Product Description

Babies need it, parents want it-- the call for a good night’s sleep has parents everywhere looking for a solution like this: an easy-to-follow plan from a renowned baby sleep specialist that delivers on the promise of its title.

There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective "Limited- Crying Solution" that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night—and three hours in the day—by the age of twelve weeks old.

Giordano is the mother of five children and one of the most sought-after baby sleep specialists in the country. The Washington Post calls her a baby sleep "guru" and "an underground legend in the Washington area for her ability to teach newborns how to achieve that parenting nirvana: sleeping through the night." Her sleep plan has been tested with singletons, twins, triplets, babies with special needs, and colicky babies—and it has never failed.

Whether you are pregnant, first-time parents, or parents who seek a different path with your second or third child, anyone can benefit from the Baby Coach’s popular system of regular feeding times, twelve hours of sleep at night and three hours of sleep during the day, and the peace of mind that comes with taking the parent and child out of a sleep- deprived world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26623 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780525949596
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Suzy Giordano is the mother of five children, the youngest being fraternal twin boys. Also known as the Baby Coach, Suzy has worked with hundreds of Washington, D.C. area families as a baby sleep specialist for the past ten years.

Lisa Abidin is a former client of Suzy’s and the mother of girl-boy twins.

Customer Reviews

A simple, easy recipe for sleep success
I bought this book when my first child was born, and applied the concepts after she was 8 weeks old. By 14 weeks, she was sleeping 11-12 hours/night with 2 naps during the day. She wasn't miserable, and I certainly did not starve her. My second child was born last year, and I followed the same plan. She was sleeping 12 hours by 13 weeks - also with two naps during the day. For those who suggest this book is inhumane, the author expressly states that you should not begin sleep training your baby until they are 8 weeks old, and at least 10 pounds AND consuming at least 24 ounces of formula or breastmilk in 24 hours. I will admit that I had better success when I bottle fed my children (I used expressed breastmilk) rather than nursed. You can determine how many ounces your baby is consuming more easily when bottle feeding vs. nursing.

You will achieve sleep success more easily if you are fairly regimented about training, and remain regimented until a schedule is well-established.

So for those reviewers who think that you are supposed to starve your baby for 12 hours at night, you are mistaken. The author does not suggest that at all. For the first 8 weeks of life, the author states that you must feed on-demand. Each baby is different, and you'll need to modify the sleep training techniques for your child, but the overall concept does work, and my children are happy, pleasant and well-rested.

Great book!
I read this book when my son was 7 weeks old. A friend at work suggested it so I figured I'd give it a shot! We were doing well in the sleep department but not sleeping through the night. We started pumping (per the books recommendation [br]) and ensuring that he was getting his total ounces during the day (another br). We were sleeping from 9pm-7am by 9 weeks!! I liked the books other tips for helping the baby fall asleep on his own, etc.

This book saved my life.
Before we bought this book, we just assumed babies woke up several times per night for months. Wrong. We started the training from this book when our baby was 5 weeks old. We followed the steps rigorously, and by 12 weeks old he was sleeping from 8:30pm to 8am without waking up in between. Another 3 weeks later he was on a daytime nap schedule of 1hr in the morning and 2hrs at night, with feedings like clockwork at 8, 12, 4, and 8. He is now 11 months old and still perfectly on schedule. When we put him down at night, he goes to sleep without crying. On the infrequent occasion that he does wake up and cry, he goes back to sleep by himself in 5-10 minutes without any soothing. I've now bought this book for six friends who have recently had babies. I can't recommend it enough- it's simple, it's straitforward, it's humane (no letting them cry all night), and the toughest part only lasted about 2-3 weeks (spacing out the night feedings by 15 minutes per feed over a couple of weeks). Oh, and unlike some of the other enormous baby manuals, this one can be read completely in about 2 hours. Raise you baby however you want, but if you want to sleep through the night EVERY night, buy this book!