The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
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Book Reviews of The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
Book Review: Shower Present
Summary: 5 Stars
We make swaddling blankets and give a copyof the book as baby shower gifts or as welcome baby home. It makes for a happier baby and parents.
Sandy
Book Review: I slept for the first time in weeks
Summary: 5 Stars
My son is not a colicky baby, but he isn't a sleeper either. Although I tried to put him on a schedule he just wouldn't sleep during the day, and he'd only sleep for a few hours at night. When I tried to lay him down for a nap he would shriek, as if in pain. Many of my friends ended up putting there babies on there stomachs to sleep but I just didn't want to do that. The only way he would sleep for an extended period of time was if he was in the swing, but I felt guilty for letting him sleep in the swing, as if I was getting him addicted to something. Last night after reading some of this book I swaddled him, put on a cd of ocean sounds and put him in his swing, he slept for 8 hours (he's 7.5 weeks old). He's also been taking naps between feeding for the first time! I don't worry that he'll be addicted to the swing(because I know he's in the 4th trimester as explained in the book) and I'm now able to do housework and spend time with my husband. This book is absolutely wonderful, and I only wish that I had read it sooner. Book Review: If your baby has colic.... read this book, it really is life changing
Summary: 5 Stars
This has got to be the absolute best baby/parenting book I've read yet. I really wish I had known about this book 3 months ago when my son was born... it would have spared me from the confusion, heartache, insanity, and self blame that seems to come with the territory of having a colicky baby. Even now though this book has helped me a lot - if it wasn't for this book I would still be spending my afternoons and evenings miserable because my little guy is tired and cranky and won't take a nap. This isn't a gimmick or something that takes tons of practice before it starts working - it really works from the get-go! Most importantly though it is such a huge source of support for new mothers, who often find themselves in a conflict between what their instincts tell them and what others tell them, and in the course tend to start doubting themselves and their abilities more and more. Book Review: Where is it?
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered this 6 weeks ago and still haven't gotten it! I've sent a message to the seller but still nothing!Book Review: This book made all the difference for us!
Summary: 5 Stars
Now that we're expecting #2 and I'm back in the baby section, I happened across the listing for this book and felt compelled to write because this book really had a positive impact on us with our first. I learned early on in my first pregnancy that there is WAY TOO MUCH information out there and if you read long enough (books, blogs, mags, etc) you'll find both an author who agrees completely with you and an author who is at total odds with you. Sanity came for me when I allowed myself to remember that I am a fairly intelligent person and that I should trust more of my own judgement and instinct - even if this was our first child. Anyway, this book, to me, just made sense. The author talks about a "4th trimester" during which your newborn adjusts to his new surroundings. Compare the environment a newborn leaves when he's born: a loud, motion filled, warm and very snug home listening to Mom all day long - to what he's usually delivered in to (especially a first child): a quiet, still, very open environment. How would you react to such a drastic change! :) If nothing else, learn the way to properly swaddle - I promise you will be glad you did. And best wishes to your new bundle of joy!!