The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Re Paperback – Illustrated, 7 December 2015

Very practical, real and grounded guide on handling a newborn baby through weeks 0 to 12, the fourth trinester. It is a great book walking parents through the very first days of parenthood, step by step. With a new born baby in hand, most of us are quite clueless on what to do with the baby, mostly helpless and sometimes even scared of how delicate the baby seems. This book truly is a life saver in empowering parents in handling their baby. Loved it thoroughly and Dr.Karp does a great job in keeping the narrative well sequenced.Pros-1) love the reassuring tone of Dr.Karp, he focuses on giving parents a lot of confidence and writes in a very understanding tone of the true difficulties parents face. His simple and effective methods are a life changer.2) Teachings are very practical, easy to follow and implement/experiment on what works with each unique baby, and well backed by research, evidence, analogies and short snippets from parents who have transformed using these techniques3) The book is well structured into 2 parts, Part-1 on why managing a new born is unique and hard and Part-2 on how to manage. One is free to follow any sequence suited and does not have to necessarily read in the chapter order of the book.4) Consistent message is handled, and there are many instances which are so very relatable to new parents. Contrasting that to olden days/indegenous cultures give a great insight into why parenting is so hard in today's context and how to cope with those struggles.Cons-1) Book gets repetitive during the read, literally same sentences are repeated several times in many chapters.2) For a book that speaks to calming babies and improving sleep, very little is spoken about sleep and feeding habits/nutrition suited for new born. In that sense, the book falls short of giving a rounded perspective to parents on the ingredients that makes a happy baby. For example, how many feeds, effect of light exposure on sleep routines etc are absent and not even cursorily spoken about.Verdict -Definitely worth the purchase, it's a fun read and is very relatable in the struggles explained and the understanding tone of communique makes it a beautiful reading experience.

This is a must read book for all new parents. It helps to very easily navigate the first 3-4 months. We followed all the strategies given in the book and never did our daughter cry continuously ever.

This book is big help. i am using the technique given in this book and its working magically. New mom go for it.

Value for money. Good book and quality is goodReceived in better condition.

Baby Management techniques mentioned in the book are lifesavers

I'm still reading this book but I'm finding it pretty helpful so far! It has interesting facts and good techniques to learn in caring for the baby to come.

This fits a lot of conventional wisdom in India but for first time parents and nuclear families this is really helpful.

The back cover was found torn.