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148 reviews for:
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
informative
slow-paced
I read this book when my baby was about 7 weeks and I think that was the perfect time to read it. I don’t think trying to get on any kind of schedule at all is feasible any earlier. I think the principles here can be adapted to your baby; I’d just caution against trying to follow any of this advice exactly. The most useful part for me was the concept of sleep-eat-wake time, and the advice to always try and make sure you’re giving a full feeding. I’d caution against strict adherence to the schedule they lay out though general guidelines are useful—for example, my baby does not nap at the same time every day, but I am following the advice of 3-4 naps/day for 30 minutes to no more than 3 hours, as well as spacing out feedings at least 2.5 hours, but not necessarily at the exact same times every day. And definitely don’t try and implement anything earlier than a month or two. For feedings especially I was told in the first month and beyond to always feed on demand. But since my baby has gained enough weight now and she’s shown capable of spacing out feedings, scheduling now works for us. Bottom line: some good advice here, just make sure you’re not adhering to strictly to it and don’t try and implement it before 7 weeks.
informative
medium-paced
I loved this book. My child is a good sleeper, and I think it is because I used this philosophy. She is also very well-adjusted and is flexible in most situations. I am amazed that people hate this book. It worked for me
I have so many mixed emotions about this book. There were times I wanted to rip it to shreds because I was so angry at the unrealistic expectations it set for how parenting would be. Luckily my husband and I opted to implement aspects of it without stressing over the aspects we could not control. If nothing else, the chapter on "Why my baby is crying" is worth memorizing. I'll let you know in 18 years how we really felt about this book!
I can see how this system works well for many people. Unfortunately if you fall outside of that group with feeding or sleeping issues, this book is just going to frustrate you. Firmly in the camp of following your Mama gut. The PLAY routine as a general schedule was the most helpful tidbit for me.
The best concept in the book is the Eat, Play, Sleep cycle. Overall, the book is very simplistic. After following some of the advice from this book, my child sleeps about 6-8 hours at a time at 6 months.
I do not agree with some of the recommendations in this book. I do not like the tone of voice in which it's written. The author seems arrogant.
I do not agree with some of the recommendations in this book. I do not like the tone of voice in which it's written. The author seems arrogant.
This was a really interesting book on how to get your baby on a good eating and sleeping schedule. I appreciate the balance between demand feeding and scheduled feeding. A lot of interesting points and advice for new parents...I'm looking forward to trying some of the techniques and crossing my fingers that sleeping through the night is possible in the near future!
Overall gave good advice, but also contains recommendations that go against safe sleep practices (using a crib bumper, elevating the crib to an incline for colicky babies, etc)