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Happiest Baby: Learn to calm crying fast...help your baby sleep longer!
Dr. Karp answers 25 questions from parents about calming babies.A Spanish dubbed audio track of the entire 38 minute teaching video.3 tracks of calming white-noise sound.Bonus sneak peek of The Happiest Toddler on the Block DVD (8 mo.-5 yr.).English or Spanish language.
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19 Reddit comments about Happiest Baby: Learn to calm crying fast...help your baby sleep longer!:

u/annalatrina · 19 pointsr/Mommit

I agree but I prefer the movie for a new parent over the book just because reading time is hard to come by with a non-stop crying newborn. I give it as a shower present to new parents.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006J021C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VieAybHSHNS0Z

u/cuppacake · 5 pointsr/Parenting

Are you swaddling? One of my kids loved it - we used the Miracle Blanket to make it foolproof. The second didn't care and just wanted to be held so we co-slept. Third was the magical unicorn baby that slept for hours at a time right off the bat without special devices.

Also, is your wife nursing/has her milk come in? If baby's only getting colostrum, he may constantly want to nurse to try and get the milk to come in, he may not have enough for a full belly to knock him out.

My husband picked up a few good techniques from The Happiest Baby on the Block. I highly recommend.

u/zweeback · 4 pointsr/Parenting

I know it, feeling helpless was my husband's chief frustration. We were introduced to Happiest Baby on the Block (courtesy of La Leche) and it really turned our experience around because my husband had a 'job' that he can do himself.

If you are still within the first 3 months, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND giving this DVD a look. I hate new age parenting stuff, but it WILL help with getting your baby to sleep longer and soothing them.

u/ixipaulixi · 3 pointsr/daddit

The "What Can You Expect" series.

Also...check out The Happiest Baby on the Block this DVD will seriously help to teach you how to calm a crying baby and will save your sanity/sleep.

Edit: Seriously...the methods can look really dumb, and you assume it's fake, but the 5 S's he teaches are like magic.

u/photodad · 3 pointsr/Parenting

You're an awesome employer. $400 for a baby gift (particularly one as frequently used and safety-oriented) is an amazing gift.

My wife and I bought a Britax B-Agile Travel System. Note that a travel system is a combined stroller, carrier, and carrier base for the car, which means they would be pretty much covered until their baby is big enough for a full-blown car seat, and the stroller will last longer than that. Yes, these really can last a while if they're well-designed and well-made, though as a recent first-time parent, I can't speak to how accurate "five years" is. I would reasonably expect probably about 2-4 years, depending on how you treat your stuff and how quickly your child grows. (Note that most of these are based on weight, rather than age.) The B-Agile system is good for 30 pounds, which is roughly 3-4 years, I'm told.

This system, once assembled, is incredibly easy to use, very beefy, and rather stylish. All of the wheels lock with a single foot pedal at the back, the front wheel locks against turning for mostly-straight tracks, and the wheels are all fairly large, which means it's easier to push on rough terrain or over small pebbles in parking lots. There's plenty of storage (with an optional organizer that attaches to the back), and it all clips together/comes apart/folds up very easily. It's really well-designed as a system that's easy to use and easy to move or adjust. The carrier clips into the stroller (until the little one is too large for it), and then unclips and clips into the car base. You then push a button and lift a handle, and the stroller folds literally in half for storage in your car trunk. We chose the red version because it's highly visible/recognizable at a distance.

As far as cost is concerned, Amazon has this for a little under $300, and we were able to get Babies R Us to price-match it. They had to order it though, as red wasn't in stock. I wouldn't recommend used as recalls do happen and you need to register with the company if you want to be notified about a recall. If you're looking for something else to use the remaining $300 on, you could get things like square receiving blankets that can also serve as burping cloths or swaddling blankets, a bouncer with audio and vibration, or a nice swing. I'd recommend Fisher Price "Snug" series (Snugamonkey, Snugabunny, etc.) as they're great quality, very sturdy, have great reviews, and a ton of great features. (Can rotate and reposition, has multiple sound and music options including white noise, has a rotating mobile, multiple speed settings, battery or wall plug operation, etc.) The swings will set you back about $150, the bouncers around $60, and the blankets around $10-15 for a set of 3.

If you don't want to look like an overbearing Daddy Warbucks in-law, I'd just recommend one "big" think (i.e. the travel system), and maybe a few small things like the receiving blankets, a portable bottle warmer, or a DadGear diaper bag or backpack, which takes diapering on the move to a whole new level. The bag is a little more than a casual gift, but might still fit.

