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Summary: Pantley's ideas worked for my twins!
Review: I am a true believer in helping your baby fall gently to sleep, so when I began looking for books to help me develop a sleep plan to help my twin daughters sleep through the night, I felt frustrated and hopeless when I found book after book that suggested strategies that involved nights and nights of crying. BUT, then I came across The No Cry Sleep Solution and my nights were greatly improved. Elizabeth's book helps you first evaluate what is going on, and then from the information you gather she guides you into developing a customized plan using strategies that WILL work for you. The ability to pick and choose strategies for you and your child makes the plan more effective than the other ideas out there because it is developed around the needs of YOU and YOUR child. Once you start implementing your plan you will begin to see results, and before you know it you will be sleeping through the night WITHOUT TEARS. Elizabeth's ideas work for older babies, too! I used The No Cry Sleep Solution for my one daughter at 10 months old (I really bought the book planning on using it for both, but in reading The No Cry Sleep Souloution, I realized that I was happy with the arrangement I had with my other daughter even though we were co-sleeping and waking occasionally to nurse). The daughter I did use it with first, went from waking EVERY 20 minutes, nursing EVERY time, and co-sleeping to eventually going to bed on her own in her crib and sleeping 11 or 12 hours straight! I am now using The No Cry Sleep Solution at 18 months with my other daughter to get her to sleep in her own crib, and we have seen great results again. Elizabeth Pantley is our sleep hero!
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Summary: Getting 11 Month Son to sleep
Review: Samuel was 11 months old, still needing rocking to sleep & waking anything up to 8 times a night, when I stumbled across the "NO CRY SLEEP SOLUTION". As a Mum who doesn't agree with letting a child cry it out, I was desperate to find something which could help us. As soon as I read this plan I was sure that it was something which we could benefit from. There was lots of disappointment when Sam didn't sleep through on the first night, but with percaverance I was soon able to put him in his cot awake, using the "keywords". Slowly I moved further away from his cot & he was asleep within 20 minutes & staying there longer! Now 6 months on, Sam is in bed by 7.30pm, with his gentle music playing & his teddy. He usually falls asleep alone with in 15 minutes or so & stays there until 6.30am. This book has been a godsend!
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Summary: Every Parent Needs This Book!
Review: Please don't let your baby cry another night. Elizabeth has finally given parents options. Her book is so full of possible fixes, something is bound to work for you. My baby slept 9 hours on the second night of our plan. Please treat your baby with love and nurturing and try these methods. You and your baby will both be happier and more rested. I will be giving this book to everyone I know who has a baby.
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Summary: Simply brilliant!
Review: A compassionate, kind book that is really about building a solid foundation for a lifetime relationship between you and your baby. While sleep problems loom large, they are over in a brief time, while the impact of how you respond to your baby lasts a lifetime. I found this book to provide many respectful solutions to a horrific, albiet temporary, problem. It does not assume that all babies and parents are alike, and it is easy to customize for your own family. It is very different from any other sleep book because of the focus on kindness and long-term results rather than short-term fixes. The author's website has inverviews with many parents who have used the book and gives many tips and book excerpts, so it's worth looking at, too.
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Summary: This book had very little new information
Review: I purchased this book (my 5th book on a sleep subject) because I was desperate to help one of my twins who fights going to bed (her brother is a great sleeper and we've treated them exactly the same). I imagine if you are just starting sleep training the book would have some helpful hints, but we had tried 5 different approaches over 5 months (all the big names) and nothing had worked. I was so disappointed that this book had no new information in it. By the title and editorial alone I thought this would be the book for us. It did not give me one new tip that I hadn't already tried and is yet another book that will go on the shelf. If you are looking for something to help you get your child to bed without crying and you've tried other approaches this is NOT the book for you. Side note - she suddenly became a better sleeper after we returned from a short vacation and gave up being so concerned about her sleep patterns. Go figure!
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Summary: changed my life immediately
Review: I just wanted to report that this book changed my life immediately.
