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| The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night | 
 enlarge | Authors: Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears
Brand: The McGraw-Hill Companies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  662 reviews
Sales Rank: 234
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0071381392
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928498
UPC: 639785400233
EAN: 9780071381390
ASIN: 0071381392
Publication Date: March 28, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 No miracle answers - but a good range of options when you don't want to "cry it out" April 10, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I came to this book in desperation when my second child was 9 months old. He was not a good sleeper. He (and consequently I) had never slept for more than 4 hours at a time (and that was on a good night!). We tried the "cry it out" approach, but it didn't work - my son just cried longer each night and I felt very uncomfortable with it all. At that point I was feeling quite despondent, wondering what other options I had or whether it was a case of enduring what was rapidly breaking me.
The title of this book ("The No-Cry Sleep Solution") is misleading in that there is no one solution presented. It's more like a smorgasbord of suggestions and you determine the combination that works for you. I must say, when you are exhausted this doesn't feel like the answer that you have been waiting for. But I was very encouraged by Pantley's emphatic assurance that with trial and error, almost everyone finds something that works for them.
My son's sleep did improve, though it was a gradual improvement over a couple of months. There are no overnight solutions here. Nevertheless, I liked the book. It's written in a gentle and helpful style and some of the suggestions are definitely worthwhile.
 The best advice I ever recieved. April 9, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best "baby expert" book I have ever read. Not only does it NOT advocate that you IGNORE your baby and let her cry it out, but it offers a wealth of advice for ALL parents: infants, toddlers, crib sleepers, co-sleepers, breastfed, bottlefed, etc. It doesn't necessarily advocate a specific mode of sleeping (crib vs. co-), but gives you guidance based on what WORKS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY. Every new parent should have this book.
Gentle and Kind April 5, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book has a lot of great ideas to help your baby into sleeping on their own, without the awful cry it out method.
Gentle and kind for our little loved ones. If you have a colicky baby find out the source of their pain before trying a sleep solution.
Stacey
 Scare Tactics March 31, 2008
4 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was given this book by a friend after months of exhausting sleep deprivation. I was pretty shocked by the introduction where she in a round about way tells you that letting your child cry it out will do psychological harm to them in the future. She takes a few quotes from some professionals to make you feel like you are a horrible parent if you let your child cry it out, and you will face future ramifications due to it. Are you kidding me here? How many parents do you know who let their children cry it out and they have wonderful, amazing children. This book should give you options to letting your child cry it out, not scare you into using the books tactics. I say shame on her for causing parents undo stress about decisions they make for their children, as if it isn't already hard enough. I would have read this book and used the tactics in it if I hadn't read the introduction that makes parents who let their children cry it out look evil. Furthermore, what are her credentials? She has 4 children? My sister has 6 and she let them all cry it out and you couldn't ask for better kids. So is she an expert too? I was just very disappointed in another book that attempts to convince parents that their way is the only way. Her son was sleeping with her until he was a year and a half. When she says have patience, she means it. That is just too long for an exhausted mother of a 6 month old.
Pretty Helpful March 30, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I felt that this book was pretty helpful. What I got most out of it was that in order to get night time sleep results it's best to have a bed time routine established. Once we put our 4 month old little guy on a bed time routine he started going to bed between 7:30pm-8pm instead of 11:30pm-12:30am. Initially he continued to wake up every 3 hours, but after about a week he only woke up twice and after about two weeks he only woke up once. Now he's 5 1/2 months old and usually sleeps from 8pm to 5am, wakes up to eat and then goes back to sleep until 7am. It's made a huge difference in our quality of life! HOWEVER he's still a HORRIBLE napper. And that's why I can only give 4 out of 5 stars on the No Cry Sleep Solution. I didn't feel that her nap suggestions were helpful for us. He refuses to take naps and will only nap for 15 minutes in his crib by himself before he'll wake up crying. The only way I can get him to nap is to put him in a Kangaroo Sling and bounce on an exercise ball for the entire length of his 2 hour naps! So far I haven't read one sleep book that can help me with this problem!
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