On Becoming Baby Wise: A Guide to Helping Your Infant Sleep Through the Night

Mark Rowdon: This 100% changed our view on sleep training and our baby has been sleeping through the night since 6 weeks!! Also check out their online blog for more help. This book is a good jumping off point, and the blog helps even more.

Japan on Dec 22, 2023

Amazon Customer: This book is full of great information. A must read for moms to be.

United States on Aug 13, 2023

Lisa Hong: Soo informative, really helps and understands baby sleep. Our son is 9 weeks & sleeps through the night! Thank you so much!

United Kingdom on Apr 29, 2020

Chelsea R: I was hoping this book would give you more tips on how to get your baby to sleep/nap not just what schedule you should keep, still very educational just was hoping for some more specifics

United States on Dec 24, 2019

Iris Williams: Every (new) mom NEEDS to read this! Written very informative and entertaining. SOOOO much to learn to be able to start (or continue) motherhood with confidence and knowledge.

Germany on Oct 14, 2019

Warpigeon: Apparently this new edition is better laid out than previous editions, so I bought this version.

This book was well laid out and fast to read for a parent that doesn’t have much time to sit with a book. It starts with a plan for a newborn, then adapts it based on the age of the child. Wish I’d found this book sooner, but I jumped in with my 6 month old and found it was still very practical; it didn’t matter that I hadn’t started with a newborn.

Its premise is to set up a feeding routine for day and night, which allows alert time then sleep cycles to fall into place naturally -with an acceptable level of crying being normal at sleep times, which is often baby’s way of getting their wiggles out.

I found it way less stressful to start with the feeding routine vs other sleep training I’d done which jumped right into nighttime training. (This is my 3rd baby.). So double thumbs up!

Canada on Feb 25, 2019

cristobal meneses: Muy bien el libro

Mexico on Jan 07, 2019

Mandy Block: I have used these methods with my kids and even with foster babies. Gives me and anyone watching my kids for me a peace of mind as to what they want and what they need. Babies are helpless and rely completely on their parents. That in and of itself can be overwhelming and during those early days it can be tricky knowing what baby wants. They say a mothers intuition just knows. That's true some of the time but we don't always know. This book gave just the right tools to help bring structure, clarity and sense to help baby get on a routine yet allow mom and dad to asses the situation and do what they think is best for baby. My babies were all so happy and the word I heard the most was ALERT. Soaking in life. My babies thrived and the principles actually helped bring me a peace of mind and confidence as I cared and bonded with my baby. My babies didn't sleep through the night as early as the book says is possible but that's just us. They really did fall into a routine with lots of consistency and the night time sleep followed between 4 and 6 months. Everyone was happy. 😊

United States on Jan 12, 2018

Becca13: I have two of the older versions of this book, and loving the updated version. I have passed copies of this book along to friends as it has been so helpful as a new mom. I really like the section that gives you sample schedules for each age/month so you have a guideline on what a babywise day looks like. This form of parenting and nursing worked for me, even with having issues with milk supply and mastitis! My daughter was sleeping through the night in a few months and has been an excellent napper and sleeper since. Even if you’re a busy mom or a working mom, there are many principles that you can apply from this book even if you’re not at home and able to manage naps and feeding all day as the book suggests.

United States on Dec 06, 2017

The Kings: I'm so thankful for this book! It's a common-sense way to meet your child's eating and sleeping needs while keeping some order and predictability in your life. Babywise has played a huge role in how much I've loved motherhood, how happy and healthy my children are, how successful we've been in breastfeeding, and how strong my marriage is. I'm more confident in my parenting and I understand my girls' behavior and communication.

Yes, having a baby changes your life. No, having a baby doesn't mean you have to be miserable, sleep-deprived, showerless, and disconnected from your spouse. Babywise is a precious tool to help your children thrive and you enjoy parenthood (and non-parenthood things too!).

Babywise recommends full feeds on eat-wake-sleep cycles. Doing full feeds means that baby will naturally go longer, more predictable stretches between nursing sessions. Separating nursing from sleep breaks that difficult eat-to-sleep association, meaning baby can more easily learn to fall asleep independently. Maintaining predictable cycles during the day helps baby get enough daytime calories in and save the longer stretches of sleep for overnight, which ultimately work...

United States on Apr 20, 2017