The No-Cry Sleep Solution, Second Edition

Muy buenos tips y consejos para lograr el objetivo en forma gradual.

I bought this after my 4 month old kept waking up throughout the night and also didn’t want to sleep in his cot, I needed help! I like the way this book is written, it’s not preachy and really about choosing different methods that you’re comfortable with, none of such involve letting your baby cry (obviously!). The idea is to log your current situation and then make a plan to improve sleep and review at a later date. I started logging my little one’s sleep and tried out a few of the things described in the book without really making a proper plan, and even so I can see a big improvement a month later. Yes you can find these these techniques on the Internet but I really liked having it all in one place and understanding the reasoning behind some of the things to try out.

When our oldest daughter was 13 months old and up 10-12x/ night, we were at our wits end and used CIO for a few nights. I remember crying as I turned off the monitor and calling a friend who was also in the middle of sleep training for support. I may have also drank a glass of wine.  Everyone recommended CIO (especially my PCP)-it must be OK for my sweet girl. Well, of course it didn’t work. We spent months going in and soothing her multiple times per night. I will never forget the guilt that CIO caused me-and the issues it led to in my relationship. So, with our second daughter, I started reading the No Cry Sleep Solution earlier. I started doing the logs and trying to make changes to her naps and pre-bedtime routines, as well as moving away from her after nursing(we were cosleeping) and helping her learn to be soothed/ self soothe in other ways- at 10 months.When I saw that Elizabeth Pantley had a 2nd edition of the book coming out, I have to say that I felt like it was cosmic timing. We are going on a trip with in-laws about 6 weeks after it’s release and I am dedicated to knuckling down to help everyone sleep better. I’ll be honest and say that it hasn’t been easy… mostly because I want to continue to have the cosleeping bond with her and so I was ambivalent about making changes I knew would be beneficial/ really sticking to the tips she recommends.However, I had a breakthrough 2 nights ago- after we changed things up. My 13 month old daughter slept IN HER CRIB all night and was only UP TWICE. I had the best night's sleep that I’ve gotten in years. Last night was awful, but we can point to key causes and work to remedy these(almost 0 nap time makes an overtired girl).Printed out more logs today at work (she has them as PDFs on her website- how easy is that?) and will be working on being a more dedicated sleep coach for my sweet girl over the coming weeks. I love that the new logs have comparison data to help you track changes over time. I also appreciated the updated science and safe sleep recommendations. As a therapist who works with moms with Postpartum Mood and Anxiety disorders, I feel like having all the safety and scientific data in one place can predict way better outcomes for parents who are already struggling.The best part about the books? It feels like a brilliant family member or friend is guiding you- giving you lots of evidence-based information and choices and then helping you set up a program that is easy to use-when you’re ready.I am grateful to have this book as a resource for my clients and anyone else struggling with baby/ toddler sleep- and my own family.  I can see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, at last.Thank you, Elizabeth! From one exhausted mama.

The book is a very helpful guide. To simply put - it is a must have for all parents having babies. As new parents, a lot of wrong advice are given. The book with the experience of the author gives a lot of hope and confidence to sail through the difficult period of nurturing a baby. I have achieved success with respect to daytime naps and putting my one year old to sleep at 7 pm everyday and waking intermittently for milk but sleeping till 6.30 am everyday. This book helped me to negate my mother in law who always keep saying that babies will sleep less and slowly start sleeping at 10 pm. Because of this book, I have been able to spend some time for myself, my husband and for housework. Thanks a lot

Ich wollte mir nicht zum Vorwurf machen ihre im Buch beschriebene Methode nicht richtig angewandt zu haben oder zu früh aufzugeben aber nach 4 Wochen ohne wirklichen Fortschritt ist jetzt endgültig Schluss!Ich hab dann die im Buch soVerteufelte cry it out Methode versucht und siehe da ich und mein Baby können bereits in der ZWEITEN Nacht 5 Stunden durch schlafen.JEDES Kind ist anders aber eine Lösung zu garantieren wenn man ihre Methode nur lange genug anwendet und sonst was falsch gemacht haben muss ist anmaßend und frustrierend für Mutter und Kind!!außerdem: das Buch hätte gut ein Drittel kürzer ausfallen können, wenn sich die Autorin nicht so oft wiederholen würde.