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On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep
Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam
3.32 AVERAGE
148 reviews for:
On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep
Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam
3.32 AVERAGE
Great advice, poor organization. I’ve tried to go back and reference things but the book is difficult to navigate when you’re in a pinch. Also, while the majority of the Babywise method works for my family, I can see how some of this information could be controversial or come across as “mom-shaming”.
While I don't agree w/ all of it, this book does give some good advice in terms of getting your baby onto a schedule early on. I also agree with a family that is parent controlled as opposed to baby controlled. Sometimes the author seems awfully strict though. And it's not a very exciting read.
This had a lot of useful ideas in getting your baby on a better schedule. A lot of them seem to have helped. It spends a lot of time touting this way of raising your child which is irritating and I don't agree with some of the things in it, but it's loose form of scheduling has worked well for Josephine.
Felt sooo outdated. Shames moms. Is clearly written by two dudes. Didn’t find the first half helpful at all. Not for me!
After the recommendations of several moms that I know and trust, I decided to On Becoming Baby Wise about the feed, wake, sleep schedule for babies. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I feel I have learned a lot.
“The Babywise parenting philosophy uses a flexible baby feeding schedule that when combined with nap times and awake times will help baby sleep all night.” – Suite101
Baby Wise is about parent-directed feeding (also called PDF), this is the opposite of feeding on demand. It teaches how to get your baby on a schedule that eventually will lead to good sleep patterns and a happier baby. The schedule is a feed, wake, sleep pattern for your baby. Feeding your baby every two to three hours, then having a period of wake (play) time before putting baby down for a nap. There is a lot more to it than that, but that is the basis of the book.
I know a lot of people have said that that this is a rigid schedule and that people should not take it so seriously. In the book, the author, says over and over that you can be flexible. I think that it just takes prayer and common sense when it comes to these things. There is nothing wrong with following a schedule and doing the things described in this book, but if something doesn’t feel right then obviously, check your baby and try and get some answers!
I know that I am not officially a parent yet and cannot say for sure that this does or doesn’t work. But I have been babysitting for ten years and I have seen the differences between the families who put these practices into work versus those who did not. I am not saying that those parents who did not do it were bad parents or had bad children, but there are some differences.
I am excited to try this schedule and see where it takes me. I know every baby is different and every situation is different, and as I said before, patience, hard work, common sense, and prayer will get me through!
“The Babywise parenting philosophy uses a flexible baby feeding schedule that when combined with nap times and awake times will help baby sleep all night.” – Suite101
Baby Wise is about parent-directed feeding (also called PDF), this is the opposite of feeding on demand. It teaches how to get your baby on a schedule that eventually will lead to good sleep patterns and a happier baby. The schedule is a feed, wake, sleep pattern for your baby. Feeding your baby every two to three hours, then having a period of wake (play) time before putting baby down for a nap. There is a lot more to it than that, but that is the basis of the book.
I know a lot of people have said that that this is a rigid schedule and that people should not take it so seriously. In the book, the author, says over and over that you can be flexible. I think that it just takes prayer and common sense when it comes to these things. There is nothing wrong with following a schedule and doing the things described in this book, but if something doesn’t feel right then obviously, check your baby and try and get some answers!
I know that I am not officially a parent yet and cannot say for sure that this does or doesn’t work. But I have been babysitting for ten years and I have seen the differences between the families who put these practices into work versus those who did not. I am not saying that those parents who did not do it were bad parents or had bad children, but there are some differences.
I am excited to try this schedule and see where it takes me. I know every baby is different and every situation is different, and as I said before, patience, hard work, common sense, and prayer will get me through!
I don't see how leaving your baby to cry for them to sleep is the right thing to do. I cannot wrap my head around this
informative
medium-paced
Going to try this for feeding/sleep. The book was easy to read and gave helpful examples. Although just spoke with 2 lactation consultants and they said this book is suggested against according to professionals.
If you want to get your baby to sleep through the night early on, this is the book for you! It was a lifesaver with my first child and I'll be using it with my second child...
Grateful to have read this quick and easy-to-read guide on infant sleep. Starting implementing it immediately and seeing great results only after just a few days.