Been reading all about Babywise philosophies - what is so sad is that so many churches have embraced this insane program. Basically, it is medically unsound and has led to so many babies to the hospital for failure to thrive, following the program dries up a mother's milk within a few weeks, and most of all, the program alienates the babies from their parents.
American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a warning against Babywise stating that following such a program leads to babies failing to thrive and dying.
http://www.drmomma.org/200
another interesting article:
http://www.drmomma.org/201
and another:
http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/confessions-of-failed-babywiser.html
More Resources:
http://www.ezzo.info/
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/baby-sleep/babywise-dangers-warnings-parents-need-to-know#.VGKvTuOnD4V
http://fresnofamily.com/parenting/ap/dangers-of-ezzo-babywise/
http://bliss-breastfeeding.blogspot.com/2010/01/aap-releases-warning-for-ezzos-babywise.html
Enjoying your blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about this subject. This book and the approach espoused is nothing short of violence against babies. I have seen it damage many mother-baby relationships and that trust is so, so hard to reestablish once the baby has shut down emotionally, psychologically (and sometimes physically). Abandoning our babies' needs IS very un-Christian, you are right. It is also simply inhumane.