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Good Night Sleep Tight The Sleep Lady Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep Stay Asleep and Wake Up Happy Kim West Joanne Kenen 9781593153564 Books

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Good Night Sleep Tight The Sleep Lady Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep Stay Asleep and Wake Up Happy Kim West Joanne Kenen 9781593153564 Books

This book changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic, so let me explain a bit. My son woke up every two to three hours (mostly two). Every night. And took 30-45 minute (or less) naps. For roughly six and a half months. The only way I knew how to get him to go to sleep was by nursing him until he passed out, and even then I never knew how long he would last once I laid him in his crib. And since nursing was the only thing that put him to sleep, I was the only one who could do it. I have never been so exhausted in all of my life, not even as a full time college student working four jobs. When my son turned 5 months old, I knew I had to do something, ANYTHING to get this boy to sleep.

Insert: The Sleep Lady Shuffle.

First of all, the book is an easy, quick read. I love that she has it broken down by age, so you don’t have to read the entire book. You can just flip to the sections that pertain to you. Exhausted moms struggling with comprehension, much less finding the time to read, this is for you! She tells you exactly what to do, how to do it, and any questions I had, I found in the book.

Second, the Shuffle was super effective super quick for us. Honestly, the first night was horrible (as the Sleep Lady warns you). My son cried like I had never heard him cry before. BUT! I was able to sit right next to him, pick him up to comfort him, talk to him and pat him if he needed it. The second night was better. The third night he was down in 15 minutes with no crying, just fussing. And he woke up—-wait for it—-ONCE!!!!! Never done that in his life. One wake up = one happy momma. Granted, night four he learned how to stand and cruise around in his crib, so that made things a bit more difficult. But to this day, two months after training, he wakes up twice a night most nights, once on really good nights. And he probably could go through the night with just one wakening, but I’m satisfied and haven’t pushed him to drop the second feeding. 😊

Ladies, and gentlemen if you’re reading this, this is well worth the money and time and effort. Push through the hard parts, be consistent, reclaim your nights and wake up to a happier baby and a happier you!


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Good Night Sleep Tight The Sleep Lady Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep Stay Asleep and Wake Up Happy Kim West Joanne Kenen 9781593153564 Books Reviews

Very rarely do I ever write reviews for anything. And I'm also highly skeptical about reading books to fix parenting issues. This book really helped us though. I have a 16 month old who was still not sleeping through the night and waking me repeatedly. We followed the sleep lady shuffle recommendations and it really worked. I almost can't believe it. We now have a nightly routine, put our son in his crib and walk out of the room and he lies down and goes to sleep. He also now sleeps all night. This book changed our lives. And it really took about 2 weeks to get it accomplished as the book said . There were some rough nights the first week but has just gotten better and better. And I never had to leave my child to cry it out, which I just didn't have the heart to do. Worth every penny. Thank you!!
We used West's approach when sleep training our almost four month old son, and a month later things are still amazing. This approach totally changed our lives.

The book features chapters with sleep tips separated by the age of the child you are working with. While we ended up using "timed checks" as opposed to the "sleep lady shuffle," (our son wouldn't fall asleep if we were in the room), this book gave us the encouragement to keep going. We only had one rough night. Life since sleep coaching has been a dream!

Now here's the deal- the book is just okay. Lots of details, editing is only so-so, nice to have on hand to flip through for a quick question... but really the meat of the sleep lady's plan can be found for free online and through her amazing YouTube Q+A videos. If you are new to sleep lady, I recommend watching the videos first to see if this is your style, then purchasing the book of you have further questions.

Book 3 stars
Method 5 stars

Do it!
My baby started out sleeping great (thank you swaddling and Dr. Karp, Happiest Baby on the Block), but then she got sick around 5 months old and got in the habit of waking up every 3 hours. By 6 months old I was desperate. I initially tried Baby Wise, but that just didn't resonate with me. This more gentle approach was perfect for us and by night #3 she slept 12 hours and I feel like a new person. There are like a zillion sleep books out there, and the author acknowledges is and encourages you to find what works for you, but most of all to be consistent in whatever approach you choose. If you try something that doesn't work for you and your baby's personalities, then you won't apply it consistently and it won't work. This approach really worked for us and I like how the book is written - some basic guidelines in the beginning, and then you can skip to the chapter for your kids age.
We used this sleep training approach when our two-year-old went through the two-year sleep regression and some separation anxiety. I find crying it out (CIO) and Ferber to be rather brutal approaches and wanted something much gentler with minimal crying. This did the trick, however it took much longer than the interval the sleep lady suggested. She says that every three days you move a little further away from your child, but we had to take at least a week with each movement. Overall, it took almost two months to get out the door and we really have never moved down the hall or away, she still needs us nearby for a little while.

Also, with any sleep training method you end up having to retrain any time something happens in the child's life, like a vacation or a move or a change of schools, etc. This is not a permanent solution, do not expect miracles.

Written in a very simple, easy to understand way.
This book changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic, so let me explain a bit. My son woke up every two to three hours (mostly two). Every night. And took 30-45 minute (or less) naps. For roughly six and a half months. The only way I knew how to get him to go to sleep was by nursing him until he passed out, and even then I never knew how long he would last once I laid him in his crib. And since nursing was the only thing that put him to sleep, I was the only one who could do it. I have never been so exhausted in all of my life, not even as a full time college student working four jobs. When my son turned 5 months old, I knew I had to do something, ANYTHING to get this boy to sleep.

Insert The Sleep Lady Shuffle.

First of all, the book is an easy, quick read. I love that she has it broken down by age, so you don’t have to read the entire book. You can just flip to the sections that pertain to you. Exhausted moms struggling with comprehension, much less finding the time to read, this is for you! She tells you exactly what to do, how to do it, and any questions I had, I found in the book.

Second, the Shuffle was super effective super quick for us. Honestly, the first night was horrible (as the Sleep Lady warns you). My son cried like I had never heard him cry before. BUT! I was able to sit right next to him, pick him up to comfort him, talk to him and pat him if he needed it. The second night was better. The third night he was down in 15 minutes with no crying, just fussing. And he woke up—-wait for it—-ONCE!!!!! Never done that in his life. One wake up = one happy momma. Granted, night four he learned how to stand and cruise around in his crib, so that made things a bit more difficult. But to this day, two months after training, he wakes up twice a night most nights, once on really good nights. And he probably could go through the night with just one wakening, but I’m satisfied and haven’t pushed him to drop the second feeding. 😊

Ladies, and gentlemen if you’re reading this, this is well worth the money and time and effort. Push through the hard parts, be consistent, reclaim your nights and wake up to a happier baby and a happier you!