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Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep | 
 enlarge | Author: Jodi A. Mindell
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  156 reviews
Sales Rank: 198079
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0062734091
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928498
EAN: 9780062734099
ASIN: 0062734091
Publication Date: May 7, 1997
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Condition: Some wear on book from reading, spine creases, wear on binding and pages.
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Book Description
Right after "Is it a boy or a girl?" and "What's his/her name?," the next question people invariably ask new parents is "Are you getting any sleep?" Unfortunately, the answer is usually "Not much." In fact, studies show that approximately 25% of young children experience some type of sleep problem and, as any bleary-eyed parent will attest, it is one of the most difficult challenges of parenting. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the assessment and treatment of common sleep problems in children, Dr. Jodi A. Mindell now provides tips and techniques, the answers to commonly asked questions, and case studies and quotes from parents who have successfully solved their children's sleep problems. Unlike other books on the subject, Dr. Mindell also offers practical tips on bedtime, rather than middle-of-the-night-sleep training, and shows how all members of the family can cope with the stresses associated with teaching a child to sleep.
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 Great info & advice! August 11, 2008
I'm not sure why people are saying the author of this book is cruel when she is totally not. Although she is not using the "no-cry" solution, she is not suggesting you to use a "cry-until-both-you-&-your-baby-drop" solution, and she is definitely not pointing a gun at your head and tell you to stick with her solution. I really think the author is trying her best to tell you to try her suggestion but PUT IN ANY MODIFICATION THAT SUITS YOUR SITUATION & EMOTION. Almost after every advice, she tells you to modify it.
I didn't finish the book, but it's already working wonders for my baby. The main reason is, I believe, my husband and I both realize and believe when Jodi, the author, talked about sleep association. We think, even us adults will freak out if we fall asleep in the living room but woke up in the park, how can babies not??!! If they fall asleep on mommy's breast, of course they'll cry when they wake up without it.
Therefore, besides sticking to the bedtime routine, we also make sure that our baby is put down "sleepy-awake." She is seeing her mobile when she is put down, and she is definitely still going to see her mobile when she wakes up. The first night was tough, although not that bad according to other stories I've heard. Our baby was crying, and my husband and I took turn to check on her, let her know we were still there, and we did it every 2 minutes. We just couldn't take longer than 2 minutes. After about 5 to 10 minutes, she fell asleep, and she slept for 7 hours. The second night she fussed, not even cry, for roughly 5 minutes, and then slept for 8 hours; the 3rd night, she didn't even fuss, and she slept for 9 hours. Now she even sleeps better during the day.
Our baby is much happier and healthier, and so am I.
I highly recommend this book. Even if you end up not using Jodi's method, I think there's great info in this book. Another thing I want to say is, if you are co-sleeping, and you have no problem doing so, or doing whatever you need to do to let your baby sleep (rocking, nursing, etc), then there's really no need to change that. I also believe that when your baby is ready to give up his/her sleep association, (s)he will grow out of it. We need to do this because of our current situation. As long as everyone is happy and healthy in the family, it really doesn't matter.
A life saver!!! May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has saved my life. My 4 month old daughter went from sleeping 6 hours straight at 2 months to waking up again throughout the night at 3 months. My husband and I were exhausted. She wouldn't go to sleep on her own and after rocking her and nursing her for what seemed like forever, she would then wake up every hour or two throughout the entire night until we would give up and put her in bed with us. She wouldn't nap either unless in the car or swing. When the motion stopped, she would immediately wake up. She was always tired and cranky! After reading this book we decided to implement the suggestions made by the author. I knew it would be hard at first, but it has been well worth it. The first night she cried for an hour and then woke up only 3 times that night. After the first night she has only cried for 3-5 minutes each night and then goes to sleep easily. She is finally sleeping 6-7 hours straight and is even falling asleep easily and on her own for her naps. We couldn't be happier! The author provides you with the steps to achieve success with your child and gives you alternate suggestions if you feel that you need to modify the steps. I'm sure that I will return to this book if and when I ever have sleep issues again. I definitely recommend this book. I have read two other books and this is by far the best!
Use what works for you - think of this as one of many options March 21, 2008
My disclaimer: This book worked for us - but it wasn't the first we tried - and it wouldn't have been the last if I hadn't figured out which of the recommendations I needed to switch up to make it work for us. Everyone's different - don't let anyone (except your pediatrician) tell you what you choose to do is wrong. It truly is and should be a family decision so that during the roughest moments you have the support you need to hold firm to your plans. 4am is a tough moment to try to be strong - but with a plan, a resource and support it's easier. In the end this too shall pass - how many adults do you know that don't sleep through the night?
So I spent the majority of my daughters first months of life convinced CIO was not in the cards for me. This lead to almost 10 solid months of sleeping with her in a recliner because i was too afraid to sleep with her in our bed because my husband is such a sound sleeper (and he was afraid of having her in bed too). By the end of 10 months I was getting tired because she was more active at nigth, we were still nursing periodically through the night for minutes or less at a time, and I was realizing I needed to do something else for when we travelled because I sure couldn't fit my recliner on a plane.
We started with the Sears Healthy Sleep book - but for many reasons decided that approach didn't fully work with our philosophy or lifestyle. I went looking for a kinder gentler CIO method because I could tell I wasn't having any success at anything else that didn't result in me falling asleep in "our" chair. A parent at daycare recommended this and the more I read it the more it made sense.
We were lucky the first time we tried this it worked like a charm - our timeframes were longer than stated but by the 4th night she was falling asleep on her own. After a few short weeks, the baby got sick, we had to go on a trip and she was starting to hit some significant milestones all of which Mindell indicates will disrupt the pattern. So I after we got over the cold, had returned home and were past the milestones we started trying again - from the beginning. Then another interruption - started all over from teh beginning. You get the picture.
Here's what I liked - I liked the philosophy but only parts of it worked for us. We live a fairly busy lifestyle - travelling (Amanda's come with me on business trips) on the go on weekends, etc. She's in daycare and picks up colds. And as a 10-12 month old is hitting lots of milestones - teething, learning to walk etc. It didn't work for me to start back at the beginning every time there was an interruption to her schedule. I discovered after a solid month of establishing the habit when she got sick she would still put herself to sleep.
At first I only did CIO to get her to learn to fall asleep at night - when she woke in the middle of the night I went to her and we cliimbed into our chair so the family could sleep. Overtime though I realized this wasn't the perfect solution either and started going in and just laying her back down in her crib (she was pulling herself up and crying at the crib rail) instead of nursing her. I would pat her belly or rub her side and shush her (ala Karp's white noise) and eventually within a week or two she was putting herself back to sleep in the middle of the night.
Two months later we've only had 2 middle of the night wakings where I just laid her back down and within minutes (>5) she was sound asleep.
It has worked for all three children December 12, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you don't have the guts to let your baby cry some, don't bother. But if you are ready to be the parent and lovingly teach them good sleep habits, then this is the book for you. Though it has been years since I read this book, I have used the methods with all three of my kids, and they are all great sleepers, even my stubborn youngest child. Just like with everything else in our children's lives, we, the parents have to teach them good habits, even sleep habits! I understand some parents are against the cry it out methods, but those of who aren't, are not monsters. This book allows you to use your parental instincts to find a plan that works for you within her guidelines. You don't just stick a baby in a room and leave it till it falls asleep. You do go in and love the child but within reccommended guidelines.
Excellent, Common-Sense Solution to Sleep Problems November 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. It's perfect for parents who can tolerate some crying. It's highly effective, highly practical and allows you to comfort your child when you feel it's necessary...this book rocks.
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