Good Night Sleep Tight: The Sleep Ladys Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy
by Joanne Kenen, Kim West
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Author: Joanne Kenen, Kim WestEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2006-01-09
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Vanguard Press
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Book Review: 6 Months Later, the Baby Sleeps Great
Summary: 4 Stars
My daughter was always a pretty good sleeper (naps in crib/swing, first half of the night in her own crib, second half co-sleeping), but around 5 months-old she started waking up every hour, and I was at a total loss as to what to do about it. I had been reading the Sears' Baby Book and was wary of sleep training and cry-it-out, but when we were loaned this book I was so exasperated I was ready to give The Sleep Lady Shuffle a try.
I started reading it after putting the baby down for the first time one night, and by the time she woke for the first time I had read enough to know that I was perpetuating her problem with my rush to nurse her at the first cry.
The biggest change that the Sleep Lady Shuffle brought about for us was the cessation of using nursing as the automatic go-to. But because my daughter would not take no for an answer from me, which West grants is frequently the case with nursing babies, this meant that my husband took point at night and was the "shuffler" while I stayed out of view.
This was as tough on my husband and me to get used to as it was on our daughter. My husband was used to uninterrupted sleep all night, since I, the nursing Mommy, had always been on the night shift. He was grumpy about having to deal with a fussing baby. And I was a wreck having to listen to my baby cry (and my husband grouse) without being able to DO anything about it. Plus, having read Sears, I was seriously doubting the worth of the program altogether and worrying that I was traumatizing my baby needlessly.
Nevertheless, West makes it clear that you have to give your baby time to adjust, about 2 - 3 weeks, and I was committed to giving it a full try before reverting to the Sears way. I'm happy to say that within 3 weeks our daughter was going to sleep on her own and the frequent night wakings ended. Because I am committed to nursing, I would nurse her before she went to bed (something West is actually opposed to generally), and then I would pick her up for a dream feed right before I went to bed. That way I knew that I wasn't starving my baby by not nursing her throughout the night. Eventually I stopped the dream feed, and now, at nearly 12 months, my daughter is sleeping 11 - 12 hours a night and taking two 1.5 - 2 hour naps during the day. She goes to sleep on her own, and when she wakes she plays and talks to herself happily in the crib until we get her.
One important point that West discusses that I found very valuable is early rising. She makes it clear that you have to be as consistent with get-up times as you are with bedtimes, and advises that you treat an early morning waking the same as you would a night waking.
All in all this book has been great. I appreciate West's flexible approach and understanding that every baby is different. At the same time, she is very firm about the absolute NEED for babies and small children to get enough quality sleep, which I think is definitely true and has been borne out by my experience.
I have recommended this book to many friends, and will buy a copy for myself now that baby #2 is on his way. I want to get him off to the right start!
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Summary of Good Night Sleep Tight: The Sleep Ladys Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy
Kim West has worked one-on-one with thousands of people in more than ten years of private practice. Her amazing success with getting kids to sleep has led her clients to dub her The Sleep Lady. Good Night, Sleep Tight outlines Kim's proven two-week technique in easy-to-follow language, featuring case studies that give readers real-life examples of the sleep roadblocks children often encounter-and the tools to overcome them. Kim has appeared on "Dr. Phil," the "Today" show, "NBC Nightly News," CNN and "Good Morning America."
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