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A fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling baby sleep guide. Tizzie Hall has gained an international reputation as a baby whisperer and miracle worker. Even from an early age, Tizzie knew how to read babies' body language and cries, and from that auspicious beginning she has developed a series of sleep routines that have provided parents and babies with a good
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This book is an absolute nightmare collection of all the things NOT to do to your children (like letting them lay in their own vomit and dirty diapers so it teaches them some sort of nonsensical “lesson”, because how dare a child want to be clean, fed, and comforted?).
Much like Gina Ford's "Contented Little Baby Book" this is a book that promotes a strict routine to help your baby sleep through the night. And like Gina Ford there are plenty of people out there willing to tell you in no uncertain terms that this book is the baby Bible, that it changed their life etc etc. I however am not one of them.
A bit of background to why I bought this book... My baby has been a great sleeper, sleeping completely through the night until morning from 2 months old but hit 8 ...more
A bit of background to why I bought this book... My baby has been a great sleeper, sleeping completely through the night until morning from 2 months old but hit 8 ...more
Hated this book. All opinion based, no fact whatsoever and no references. The writing style was terrible and grating to read. Not to mention contradictory advice throughout, as well as subjects which needed explaining that were skipped over, and others that were broken down in unnecessary, minute detail. Inconsistent information and an unpleasant read from an author who isn't remotely qualified to be writing it in the first place. Straight in the bin!
Disgraceful advice! Truly appalled! If I see this title at the library I turn the book around to save other vulnerable families being subjected to Tizzy's horrible methods. I wish I could give it minus stars. Tizzy would have us treat tiny infants like a major inconvenience or problem to be solved & her advice regarding infant feeding goes against WHO recommendations, let alone her unsafe sleep space instructions that are completely at odds with current SIDS guidelines. Just say no!
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Not worth a single star. This book recommends damaging strategies (refer to The Science of Parenting for specific information). Bin, burn or bury under unpopular titles on the bookstore shelves.
There are a lot of things I would like to say about this book, but instead will just comment that I found the routines ridiculously rigid and the strictness that is emphasised left me feeling afraid to even attempt. A lot of importance was put on not 'cherry picking' bits and pieces of advice/ideas. That is what I did do, and I would like to tell parents that is what they should do if it feels right.
This woman clearly hates babies. Her "routines" are rigid and cruel. This book is dangerous to new mums and their babies.
Silly me for thinking THIS book would be any more helpful than other sleep books. For one thing, I was looking for actual advice on gently teaching my 8 month old to sleep after a life of being held to sleep. This book gave no such advice. The author makes herself sound caring by suggesting settling only when baby is "emotional crying" (rather than whinging/protesting) and this sounded ok. But she is assuming all babies simply protest and then drift off. She gives no suggestions for situations w
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Before i read this book I'd heard mixed reviews - some loved and some absolutely hate this book. I also heard a lot of untrue things (eg she never recommends control crying). If you take as a general guiding principle I think it actually really helps a new mum understand eg how much her baby needs to eat approx as they grow, common issues, and really helped me know how to introduce solids etc. She's very practical which I appreciated.
This book reconfirmed what I already knew - parenting books just aren't for me.
I found this book incredibly boring after the initial chapters. It's very much a how-to with anecdotes sprinkled in. It was recommended to me and I know it's a controversial book due to the rigidity of the routines, so I was intrigued to know what all the drama was about. I think if you're going to read any parenting book and take it as gospel that's probably a mistake.
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I found this book incredibly boring after the initial chapters. It's very much a how-to with anecdotes sprinkled in. It was recommended to me and I know it's a controversial book due to the rigidity of the routines, so I was intrigued to know what all the drama was about. I think if you're going to read any parenting book and take it as gospel that's probably a mistake.
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A bit too prescriptive for my liking, no room for flexibility - babies don't all fit into her rigid schedule, they don't always fall asleep when they should and they don't sleep for a predictable amount of time at every sleep. Plus I hate the idea of waking a happily sleeping baby just to feed them at a particular time. Call me crazy but I think being responsive to their needs is the most important - feed them when they're hungry and put them to bed when they're tired.
To the right person this book is a god-send, to someone else it's just a waste of time that you could have spent sleeping.
I enjoyed this book because it was a lot of common sense, but I honestly can say that you need to read this with an open mind and take only what works for you for this to be a good 'baby bible'.