If you want extra bonus points, buy them a copy of Happiest Baby on the Block which is a series of soothing techniques that stops a baby from crying in literally seconds. It sounds a cross between hokey and scammy, but it WORKS.

u/Alliebeth · 3 pointsr/NewParents

My son HATED the playpen/bassinet we'd intended for him to sleep in. When he was one week old we watched the DVD Happiest Baby on the block and it changed everything!

He ended up up sleeping (8-10 hours starting at 8 weeks) swaddled tightly in this contraption next to our bed for 4 months before transitioning easily to his crib. We tried a bunch of different things before we got to that point, but once we found what worked at about 4 weeks, it was smooth sailing.

u/kiln · 3 pointsr/Parenting

I think one thing that no one seems to be addressing is that your wife just had a c-section 5 days ago! Major abdominal surgery! Every day will get better and better because she is recovering more and more each day. She is probably still on the prescription painkillers and will be switching to ibuprofen in the next day or so. The transition is hard to go from the prescription to OTC. But then once you do it, it'll be better because it won't make her sleepy.

I highly suggest a co-sleeper (like an arm's reach co-sleeper). I know you said that you do not want to co-sleep. We did just for the first 2 months. It was SO MUCH EASIER to nurse during the night when the baby is next to you. It is totally safe and it is easy to transition to the nursery. You'll both get more sleep by not having to get up and go into another room. And the night feedings will slow down with each month that passes. I found that the 6 week point was a real turning point for me. Both with my c-section recovery. And with our daughter getting to an easier point. And breast feeding becoming much easier.

There is a great resource for help here on reddit: /r/breastfeeding
The book that saved me was Breastfeeding Made Simple

And the thing that helped my husband the most was the DVD, Happiest Baby on the Block. Also available for instant download on Amazon.

Hang in there!

u/ultralame · 2 pointsr/pics

Screw that. Here's what you need. You are welcome:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0006J021C/ref=mp_s_a_4?qid=1313239418&sr=8-4

(mobile site link, hope it works)

u/mazinlarry · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Colic can rear its ugly head at any time. That's not to say that it definitely will, but being prepared for it will certainly help. My wife and I (and our gorgeous twin girls) were saved by the techniques in The Happiest Baby on the Block.

The DVD will show you the techniques. You can also get the book, which will explain the science behind the techniques.

The normal sleeplessness from having a new baby is difficult enough to deal with. Add in Colic and it can be truly frightening. Luckily, it is only temporary.

That said, congratulations! Enjoy your baby and everything wonderful about being a parent.

u/sstik · 2 pointsr/Parenting

Congrats!
Of course, there are many parenting topics that people have totally different opinions on, so you won't get one unchallenged list of everything you need to know.


And focus on the learning the baby stuff now and expect to continue learning and reading as you move through the stages.

For your stage, I highly recommend this:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Happiest-Baby-Block-Crying/dp/B0006J021C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343612023&sr=8-2&keywords=happiest+baby+on+the+block

LIFE SAVER!

u/ponymchoofyson · 2 pointsr/daddit

You have gotten a lot of great advice. Here is a book that helped us with our first, when neither of us really knew what to do. It's real life advice on how to have the best first few months that you possibly can. Super quick easy read, but worth it IMO.

Happiest Baby On The Block

u/rugtoad · 2 pointsr/Parenting

One of my wife's friends wrote this one...not a bad book, I suppose. Lots of good information about pregnancy, things that are good to know from the dad's perspective.

The one your wife is going to read, and you should also read, is the classic What to Expect book. That's sort of the "pregnancy bible", lots of really good information in there, most women read it.

Another one that I really got a lot out of is If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Be OK. That's written by an ER doctor who talks about how to tell the normal illnesses and maladies that aren't worrisome from the ones that you actually do need to be concerned about. It's saved my wife and I from a handful of ER/Doctor's Office visits.

The final one is the one I recommend over anything else. If you buy no other books/dvds, buy this one. It might save your life, sanity, and/or marriage:

The Happiest Baby On The Block

I'd recommend both the book and the DVD, but if you only get one, get the DVD. Hell, many libraries carry it.

Any and every parent I know who has watched it basically thanks Harvey Karp for making the first 3 months entirely bearable. It teaches you how to soothe a screaming infant, quickly and calmly...it makes for a happier child, and happier parents. Buy it, or rent it, or whatever...just make damned sure you see it before d-day.

