Jan said:

> Doing the 5 S's gives the parents a way of soothing -- all belonging to the
> same family of soothe, I guess you could say, which generally can calm that
> baby stuck in screaming mode.
>

I absolutely agree with Jan here. And... I have seen Dr. Karp's book
work with babies that were not feeding well because they were too
frantic to get on and stay on. What I am actually seeing, in the
families I work with who use Karp's technique, is LONGER feeds... not
necessarily more frequent, but longer feeds. And I am also seeing (thus
far) excellent weight gain, less spitting up, and fewer episodes of
"gassiness" reported by parents.

 and Katherine said:

> I think Harvey's book is good for mainstream parents esp - those who are
> stunned to find that the baby nurses, then won't sit happily in a bouncy
> seat, bucket or lie in the crib for three hours till the next
> feeding......those who would otherwise resort to babywise or ferber to
> get some sleep.
>

I couldn't disagree more. Most of the folks who call me for private
consults are currently trying "demand" or "cue" feeding. They like the
idea of sleeping with their babies and they hold baby all the time.
But.... for whatever reasons, baby is just not sleeping and is crying
alot. At a time when many pediatricians would suggest restricting mom's
diet, or many LC's wuld be inclined to think foremilk/ hindmilk
imbalance... in come the 5 S's and the problem is solved. Mom and Babe
can now sleep together!

Just anecdotes,

Susan


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