This is a very practical, sensitive book written by a mom who wanted to find a sleep solution that didn't involve varying degrees and timing of crying. I couldn't bare my baby's crying and was getting up 4-5 times a night for 3.5 months. When it occurred to me that I couldn't go back to work like this, desperate, I read web sites and then this book. In 24 hours (yes, one day!) my baby learned to sleep 5-6 hours and then again 2-4 hours. I am dreaming again and have less back pain too. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK for expecting and new parents (and grandparents nagging at you to let the little ones 'cry it out'). Here are a few highlights: 1. keeping babies up later so they get worn out won't lead to longer sleep... it will mean shorter stints since they get tensed up and can't relax well enough to go deep
2. calm down your home at night (sadly and for a little while at least, no more happy baby time for us with visitors and block meetings, baby brigade, etc.)
3. infant babies need 2-3 at least one hour naps per day (my baby slept periodically 30 minutes whenever)
4. babies need very regular schedules (oops, every day was different at our house as I was playing and erranding alot for this break without being at my office)
5. they need absolute darkness to sleep at night (we nixed the night light and noticed our neighbor's porch light came right into the nursery)
6. they don't necessarily need to feed if they awaken and can be patted to sleep (no wonder my kid's in the 90th percentile for weight) Anyhow, we follow the tricks in the book exactly, all of them but putting a 'lovey' in my bra (good grief), and the method immediately worked for us. Of course it won't work for everyone and all babies are unique. But, if you're going crazy like I was, I recommend it.
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Summary: The only thing that worked!
Review: I live in a one bedroom apartment, so "crying it out" wasn't even an option for us. All I can say is Elizabeth Pantley is a genius. My son went from waking up every hour, all night long, to sleeping 10 hours a night. It was a long process, which she admits to upfront. She offers many different ideas, allowing you to take the ones that work for you. This is also probably the only technique that allows YOU to get some sleep while you are working on your baby's sleep. This book is well written, and easy to read. Even if you are not against letting your child "cry it out", this is a gentle method that is much easier on you and your baby. And your baby will thank you for it!
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Summary: I love Pantley's ideas but...
Review: since I have a really tough baby to deal with, her approach isn't working so well for us. My 4 1/2 old has spent less than 8 hours in her crib since she was born. She currently gets about 9 hours of sleep during a 24 hour day when all charts I've seen recommend that babies her age get 12-13 hours. I'm desperate, sleep-deprived and frankly, angry, but I'm looking for a solution that won't make us both miserable. We're the perfect candidates - I like attachment parenting, I'm exclusively breastfeeding and I think crying indefinitely is cruel and heartbreaking. What's not working is the constant picking up to soothe - it's NOT getting any less frequent and my child is STILL screaming her head off at 80 decibels the moment she feels the crib mattress under her. I lost count at how many times I had to pick her up right away and start the soothing process all over again - Pantley says I might have to do this 3, 4 or even 5 times - but she fails to mention what happens if you've tried 10 or 20 times without success. I also don't get the WHY behind some of her theories: even if the "Pantley Pull-Off" works (and it does for us), how will my child ever learn to fall asleep IN HER CRIB, ON HER OWN, if she's always falling asleep in my arms? Okay, so now she's not nursing herself to sleep, but she's sleeping ON ME....WHY will she learn to soothe herself back to sleep if mommy always responds within seconds of her cry to pick her up? I just can't get beyond Phase 1 to determine if the rest of the book will work for us! I know her approach is not a quick fix - it could take weeks or months IF it works at all...and I appreciate her sensitivity - I believe my child cries because she is so attached to me - and not out of manipulation - she's just a baby! However, I don't think my child's temperment is suited to this book. I feel myself becoming angrier and more frustrated each and every night. I'm also worried that my child is not getting the sleep she needs. Bottom line - read this book - it is NOT a waste of money - but the approach may not work for everyone. You have to have A LOT of patience, a lot of support from your partner/spouse.... Unfortunately I think I'll have to try a Ferber approach which is what our nights are turning into anyway.
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Summary: no cry sleep solution
Review: I cannot believe what a difference this book makes. My son who was getting up 5-7 times a night is now sleeping thru the night and taking consistent naps. It is an excellent book for anyone who does not want to use the ferber method.
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Summary: A must read for pregnant women
Review: I am four months pregnant and found this book helpful and insightful. I think Elizabeth offers easy to follow examples and an easy to digest reading format.
I would suggest reading the book before giving birth, as it gives you a chance to elicit support and have an action plan in place before your baby arrives.
I am a second time mother and wish this book had of been around eight years ago.
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