Book Title: "The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep"
Author: Harvey Karp
Rating: 3.5/5
While breast-feeding my little guy I have discovered that I can read books as long as they are able to be read one-handed (aka, ebooks!). My library happened to have ebook copies of "The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep" by Harvey Karp.
I stumbled across it when my little one was about a month old. We had been managing fine but I wanted any tips on how to help with soothe him. Dr. Karp outlines the 5 S's of swaddling, shushing, swaying, side-holding, and sucking. And, yes, that was recited from memory but, believe me, you will find yourself memorizing them with a newborn quickly as well.
I could not give a full 4 or even 5 stars, no matter how helpful, because it did take a bit of slogging through to get to the point. The 5 S's are definitely life-savers with a newborn at home. But no one with a newborn wants to read an encyclopedia to get to the point of things. None of us have time for that!
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