I shared that quote with Corey about the importance of a strong marriage for the children, which sparked a good discussion. I'm still so impressed by that, since Church leaders have said the same thing. I want to hear your take after you finish it! Miss ya already.
I majored in Marriage, Family and human development. I did a whole paper on baby sleep patterns before I had my first baby. I read this book as part of my paper.I went into motherhood feeling totally prepared. I agreed with this theory and decided to try it. For every theory out there, there is also a counter theory that people feel just as strongly about. For example the family bed. I was way against this one. I totally believe this method will work for some children. There are also some that it will not work for. I have come to the conclusion that a mother needs to follow her gut. Trying to force something that isn't working can sometimes be more damaging to both parties. I have two children who had completely opposite sleep patterns. One was a cuddler. I'll probably be fighting him out of my bed until he is 12. I tried this theory with him fully intending to make it work. It didn't work. He would bang his head on the crib. Ouch! My other child could not relax until I put him down in his crib. He loves his bed. I learned the hard way that we need to have confidence in ourselves and do what works for us and what we think is best for our child. Each one is different. There are a million theories and a million different kids. Only a parent with one child of every kind should be writing books. Hee! Hee! Not really. I always appreciate parenting ideas and advice. this book has some great tips. When I began trusting myself and stopped trying to what do what "they" say (the experts), everything seemed to run more smoothly. How is that for a response? I had an opinion on this one.
I agree with Juliet. It is a good book to read but I adapted it to my circumstance. Same way with the book "Potty training in less than one Day". Its always good to glean what we can from someone else's experiences but I don't always think they're way is truth just because they wrote a book.
I read most of this book before Maggie and I was a stickler about the sleep with both of my girls. It seemed to work with both of them well and both slept through the night by 2 1/2 months. It may be that they are just good sleepers but I like a lot of the ideas in this book. I've heard a lot of criticism too but I don't do well with no sleep so for me it was a lifesaver!
hey, i was given this book when erik was 4 months old and sleeping horribly, it saved my life. i understand that every baby is different with needs and such but i love the theory in this book and will use it again with the rest of our children. he has slept through the night since we started and is well fed. let me know if you have more questions. also the lady who bought it for me used it for all four of her kids and they all slept through the night by 9 weeks. not to say you have to use it, but i say its worth a shot. it is just getting through that week of mind shattering crying that breaks your heart, and then you are golden.
Read it. Loved it. Except it was SO hard for me to try and stick with a feeding schedule - 3 hours was way too long in between feedings. For my baby anyway. I'm looking forward to having more kids, because like others have said - they're all different. It will be interesting to see their unique traits and preferences. There is a Baby Wise for toddlers version that is AWESOME - I got a used copy off Amazon.com for only like $5. Way less controversial - just good, sound advice for the 9-15 month stage. After you finish reading it - post your thoughts!
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I shared that quote with Corey about the importance of a strong marriage for the children, which sparked a good discussion. I'm still so impressed by that, since Church leaders have said the same thing.
I want to hear your take after you finish it!
Miss ya already.
Nope let me know how you like it, I just might have to pick it up!
I majored in Marriage, Family and human development. I did a whole paper on baby sleep patterns before I had my first baby. I read this book as part of my paper.I went into motherhood feeling totally prepared. I agreed with this theory and decided to try it. For every theory out there, there is also a counter theory that people feel just as strongly about. For example the family bed. I was way against this one. I totally believe this method will work for some children. There are also some that it will not work for. I have come to the conclusion that a mother needs to follow her gut. Trying to force something that isn't working can sometimes be more damaging to both parties. I have two children who had completely opposite sleep patterns. One was a cuddler. I'll probably be fighting him out of my bed until he is 12. I tried this theory with him fully intending to make it work. It didn't work. He would bang his head on the crib. Ouch! My other child could not relax until I put him down in his crib. He loves his bed. I learned the hard way that we need to have confidence in ourselves and do what works for us and what we think is best for our child. Each one is different. There are a million theories and a million different kids. Only a parent with one child of every kind should be writing books. Hee! Hee! Not really. I always appreciate parenting ideas and advice. this book has some great tips. When I began trusting myself and stopped trying to what do what "they" say (the experts), everything seemed to run more smoothly. How is that for a response? I had an opinion on this one.
Thanks Juliet! I think you are exactly right.
I agree with Juliet. It is a good book to read but I adapted it to my circumstance. Same way with the book "Potty training in less than one Day". Its always good to glean what we can from someone else's experiences but I don't always think they're way is truth just because they wrote a book.
I read most of this book before Maggie and I was a stickler about the sleep with both of my girls. It seemed to work with both of them well and both slept through the night by 2 1/2 months. It may be that they are just good sleepers but I like a lot of the ideas in this book. I've heard a lot of criticism too but I don't do well with no sleep so for me it was a lifesaver!
hey, i was given this book when erik was 4 months old and sleeping horribly, it saved my life. i understand that every baby is different with needs and such but i love the theory in this book and will use it again with the rest of our children. he has slept through the night since we started and is well fed. let me know if you have more questions. also the lady who bought it for me used it for all four of her kids and they all slept through the night by 9 weeks. not to say you have to use it, but i say its worth a shot. it is just getting through that week of mind shattering crying that breaks your heart, and then you are golden.
Read it. Loved it. Except it was SO hard for me to try and stick with a feeding schedule - 3 hours was way too long in between feedings. For my baby anyway. I'm looking forward to having more kids, because like others have said - they're all different. It will be interesting to see their unique traits and preferences.
There is a Baby Wise for toddlers version that is AWESOME - I got a used copy off Amazon.com for only like $5. Way less controversial - just good, sound advice for the 9-15 month stage.
After you finish reading it - post your thoughts!
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