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 Get it before the baby comes Nov 22, 2009
I think this book would have been a great help if we had read it before our baby came. We agree with what this book has to say and what our friends have told us after reading this book.
Life became so busy after our baby came. When we needed to start implamenting the techniques; we were reading.
 3 Happy, Chubby, Healthy, Well-Rested Kiddos Nov 19, 2009
After reading several reviews on the "Baby Wise" book I feel compelled to share my experience(s). I feel strongly that those who left negative reviews went into reading the book with negative, critical attitudes to begin with; most likely due to the fact that the Ezzo's method is controversial. For instance, the focus is not necessarily on the schedule...the most important concept is the order of events. When applied properly, the schedule naturally takes place. Many people feed their babies to sleep. Baby Wise advises you to feed your baby upon waking, play with baby, then put baby down for a nap. Makes sense to me!! And the book clearly states that for the first 2 weeks you are not to look at the clock! You are to establish FULL feedings, not snacks! This is the best way to establish your milk supply, if nursing. Yes, it can be very frustrating at first!! All babies want to fall asleep while eating and it is not torturing the baby to wake them and encourage them to finish the feeding! It also encourages you to take those first few weeks to observe your baby so you can help build a routine around your baby!! So, it recognized that all babies are not alike! For example, my first child took naps from 8-10am, and 12-3pm. Second and third children took naps from 9-11am and 1-4pm.
I am so thankful my pediatrician and hospital NICU recommended this book after the birth of our first child. He was born at 29 weeks and weighed just over 3 pounds. He suffered from severe reflux until he was 2 years old. I did have to feed him every 2 hours until he made it to 5 pounds but the important thing was learning how to feed him properly...no snacks, always full feedings! There were times when I had to undress him to wake him up and tickle the bottoms of his feet to stimulate him, but even at 3.5 pounds, he was able to learn how to breastfeed properly. He had no trouble growing, with no supplements and continues to thrive.
Our second child weight 8.5 pounds at birth and also thrived on the BabyWise method. She was quite the chunky monkey and outgrew her infant carseat by 6 months of age. Like all feeding and sleeping methods, you must take a common sense approach. This child would nurse, play for 30 minutes, then try to sleep for 5-6 hours before wanting to nurse again. As delightful as that would have been, I recognized that in order to not lose my milk supply and for her to grow properly, I needed to wake her for feedings and not allow her to go longer than 3 hours between feeds (which is also clearly stated in the book). There was nothing wrong with her, she was just a very efficient nurser and weighed enough to keep her feeling full longer.
Our third child was born with Down Syndrome. The La Leche League representative at the hospital assured me that there was no way I would be able to breastfeed her due to her low muscle tone, severe jaundice, and desire to sleep all day. Her jaundice was so severe I had to nurse her every 45 minutes for the first 2 weeks. Not surprising, she lost weight and was labeled "Failure To Thrive". This made sense to me since she was never getting a full feeding, which means she never got any hindmilk...so necessary for building up that baby chub. Once her bili levels got to normal, I immediately impolored Ezzo's methods. Low and behold, BabyWise came through again! As challenging as it was for the first month, we made it through and she too managed to learn to feed properly and sleep well. She is also so big that she can't be plotted on the Down Syndrome growth chart.
After having 2 of our 3 children born with feeding difficulties I can say without a shadow of a doubt that BabyWise does work, if applied properly. And in contrast to what some of the negative reviews state, the book is very clear on how we need to adjust the length of time between feedings during growth spurts and that there is nothing wrong with cluster feeding in the evening to get your child to sleep longer at night. All of our kids slept through the night, meaning from about 10pm to 6am by 3 months of age. They all took regular naps during the day and were all very portable. We have always been able to have dinner with friends, put kids to sleep at their house and stay late for some adult interaction.
While it is true that the book does focus on putting your marriage first, why is that bad? Sleep deprived parents cannot work effectively and cooperatively!! It is very healthy for our children to see happy parents who are on the same team, even from a young age.
Also, contrary to some of the reviews, our children were never neglected physically!! In fact, 90% of our preemie's awake time he was attached to one of us so he could have skin to skin contact in order to keep his body temperature up. And we have always snuggled and read to our kids before bedtime and throughout the day. I used a sling alot when our kids were infants, the key is to wear them in it during wakeful periods, not as a sleep-aid!!
For any new mom out there who is seeking advice on sleeping and feeding, I would encourage you to read the book with an open mind. It is not a dogmatic approach and it really does help build happy, healthy, well-rested, chubby babies:-)
 good concepts but kind of all over the place Nov 02, 2009
A few good ideas but the Baby Whisperer has the same basic concept and her book is much easier to follow. I started on these concepts and within a week, my baby was sleeping through the night.
Huge Help Nov 01, 2009
My twin girls are 7 weeks old and already sleeping for 6 straight hours at night on a consistent basis. The schedule offered is helpful and the author provides level headed approach to raising infants that won't make Mommy lose her mind. The book is also a quick read. I didn't start reading it until my girls were 3 weeks and we were still able to implement the ideas and have been able to use them succesfully.
Working great for our baby! Oct 30, 2009
I don't understand most of the negative comments. If these people read the book, then they missed some important information. The book does say (over and over) to feed your baby if you think she is hungry! My baby is thriving and she is very happy and content. It is working for us better than I could have imagined.
It is working so good for us, that I bought this copy for a friend.
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