Sleep Solutions
Quiet nights for you and your baby
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
One issue dominates the lives of many new parents, sleep. Why won't their baby sleep? What is the best position to put him down in, and is swaddling the answer? Are monitors or even dummies a good idea? What about the mother's need for sleep or the father, and the rest of the family? And how does the situation change when the baby is older, say three to six months, or coming up for a year? What are the sleep needs of a toddler, or an older child? And how should parents manage when the whole routine is thrown into the air, because the baby is teething, or has been ill? In this accessible and practical book, Rachel Waddilove gives the answers. In a clear, no-nonsense and straightforward way, she shows parents how to take back control. Babies need to sleep: adults need to sleep as well. Her advice will ensure peaceful nights for the entire family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Parents looking for a flexible approach to dealing with the sleep problems of their toddlers or babies should look elsewhere: this rigid, repetitive volume leaves many questions unanswered. Waddilove (The Baby Book), a mother, grandmother, and childcare consultant, is firmly in the Ferber school, which encourages parents to allow an infant to cry it out for as long as 10 minutes, rather than comforting the child at the first sign of distress. She recognizes that this method will be hard for parents, but as she counsels, "If you find it too distressing to listen to baby shout, go somewhere where you can't hear him, or turn the radio on and try counting to 200." This suggestion would prevent a parent from hearing if the cries changed in any way to indicate additional distress, an issue Waddilove ignores. She's also firmly against cosleeping, a position that Ferber himself has revised. Worried about a child's night terrors? Never fear the child "may not remember anything about it the next day," Waddilove writes. Of course, if he or she does, don't look for help here. In addition, readers who are already parents may find the hour-by-hour sleep-and-feeding plans unrealistic.
