110 reviews for:

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby

Melinda Blau, Tracy Hogg

3.55 AVERAGE

theredhead15's review against another edition

3.0

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Good advice. I tried not to read too many books (they often give such conflicting information), but this was recommended to me by Dan's aunt and it definitely was useful.

justareadingmama_charly's review against another edition

2.0

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This wasn't a bad parenting book, but it definitely wasn't for me. I did get some useful tips out of it, but for the most part I didn't get many new ideas or even motivation. I didn't love the voice of the author (the way some of her tips and ideas felt like "the only right way", such as when she talked about bathing the baby every day) and I also thought some of her ideas of respecting the baby were a little hokey and unrealistic and the examples she uses with it are ridiculous most of the time. I won't be keeping or recommending this book, as there are others I found a lot more useful.

muggletrixie's review against another edition

1.0

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The information in this book re: breastfeeding is flat out wrong in places. Which is awful for someone calling herself a lactation consultant. I can't trust a lactation consultant who considers formula feeding as beneficial as breast milk. Formula feeding is appropriate in many cases, but to consider it as good as breast milk is wrong. And the way she portrayed this decision actually made me frustrated and angry.
It is also apparently wrong to carry your baby or nurse them to sleep. I read this book because my sister said it was extremely beneficial to them with their first child, but I found it to be a waste of my time. There are nuggets that are helpful to people that are lost in parenting, but since I already listen to my babies cues and talk to my baby, I didn't find it helpful to me. In addition, since I ascribe to a belief that its ok to carry or wear my baby, and to nurse on demand, this book just made me feel sad, and to argue with myself over my parenting choices.

kelly_she_ra's review against another edition

3.0

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I do not enjoy this book. Paging through it when Clementine was 5 or 6 weeks old only increased my anxiety regarding various activities and behaviors, and I found the author's tone to be fairly patronizing and lecture like.

trovah's review against another edition

1.0

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I hated every minute I spent reading this book. I hope that some time, deep in the dark of December, when I am sleep deprived and trying to solve the enigma of a whaling baby, some nugget of information I gleaned in these miserable pages resurfaces to save me in a useful and non-demeaning way.

kisjdmls's review against another edition

2.0

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I found the author's tone demeaning to the point of distraction. Some of her advice and information goes directly against what I've been advised and comes with absolutely no support other than her own experience - which doesn't inspire me to trust her in other areas. I'm pretty skeptical that her EASY plan is really the panacea she portrays it as, and I'm offended be her portrayal of on-demand breastfeeding and co-sleeping. That said, we haven't put any of this into practice yet, and i'm not sure we will. Three more baby sleep books to read first.

mrskoryandreas's review against another edition

3.0

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I don't know that I necessarily agree with everything she suggests, but it was a decent book.

book_wayne's review against another edition

2.75

informative reflective slow-paced

markh892's review against another edition

2.0

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This author sure enjoys calling the reader "Luv". I thought the information in this book was a mix of bad and good. Overall not good enough.

margoja's review against another edition

3.0

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I liked this book - it had some good points to remember, but as with all baby books, some points to disregard! I especially liked the part on sleep.