anyone used "baby whisperer?"

[radiowave]

has anyone read and used "secrets of the baby whisperer" specifically for sleep issues? any feedback?
Thanks!

[CrunchyChristianMama]

I tried her sleeping suggestions (pick up, put down thing), but it didn't work for us. I think she has some good recommendations in there though otherwise.

[Juvysen]

I'm not a fan.

[alegna]

I've heard bad things.

-Angela

[LadyCatherine185]

someone asked me the other day if i've read it... but i havent and dont know what its about. i'd be interested to know though so next time someone asks i can say whether i would even want to read it or not....

[Juvysen]

She's big on scheduling babies.

[Murihiku]

I read it when my first was three months old and it made me very anxious!

I think she recommends Eat Play Sleep, am I right? And her reasoning was that adults don't eat right before sleeping so why should babies? But then, an oft-recommended cure for insomnia in adults is a glass of warm milk, so . . .

So in the end I didn't use her suggestions. I hope you get a more helpful reply than mine!

[VeganCupcake]

I've read it (I've also read 11 other baby sleep books ). I didn't find it very useful. I just wasn't really interested in scheduling my baby that way. Her breastfeeding information was really inaccurate, too.

[CHoney]

I didn't read her books because of bad reviews. She sounds like she encourages detachment parenting and has outdated information about breastfeeding.

I would recommend Elizabeth Pantley's "No Cry Sleep Solution" instead. She had a son who would wake up every hour, and she encouraged him to sleep longer and still breastfed and co-slept.

[Super Glue Mommy]

i havent read it I heard bad reviews and from what I understand its basically a gentle approach to dettachment.

I prefer Dr Sears baby sleep book over the no cry sleep solution - though most people seem to prefer the no cry sleep solution. you might want to try one of those

[not_telling]

Originally Posted by VeganCupcake

I've read it (I've also read 11 other baby sleep books ). I didn't find it very useful. I just wasn't really interested in scheduling my baby that way. Her breastfeeding information was really inaccurate, too.

Oh, my goodness. I saw this book at a friend's house (someone had bought it for her) and opened up, randomly, to the feeding chapter. She essentially seemed to be suggesting that people/organizations that promote breastfeeding are using propaganda (rather than facts/science) to get their message across.

Weird and disturbing...

[radiowave]

yeah, she's definitely way off when it comes to breastfeeding and prob. some other things. I just wonder about her sleep technique. We have tried Sears and Pantley without any success and our baby still is not getting enough sleep, so I am looking into other options as long as they don't involve cio or controlled crying.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by radiowave

We have tried Sears and Pantley without any success and our baby still is not getting enough sleep, so I am looking into other options as long as they don't involve cio or controlled crying.

Why do you think your baby isn't getting enough sleep? Perhaps you could post and see if anyone has any tips

-Angela

[riverscout]

I read the book but didn't use the sleep techniques or any other advice in the book. Personally I think it is CIO just with a lot of picking up and putting down in between the crying. I can't imagine picking my baby up till they stopped crying and putting them right back down as soon as they stopped just to have them cry again and start all over. It sounds horribly frantic and confusing.

[ihugtrees]

My mother bought the book for me, and I hated it. My husband and I would read parts of it aloud to one another that was completely suggesting mainstream, detached parenting. We are new to AP, still learning about it, and our little one isn't even here yet, and we still couldn't stand to read this book.

[MamaJenese]

Someone gave it to me as a shower gift. When my midwife came for our home visit before the baby was born she saw and said "that book makes an excellent door stop". I never did read it.

[GracieP]

She says things like...

We don't eat at night, why should a baby?
The baby wants you to trust him to go to sleep on his own.
The baby like to eat when she's properly hungry. (even though mama likes to snack a lot.)
If you nurse on demand, you create a demanding baby.
If you nurse on demand, your baby will never learn to eat a full meal. (ever??)
A baby must sleep in a crib because we all need our own personal sleeping space. (except for me and my husband who enjoy sleeping with someone else in the bed.)

I thought it was pretty bad. I like the idea, though, of getting those naps in, but I have no problem nursing him to sleep and keeping him in my nap for the sleep.

[VeganCupcake]

Originally Posted by radiowave

yeah, she's definitely way off when it comes to breastfeeding and prob. some other things. I just wonder about her sleep technique. We have tried Sears and Pantley without any success and our baby still is not getting enough sleep, so I am looking into other options as long as they don't involve cio or controlled crying.

I have a feeling that the scheduling (including of feedings) aspect of the baby whisperer plan is key to the sleep training working. I don't know why, other than that those sleep training books always heavily emphasize strict scheduling.

[LadyCatherine185]

Originally Posted by GracieP

If you nurse on demand, your baby will never learn to eat a full meal. (ever??)

I thought it was better for even ADULTS to eat 6 smaller meals a day rather than 3 large ones???

books like that just make me angry. and the fact that so many books say those same things and so many parents follow them. WHY!?!?!? :

I guess there are so many books because everything they say go against every instinct mama and baby have, and if only ONE book said it, everyone would listen to their instincts instead.

do they have facts that they base these books on? WHY oh WHY is this misinformation OUT THERE!!???!!!???!!!??? : not only out there, but the NORM!?

[nikkiethridge]

I read half of it, then brought it back to the library. I didn't like any of it.