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A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears

There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution.

Pantley's successful solution has been tested and proven effective by scores of mothers and their babies from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Based on her research, Pantley's guide provides you with effective strategies to overcoming naptime and nighttime problems. The No-Cry Sleep Solution offers clearly explained, step-by-step ideas that steer your little ones toward a good night's sleep--all with no crying.

Tips from The No-Cry Sleep Solution:

• Uncover the stumbling blocks that prevent baby from sleeping through the night
• Determine--and work with--baby's biological sleep rhythms
• Create a customized, step-by-step plan to get baby to sleep through the night
• Use the Persistent Gentle Removal System to teach baby to fall asleep without breast-feeding, bottlefeeding, or using a pacifier

Rating : - Trust your instincts!
I purchased this book when my twins were 4 months old...ready to explore the world of independent sleeping on my own. Being new to parenting and exhausted, we were ready to make some changes. When I read Pantley's book I was so relieved to find some great suggestions that felt so natural and intuitive. With my son (the colicky one) the techniques were working perfectly. After a few days he was learning to lay in his crib and wriggle himself happily to sleep. At the same time his twin sister (the peaceful one)suddenly changed from a baby that never cried to being unable to sleep longer than 30 minutes (naps) and would wake up screaming. She would only fall asleep nursing, and would wake instantly when laid in the crib. It would sometimes take over an hour to put her down and then she would only sleep 45 minutes(at night) at the longest. Most nights her screaming lasted for an hour. Talk about being exhausted! She also went from being heavier to gradually slowing in her growth and sometimes I had to struggle to get her to eat at all. My instinct said there was something wrong, but not even my pediatrician would listen. Of course everyone said she was manipulating me and I just had to let her cry it out. I'm so glad I had read Pantley's book. It gave me the strength to ignore everyone and listen to my instincts. We looked into every avenue of possible problems and when she was just over a year old we found out she was milk intolerant and also fluoride intolerant. Overnight she was a different baby. She started sleeping for two hours at a time!
Her path to sleeping better was patchier since she had a year of terrible sleep patterns to recover from. But today at two years old she and her brother lay in their beds and fall asleep to a lullaby and sleep almost through the night. She still isn't a "perfect" sleeper, but I am so proud that I didn't let her down or destroy her trust in me. I listened when she cried and fixed the problem. Not every child will experience this extreme situation, but even teething is enough to disrupt a childs sleep. Being in tune with your child will be a far greater asset than an infant traumatized into sleeping. I recommend this book, not just beacuase of the great tips on improving sleep patterns, but because it will teach you to be an advocate for your child.