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On Becoming Baby Wise Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep On Becoming

On Becoming Baby Wise Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep On Becoming

The infant management concepts presented in this book have found favor with over two million parents and twice as many contented babies. On Becoming Babywise brings hope to the tired and bewildered parents looking for an alternative to sleepless nights and fussy babies. The Babywise Parent Directed Feeding concept has enough structure to bring security and order to your baby’s world, yet enough flexibility to give mom freedom to respond to any need at any time. It teaches parents how to lovingly guide their baby’s day rather than be guided or enslaved to the infant’s unknown needs. The information contained within On Becoming Babywise is loaded with success. Comprehensive breast-feeding follow-up surveys spanning three countries, of mothers using the PDF method verify that as a result of the PDF concepts, 88% breast-feed, compared to the national average of only 54% (from the National Center for Health Statistics). Of these breast-feeding mothers, 80% of them breast-feed exclusively without a formula complement. And while 70% of our mothers are still breast-feeding after six months, the national average encourage to follow demand feeding without any guidelines is only 20%. The mean average time of breast-feeding for PDF moms is 33 1/2 weeks, well above the national average. Over 50% of PDF mothers extend their breast-feeding toward and well into the first year. Added to these statistics is another critical factor. The average breast-fed PDF baby sleeps continuously through night seven to eight hours between weeks seven and nine. Healthy sleep in infants is analogous to healthy growth and development. Find out for yourself why a world of parents and pediatricians utilize the concepts found in On Becoming Babywise.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Theory good-as a whole terrible!
I just finished Babywise as I starred at my non-napping 10 month old baby who refuses to nap anywhere but in a swing, carseat, or while being worn who was giggling in his swing. Do I have a problem with this? NO! He’s the happiest baby in the world. If he doesn’t follow a “flexible schedule” (really a rigid schedule that if you’re traveling or baby is sick you’re allowed to feed your baby more often than every 2 1/2-3 hours).

Why did I read the book? It was given to me by my mom on a referral from a neighbor. She didn’t know anything about it. I heard about it and decided to read it to see how it compares to my general following of Attachment Parenting.

I do not look down on any parenting style besides beating your child, neglect, etc. I do want to share a couple thoughts though…I was VERY angry when I read that if I wanted a fussy child that I would respond to my baby’s cries, wear it in a sling, etc, etc. AY YI YI!!! Like I said-my son is the HAPPIEST baby ever. He was worn in a sling, wrap, etc from the beginning and I always respond to his cries. He was colicky in the beginning but is SO not a fussy baby. This book is SO negative about Attachment Parenting and has it made up in his mind that AP parents wear their babies 24-7, feed baby only when it shows hunger signs even if 10 hours pass, etc, etc. I say everything in moderation. The theory of a “flexible schedule” is a good theory-make sure baby gets fed often enough, has a bedtime (not 6 PM one night 4 AM the next which is kinda the feeling I got that he thinks AP parents do), etc. BUT “flexible schedule” is contradicted a ton when he says stuff like DO NOT feed your baby more often than every 2.5-3 hrs unless ABC or D happens.

What I got from it? I knew most of the stuff because of experiencing it about making sure baby gets enough feedings, etc. I do feel he isn’t extremely supportive of breastfeeding when there’s a couple page section on how wonderful bottle feeding is and how you shouldn’t deprive a father of feeding his baby. I also feel he needs to TALK to some AP parents and maybe he’ll have a broader view (but he seems like a pretty close minded person).

Bottom Line? You don’t have to follow or believe everything you read and sometimes it’s cool to see other perspectives. Everything in moderation. I encourage anyone that reads the Baby Wise books to also read Dr. Sear’s books about Attachment Parenting and to keep an open mind about all parenting theories. Following your mothering instincts and draw from all of it :)!

1 Star Please do yourself and your mothers intuition a favor and don’t buy it
Please, please just burn it.

This is the worst book imaginable about listening to your baby and responding to him/her appropriately.

Babies are born to be held, they are born to be loved… love them. There is no reason to put your baby on a strict schedule like this. All babies eventually evolve into a normal biological sleeping pattern similar to waking at 7am napping at 9, waking again, napping at 1 and sleeping at 7pm. It’s natural and biological and happens to every human baby around the world. Don’t give up yet. Just give your baby time and your baby will adjust. This is precious time, they will grow up before you know it and you will be sleeping again. Love them!

4 Stars great tool, every mom should read!
my whole family, me and my two sisters, has read and implemented the guidlines set in babywise with our children. all of us have children who by three months of age sleep atleast eight hours a night, we can pretty much take them any where, they are happy and easily soothed, and adjust well to just life. my son when he was 6 weeks old slept 8 hours through the night, by 10 weeks he slept 10 hours, and by the third month he started sleeping 12 hours. I breastfed until he was six months, and then had to switch to formula because he was being too impatient. Now at 7+ months its is wonderful. I get him to take two 2 hour naps and 1 cat nap usually around 45 min right before our last feeding. Even if he doesn’t want to take a nap he will just play in his crib and then take a shorter nap. Its wonderful. I am now on to reading babywise II and plan to follow them along with his growth. These books have helped me to one just know good information about infant feeding, sleep patterns, and good wake time activites. two give me confidence in my parenting and really make me a great parent. if you put in the time to read the books and the effort to stick to it (of course with your own flexiblity) they work. i have many friends as well that have used them… and everyone who has been true to the book has had wonderful promising results. i would recommend this book to every parent. also another great book is “The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, by Tracy Hogg” She was a delight to read adn even offered a little more in depth information. But her guidlines are the same principles found in Babywise, but I actually enjoyed reading her book a little more. Check it out, its worth it!

5 Stars This book is an awesome guideline!
This book was an absolute life-saver for my family. When my daughter was born, we thought that she had colic because she cried and cried- never wanted to sleep! We were going insane.. I was feeding her randomly, trying to play/sleep/eat and doing whatever to keep her happy, but she was NOT happy. A friend recommended this book to me, and it was the best advice I’ve ever listened to. Within 2-3 days, my baby was on a schedule of sleeping, eating, playing. The “colic” disappeared in those 2-3 days.. Everyone comments on what a happy, healthy, CHUBBY, sweet baby we have! She fell right into the schedule- that’s all any baby needs is a pattern of what to expect throughout the day- its healthy.

I don’t follow EVERY single step/idea/method in this book, but it is a great guideline for you to find out exactly what works for your baby- because every baby is different.

I will be going on to read the next books in this series because it works best for us.

Don’t listen to all the negative feedback about this book, use your good judgement when using the methods that are given!

1 Star Felt like an infomercial for the book you already bought
Honestly, I got tired of reading persuasions ever other paragraph on why I should use the babywise method. I already bought the book–I spent the money and was attempting to use the advice, stop telling me how great it is!

That said, I read this book before my daughter was born and during her first and second week I got incredibly anxious because I could not get her started on the recommended routine. The book contradicts itself saying to wait for 2 weeks to think about the routine, and then says that you can begin the routine on Day One. After reading this book, I thought that because I could not get my daughter into the BabyWise routine our life would be chaotic and unmanageable. Just the opposite. Once I stopped worrying about how long she needed to sleep, how to get her to eat-play-sleep in that order, and how to follow every recommendation my daughter and I created her own routine that suites us both.

Additionally, while the theory is good, and I am sure works for some babies, the routine is close to impossible to continue if you have a child care provider or babysitter for when mom returns to work.

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