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Title: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby by Melinda Blau, Tracy Hogg ISBN: 0-345-44090-0 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.52 (316 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Breastfeeding is best
Comment: As a registered nurse, I feel entitled to share with other readers that the information about breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding was incorrect and biased towards bottle feeding. There are always reasons for not breastfeeding, and many of them are perfectly legitimate. But to not tell readers that breastmilk is best for babies is a downright LIE. Formula will never be as nutritionally sound for your child as your own milk.
Rating: 1
Summary: If you read this book, make sure you do your research
Comment: I'm sorry if I touched a nerve with my not so nice review of Tracy Hogg's book. It was not my intention to offend those who choose, for whatever reason, (be it emotional, physical, or just plain practical),to bottle feed their babies. Every family has their own set of circumstances that warrant one type of infant feeding over another. Bottle feeding parents do need support for their choices, absolutely, but I'm just concerned that Hogg's readers are not getting accurate information, which does not give them the opportunity to make an informed decision one way or the other.
This book is just packed with misinformation regarding breast verses formula feeding. The author tries to promote formula, while downplaying the importance of breastmilk, and makes breastfeeding seem more difficult than it really is. She says that the benefits of breastmilk have been vastly overstated. This is simply not true. The benefits of breastmilk have been proved in hundreds of studies, while more and more, researchers are linking health problems in infants and children who received artifical milk. Again, I am not trying to make anyone feel guilty here, just stating the facts, which Tracy Hogg does not do.
IF you read this book make sure you do your research about feeding choices. Also, use caution in implementing the feeding schedule she promotes, as it has the potential to cause failure to thrive in some infants.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Helpful - Especially for first time mom
Comment: I thought this book was wonderful! She gives practical solutions to begin helping your baby eat and sleep with some consistency. She is very pro breast and bottle feeding, but more importantly, she believes that right decision is whatever is best for the mother and child. She discusses the two schools of thought on feeding and eating - one being those that believe that you feed the baby whenever he/she is hungry and let them sleep when and where they are most comfortable (ie - your arms, the rocking chair, the swing, car seat, etc)...the second being those parents that are guided only by the clock and by their schedule. The author does not subscribe to either of these schools, rather she believes in a schedule driven method in order to help regulate the sleep/eat cycles of the baby, yet stresses the importance of the parent being flexible in order to accomodate the baby's needs. I have incorporated most of her recommendations, and my baby is well-adjusted, happy, and sleeping through the night at 2 months!
The most important distinction she makes is that she does not believe that every baby is the same, and that all technigues work on all babies. In fact, she gives 5 general descriptions of babies and provides guidance on how to deal with the personality of YOUR baby.
I have read many books, including "Babywise," "What to Expect in the First Year," and "The Happiest Baby on the Block," and by far I found this one had the most helpful information and practical solutions.
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