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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Karp, a pediatrician in Santa Monica, Calif., and assistant professor at the School of Medicine, UCLA, offers a new method to calm and soothe crying infants. While nursing or being held satisfies some babies, others seemingly cry for hours for no reason. These babies suffer from what Karp calls the Fourth Trimester. When you bring your soft, dimpled newborn home from the hospital, you may think your nursery is a peaceful sanctuary.... To him, it's a disorienting world part Las Vegas casino, part dark closet! Karp recommends a series of five steps designed to imitate the uterus. These steps include swaddling, side/stomach position, shhh sounds, swinging and sucking. The book includes detailed advice on the proper way to swaddle a child, the difference between a gentle rocking versus shaking and more. According to the author, virtually all babies will respond to these strategies although some trial and error may be needed to find the most effective calming method. A number of the steps letting kids nurse more frequently or encouraging babies to use pacifiers, for instance contradict other childcare experts. However, parents who are at their wits' ends because of a baby's incessant crying will find this book invaluable. In fact, expectant parents may want to read it before they bring their newborns home from the hospital.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Harvey Karp | | Paperback: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Bantam | | Publication Date: | May 27, 2003 | | ISBN: | 0553381466 | | Package Length: | 8.1 inches | | Package Width: | 5.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 605 reviews |
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 This book made all the difference for us! Jun 27, 2008
Now that we're expecting #2 and I'm back in the baby section, I happened across the listing for this book and felt compelled to write because this book really had a positive impact on us with our first. I learned early on in my first pregnancy that there is WAY TOO MUCH information out there and if you read long enough (books, blogs, mags, etc) you'll find both an author who agrees completely with you and an author who is at total odds with you. Sanity came for me when I allowed myself to remember that I am a fairly intelligent person and that I should trust more of my own judgement and instinct - even if this was our first child. Anyway, this book, to me, just made sense. The author talks about a "4th trimester" during which your newborn adjusts to his new surroundings. Compare the environment a newborn leaves when he's born: a loud, motion filled, warm and very snug home listening to Mom all day long - to what he's usually delivered in to (especially a first child): a quiet, still, very open environment. How would you react to such a drastic change! :) If nothing else, learn the way to properly swaddle - I promise you will be glad you did. And best wishes to your new bundle of joy!!
A must-have for parents! Jun 17, 2008
As a mother with a colicky baby...this book was a blessing. I highly recommend it and will be giving it to all new parents!
The Happiest Parents on the Block! Jun 12, 2008
Do yourself a favor and buy this book if you are a parent of a newborn (up to three months) and would like to sleep through the night. My son was fussy and would cry in the early evening every night. I tried the methods described in this book (the 5 S's) and he would calm down right away. I found that swaddeling him at night with a snug swaddle (I use the kiddopotamus swaddle me blanket which worked like a charm- Kiddopotamus & Co 100% Cotton Knit SwaddleMe® Circle Bear - Small)and he was sleeping through the night at 2.5 months. This book is wonderful. I appreciated the author's perspective that you can not spoil an infant and embracing the idea of the "4th trimester" did the trick to calm him down. I recommend any new parent read this book before your baby is born. They say they don't make baby manuals, but after reading this book I have to say I disagree.
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 Good to have but figured a lot out on my own Jun 10, 2008
I don't agre with everything in this and I discovered most of the things on myown but I love how he describes babywearing as a good thing and gives several methods to treat colic--they work! My son's colic was because of garlic in my diet though--we've proven that multiple times contrary to what he believes
this book was a blessing Jun 01, 2008
we received this book as a gift and we used it constantly as a reference for the first three months of our baby's life. dr karp keeps his method so simple and easy anyone can use this book without getting frustrated or feeling like they are doing it all wrong.
i would definitely recommend this book to new parents and parents who are expecting again. his method is just so simple it would help anyone who has tried everything or has done it all before because every baby is different. there is something in here for everyone.
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