Dunstan Baby Language -- Learn the universal language of newborn babies

I absolutely love Dunstan baby Language! I used this with both of my babies, along with Dr. Carp’s method, and baby signing. This is really great for people who feel like they’re freaking out about how to know what baby needs or when. Not everyone has to live with the lack of “intuition” - you don’t need to when this system gives you the basic sounds of baby’s basic needs. If you’re a first time parent or a grand with an open mind, try this; you’ll like it.

'Been buyin' these for 15 years, so far as gifts. We used this system with both our kids' infancies. I have no idea if this is grounded in science, but it worked consistently. Our kids seemed satisfied and quickly soothed at our responses to their varied sounds, based on this video's instruction. That was worth the price for the sleep it gained us. It states that it must be implemented by the first ... 4? ... months, or the window will be missed.

My husband and I just watched disk one, the lesson was between 15 and 30 minutes long honestly I wasn't keeping track. It seemed to give plenty of information without feeling overwhelming or rushed or too drawn out.I too saw the overview of this on Oprah, however I disagree with some of the other people that the Oprah episode was enough for them to learn it all. I think the disk gives a wider variety of babies making the sounds so I can definitely recognize the sounds more readily after listening to the DVD lesson, as where after finishing the Oprah episode I knew the words but couldn't really recognize them being made by a baby.With that said, I got my set of the DVDs (two come in one case for those of you who are wondering) used from a library on here so it was only $4.99 plus shipping.If I couldn't have found it used on here, I would've looked somewhere else to buy them just because $30+/- is kind of a lot even though I think this information is very valuable!

I saw the Instructor on Oprah a few years ago and ever since I've recommended it. Now, that i gave birth i had to get it for myself and I have to say it was sooooo.. helpful! I highly recommended for new mommies. It really helped me understand my baby's cries. It was so important for me to understand her cry and not be like, "What's wrong with her?" every time she cried..... I knew exactly what was wrong... whether it was a burp, her being wet, or hungry was a big one for me because I'm breastfeeding her. The "Neh" sound was my cue...lol.. I actually looked forward to her cry and discovering her needs and It made me feel so confident as a mom that I was able to understand my little one. Get it! by the time she 4 months old you'll be a pro at knowing and discovering her needs. I don't care what anyone else has to say. It's a must. Get it. Lots of Love. Ev.

I ordered this dvd after watching Dunstan's Oprah segment on youtube. I learned very little from the dvd that I didn't get from the video clip. The production is high quality, but I was disappointed at the lack of substance.All you really need to know are the basics -- there are different cries, they mean this, and here are examples (actually the examples of real babies was the most helpful part). Her tips for meeting the needs of each cry were, honestly, laughable to us. ("This is how you can feed your baby" -- duh!) While it was a bit basic for my husband and me, I could see the tips part of the video being very valuable as part of an education program for teen parents or first-time parents who have no clue what they are doing.We have found knowing the "neh" and "eh" cries to be very helpful in caring for our 6-week-old daughter, and I'm glad I came across this material. I would recommend that others borrow a dvd or surf you-tube to find all they need to know, though.

When I was pregnant, I hoped that because I was eating well and doing yoga and whatever my baby would be a calm, contented newborn who rarely cried. Thank heavens I got and watched this DVD before she was born, because our poor little baby hated the extrauterine world and did a lot of crying those first few weeks. in the hospital, we were able to say, "she's hungry!" or "she needs to burp!". It was seriously a lifesaver. I would've had no clue what she wanted if not for this. Sure, I would've figured it out eventually, but it was so nice to have a shred of a clue in those first days and weeks when my whole life was turned upside-down and all I wanted was to help my baby stop crying! This and happiest baby on the block were excellent newborn purchases. The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is the way the material is presented. It could easily fit on one DVD, but for some reason is on two. I wish there had been a quiz section where they play some different baby cries and then you see if you hear the right "word".

I wish that I had gotten this before my son was born. It takes patience and careful listening, but I am able to hear what my baby is saying to me about 80+% of the time. The crying spells are reduced because I'm not blindly trying to find the cause of his discomfort. I learned my baby is particularly gassy and in need of more burping than I thought. Now that I know this I can take preventative measures and help relieve his discomfort before it becomes unbearable. As a new parent, it has helped me to relax and built my confidence in my ability to care for my newborn. It's an amazingly simple premise, but it is fascinating. The responsibility is on the parent to listen carefully to their child to learn their sounds, but with a little effort you'll get the hang of it within a few days. I highly recommend this to motivated parents. NOTE: This "language" applies to babies between birth and 3 months. After that the language clues are diminished or disappear.

I ordered both this and happiest baby on the block dvd and both have their merits and would serve any parent bringing a newborn home. As this is my 6th baby, I had also come to learn some of the cry sounds but was grateful for the others that I couldn’t differentiate. I also like how she explains the main thing you are looking for in each cry and why. If you get the dvd, you will not be disappointed.

It works perfectly for the baby's first four months or so.

When I saw her on a Oprah's show, I was not as persuaded by what she said, because I wasn't very sure how the mothers on the show so quickly acquire their babies' words, as I was when I saw and heard so many different infant voices producing very similar and almost identical words on the DVD. I read somewhere there are some linguists suspicious about the validity of her "newborn words" because the have yet to go thorough rigorous research studies and that there are yet some others even more suspicious about the motives behind the reasons why she allegedly didn't go though the join research with the Brown University team and pull it off. Despite those suspicions, however, it seems to me that the audio-visual evidence contained in this DVD.filled with simple but raw and primary information is good enough to disprove the doubts of some lab-bound linguists who do not do a whole lot of field work because they're TOO busy writing papers in their offices based on other people's research TO go out to see and hear the actual babies crying and excruciating their mothers holding them as she did. The babies and the mothers as well as their voices are good enough for me to believe what she says about how she came up with the "newborn words" in her 2012 book "Calm the Crying: The Secret Baby Language That Reveals the Hidden Meaning Behind an Infant's Cry." If Dunstan's interpretation of the infants' words really works universally with babies of any culture and language, and if you really want to free yourself from the pain of enduring the never-ending cries of your baby, this DVD is truly worth a try.

I saw this lady on Oprah before I had children and tucked her name in the back of my mind for later. When I had my son in 2008 I ordered this disc and was not let down. Boy did it change my and my son's world. He was a happy baby but happier that I could understand him. I would recommend this to all new moms or even experienced moms becoming mom to a new baby again! Very easy to do with your baby!

The first-time parents I gave the Dustan baby language cd watched it several times, including during the first 24 hours they brought their new baby home so they could figure out why she was crying. They texted me the next day to thank me and told me it had really helped.

Love this video. Very helpful for first time moms or for moms that haven't had kids for a couple years. A good refresher.