New book: The Happiest Baby on the Block

About the Happiest Baby on the Block Book Written by best-selling author and pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp Updated with latest insights into infant sleep, bedsharing, swaddling, breastfeeding, and SIDS risk Describes the “calming reflex” and how to trigger it Sections and Chapters Part One: Why Babies Cry, and Why Some Cry So Much Babies: A New Insight Crying: Our Infants’ Ancient Survival Tool The Dreaded Colic: A “CRYsis” for the Whole Family The Top Five Colic Theories, and Why They’re (Mostly) Wrong The True Cause of Colic: The Missing Fourth Trimester Part Two: The Ancient Art of Soothing A Baby The Fourth Trimester: The Woman Who Mistook Her Baby for a Horse The Key to Happy Babies: The Calming Reflex and the 5 S’s 1st S: Swaddling 2nd S: Side/Stomach 3rd S: Shushing 4th S: Swinging 5th S: Sucking The Cuddle Cure: Finding Your Baby’s Favorite Mix of the S’s Other Colic Remedies: From Old Wives’ Tales to Proven Soothers The Magical 6th S: Sleep! Conclusion: The Fourth Trimester Ends…And A Rainbow Appears