Outside of that, a quality swing that plugs in (not one that runs on batteries...you will spend the difference in cost between the two on batteries) can be great. Our little girl, along with a few of our friends kids, all loved the Ocean Wonders one by Fisher Price...although for whatever reason, it seems to be ridiculously expensive on Amazon. I believe we paid 150 or 200 for it brand new. Worth every penny...cheap swings are just that: cheap. They aren't comfortable, they aren't well made, and they don't work for particularly picky infants (e.g. my daughter). I have a few friends who had more laid-back kids who have said that the cheaper swings work, so if money is tight that's something you might wait on until you meet the child:)

For most baby stuff, you get what you pay for. The stuff that works is going to be expensive because it works. I tell most of my friends that my experience is that you buy the best rated thing you can afford (just because it's expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's good, always find product reviews!).

Anyhow, through the pregnancy, the best thing you can do is just be interested and involved. Try to remember that your wife/partner might seem to lose her mind a few times, and it's mostly hormones...so let the crazy slide a little bit more than usual.

Other than that, just square yourself with the idea that your old life is done, and you now have a new one. Everything changes with kids, and the more OK you are with that, the better you will be as a dad. It's the best change you could ask for, and most dads will say that they wouldn't go back to the life of video games and nightly partying for anything in the world now that they are dads. It's worth giving all of that up a million times over. But don't fight it. Don't tell your wife that she can handle being home with her one-month old alone because you're stressed and need some time with your boys. Don't say that you can't get up in the middle of the night because you have an early tee time. Don't tell her that you shouldn't have to help clean up the kitchen because you worked all day.

That kind of stuff comes naturally to most guys, and I certainly hope it does for you. You find that when you just let the change envelop you, instead of trying to shoehorn your old lifestyle into your new life, things are easier and much more fun. The change is good, and it is inevitable. Fighting it just makes you, your wife, and your child miserable.

u/tragick_magic · 2 pointsr/AdviceAnimals

This book saved our sanity with our new born. After 3 sleepless "colic" nights our pediatrician gave it to us and life got so much better. http://www.amazon.com/The-Happiest-Baby-Block-Crying/dp/B0006J021C

u/gotrich · 1 pointr/daddit

I highly recommend the dvd or instant video version of this, helped us with our newborn almost instantly!

u/echoes_1992 · 1 pointr/Parenting

I'd check out The Happiest Baby on the Block then. I read it before my wife did and for a while she thought I was a wizard when it came to putting our first down to sleep. It's not like other books that suggest some new fad for parenting styles, it just has some ideas for how to comfort a baby in the first 3 months that might not have occurred to you.

http://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Baby-Block-Harvey-Karp/dp/0553381466

http://www.amazon.com/The-Happiest-Baby-Block-Crying/dp/B0006J021C/ref=pd_sim_b_1

u/dustgirl · 1 pointr/beyondthebump

My top three picks would be the No Cry Sleep Solution, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and the Happiest Baby on the Block (I've seen the DVD, didn't read the book).

I also highly recommend the blog Parenting Science. I teach child development, and what the author writes is backed by recent research (citations included) so it isn't just one random person's thoughts but essentially a literature review of what to do for the best outcomes when it comes to infant sleep and behaviour. Oh, and definitely KellyMom if you're breastfeeding. :)

u/Scottamus · 1 pointr/Parenting

http://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Baby-Block-Crying-Longer/dp/B0006J021C

A very effective system for keeping your baby calm. Made a huge difference for us.

u/rainbowmoonheartache · 1 pointr/Parenting

The first weeks SUCK. I remember asking my father-in-law (a father of four) how in the world people ever managed to have a second kid.

He said then, "Oh, y'know, you just get through it."

It didn't seem helpful at the time, but it is totally true. You DO get through it. It DOES end. Eventually, you'll be so far past these days, they seem like a dim memory. :)

For tricks that worked for us, check out The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD. There's a book, too, but I sure as heck didn't have the brainspace to read it when we were at 2wks PP. The DVD was a life-saver, though!

u/bobthereddituser · 1 pointr/personalfinance

This should absolutely be your top priority. The guy is pretty corny, but the technique works miraculously. Nothing beats being a new dad and feeling like you know what you are doing.

After that, take the advice of others in this thread. You'll be fine.