Reddit Reddit reviews Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep

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Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep
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4 Reddit comments about Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep:

u/alphalimahotel · 2 pointsr/AskParents

We used Jodi Mindell's Sleeping Through the Night - it was a slightly gentler Ferber.

We did not undertake nap training at the same time because it was a disaster after a few tries. We did what we could and he did all right. Naps took a dive (my husband ended up holding our 22-month old for upwards of THREE HOURS because he'd wake and freak out when transitioned to his crib after falling asleep in our arms) and we recently nap trained over weekends. He naps at school with no problem M-F. The first thing we did when we sleep trained (at 8 months) was create and stick to an ironclad bedtime routine: dinner, bath, pajamas, 2-3 stories, lights out for prayers and a couple of songs. We did a shortened version at nap time - make sure he's in comfortable clothes with a fresh diaper, 2-3 stories, a couple of songs. Lights out, a bit of snuggling, then lay him in his crib. The first time he cried for almost 40 minutes. The next weekend he cried for 10 minutes. The following he cried until I got to the end of the hall. This past weekend he didn't even whimper when we laid him down.

You can totally do this. You have to make your choices, steel your nerves, and make sure your partner is on the same page as you. If you have to leave the house or turn off the monitor because you can't take the crying, it's totally okay. The beginning SUCKS, but it will be worth it in the end!

u/brianTC · 1 pointr/NewParents

We had serious issues getting our son to sleep in his crib at night. We even went to a baby sleep doctor (ya they are a real thing).

The doctor recommended the book Sleeping Through the Night: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0060742569. That combined with his suggestions worked. We only wish we had starter earlier, rather than going a whole year with basically no sleep.

First it's important to make sure it isn't a health issue (ie: ear infection, acid, etc.). Also make sure they are fed enough. You may also want to try a baby sleep doctor to ensure there are no neurological issues or anything.

Routine is one of the most important things. The baby will learn when it is time to go to sleep. We start the route with eating. Then books in the living room. Then he gets dressed into his sleep sack. Next we take him upstairs, read him two more books, pick him up and sing him a song. Then into the crib. It doesn't have to be exactly like this, but this worked for us. We went from having to hold him all night to get him to sleep at all (and he was still waking up every hour) to doing the routine, putting him in the crib and he doesn't cry at all. Heck we can see him laying in the bed awake (via camera) sometimes for several minutes and not making a peep. Its because he knows what is expected of him... babies are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

Anyway, it is very important that the baby falls asleep in their crib, not before. The key to making this happen and not having them cry for a long time is to make sure they are very tired... so tired in fact that they cannot protest for very long. This worked for us.

He started out crying for a while in the crib, then it got shorter and shorter. If he cried we would go in and comfort him - we learned that it was okay for us to go in, lay him back down and then leave. Each time we slowly extended the amount of time we waited until we went back into the room. We started off with 10 sec, then 20 sec, etc (we actually used a stopwatch since it felt like forever). I think this was called gradual extinction or something like that.

The key is to be consistent with how both parents respond and comfort baby. We did not like the idea of cry it out - tried it once and we both felt awful after 5 minutes. Initially when the baby wakes at night, you can comfort them the same way you have been. Gradually, after several weeks, you can stop doing this. Do not pick them up, but go in and lay them back down (if standing) and you can put your hand on them. This worked for us and now our baby sleeps about 8-9 hours a night. Now the issue is finding a diaper that doesn't leak through at night and working on that nap training.

Be consistent, have a routine, don't give up. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I get what you are going through and am happy to help.

u/secondtimeisacharm · 1 pointr/InfertilityBabies

Gotcha! Still, to be confronted with that is tough :(

I don't think you NEED to do anything except for what keeps you sane! You know your lives the best :D You're doing an awesome job, mama.

I have a book that I love - it's called Sleeping Through the Night, and was written my by mentor's mentor. She's one of the best sleep researchers in the biz:
http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Through-Night-Revised-Toddlers/dp/0060742569?ie=UTF8&keywords=jodi%20mindell&qid=1465436987&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1

Also - I haven't read this at all, but it looks like it's newer:

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Deprived-More-Pregnancy-Motherhood-Helping-ebook/dp/B0042RU86S/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465436987&sr=1-6&keywords=jodi+mindell