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The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition

The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

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The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition

By: Harvey Karp
Narrated by: Tim Fannon
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Never again will you have to stand by helplessly while your little baby cries and cries. There is a way to calm most crying babies...usually in minutes!

Thousands of parents, from regular moms and dads to Hollywood superstars, have come to baby expert Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his remarkable techniques for soothing babies and increasing sleep. Now his landmark book - fully revised and updated with the latest insights into infant sleep, bedsharing, breastfeeding, swaddling, and SIDS risk - can teach you too!

Dr. Karp’s highly successful method is based on four revolutionary concepts:

  1. The Fourth Trimester: Why babies still yearn for a womblike atmosphere...even after birth
  2. The Calming Reflex: An “off switch” all babies are born with
  3. The 5 S’s: Five easy steps to turn on your baby’s amazing calming reflex
  4. The Cuddle Cure: How to combine the 5 S’s to calm even colicky babies

With Dr. Karp’s sensible advice, parents and grandparents, nurses and nannies, will be able to transform even the fussiest infant into the happiest baby on the block!

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“Dr. Karp’s book is fascinating and will guide new parents for years to come.” (Julius Richmond, M.D., Harvard Medical School, former Surgeon General of the United States)

“The Happiest Baby on the Block is fun and convincing. I highly recommend it.” (Elisabeth Bing, co-founder of Lamaze International)

“Will fascinate anyone who wants to know how babies experience the world, and wants to answer their cries lovingly and effectively.” (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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We couldn't really put those tips in practice, but it is consistent with other sources and seems to be based on facts.
Still, the story is just so extremely repetitive that the book could be easily summarized in 45min.

On the other hand the most important part - swadling instruction - seems to be almost missing. Short and generic description of one approach, without any pdf, any pictures, any video nor other approaches, nothing. Almost as if the book was just an advertisement of the DVD that you can buy separately, or training you can book.

The reasoning at the beginning of the book is interesting and brings many significant facts, but with the arguments provided by the author many conclusions seemed very far-fetched and unproven. I'm not saying they are incorrect, but simply the facts brought up were not sufficient.

Overal, I guess it's worth to go through it, once, but don't be afraid to fast-forward parts, you won't miss much.

Useful, but REPETITIVE and missing PDF

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