A Gentle Way to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night
My husband and I used the cry-it-out method, but it only took a night or two for our son to sleep soundly on his own. I suspect we were just lucky though. I’ve heard stories from moms who said their babies wailed for hours on end. I wouldn’t have been able to handle more than a night or two of a crying baby!
If the cry-it-out method isn’t working for you, Elizabath Pantley’s recently released ebook version of The No-Cry Sleep Solution looks like it might be worth a look. This book is an enhanced version that includes 14 videos with Pantley answering common sleep training questions from parents.
As a parent educator and a mother of four, she comes across as calm and reassuring, which is exactly what any sleep-deprived new mother needs.
Pantley’s approach focuses on using gentle techniques to help your baby go to sleep without crying. Her approach focuses on providing stable routines and positive associations with bedtime. She offers advice for both breastfeeding and bottle feeding moms and suggestions for both co-sleeping and crib sleeping.
Even though I practiced the cry-it-out approach with my son, I agree with many of Pantley’s tips about setting a routine for your baby. I’m naturally the type of person who thrives on a routine, so I think my tendency towards order probably helped a bit when it came to setting up a good sleep pattern for my son.
The No-Cry Sleep Solution has a 4 1/2 star rating on Amazon. Many first time parents praised the book and say Pantley’s approach was a lifesaver when it came to getting their children to sleep through the night. Some people said many of the tips were the similar to advice found in other sleep training books, but I think a bit of overlap is expected in almost any parenting title.
If you don’t have a Kindle, Barnes & Noble has the Nook version. It’s also available as an app in the iTunes store.
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