I enjoyed this book because it was a lot of common sense, but I honestly can say that you need to read this with an open mind and take only what works for you for this to be a good 'baby bible'.
The start of this book had some helpful information. But the routine is very strict and I do not believe allows for leaps and other reasons to why babies wake.
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After a few depressing chapters describing how my life will turn into an obsessive compulsive clock watching, stricter than the military regime of feeding and sleeping I decided this wasn't worth my time reading any further. Some people might like this book but it wasn't for me.
I found this book really helpful as a first time mum and it worked really well for me, my son and our family.
However, I found the author's voice to be quite arrogant and condescending. If you can get past that, though, it's well worth giving it a go!
However, I found the author's voice to be quite arrogant and condescending. If you can get past that, though, it's well worth giving it a go!
Buy this book!!
This book literally saved us. My daughter was basically a demon child for her first 9 weeks of life. She screamed constantly, had colic, would only rest if we held her in our arms and bounced her a certain way, never smiled, and I was feeding her every hour or so. I had reached the end of my limit and hated myself as a mum and hated her and then felt terrible for hating a newborn. One of my friends suggested this book to me and introduced me to the idea of sleep training. I had no ...more
This book literally saved us. My daughter was basically a demon child for her first 9 weeks of life. She screamed constantly, had colic, would only rest if we held her in our arms and bounced her a certain way, never smiled, and I was feeding her every hour or so. I had reached the end of my limit and hated myself as a mum and hated her and then felt terrible for hating a newborn. One of my friends suggested this book to me and introduced me to the idea of sleep training. I had no ...more
I’ve been struggling with nighttime wakings and a friend recommended this book. I’ve apparently followed most of the advice unknowingly. But I’m going to try the routines outlined in here and see if it takes a difference but the focus seems to be on ~getting~ them to sleep - I couldn’t find an answer to the ‘my child wakes up ten times a night, not actually wanting much, resettles easily but it’s super annoying having to get up 😂’. I’ll revise my rating after I’ve given the routine a good go and
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This books is terrible. The author supports controlled crying in the harshest sense - listening to the clock to "respond" to your baby, rather than actually responding based on a baby's need. The Australian Association of Infant Mental Health have released a position statement (2013) about their concerns regarding controlled crying. Do yourself a favour and Google that before even considering reading this book and others that discuss sleep training.
Gifted to me this book as been an absolute lifesaver! My son thrives off the routine and it's helped us immensely. We started at 4 weeks old and by 9 weeks he is sleeping 10.5-11 hours overnight. Excellent online community too for continued support. Often gets a bad wrap but I'm left questioning if they read the book in depth and detail. Read this book more than once, in depth, highlight parts, adapt as needed and most of all ASK QUESTIONS before writing it off!
Tizzie saved our sleep!!
Tizzie saved our sleep!!
I found this book quite rigid in its approach and it didn’t work for me at all. There are some thing that seem illogical to me, like the idea that babies can self-soothe. I’m not an expert but I wouldn’t expect a five year old to soothe themselves, why would I expect my five week old to do so? If it works for other people then that’s amazing, but it doesn’t work with my philosophy.
I see that the reviews of this book are incredibly polarised. I understand that. I’m sure my first son would never have adapted to her strict routines. However the overall advice and information she gives is sensible and it’s an approach that would work for some people. I’d recommend it to parents who’s babies have sleeping issues and who are open to the idea of a strict routine.
If I could give this negative 100 stars, I would.
THIS IS ABUSE.
Babies are not capable of manipulation.
Saying an infant will vomit and soil itself to manipulate you into holding it is the most astonishing thing I’ve ever seen.
This is so dangerous and I cannot even believe it was published.
I’m disgusted.
THIS IS ABUSE.
Babies are not capable of manipulation.
Saying an infant will vomit and soil itself to manipulate you into holding it is the most astonishing thing I’ve ever seen.
This is so dangerous and I cannot even believe it was published.
I’m disgusted.
This book has some handy tips. It's very prescriptive so depending on your personality you'll love it or hate it. With my first child we found the self settling tactics too much for us to handle so the book got put away and I didn't look at it again. I know other mums who swear by it so have given it another skim for baby 2 and will give it another go.
First book I have read on pregnancy. I'm of the opinion to take everything with a grain of salt, however was good advice for creating routines, feeding and general information for the first few years of bubs life.
