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I have a 4 year old and have just found out that I am pregnant again. I hate the thought of the sleepless nights again. Please describe, in detail, what the pick up and put down method is. I am a new viewer and am really interested in this program. Thanks

i agree with tray mum to certain extent do the makers of the mandy haberman feeder pay her to promote their product as that bottle in my view was a waste of money. i bought it for my baby who i was breast feeding, but found because she was already an established breast feeder she would take any bottle. might be good when baby is new born so doesnt confuse nipple + teat. But if breast feeding is going well + mother + baby happy then should nt need to give any bottles. The haberman was originally for babies with feeding difficulties.

I watched this program throughout my pregnancy and learnt quite a lot about dealing with baby's behaviour, but I have to agree that a lot of the information is common sense. Now I've had my son I can see that the parents are so tired and are at their wits end that they need a third person to come in and say the obvious! I keep thinking that I'll try some of the advice that is given but at the end of the day I do whatever is needed to get some peace and sleep. Sometimes babies just have to be babies and you need to go with it.

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Originally posted by traymum
[br]no thanks! awful programme - lucky for you that there is a disclaimer after the show! the breastfeeding advice is awful!!!!! is she sponsored by a formula compamny or something! no wonder the breastfeeding support groups of the UK wanted nothing to do with the show when approached!
if you need feeding advice go to a qualified counsellor or lactation consultant.

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I think the baby whisperer is what saved me going round the twist. It is shame she will not be here to make any new programmes. To TRAYMUM, I

Forgive me, I will post a reply correctly soon.

To TRAYMUM, i disagree with your comment about the baby whisperer, her advice on all matters saved me from going insane. I am a first time mum and knew nothing about babies, everything was trial and error. I could not keep up with my babies' demand for feeding as I was getting no sleep. I introduced a bottle at bedtime and it helped me catch up. My baby had no problem swapping between bottle and breast and now she rarely has a bottle and sleeps through the night.

Tracy Hogg's advice may be a lot of common sense but when you are a first time mum and at your wits end, you do not know what common sense is. How do I know that if my baby leans back she is hungry? I know now from Tracy's book, if she leans back stiffly she has wind. The best bit of advice was about tiredness, I look out for yawns and on the third my baby goes to bed, it all works. Without her book I would still be going round in circles when my baby is crying not knowing what is wrong with her.

It is a big shame she was so cruelly taken from us, without sounding selfish as I too lost my mum when she was 43, but I will miss her programmes and that there will not be a new series. I will be passing her book onto a friend who is about to have a baby and hope it works for her like it worked for me. GOD BLESS YOU TRACY, SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO ALL HER FAMILY

YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE THE HABERMAN FEEDER IN THE UK FROM ATHRODAX 01594 544440.

I have just learned of Tracy@s death and want to say how sorry I am. I thought she was a wonderful lady, full of compassion for mothers and babies. Her fund of knowledge and common sense will be sadly missed.

I was never a fan of hers, but it's so sad that she passed away so young. What a shame. Condolences to her family.

i watched an epsiode of baby whisperer recently and at the end it said
'dedicated to the memory of tracy hogg'. please tell me that i was seeing things as i found this show fantastic and would love to see more[]