Babywise!!! Anyone doing it?

Trying! It does make a lot of sense and a few of the concepts have really resonated with me.
The biggest thing we got from it was helping baby realise the difference between night and day. Seems to have worked so far as we have lovely 5-6 hour stretches at night. :)
My SIL did babywise with both her kids and thought it was great too

All I can say is that I agree with every single thing weegee has said. Please take that book with a HUGE grain of salt. If you have the time you might also want to look at this website: Evaluating Ezzo Programs

Thanks guys. I will take care in my choices. I've heard good and bad things about the book from various people. Like I said, I 'mostly' like what I see in the book lol. I guess the main thing I took away from it, is encouraging a baby to self settle. As that can definitely help the baby and the parents in the long run. So putting a baby down happy, fed and contented, will heighten the chances of having a good sleep in the night. With the scheduling, i think i would have a flexible routine when the baby is at an appropriate age.

HippyMama wrote: All I can say is that I agree with every single thing weegee has said. Please take that book with a HUGE grain of salt. If you have the time you might also want to look at this website: Evaluating Ezzo Programs

I just read the whole web page. And it does seem questionable. When I first read Babywise, I did question the scripture he was using. And I felt some of it was out of context. But looked around it and just thought I would take what i wanted out of the book and not actually follow the plan to the tee. Is that a good idea do you think?

I haven't read the book, but the biggest issue that I have is that Ezzo recommends physical punishment for babies, and that I find horrific

This page from Ezzo.info says


For children over 14 months
old Ezzo recommends using a
“chastisement tool,” which he
defines as “a somewhat flexible
instrument (that) stings without
inflicting bone or muscle
damage...”

Edited by JadeC

Wow "chastisement tool?!!!". What a crazy concept that is, totally 19th century. I got given his book with DS1 and read it and never read about the chastisement tool. I found that like others have said he had some good advice but that his approach was a bit too paternalistic and strict really.   

I'm not sure what i took from it that i didn't get from other books i also was given - Baby Whisperer - quite a different approach. I think i found something in the middle of these 2 which worked for us.

Some people must have really followed that book beyond common sense to end up with dehydrated babies and FTT! Those bubs must have been making their needs known quite loudly surely?

I loved the book but didn't follow it to the letter I just took bit's that were realitive to me. I didn't even notice any scripture in there. I just took the basic info on schedules and the chapter on twins on board. Obviously with twins I needed a strict routine just to survive that first year It helped that I was formula feeding from 6 weeks so it was easier for me to follow the strict routine aspect :) We had our twins sleeping through from 9 weeks old and I put it all down to the routine we formed from babywise. But I do understand how it may not be quite as easy to follow and stick to if breast feeding.

I never thought any part of the book was extreme or cruel or anything like that. I found it to be the easiest to follow and most helpful parenting book I have come across. Due to the techniques we took from it our kids have slept peacefully through the night for the last 2 years. I never knew all that stuff about Ezzo and his disciplining techniques. Sounds like terrible stuff. Guess I won't be looking to him for discipline advice lol.

At the end of the day it's just a book. You can take from it what you like. I like to think we all have enough comman sense these days not to starve our young babies to the point of dehydration. We all parent differently so who's to say which is the best way. If your the type of person that is naturally inclined to schedule and plan than this book is probably for you.

I think the wake-feed-play/ feed - play - sleep is a fairly universal concept, I learnt it at plunket, and then heard it from Sharlene Poole, so I don't think you can go wrong with that.

I'm still trying to work out the logistics of following that and going out - so far I'm trying to head out when he's ready to go down, hoping that he'll sleep in the stroller/carrier/car seat. I tried doing Sharlene Poole's routine with allocated times for feeds etc, but that felt to constrictive to me.

Same here Nutella!
The only book Ive read is my NZ Pregnancy book, and everything else Ive learnt from my mum, common sense, and on here!

I read some of the book. It didnt interest me much TBH. The only thing I took away from it was feed play sleep.