I put this book in the bin to prevent another family coming across it. A book that completely disrespects babies and places enormous pressure and stress on parents. By no means one of a kind in that sense. But a readily available book to avoid at all costs.
This is a fantastic book for establishing routines!!! You don’t need to follow everything go a T but it is very helpful to know when your baby is ready for a nap. Babies/children thrive on routine
Terrible read
This book was a complete waste of my time and money. All opinion based, no fact whatsoever and no references.
This book was a complete waste of my time and money. All opinion based, no fact whatsoever and no references.
This book is a DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only thing that worked
Helped with my sanity and gave me some confidence in the sleeping processes. Great structure and guidance at all stages
Helped with my sanity and gave me some confidence in the sleeping processes. Great structure and guidance at all stages
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“ROUTINES FOR BREASTFED BABIES FROM ONE TO EIGHT WEEKS OLD Routine for a breastfed baby aged one to two weeks This routine is for a baby aged seven to thirteen days old (and until she regains her birth weight and is over 3 kg). Feed times 7 am 10 am 1 pm 4 pm 6 pm 9.30 pm 2.30 am (at the latest) Sleep times 8.15 am 11.30 am 2.30 pm Bedtime 7 pm 6.40 am Express as much as you can, up to 90 ml, from your right breast. 7 am Wake your baby up and feed her for up to 25 minutes from your left breast. You will wake and feed her even if she last fed at 5.30 am, so she is always starting her day at the same time and on a full tummy. Then feed her for up to fifteen minutes from your right breast. 8.15 am Swaddle your baby and put her in bed on her back awake and allow her to self-settle (see guide to self-settling starting here). 9.40 am Express as much as you can, up to 90 ml, from your left breast. 10 am Wake your baby up and feed her for up to 25 minutes from your right breast. Then feed her for up to 15 minutes from your left breast. 11.30 am Swaddle your baby and put her in bed on her back awake and allow her to self-settle. 1 pm Wake your baby up and feed her for up to 25 minutes from your left breast. Then feed her for up to 25 minutes from your right breast. 2.30 pm Swaddle your baby and put her down in bed on her back awake and allow her to self-settle. 4 pm Wake your baby up and feed her for up to 25 minutes from your right breast. Then feed her for up to 25 minutes from your left breast. After this feed, put your baby down somewhere comfortable and safe, so if she feels like having a little nap before her bath she may. But don’t put her in bed as she may choose not to sleep. 5.20 pm Bath baby, or give top-to-toe wash. 6 pm Feed your baby for up to 25 minutes from your left breast. Then feed her for up to 25 minutes from your right breast. Or you or another carer could give her a bottle of expressed milk. If you don’t breastfeed your baby at the 6 pm feed during the first week of the routine while establishing breastfeeding, you should express 30 ml from each breast at 8 pm instead of the suggested time of 9 pm. 7 pm Swaddle your baby and put her in bed on her back awake and allow her to self-settle. 9 pm Express as much as you can, up to 90 ml, from your right breast. 9.30 pm Wake your baby up and feed her for up to 25 minutes from your left breast. Then feed her for up to fifteen minutes from your right breast. Night feeds Set your alarm clock for 2.30 am every night: in case your baby has not woken for a feed it is very important you don’t go more than five hours without feeding your baby on this routine. But if your baby woke, for example, at 12.30 am, then reset your alarm clock for 5.30 am. If she woke any time after 1.35 am and fed, however, reset your alarm for just before 6.40 am, so you can get up and express. If your baby wakes at 6.30 am, or while you are expressing, and is crying you should feed her. If your baby seems content to wait then you should try to express first and feed her as near to 7 am as possible. However, if you feed her first you should express after the feed. During night feeds, try not to talk to your baby and keep the lights dim so your baby starts to understand the difference between night and day. Important note: By two weeks old your baby should be back to her original birth weight. If your baby has regained her birth weight and is over 3 kg, you may advance to the two-to four-week routine. If your baby has not regained her birth weight or is still under 3 kg, please stay on the above routine until she has reached these goals. When you do advance to the next routine, follow each routine for two weeks until you reach the ten-week routine. Then your next move of routine will be when your baby starts on solids. Tip: If you find your baby is too sleepy after a bath to take a good feed try feeding her on one breast before the bath and the other side after the bath.”
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