Any Feedback on these books: "Save Our Sleep" & "Baby Whisperer"

[AnnaBelle]

Hi there,

My bub is due next month and I have been recommended the following two books:

"SAVE OUR SLEEP" Tizzy Hall

"BABY WHISPERER" Tracy Hogg

I know there is a lot of books out there - thought I would make a start reading before baby is here. I have looked at "Contented Baby" and found it a little too prescriptive..
I would like a book to guide me with when where how etc... but not to the point where I cant leave the house IYKWIM

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Anna

[MantaRay]

I am not a fan of either of those books. The recommendations in there go against my intuition and Save Our Sleep has some suggestions which could well cause problems with maintaining your milk supply.

I much prefer Pinky McKay's books, such as Sleeping Like a Baby (and for later, Toddler Tactics), and I also love The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley.

[BellyBelly]

I second that... if you do a search in this forum for the authors or books you will get loads of previous discussions on the topic.

Any of the books here are ones BellyBelly recommends for credible, researched and quiality reading.

[rufalina]

I have not read either of those, but can recommend the The no cry sleep solution. I have just read it and really loved it. The methods in it are just what I was looking for for my DS... Really intuitive and gentle. I am in the process of trying out the methods in it. I wish I had read it before DS was born...

Good Luck with your new baby!!!

[Visitor7]

If you want flexiblility with a routine, then I would not recommend Tizzi Hall's Save Our Sleep. It is based on a very strict routine, which I personally don't approve of.

I, like MantaRay, enjoyed Pinky McKay's books.

[Nai]

If you don't want anything too prescriptive then you won't like Save Our Sleep - it's very much along the lines of strict routines.

[Lulu]

Save our Sleep, um no thanks. I took it back the same week I got it!

[nic]

I too was reccomended Save our sleep, so when I was near a bookshop, I checked it out. I flicked through, found a page, and read a paragraph and laughed out loud in the shop!
DH came to see what I was laughing about, when I showed him, he said to put it back on the shelf!

Nic

[BhoysGirl]

I agree with everyone above, Pinky Mackay & Elizabeth Pantley are the queens, and worth every cent you might pay for them.

IMHO, Contented Little Baby books are great if you need to start a fire.

Good luck with everything, it's a very exciting time.