Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep

I happen to come across this book in searching for how to solve my sleep issues. I'm 7 months pregnant and have had the worst problems sleeping. I found this book to be extremely helpful. I've been asking my doctor about my sleep for several months now and he didn't have any answers. After reading this book I realized that I have exactly the symptoms of restless legs syndrome and insisted that my doctor check my iron levels. Not only has taking iron now made a huge difference in how I feel but this book was full of lots of tips that have improved my sleep. I no longer feel like a zombie all day.

This book is an updated version of Dr. Mindell's 1997 book of the same title. Reading this book and using its methods saved my sanity more than once. Dr. Mindell is an expert on pediatric sleep. Her advice works because it is specific and because it is combined with messages of support that a parent needs to hear when dealing with a baby's sleep problems. You not only learn how to help your baby sleep, but also gain confidence that teaching your baby to sleep is for the baby's benefit, not just for your own convenience. Dr. Mindell's approach is compassionate to parents and babies both. Never is a parent instructed to just leave a baby to cry until he is broken of the habit. Instead, Dr. Mindell encourages parents to take measures to reassure crying babies as they learn to fall asleep. This contrasts with other sleep experts who admonish parents against speaking to or touching their baby once he's put down in the crib. In this book, you'll learn how focusing on improving your baby's bedtime habits can translate to better sleep overall -- at bedtime, naptime and through the night. It offers advice for babies of all ages as well as toddlers and young children. The book can be read in a day or two, so it won't be long before you can start putting Dr. Mindell's techniques to work with your child. If you need a break from restless nights -- and some relief from feeling guilty for wanting to get some sleep -- this book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to getting there.

This book changed our lives. It is so amazing that I now give it to every one of my friends as a baby shower gift. Our 7 month old daughter was still breastfeeding every 2 hours day and night. I almost had a nervous breakdown I was so exhausted. Our pediatrician told us that there was no physical reason that she should be waking and eating that much. I found this book (I truly believe that God sent it to me) and finally knew that it was time to help our baby learn sleep habits. I could never bring myself to use all of the BabyWise book methods; they just seemed so harsh and cruel. However, this book lays it all out with the reasonings behind all of the suggestions, and lets you know that if you can't let your baby cry for 5 full minutes, it's OKAY to go check on her after only 2 minutes. The main thing is to just make sure you keep lengthening the time intervals. The very first night we tried the methods in this book, our daughter cried a total of 55 minutes (which was extremely heartbreaking). However, she SLEPT THE REST OF THE NIGHT and woke up HAPPY -- something she had never done! The next night I thought would be worse, but she only cried 30 minutes before putting herself to sleep. By the third night, it was less than 10 minutes. Her naps also increased and she became a much happier baby. She is now 2 and a half years old and still sleeps better than most of her friends. This book is a miracle and a must have for all parents!

As far as I'm concerned, Jodi A. Mindell and this book are a godsend. I have been co-sleeping with my baby since he was born, just to get two or three hours of sleep at a time. I was told that a breast-fed baby would most likely not sleep through the night untill 12 months! I never though it would work, but the methods suggested in this book worked almost immediately. After a couple of tearfull bedtimes and naps, my 7 month old baby boy sleeps like a champ! I swear to God, if you can put up with the heart-wrenching first few times, you are in for a whole lifestyle change. After four days of using these methods, my baby has slept through the night in his own crib for the first time ever! He can put himself to sleep without my assistance in less than ten minutes, and takes the longest naps he ever has (an hour or more each)! I've told everyone of my friends about this book...I couldn't reccomend it with more enthusiasm. It has changed our lives forever. I have one happy, well-rested baby.

This was the first book we read that actually offered practical guidelines (besides 'just let them cry it out')- and explained why the techniques worked. We started getting much more sleep within days - and now our daughter takes great naps, goes to bed at 7pm each night and (usually) sleeps through the night. A must read for any tired parent.