On Becoming Babywise Unknown Binding – October 1, 2020

If you live in the United States, you probably know parents who have not slept in years, who hobble through their child's infant and toddler years just barely hanging on because no one is getting adequate rest and they think that this is inevitable or normal. I was not willing to do that. We began using this method around week 3-4 of my son's life and this method is an absolute lifesaver for a first-time mom. I ended up buying the audio book and listening to it several times.My son was sleeping through the night by 8 weeks and giving us 10-12 hour stretches by 12 weeks after following this method. I can't tell you how good it is for my marriage and sanity to be getting adequate rest and now to be able to have a few hours of quiet adult time with my husband or even alone time before going to bed. It's life-changing. I can actually enjoy interacting with my son and spending time with him for the last month of my maternity leave because we laid the ground work in the beginning.My son is healthy and thriving, and there is also peace in our home. He is a genuinely happy and delightful baby because he is well-fed (and his metabolism is well-regulated from following a consistent routine) and well-rested. He can sleep anywhere and falls asleep on his own after being placed in bed awake because we started the training from the beginning. We can take a one-night romantic trip away and not feel guilty leaving him with a grandparent because he sleeps through the night now, every night.People enjoy being around him in public because he's delightful and can lay quietly in his stroller or entertain himself without us holding him all day without screaming all of the time (of course all babies cry, but we've learned how to promptly assess and address this). My marriage is doing well because both parents are well-rested and there is peace in our home. I have heard this book/method is controversial and read some of the criticisms (not sure most of the critics even read the book, or at least not the most recent version). Ask yourself one simple question: which families, marriages, and babies are well-rested, happy, and thriving? This method truly works.

The media could not be loaded. This book has helped me create structure in my day with my newborn! As a new mom it can be so difficult to navigate wake time, feedings and sleep schedules. I learned lots of useful information about baby cues. I love that it has charts and schedules!

So many people I have talked to who have said they have a great sleeper, always end up recommending this book.Don’t know where to start? Have a lot of questions and feel overwhelmed?! Buy this!!!!

Someone recommended this book to me when I was pregnant many moons ago and I read it before my daughter was born and of course then promptly forgot about the book. A few weeks after she was born and I was completely exhausted, I remembered the book and started implementing it. What a drastic change! I had this baby, a snacker by nature (if she had it her way, she'd have about an ounce an hour), and turned her around with a schedule that worked so well it made her into a great sleeper. She learned to love being in her crib and later when she was 2-3 would let me know when it was time for her nap. These guys know what they're talking about. Also, as I remember they seem to promote it in a breast feeding way which I never did. So just know you can substitute bottle for breast and it still works!This is my go-to gift for new parents. Some kids learn to sleep through the night naturally but I'm convinced mine never would have and I really feel that this book gave her such a great gift. Kids love structure and schedule and are at their best when they get the proper amount of sleep. I've always been a big believer that a person can't achieve their best if they don't get proper sleep. I'm a doctor and now my babywise baby is getting her PharmD! Be prepared that you have to let the little one cry a little but it is SO worth it!

***UPDATE with Baby #2***We had a second baby. Followed this book religiously again. She's 7 months old now and has slept 12 hours a night since she was 9 weeks old. It is not a miracle - just do what the book says and your life will become infinitely easier.***ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW**There’s tons of different parenting styles out there. This book is perfect for parents like us who want the baby to fit into our lives versus up-ending our lives to revolve around the baby. Those are two very different styles of parenting and neither one is wrong!That being said, if you’re focused on getting your baby to sleep through the night as quickly as possible and you have parenting style like the one I described - than this is THE BOOK to buy. We bought this book and watched the short movie “happiest baby on the block” and followed everything both said.Starting at about 10 days old, our daughter was on the schedule that this book laid out. She was sleeping 8 hours a night at 8 weeks and sleeping 12 hours a night at 10 weeks. She’s almost 10 months old now and has slept 12 hours a night aside every night. Even on the nights she’s sick, she still sleeps through the night. It’s 100% due to the schedule this book laid out. People constantly tell us how lucky we are… we are not lucky that our daughter sleeps like she does.. we know it’s solely because of the schedule that is laid out in Babywise. Our next door neighbor’s boy was born a month before our daughter - they read this book and their boy has slept 12 hours a night since he was 9 weeks old.This is not the book for parents who are going to be offended at the idea of making a baby fit into your lifestyle and not vice-versa. If that is the type of parent you want to be, there are so many sleep books out there that are better suited for that style of parenting.This book will get your baby to sleep 12 hours a night as long as you’re willing to follow everything it says. For that, it’s worth the 5 stars!

Great tips besides I don’t agree or follow some of them, I like the way author explains cause and consequence