Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby |  | Authors: Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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ISBN: 0345479092
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.122
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Publication Date: July 26, 2005
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The last thing new parents can find time for is quiet reading, so many helpful books on infant care rely on bullet points and a "let's get to the point" writing style. Tracy Hogg, a neonatal nurse, teacher, and mother of two, uses these techniques to good effect in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer. Focusing on newborns and their parents, her simple programs are a blend of intelligent intuition and methods based on years of experience. The first half of the book is devoted to E.A.S.Y--her name for creating a structured daily routine for you and your baby that makes the most of your baby's awake times and also leaves time just for you. These concepts aren't designed to force your bundle of joy into not following her body's needs, but rather to create a feasible middle ground between total rigidity and on-demand food and sleep (and no time for mom to shower). If it still strikes you as too regimented, keep reading. The author makes room for differences in personal style and includes short quizzes to determine whether you're a "planner" or a "winger", and what level of daily structure you are likely to find helpful. In the same chapter, she identifies five general temperaments of infants, how to get an accurate feel for yours, and what methods of care are likely to be the most effective for his temperament. Her statement that babies prefer routine is backed up by research from the University of Denver. While most of the book relies on anecdotes to get the points across, Hogg does find room to back up some of her statements with quotes from various researchers and institutions. Included at the end of the book are assurances that E.A.S.Y. can be followed even with a colicky baby or one who's been ruling the roost for the first few months. Frustrated parents might like to read the last page first: "all the baby-whispering advice in the world is useless unless you're having a good time being a parent" is an excellent reminder to enjoy this time with all of its ups and downs. --Jill Lightner
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“TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT–the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.”
–Los Angeles Family
When Tracy Hogg’s Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto bestseller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became “whisperers” to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child’s birth. Tracy gave parents what for some amounted to a miracle: the ability to understand their baby’s every coo and cry so that they could tell immediately if the baby was hungry, tired, in real distress, or just in need of a little TLC. Tracy also dispelled the insidious myth that parents must go sleepless for the first year of a baby’s life–because a happy baby sleeps through the night. Now you too can benefit from Tracy’s more than twenty years’ experience. In this groundbreaking book, she shares simple, accessible programs in which you will learn:
• E.A.S.Y.–how to get baby to eat, play, and sleep on a schedule that will make every member of the household’s life easier and happier.
• S.L.O.W.–how to interpret what your baby is trying to tell you (so you don’t try to feed him when he really wants a nap).
• How to identify which type of baby yours is–Angel, Textbook, Touchy, Spirited, or Grumpy–and then learn the best way to interact with that type.
• Tracy’s Three Day Magic–how to change any and all bad habits (yours and the baby’s) in just three days.
At the heart of Tracy’s simple but profound message: treat the baby as you would like to be treated yourself. Reassuring, down-to-earth, and often flying in the face of conventional wisdom, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer promises parents not only a healthier, happier baby but a more relaxed and happy household as well.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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 Great book, but... October 27, 2009
C. Harlow
I love her method. This is actually a good book.
However, anyone who REALLY needs this book probably won't have enough time to really read this whole book in a decent amount of time.
It's long, drawn out, and isn't easy to navigate. It takes forever to get to the point... but it has good points.
The No Cry Sleep Solution is much better for those who don't have many peaceful hours to finish reading this one.
But, if you were to read this book BEFORE there was a problem, it would be really great.
 Awful! October 25, 2009
Sarah
The author mistakes her own preferences, projections, fears and family experiences for facts. For example, her statement about "starting as you mean to go on" makes me wonder if she recognizes that we don't breastfeed forever and our babies do grow out of diapers. Baby's are different from adults and how she can believe that by meeting our babies needs leads to "demanding babies" is beyond me. I believe many of her statements say more about her control issues than about babies. I truly hope those that read this book see it for what it is, one woman's opinion.
 A good book, highly recomended. October 18, 2009
Elizabeth J. Vernetti
Thanks for your prompt, careful service. This book was highly recommended by a friends and so easy to find this way. Good ideas for raising babies.
Betsy Vernetti
 Hogg may not be your "style", but its still worthwhile advice October 16, 2009
Molly (AL, USA)
I ordered this book in a panic when as a first time mom my 4 week old would not go down for a nap unless he fell asleep in my arms. And then I couldn't put him down out of fear that he would wake up. I wanted desperately to put him down in his crib so I could take a shower, eat a meal, get a nap myself!!! This book showed me a great method for helping a baby to sleep without creating a "sleep attachment" such as breastfeeding or rocking that I would have to repeat every time my son needed a nap or to fall back asleep. Her Shush-Pat method worked miracles and helped the tears stop. By the time my son was 6 weeks old I could lay him down for a nap with little work on my part and not worry whether he would fall asleep or stay asleep. This also meant he only woke at night when he needed to eat. If he woke up for any other reason he might make some noises, but he fell back to sleep. The dream feed advice also helped me to get more sleep than I would have otherwise.
Several reviewers state that Hogg is Anti- Demand Feeding. I would disagree with this statement. She does say to feed your baby whenever they are hungry. But, she also says not to put food in your baby's mouth every time they cry. Don't feed when in reality they are tired or overstimulated. The answer is not always feeding.
Today I am the well-rested mother of a happy, healthy 4 month old who dependibly takes 2 hour naps twice a day and sleeps 12 hours at night.
great book, great advice September 23, 2009
Just Another Amazon Shopper (Los Gatos, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I see a lot of negative reviews here from people who want to be patted on the head for exclusively breast-feeding and putting their baby's desires above their own and so forth. This book is all about finding the best compromises for optimizing a family's happiness, including the baby's. This may include formula instead or in addition to breast feeding, and probably involves putting a baby in her own bed so parents can sleep and make love in their own. God knows the world does NOT need another "formula is rat poison!!!1!1!" manifesto: obviously women who choose not to breast feed have their reasons, and parenting is hard enough without strangers mooing ignorant disapproval at a perfectly valid choice.
Her advice about environment is generally good too. For instance, it makes sense to feed your newborn in as calm a spot as you can (although I personally am going to watch TV at a reasonable volume while doing it, which I think she disrecommends, but whatever, this is advice, not canon law.) In general I found Tracy's advice spot on and I used it successfully in raising a calm, happy child who sleeps well, eats well, and behaves herself.
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