Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby

I just bought this book, but am a little intimidated. Can you tell me some tried and true techniques from this book---I feel like it repeats too much--I feel like I a not getting much out of it.....

Re: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby

I have read it too but DS is only 5 wks old so I haven't really tested much of it out yet. I'm with you though, some of it almost even felt like it contradicted itself and confused me a little

Re: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby

It totally was the way my daughter was....she couldn't make it 2 hours as a newborn....

Once she got on schedule, she'd take 2 REALLY good naps a day at home (yes, my life revolved around her napping at home, in her crib) and she was sleeping 12-14 hours a night!!!

She still sleeps 12-13 hrs a night most nights and takes 1 2 hour long nap, sometimes it's almost 3 hrs.

I'm now debating if I should wake DS up at the same time every day to get him on a predictable routine like she was on (which she fell into on her own).

Re: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby

I felt the same way when I read it. What I got from it were (I read this when DS was 1 1/2 mos old) he needs to be awake fro NO MORE than 2 hrs and I was more aware of sleepy signs (rubbing eyes, staring off, etc).

I didnt finish it (b/c it was repeating too much), but I did pick it up the other day (DS is now 6 1/2 mos). I feel like we're on track. He takes 3 naps (1 of which is along one).

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Re: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby

This book made me a little crazy. I got so obsessed about DS taking naps that I spent all day long trying to get him to go down and keep him down for as long as the author recommended. I totally lost sight of the fact that DS was in a great mood and didn't appear to need as much sleep as the book said he would. He did fine on 3 30-45 minute naps; he didn't need 2 hour naps. Once I relaxed about that I was fine.

The main thing I did take from it was the idea of early bedtimes. DS goes down between 7:00 and 7:30 and it works really well. He'll be down before 7:00 tonight because he doesn't nap much on weekends.

So, there is some good information, but, as with everything else, take it with a grain of salt and stay in touch with your "mommy instincts."