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Summary: this worked for us!
Review: my baby must have been the world's worst sleeper! she would only nap in our arms, and needed to nurse for a long time to fall asleep at night -- and then needed to nurse on and off all night long to stay asleep. and sometimes not even then! i was at my wit's end, and i tried so many things that just did not work. many of the old "solutions" only alienated us. let our baby sleep alone in a room? let our baby cry until she fell asleep? these are unheard of among filipinos (and so is sids, i might add). then along came this book, and my prayers were answered! ms pantley shows how we can guide our babies towards better sleep without moving them out of your beds (if that is your choice), without switching to formula, and best of all, without torturing the baby with cry-it-out methods. this is the baby sleeping book that is most suitable to filipino child-rearing practices. even before i received this book, i already tried some of the ideas from the author's website -- like how to decrease nighttime feeding -- and my baby started sleeping 5-hour stretches. when i did finally receive the book, i no longer needed it. and then my daughter started sleeping longer still. now she naps and sleeps in her bed (a mattress on the floor beside our bed) without having to nurse, and she stays asleep until morning. thank you, elizabeth pantley!
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Summary: What a relief!
Review: I had no idea that my baby's sleeping patterns were so exceptional until I read this book. My son sleeps 6-8 hours every night, but we logged his sleep patterns...just in case changes are ahead (just as the book recommends). The book is chock full of solid, kind advice on how to sensitively get your baby to sleep through the night. The best advice? The step-by-step instructions on how to get your baby to self-soothe and go back to sleep when he wakes throughout the night.
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Summary: This is saving my sanity!!!
Review: I, like so many moms, wanted to avoid letting my baby "cry it out" and when we tried, it wasn't successful. After about a week of starting this program, he was sleeping 2 to 4 hour streches instead of waking every hour. Now about six weeks later, he is sleeping 4 to 5 hours at a time. He only fully wakes when he needs ME! If you want your kid to shut up and sleep from sun down to sun up, this is not for you. If you need something to help your little one sleep longer and more independently, THIS IS FOR YOU!
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Summary: Execllent Resource for Happy sleeping families
Review: This book is wonderful for parents who are attentive to their babies feelings and who want to get sleep. I wish I had it earlier...my 21 month old is sleeping on his own more often with out using "crying it out" techniques advocated in many childcare books. With the recent research in mind (babies who are left to cry it out have increased anxiety in childhood and adulthood) it is refreshing to read this book and Dr. Sear's 'Nighttime Parenting' which offer solutions to parents who take the gentle approach to child training.
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Summary: I loved this book
Review: I bought this book when my daughter was 3 months old, and she was waking up every 2 hours and couldn't fall asleep unless she was nursing. Using the methods outlined in this book, my daughter is now taking two regular naps and sleeping from 8:00 - 8:30 to about 8:00 with one night waking (down from 4-6). I have been telling everyone that I know who have little ones with sleeping problems about this book. I think that is such a humane approach to teaching our little ones to sleep with out resorting to CIO. Because of this book, I now know that sleeping through the night is actually 5-6 hours of sleep (without waking) and that we can't expect all babies to be sleeping for 10-12 hours straight by the time they are 3 months old. I also liked the list that was outlined of signs to look for when babies are tired. As a result, it is so easy for me to determine when my daughter is tired and I can put her to bed accordingly. Miss Pantley has written a wonderful book that takes Mothers and Babies feelings into consideration when they are being guided to "sleeping through the night".
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Summary: Inane
Review: This is the most inane parenting book I have ever read. It lacks structure and is naive. It is obviously geared to the typical American couple that has taken attachment parenting too far and do not mind being in bondage to their baby. If you do not co-sleep with your baby, wear your baby, demand breast feed your baby well into the toddler years, this book isn't for you. This book offers no "in-between" solutions in getting your baby to sleep through the night. You still have to basically "grin and bear it" and get up quite a bit with your baby (even with a twelve month old). And who has time for the never ending sleep logs? Elizabeth Pantley constantly emphasizes never letting your baby cry for even a minute. Well, I have news for her... babies cry even when being rocked and held.
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Summary: I strongly recommend this book!
Review: I love Elizabeth Pantley's book, "The No-Cry Sleep Solution"! I recommend it to many of my patients because it is kind, flexible, and very effective. Of course, I am greatly appreciate the comments written praising my work, however, my approach is really designed to help soothe babies and help them sleep during the first 3-4 months of life. Elizabeth's wonderful book is my favorite for wakeful infants and children over 4 months.
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Summary: Practical advice that's sensitive to baby's needs
Review: A refreshing alternative to the "quick fix" and damaging cry-it-out approaches that have been so popular of late. This is the first book I've read (and believe me, I've read a shelfload in the effort to get some shuteye) that works *with* a baby's natural and necessary tendencies instead of against them. Pantley offers real-life solutions, with real-life feedback from real-life moms. She acknowledges the uniqueness of all babies as well as the patterns that are typical to most, and offers a menu of possible things to try. This is the book for the informed parent who wants to know *why* her baby is having trouble sleeping, wants to know how to help her without damaging the parental/child bond, knows there are no ultra-fast magic methods -- and won't fall for the checkout-lane "get your baby to sleep in five easy (cruel and heart-wrenching) steps." This is important stuff and can't be dealt with in 50 pages...so it's well worth your time to read the parts of the book that are relevant to your situation. Highly recommended...by a (now) well rested family!
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Summary: I agree with what an earlier reviewer said
Review: Dr. Karp's book The Happiest Baby on the Block is vastly superior to this book. Pantley's book is rambling and poorly organized. Don't bother.
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Summary: Finally somewhere to turn!
Review: I was so happy to read this book and know that someone felt as I did, that I didn't have to let my son cry himself to sleep. Elizabeth Pantley's book was a great source of support for me as I worked with my son. I started working with my son at 3 months using suggestions in the book and he has been sleeping through the night since 4 months. I can finally get him down for naps without him needing me to get him to sleep. I found the book to be very practical with lots of different suggestions so that there were several options to try.
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