Reddit reviews The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

Happiest Baby on the Block saved my sanity with my first. The shushing thing is a big part if it.

Here's some unsolicited advice on getting sweet tiny babies to go to sleep. read this: The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553393235/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0zmoxb183CF91

Or just watch this video: http://youtu.be/mm3aJ78TXak

Dad of two kids here.

Buy these two books -

https://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Block-Revised-Updated-Second/dp/0553393235

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800

...read them twice and commit to them.

"Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" is sometimes difficult to put into practice, but once you do, your kid will sleep through the night. If you don't believe me, believe the Amazon reviews.

The other thing I would suggest is if you have the money and space, bring the gym home. I have a rowing machine at home. You don't need a gym to do pushups, sit-ups and burpees.

Happiest Baby on the Block is a great book for anyone/everyone.

Baby Brain Rules is one both my SO and I enjoyed, lots of science there.

We did not really read any books on the childbirth topic, just internet and a 5 week course at the hospital. I wish you luck!

Eeee, so excited for you!

• I haven't read any yet! But I have bought Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality and The Happiest Baby on the Block. Both books I've seen recommended and are well reviewed, just need to buckle down and read them. It all just seems so far off still...
  
  
• I did happen to have a routine appointment scheduled a few days before my babymoon (I was 24 weeks) and they gave me the OK to travel. The only thing I did to prepare was look up where the nearest hospitals were and which one had a Labor & Delivery unit. It's scary to think about, but odds are so slim something bad will happen in the relatively brief time you are there! Now the important thing, you better share lots of pictures with us of your beautiful tropical vacay ;)

My favourite is definitely Expecting Better, as the author looks at the actual scientific evidence behind most common pregnancy do's and don'ts.

I've also bought:

• What to Expect When You're Expecting
  
• Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
  
• For husband - The Expectant Father
  
  And I've just ordered a pile of books from the library:
  
  
• Pregnancy Day by Day
  
• The Mother of All Pregnancy Books
  
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
  
• Birth Day
  
• The Happiest Baby on the Block
  
• Bringing up Bébé
  
• Retro Baby

The Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is my favorite pregnancy book, and Happiest Baby on the Block is great for the newborn stage.

Mayo Clinic Guide

Happiest Baby

Get [Happiest Baby On The Block](http://The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0553393235/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SNV2DbC29KRVP) it helped us out a lot

Well I'm still in the early days, so for me the most meaningful parenting book has been The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp. I read Outliers when it came out, which was long before I was a parent. I may give it another look, though, as I enjoyed it.

I've also been thinking a lot about the goals of parenting, and how to achieve them, so I'm interested to see what others might post.

My favorite for infants was Happiest Baby on the Block: Happiest Baby on the Block

My favorite for toddler is "Raising Your Spirited Child": Raising Your Spirited Child

My favorite for breastfeeding was "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding": Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

My favorite for pumping at work was "Work, Pump, Repeat": Work, Pump, Repeat

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I have a 1 year old son now, and this book probably saved my life a year ago because I had zero experience with babies prior to becoming a mom:

The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553393235/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.lm-Bb9X1GK78

I seriously recommend it to anyone with a newborn.

The The Happiest Baby on the Block

The nurses recommended this book to my husband and I after our baby was born, and it was a HUGE help!

Try reading Happiest Baby on the Block. I had a "high needs" baby. Even though this book isn't a cure all, it will help you find ways to soothe your baby.

Hey! My partner and I have a three week old. I'm definitely not qualified to offer advice yet (or caught up on sleep), but here are three books that I'm very thankful to have read.


Great advice on how to keep your relationship healthy:

And Baby Makes Three


How to be awesome during pregnancy/labor/delivery:

The Birth Partner


Evidence-based info on how to calm an infant--don't let the cheesy title fool you. I can't imagine what the last couple weeks would've been like without reading this:

The Happiest Baby on the Block

If you haven't, read the book Happiest Baby On The Block. This helped me immensely with my kids.

My first tormented me for his first 6 months. Then it got better. He enjoyed being swaddled. My daughter, didn't. She wanted to be free to move around and cry. And cry she did. All day for 8 months. Fortunately she slept at night.

Good luck. We've all been there.

Congrats. Just had our first 6 weeks ago. Warning, the first month is sooooooo hard! No sleep! 6 weeks is only moderately better. Everyone says 2 - 3 months is when it starts to even out. We'll see.

Also, this book is a lifesaver.
https://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Block-Revised-Updated-Second/dp/0553393235/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=10OKYUFFJWPPG&keywords=happiest+baby+on+the+block&qid=1550595906&s=gateway&sprefix=happiest+baby+o&sr=8-1

It comes on DVD and is worth the 40 minutes.
We got it from our library, it is probably on YouTube as well. (I didnt read the book, but there is an article that sums it up, DVD helps you to see the positioning)

Article: https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/baby/the-5-s-s-for-soothing-babies

And steal 3 of the infant swaddle blankets from the hospital They are a little bigger than the junk you buy at the store and will come in handy. Then get these, they come in a variety of styles:
https://www.amazon.com/SwaddleMe-Original-Swaddle-3-PK-Busy/dp/B013GYQVCW/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=swaddleme&qid=1550596102&s=gateway&sr=8-3