If your new baby cries inconsolably for many hours a day, take heart. The soothing help you need is here.
Renowned pediatrician Dr. Marc Weissbluth knows firsthand how stressful life can be for a sensitive, fussy newborn--not to mention the child's frantic, exhausted parents. His own firstborn, like more than a fifth of all babies, was a colicky child, causing him and his wife to suffer many sleepless nights. Your Fussy Baby is Dr. Weissbluth's gift to other sorely tired mothers and fathers, written to help them comfort their newborns without disrupting their own lives. Even extreme fussiness, he says, is not dangerous and usually stops when the child is about four months old. In the meanwhile, however, life can be tough for the whole family. But whether your baby cries for as long as eight hours a day, suffers from gas, refuses to sleep, or all of the above, Your Fussy Baby will gently guide your little one--and you--through this mysterious phase of infant growth. Inside you will discover
· Why your baby cries so much: The most up-to-date research, including some fascinating possibilities that researchers are just beginning to explore.
· Dangerous myths about fussiness: Facts and fiction about diet, mothering, proper medications, and much more that even your pediatrician may not know.
· The emotional effects: Avoiding the guilt, anxiety, and frustration that having a fussy baby so often stirs up.
· What to do when your baby fusses: Specific recommendations for what parents can do to minimize the distress that prolonged crying causes the whole family.
· Expert, step-by-step advice on establishing healthy sleep habits for your baby.
With this reassuring, down-to-earth guidance, you can help your fretful, fussy newborn to become the sweet, happy baby he or she was meant to be.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Utterly Useless:

If you have a colicky baby, don't waste your time or money on this book. I only gave one star because the book might be helpful for the 80% of people with "common fussy" babies. For the 20% of us with the real fussy babies, I agree with the reviewer who says it would be better to spend the time sleeping than reading this useless book!

Practical advice! Theories work!:

I read many books on colic and sleep habits when my son was very young.
It is so important to respect a baby's need for sleep, early bedtimes, and a schedule. I HIGHLY recommend both this book and "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth.
We survived colic. Our son has slept in his own crib since he was born, and was sleeping 12 hours a night since he was several months old.
I will never forget Weissbluth's motto, "Sleep begets sleep."
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Good advice...I think:

Dr. Weissbluth says a lot of things that make sense. He backs up what he says with A LOT of findings of different sleep studies. He seems open minded to different styles of parenting. He was spot on with a lot of things my baby was doing. The problem with the book is that there is very little organization to it. A lot of what he says seems to contradict itself. The constant comparison of "common fussiness" vs. "extreme fussiness/colic" is tiring and confusing to figure out which methods would work for your... more info

Insight and Coping Strategies from an Empathic M.D.:

If you're looking for a quick fix to soothe your cranky newborn, this is not the book for you. That's because, as Dr. Weissbluth convincingly argues, colic (or extreme fussiness) is still not fully understood.
Weissbluth presents the latest research on the problem, including theories on hormonal imbalance and disordered sleep, both of which may be related to "exterogestation," the idea that all human babies continue to develop after birth in a sort of fourth trimester. After dispelling most of the... more info

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