.P.S. that got me through a trying period of short naps, and like I said earlier, The Happiest Baby on the Block got me through the early weeks due to the swaddling. I also really love the theory that Karp promotes of the 1st 3 months of life basically being the 4th trimester. I think that's what he calls it anyway. So you see, 2 books helped me along the way,and I'm sure I'll read more as the need arises. Just be realistic if you buy this book and expect your baby to be a baby, not a miniature adult.  Written on June 5, 2008 Summary: Good suggestions for baby raising This book was quite helpful. I think I bought it too late, as my child was already a month old or so. I would recommend starting to read it when one is pregnant with the first child. It's not a Bible for baby raising but has good suggestions. My child has pretty much slept through the night since he was 2 months old (is now over 4 months old). A good baby shower gift, too. I would recommend it for any new mom. Written on June 5, 2008 Summary: Every new mom needs a plan.... I am four months pregnant and have read this book cover to cover. I am very impressed with the "Babywise" explanations and advice. Obviously I don't know how the principles expressed in this book will work once put to the test because I haven't had my baby yet. However, I found this book to be invaluable because it gave me somewhere to start. Now, I have a plan for how to manage the early weeks and months of my new baby. It seems like a well-balanced plan to me (kind of middle of the road between some of the other theories). You can use it as a foundation and then deviate as necessary to suit your needs and preferences. I highly recommend this book. |
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| Release date | 2006-09-25 | 2001-11-01 | 2005-07-26 | 2003-05-27 | 1999-04-12 | 2003-11 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
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| Number of pages | 252 | 135 | 352 | 288 | 345 | 172 |
| Ean | 9781932740080 | 9780971453210 | 9780345479099 | 9780553381467 | 9780449004029 | - |
| Book Isbn | 1932740082 | 0971453217 | 0345479092 | 0553381466 | 0449004023 | - |
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