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The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

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I bought this book and loved it. It gave me all kinds of advice for how to lovingly parent my baby. Before I read this book, she always wanted to be held and I found it so frustrating. Why didn't she want to be in her sitter chair? Her swing? In her playpen? Then I read this book that says that babies NEED to be held to feel secure, and just reading that made me feel so much better. Of course she doesn't want to be away from me. She was with me for nine months and now that she's in this world she needs me even more. This book with the companion website www.askdrsears.com have totally changed the way I respond to my baby's needs. I highly recommend it as well as "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley.

In response to various criticisms of Dr. Sears's books being autocratic and unscientific, it seems to me a little "projecting" is going on. The one main thing Dr. Sears states time and time again in his books is that if at anytime you start to feel resentful of how AP is affecting your personal time or relationship, stop and reevaluate and change things. What he discusses in his books and makes very clear is that this is an IDEAL. To use an unrelated example, the more servings of fruits and vegetables one has the better, with 7-10 servings being ideal. It is unlikely the average American consumes this amount, but would anyone argue that this is beneficial?

I read this book when I was pregnant and was all primed and eager to institute every suggestion to its optimum. As it turned out, my child's personality required nothing less than AP. However, I could not "wear" my baby as much as I would have liked due to back strain. He did sleep in our bed, but that was because it was convenient for me, and I was able to get the best sleep that way. I did not continue to feed him through the night after 6 months, though, because I wanted some sleep, and he didn't really need it nutritionally. Listening to Dr. Sears, I did what felt right and made me feel least resentful, and I weaned him from nightfeedings with the help of my husband (also a Dr. Sears suggestion). I also weaned him to sleep beside our bed, rather than in it, when it became too uncomfortable. None of these things were difficult to do because it was just a natural progression. I think the main point Dr. Sears is trying to get across is get in touch with YOUR child. Pay attention. Trust your instincts, not some experts' generalization. He, of all people I'm sure, would agree that applies to him as well.

As for there not being any scientific facts to prove that the AP approach is a better approach. Just engage your brain. Which would you have rather had as a child: A caring, involved parent or an efficient nanny?

I borrowed this book from the library because I wanted to know what attachment parenting was. I was pleasantly surprised. This book really helped me understand my newborn (my first child) better and connect with her. I read the book when she was one month old. I wished I had read it before her birth. Once I read it, I implemented the baby b's of attachment parenting and as a result I am enjoying new motherhood so much more. My baby is very content and happy. I highly recommernd this book. This was the first parenting book I read and it was so good that now I shall purchase it for reference at home.

I feel sorry for my friends who got sucked into the whole Baby Wise theory. This type of parenting made my life so easy. The book is really a good book and gives parents confidence to follow their instincts. Babies do NOT need to cry anything out. They are not manipulating you!! They are babies. If you are struggling with sleep or just struggling being a new mommy, give this book and method a try. It has been wonderful for our family.

I am so glad I read this book while pregnant...It has been the backbone of mine and my husband's parenting styles. Attachment parenting works! My own 5 month old is proof. She is happy, thriving, and so much fun. This book really helped me to know to follow my instincts and gave me the confidence to ingore people who said I was spoiling my child because I picked her up when she cried and attended to her needs. My daughter is not at all spoiled...she doesn't cry much and isn't clingy at all. Because I read this book and decided to Attachment Parent her, she trusts me and doesn't have to cry and cry to test me. She knows if she needs me I'll be there. Dr. Sears is wonderful. I have never met him but this book had been so wonderful for family. I know that my reading this book will surely benefit my daughter during her entire life!

Another hit by Dr. Sears and his wife. This book puts all the basics down about AP in an easy to understand format that's easy to read. It's not too long and scientific either. For the scientific approach to attachment in general, I recommend John Bowlby's "Attachment".

When I received this book after ordering it from Amazon.com, I was shocked at what a small, thin book it is. This book is really more like the size of a booklet or as one previous reviewer said, it is more like just a rehash of a single chapter from his bigger books. I didn't learn anything new from it that I hadn't already read in "The Baby Book" and his other books. I feel like Dr. Sears is trying to wring every last penny out of parents by repackaging his previous book *chapters* into book after book after book. I got much more out of 'Attachment Parenting' by Katy Alison Granju. It is the book I give as a baby gift to every pregnant friend and new parent.

Found this book just before my baby was due and I already had ideas about how I wanted to be with my baby and could never understand how people could put their babies in cots in another room from them it never seemed natural and this was further confirmed when my baby was born. This book gave a name to something I think should be natural for most parents and the book helped reinforce that what I was doing was the best for my baby as I had suspected. It also helped me realise that peoples unhelpful comments should be ignored. The book covers various aspects of attachment parenting from co-sleeping to baby wearing. It recognises the needs of a new born baby to be with its parents but the book never preaches and contains sections which help with problem solving. Best of all the book recognises that at the end of the day, parents should do what feels right for them and that they should never make themselves unhappy if certain aspects arent right for them and recommends other solutions.

I love this book. It will be valuable to me for a long time. There is a lot of very relevant information regarding attachment parenting. Highly recommended.

A great read and very beneficial, and relative.

I highly recommend this to any mother wanting to bond to her baby.