We did the a modified method
of Babywise with both our kids, while our first was sleeping through the night at 4 months old, our second took a bit longer to take to not waking up once or twice a night until he was 8 months old, but I think a lot of that was that he was sleeping in the room with us until he was 8 months old.
I'm expecting my second and need guidance (we
did babywise with baby # 1).
I DID use
Babywise with my oldest daughter, and modified it with my second daughter.
Babywise method helps you implement correction and discipline at mealtimes so that when your child becomes mobile, he / she will already be familiar with obeying his parents at mealtimes.
We did not use the principles
in Babywise until my daughter was 4 weeks old.
I have
used Babywise for all of my five children and have especially appreciated your blog for encouragement, reminders, and help.
And fourth, I am currently reading
Babywise book one again and have been paying special attention to the breastfeeding information.
I am off to a late start for
Babywise for 2 reasons 1) I didn't know about it, 2) my son was 7 weeks premature.
I have twins who are now 19 months old and we followed
Babywise from 2 weeks (well, we followed it from Day 1, but the first two weeks we followed the BW advice to just roll with what came, get to know our two little babies, and make sure they got full feedings).
Even though the person who gave me a copy of
Babywise said very, very clearly, «take from this whatever works for you and don't worry about the rest,» I just could not shake the fear of what my family would turn into if i strayed from the pages of this book.
But is the disinterested dullness I've observed in other
Babywise babies really contentment?
I'm going to list the problems with the following quotes from the 2001 edition of
Babywise as I see them.
It takes control away from Mom at mealtimes, which perhaps varies slightly from
Babywise philosophy, but I don't mind it.
I just read your post on starting
Babywise late, and realized that didn't necessarily apply to the situation, so I still don't know what to do.
Hi I am a new mom of a 4 week old and I am a very routine / schedule type of person so am interested in looking
into babywise to start my newborn on.
I was told about
Babywise when I mentioned to a friend that I needed him on a schedule because I am going back to work.
Have you ever ran across
other Babywise moms who expressed frustration at being unable to get their babies to sleep in until feeding time?
I didn't start
babywise until after I already had milk issues due to a VERY sleepy and un-food-motivated baby (she lost weight and we had to supplement with formula).
I have noticed the vast majority of people
against Babywise have never read the book.
I realized that the eat - play - sleep routine wasn't working for him because he didn't need those long naps throughout the day, so I really didn't follow
Babywise too closely any more.
Babywise question that may be related to breastfeeding: My son is currently 6 weeks old.
I
tried babywise; but my baby did not fit at all even though we tried to force it.
I asked my other
babywise friends I this was creating a bad habit as I don't want to so that and they said yes, But I'm just wondering what to do?
I intend no disrespect nor negativity towards parents who have
found Babywise to be helpful for their families.
I
love Babywise - it has been very successful with my 5 month old and I have friends asking me about it all the time.