I was at church holding a crying baby and everyone asked what was
wrong with my son. They said they had never before heard him cry. Then
they realized it wasn’t my son I was holding. Thank you for On Becoming
Babywise. My wife and I have a happy, contented baby.
Before our son was born we’d heard so many sad stories. My sister
had not gone out with her husband alone for three years after the birth of
their first son. She went to a mothers’ support group but only found other
mothers to cry with. No thank you. Not for my wife. We follow the
principles of PDF. Because our lives are so predictable and our son
responds so well to routine, we had our first date night after three weeks
and once a week ever since. Thank you for helping to keep our family a
family.
A father from Tacoma, Washington
Our daughter will be one year old at the end of this month and I must tell
you that I truly and profoundly enjoyed this year of her life. A big part of
the reason is because we followed the principles of On Becoming
Babywise. It was not only helpful with my daughter, but also helped me
understand my frustrations with my firstborn! I kept wondering why he
was so demanding. Why would he never sleep at night or take decent
naps?
I had nursed my son as often as he needed (so I thought)—anytime
and anywhere, day and night—until he was twenty-two months old. And I
gave him attention, both quality and quantity. He slept with us at night
but after a few weeks the baby slept with only me at night; my husband
was on the couch. I stayed home, gave him a good learning environment,
and cooked all natural foods. I did everything the “experts” said to do.
But they were so wrong. In the end, it was all for nothing. The only thing
I succeeded in doing was to raise a demanding, out-of-control toddler
who is not pleasant to be with.
I don’t share this to burden you, but to encourage you. Please get the
Babywise principles out to young families of our nation (Canada) and
yours, so they will not have to suffer what we did. Thank you for your
sensible teaching.