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Feb 12 '01
Pros: Entertaining and insightful
Cons: Can be a little repetitive in parts
Summary: Two months ago, our first child was born. Arriving home from the hospital, we felt as if we had a little stranger in the house. Despite having lived with us for the last nine months in utero, both he and we had a lot to learn about each other. Stranger ... read more
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Aug 05 '08
Pros: Easy to read, great as a reference tool.
Cons: Some parts are too specific.
Summary: This book was given as a gift to me during my baby shower (it did come in a big red box, marked "mummy's emergency box" and came along with a bar of chocolate, ear plugs and Nitol - so that should immediately give an idea of what the book is about). I ... read more
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Mar 12 '08
Pros: Helps you to better understand what your baby wants/needs.
Cons: The personality type section didn't help me.
Summary: I am a avid reader. When I found out I was pregnant I read everything I could find. But the problem was that there are too many books and resources out there on parenting. I couldn't narrow down which was the best. I thought I was prepared to be a ... read more
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Mar 24 '07
Pros: Her idea of teaching baby how to sleep through the night is amazing!
Cons: I don't like the breastfeeding part of the book!
Summary: The first time I've heard about this book was when my baby was about two months old and didn't want to sleep at all.So one of my friends just shared with me her experience with Tracy Hogg's "secrets"-her little one started to sleep through the night when ... read more
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May 26 '06
Pros: Great for learning baby cues.
Cons: Not enough evidence to support her theories.
Summary: I have read several books on babies and this one was pretty good, but definitely not the best. After reading the book, I realized that you really have to take it with a grain of salt. There is a section on reading the cues that your baby gives in ... read more
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May 22 '06
Pros: a method to try
Cons: seems much too rigid for some parents
Summary: Let me start by simply saying there is no magic formula for good parenting or attending to your baby's needs. Reading parenting books is fine, but only some of the information will be useful to any given person. With that in mind... The concepts ... read more
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Jan 03 '05
Pros: has some ideas a frustrated parent might try
Cons: know it all attitude of the author who generally gives bad advice
Summary: I found the info in this book to be repetitive and present a one size fits all method that is supposedly guaranteed to work for any baby in any house. While I did say in my pros above that this book has ideas a new parent might try, I caution anyone ... read more
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Jul 07 '04
Pros: Gives a compassionate, gentle approach to caring for young babies; lots of tips and suggestions
Cons: Can't really think of any
Summary: Our baby was on the way! We had so many decisions to make, and one of the biggest was how we would parent our little one. Most of the baby parenting philosophies I had heard about tended towards extremes: in a nutshell, it seemed that either you were ... read more
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Apr 28 '03
Pros: The Dr Phil on understanding your baby! Very honest and logical.
Cons: Layout - Reference points are scattered.
Summary: Love this book. Some examples and recommendations are a bit unrealistic, but overall an awesome find and a good reference. I did notice that the book seems to be a bit more pro-formula. So if you have any guilt about not breastfeeding, it will ... read more
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Jan 03 '03
Pros: Great advice on general infant care
Cons: None
Summary: Let me start by saying that I LOVE this book! I have a very temperamental 4-month-old baby, and this book has taught me how to work with her personality, rather than try to change it. I refer to this book on almost a daily basis. It has great advice for ... read more
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Jun 10 '02
Pros: Gives you "signals" to look for from your baby.
Cons: There is negative breastfeeding advice.
Summary: I believe that a parent should read many different books, listen to many different pieces of advice, and then pick and choose what works for them. Based on this philosophy, I found this book to be very helpful. I definitely got a laugh over the idea of ... read more
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Feb 06 '02
Pros: Informative, easy to read, accurate, humorous.
Cons: Sometimes repetitive and unrealistic.
Summary: I bought this book while pregnant with my second child to attempt to avoid some of the problems I had with my first. For instance, my first didn't get off bottles until well after two, and just recently at 2 1/2 started sleeping in her own bed (in my ... read more
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Aug 23 '01
Pros: A humorous and helpful security blanket for parents in need of structure and standards.
Cons: A little repetitive in parts, and somewhat general.
Summary: Perhaps it is like spending an afternoon with Daphne from Frasier, but truth be told, most first time parents who are curious enough to pick up this book based on its cover, will appreciate the contents within. Tracy Hogg offers a certain amount of ... read more
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May 10 '01
Pros: Well, and humorously written. Good advice.
Cons: She's a little weird.
Summary: Here I am again, writing an epinion that I really didn't want to write. Forced into action by others. This time, at least, the problem is not so much other epinionators, as just other people all over. There aren't even that many epinions on this book ... read more
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Mar 23 '01
Pros: Made me laugh so hard I cried!
Cons: Can be damaging to parents who follow the advice.
Summary: There is something very wrong in our society when it comes to first time parents and the way they are convinced that there is no way they are competent or capable enough to handle and care for their newborn. That any decision they make on their own is ... read more
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Mar 18 '01
Pros: very little...
Cons: terrible breastfeeding advice, rigid structure, makes parent's feel incompetent
Summary: Every new parent is looking for an easy way to deal with a new baby. Unfortunately, there is no easy way - despite what Nurse Hogg claims in her book. She touts the E.A.S.Y. method of "scheduling" your baby. She insists that EVERY baby will fit into ... read more
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