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ON BECOMING BABYWISE ONE: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam
Publisher: Growing Families
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 15791
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Pages: 252
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1932740082
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
EAN: 9781932740080
ASIN: 1932740082
Publication Date: March 2007
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 It Works! August 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife and I have 8 beautiful awesome children, ranging in age from 7 months to 12 years. We read and applied the common sense principles described in this book right from that start and we can both say - it works! Seven of the eight slept through the night (8 or more hours) by 8 weeks old, and one held out until 12 weeks. They were (and still are) exclusively breastfeed, all beyond 8 months old. Their birthweights are near the top of the charts and they are the happiest babies I've ever encountered. I mean happy - these babies are awesome! Content, well-fed, well-rested, smiley babies! No one was colicky - they hardly ever even cried! No need to cry - I am well fed and rested! I see what some parents go through and I can see why they only have one - and I wonder why they don't follow the Babywise books. I guess some people just don't like the structure, routine, habit - to me it is the best thing for the babies. I can see how tired the babies (and the parents) are and I feel sorry for them.
This book teaches you how to get your baby to really have a full tummy by moving them gently away from snacking, which is promoted by the baby-directed feeding philosophy. At the same time, they very quickly start to enjoy a solid sleep - fewer short naps and more deep solid (and satisfying) sleep. It is so simple and it works. This book has allowed us to have a large family without the chaos and hell that other parents live through, usually with one child. To each his own, but, for us this book is awesome. You will not find fads, and I am not surprised that grandparents love it, because in many ways it is a return to solid sensible parenting based on the human experience, rather than modern fads that have not stood the test of time. Do your family a favour and read this book! Very highly recommended resource for loving, sensible parents everywhere!
 Before You Buy This Book, Read This January 18, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
It may be helpful for you to know that Babywise is the first baby book that the American Academy of Pediatrics has cautioned against. Babywise has been linked to failure to thrive, lowered milk supply in breastfeeding mothers and severe attachment disorder.
Babywise advocates corporal punishment (that is -- to inflict pain in order to discipline) on infants. Numerous studies show the importance of touching, holding and cuddling your baby to promote neurodevelopment; however, Ezzo advocates large doses of what he calls "playpen time" and alone time for even small babies.
Dr. Sears, author of best-selling baby books, has called Babywise "probably the most dangerous program of teaching about babies and children that I have seen in my 25 years of being a pediatrician". On the other end of the spectrum (Sears advocates Attachment Parenting) is Ferber (a sleep training advocate) who also denounces Babywise. Ferber is director of Boston's Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Childrens Hospital.
Babywise is against demand feeding, which is a natural, biologically imperative way for human infants to feed. La Leche League International, the WHO, the AAP and the Canadian Child Care Federation are all in agreement that demand feeding is the healthiest start for a baby.
If you are looking for information about:
Breastfeeding -- try La Leche League's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Sleep -- Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution
Basic Infant Care -- The Baby Book by William Sears or What to Expect the First Year
Schedules (though I do not advocate this myself, it has worked for others) -- The Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
Please do not use Babywise.
Very practical, common sense approach December 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was recommended to me by a friend whose two children were sleeping 8 hours/night at the age of 7 weeks. She attributes their sleeping patterns to the lessons learned from this book. It provides a detailed, practical approach that allows parents to establish routines and guidelines for their infants. At the same time, the authors recognize the importance of flexibility - that no infant (or parent) is going to behave the same way - and provides tips on how to incorporate flexibility into a baby's routine when needed. Finally, I liked how this book aims to empower parents to be PARENTS - their goal is to make a new baby a valuable PART of a family, and not the family CENTER.
I was less enthralled with the early discussions of all of the different types of parenting methods and theories, but I see that the authors needed to put their approach in perspective of other theories that are out there. Also, much of the information about the benefits of breastfeeding were already known to me, and so this information was redundant (but might be useful to other readers). Nevertheless, I pointed out the three most relevant chapters (6,7,8) for my partner to read.
Finally, I particularly appreciated the inclusion of statistics of the numbers of babies who slept through the night when using this book's approach, as well as their stats on the number. Their discussion of scientific studies and just the overall common sense of the routines they suggest appealed to me.
Training your baby August 28, 2007
If you are looking to train your baby the same way you would train a pet, the search is over: this is the book.
Grandparents appreciate this common sense book August 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Our two grandchildren, 3-1/2 years and 9 months of age, are the obvious proof that this common sense book helps children develop good habits and healthy ones. The key is rest. Both children are excellent weight (slightly above the norms) cooperative, inquisitive and active -- but when it is time to sleep they both go to bed on time and happily, with no tears, because bedtime/naptime is a restful time. And because they are well rested, they eat well, and play well and deal well with whatever the day offers. Those who don't like the book are in the minority, and perhaps read the book after they were firmly convinced that their own way was the best way -- it is certainly NOT just young new parents who recommend this book; I raised two children following my mother's common sense suggestions and this book very often parallels that advice. It is an excellent reference, resource and guide. I, too, give it to expectant parents, knowing that it is sound advice.
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