The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family (Sears Parenting Library)

I love this book. I would recommend it to anyone having a baby. Babies are a commitment and any parent knows that. This book gives lots of recommendations that are good for the baby and the parents. My son is 2 months old, and although I can’t say for certain he will continue to sleep well for most nights, I have ways to try at 4 months if I need to. I already practice some, so I don’t accidentally startle him when I put him in his pack n play. I can tell the author cares about all babies so I would feel safe trying these methods! I’m glad I’m reading it now at 2 months so I hopefully don’t get into some situations in the book. I would HIGHLY recommend

I don't think there is any book out there that has one solution on how to make your baby sleep better - babies are all so different. This book helped me understand that as well as teaching me why babies sleep the way they do. This does however mention a lot about co-sleeping which is great if you're a proponent or at the very least accepting of it. If you're not, this book still has a lot of information but may not be what you're looking for. There is also a lot of information against the "cry it out" method and why parents should consider an alternative.

This book gives scientific reasons for mother's intuition and for babies waking often. Although it offers methods to get longer stretches of sleep, the premise is "it is all temporary; let's deal with it well." My reason for agreeing with this school of thought is simple. I decided to have a baby now I will do my best to take care of her every need and enjoy every minute with her. If you are not a patient person, this book is not for you. If you don't like breastfeeding around the clock, this book is not for you. I love that they describe "high need babies," something other books don't do. These are babies that will stop a nothing to tell you what they need ASAP. I was blessed with such a baby; the advise given in this book has worked and has helped me keep my sanity. At 14 months we are now waking up once at night for a short nursing session. By following the advise of making sleep a comfortable and happy state, she gladly goes to sleep when it's time. I honestly can't remember the last time she cried at night. I took away 1 star because it is a bit pushy about co-sleeping. The "study" mentioned in this chapter is questionable (they gather data on their own baby) and I think a lot of the observations often come with a baby's age and maturity. I take it with a grain of salt and co-sleep only when my daughter does not want to sleep in her own crib (which at this point is rare).

I have an 11 month old daughter, and she has been a difficult infant since about 6 weeks. She was colicky until about 5 months, but I am still having difficulty putting her to sleep during the day, keeping her asleep, and her constant night-nursing. I am still reading the book, but I can thankfully say that when I read a patients' experience, and placing her on a 30 degree angle for acid reflux..I WAS ECSTATIC! That day, she took a 2.5 hr nap! I haven't confirmed this with an official diagnosis, but the signs are all there and as soon as I put her on a pillow, the naps are longer and she doesn't wake up screaming. We are still working on a few things, but I am so thankful that I purchased this book and I feel like an expert! I recommend this to any parent looking for an answer to the sleep problem. Its worth it. You never know where the answer or problem lies.

What was said resonates with my sense of how sleeping should go. I bought this book, among other, NOT co-sleep favored books, and love the practical approach of this one. I'm a single mother to a beautiful little girl, who started getting night terrors at a year old due to ignoring sleep cues while trying to give her father visits at his lunch. Thankfully, he sees what's best for her is to have a (relatively) structured sleep schedule, with information like what's in this book, to back me up. There's not much information out there on single-mother sleep coaching, so I am glad this was--at least briefly--addressed. Mostly I'm happy to have co-sleeping and night-nursing support. My now 1.5yr old daughter is happy and healthy, and night-terror-free.

The Sears family knows their stuff! Amazing book and amazing resource. Highly recommend!

This is a great book and help one to understand the patterns of a baby. This is not an instruction manual on a baby but it will give parents a better understanding on how a baby develops and many facts about babies sleep necessities. All babies are different and there is no perfect way to get a baby to sleep, but you can come much closer to satisfying your baby by understanding their needs. This also educates parents on the development of a baby and how what to expect at different ages. I would totally recommend this book, you will get much more than you expect from this book.

I bought this book to hopefully help me to figure out how to best get my daughter to nap. The first time I opened it, I was already crying, as my 2 month old baby was upstairs crying for her nap. It was one of the first times I let her "cry it out" and believe me, I did it because there were no other options. This book all but came out and said that I was doing permanent damage to her by letting her cry it out. That only made my emotional state worse. I shut the book and have never opened it again. If you are an attachment parent, defiantely get this book. If you are on the fence and considering letting your baby cry it out, you might get some use out of this book. However, if you know you will let your baby cry it out because it is the best choice for you and your family, and there is no one size fits all parenting, then I would not recommend this book. Also, if you have any other sleeping situation than co-sleeping, this book is not for you. Not only does he hardly mention non-co-sleeping arrangements and solutions, he also hints that if you don't co-sleep you aren't making a good choice for your baby.

This book has been a true blessing. We ordered it when our baby girl was 3 weeks old, and she is now 3 months old. The tips and strategies are so helpful. Both my husband and I love the way this book is written to appeal to both mom and dad. We were clueless on how to get our new baby to sleep, and stay asleep. After reading this book, and implementing the ideas that Sears puts forward, our baby girl finally naps during the day, and she sleeps 9-10 hours at night. This book is not a miracle worker, it HAS been hard work and perseverance from our side. But just knowing WHAT to do, thanks to Sears, has saved us many tears and sleepless nights. I highly recommend this book to any new parent who doesn't believe in the "cry it out" approach.

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I normally don't write reviews, but felt one was deserved for this book! It was refreshing to read a book that didn't make me feel guilty for parenting to the best of my (and my husband) abilities. After being lulled into a false sense of security of having (initially) a good sleeper, it came as a bit of a shock when due to (?) illness, growth spurt, teething, sleep regression things went a bit haywire at 3.5 months. After reading other books/ websites on what may help, my days were starting to feel stressful in trying to resolve the issues using various different sleep/ nap related issues using various sleep/ nap related techniques. When I stumbled across this book, it was reassuring that the focus is to ' enjoy your baby' including the challenges it can bring! It made me remember what a short period of time they are little for and how important it is not to forget this. It had a focus on breast feeding, which I found useful as other books didn't. It also factored that not all children are the 'first born' in the family, which can result in difficulties when imposing such structured routines. All in the book provided not only helpful advice and strategies but helped reaffirm what is really important in parenting!

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