What in your opinion was the best book that you read to help you through letting your baby cry it out? I'm looking for a book to read to help my son take better naps and sleep better at night. He's 7 months old. I need the name of the book and the author, thanks very much!
2006-12-21 05:35:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I mean better sleep for my son, he doesn't nap well during the day and he doesn't sleep well at night so he's tired all the time and I feel bad for him. It has nothing to do with my sleep, I've had a lack of sleep for the past 7 months it makes no difference to me, I'm used to it now.
2006-12-21 05:45:24 · update #1
Also, he's been eating cereal since he was 4 months old (as advised by my doctor, he was 23lbs at 4 months) and is onto 2nd stage baby food now, he gets lunch, dinner and some cereal before bed as well as breastmilk in between his meals.
2006-12-21 05:47:50 · update #2
It is called the Ferber method. Richard Ferber has written a new, better book that modifies that idea. Get it.
2006-12-21 05:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
this is the best book i found, you have to be hard to do the cry it out method, but it did work on my son at 9 months. Took a week and it was knackering, but then 2 months later he started teething for 2 weeks and we had to go through it again when he was better as he got back into the routine of waking and getting attention! I sympathis as I'm going through it too at the moment with a 6 month old! good luck
also my do you think he might have indigestion, My 2nd son had to go back a stage in weaning because he was getting indigestion which made his tummy hurt when he was put down to sleep. We started weaning all over again and the sleep problems stopped. just an idea?
2006-12-21 06:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by jumbo remote 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well there is one book I use for just about everything when it comes to taking care of my baby. It has been a life saver at times. It covers everything your asking plus so much more.
It is by The American Academy of Pediatrics and is called Caring for Your Baby and Young Child - Birth to age 5. It has some good techniques for dealing with crying and helping your baby sleep at night.
Here is an addy to look at it.
http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553382907
I hope this helps! Good luck!
2006-12-21 05:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by Trisa Z 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's playing you like a deck of cards. Babies are much smarter than we give them credit for. Pick a bedtime, go through your routine, put him in his crib, walk out, close the door and ignore the cries. Vow to yourself not to go to him until the new wake up time. After about a week or two he'll have accepted the new schedule and be just fine.
Now if you think something is wrong or the crying has gotten very intense go in and sit in a chair and talk to him. He'll be fine.
Just a fun book to read is Martinis are not for Sippy Cups
2006-12-21 06:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by momoftwo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never read a book, but i will say that I have an eight month old daughter and she rescently started crying wjen I put her in bed at night. My husband and I set a time limit of 15 mins. to let her "cry it out" at the end of 15 mins she was out like a light. Every couple of nights I have to do it again, but it is better to reak the cycle now than when they are older and can come in to your room. Plus you need your sleep too. Making sure that the baby goes to bed on a full tummy should help him sleep better and a little later.
2006-12-21 05:46:29 · answer #5 · answered by *♥Tarita♥* 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How about "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. This book was VERY informative to me about children's sleep needs, from the time they're born until their school-age. The book also offers suggestions for helping babies and children get the sleep that they need.
2006-12-21 07:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by MerryChristmasAnswers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "No-Cry Sleep Solution" is good - I heard good things about "The Baby Whisperer" but didn't buy it.
When I have a 2nd baby there are two things I absolutely won't do the same way again:
1) Letting your baby fall asleep with you and then transferring to the crib.
2) In conjunction with that, we didn't try to teach him to fall asleep on his own or soothe himself when he wakes up until he was a year old.
Do yourself a HUGE favor and get that little guy to sleep on his own before he can stand up, jump up and down in the crib, and (the worst) holler through his tears "Mommy, please pick me up. I don't want this!"
Babies and their sleeping patterns are SO different. Please don't think you're doing something wrong if you child isn't a "sleeper".
2006-12-21 05:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by eli_star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 16 and I started dying my hair at your age, biggest mistake. I wished I waited a couple of years. Now my hair is ruined... It took forever to convince my mum, but I basically went on about it so much, and was like but you dye your hair... She finally gave in... If you want to go blonde, why don't you ask your mum for highlights? Start of with highlights, get lighter and lighter and finally you will be fully blonde. Do not bleach your entire hair... When you get older you can put a red in the blonde making it the red brighter
2016-05-23 05:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used the Ferber Method. There are several books on this subject, and it was recommended by our pediatrician. Basically, you start off comforting the child after short periods ( but not picking the child up), then extending the wait as you go, allowing the child to be assured that you are still around, yet forcing the child to develop coping skills. It worked for us in three nights! Generally, anyone I've personally met who said this method didn't work for them were the same people who didn't follow it because they couldn't bear to hear "little Johnny" cry. If only they followed the plan....
2006-12-21 05:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by Shihfu Mike Evans 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
my baby's dr. gave me a book when we took her to her first appointment.......but honestly, all the books will give you different answers. My daughter took 2 naps at that age... one in the morning and one in the afternoon.......she was on a 4 hour feeding schedule ...8:00 12:00 4:00 8:00 then the last bottle was at midnight.............you might want to add cereal to his diet..it might be time....the milk/formula might not be enough and he's hungry? I gave her cereal at night only for about 1 month, then increased ....If I remember, she was about 8 months old when i started the cereal...........good luck...
2006-12-21 05:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by nemofish 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By better naps and night time sleep, do you better for YOU or your child? It is called the Ferber method and really, IMO, shouldn't be used on an infant who has no understanding of the world. You are suppose to be there to comfort and nurture. When you don't respond to your child's needs, they may form an insecure attachment. I know you just wanted the book, but there are alternatives to things than just lettting your child cry.
2006-12-21 05:41:48 · answer #11 · answered by sarah261981 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