Choosing a newborn sleep book
My baby just cries all the time and I can't get him to sleep!
The Happiest Baby DVD - shows you an excellent swaddling technique, use of white noise and other highly effective techniques for settling and helping newborn babies sleep longer. The best information available to learn how to settle your baby.
My baby only sleeps for 30 minutes at a time, how can I get her to sleep for longer?
The Happiest Baby DVD - the swaddling technique, use of white noise and other techniques are very effective for helping babies sleep longer, both during the day and through the night. We also highly recommend buying a White Noise CD - either as part of The Happiest Baby Combo pack or Baby's First White Noise.
How can I learn to wrap my baby so he doesn't escape?
The Happiest Baby DVD - Dr Karp demonstrates the world's most effective swaddling technique. (You will need a wrap at least 1m x 1m, see our range of newborn wraps.)
I am currently feeding my baby to sleep but I would like I teach her to fall asleep by herself :
If you are looking for some gentle structure to your day and also to help your baby learn to sleep independently, we highly recommend The Secrets of The Baby Whisperer. This covers the 'Feed/Play/Sleep' routine, which is called EASY (Eat, Activity, Sleep, Your time) in the book. This means you always feed your baby when she wakes, rather than before she goes to sleep.
I am currently co-sleeping with my baby and am happy feeding in the night... but I'm looking for gentle ideas to help her sleep longer:
The Happiest Baby DVD - shows you effective swaddling, use of white noise and other highly effective techniques for settling and helping newborn babies sleep longer.
No Cry Sleep Solution - suitable for babies aged newborn to 2 years. Covers techniques for weaning off feeding to sleep, needing a dummy to fall asleep and rocking or needing a parent to fall asleep.
I want my baby to be in a structured routine, so I have more control over my day:
If you are looking for some gentle structure to your day and also to help your baby sleep better, we recommend The Secrets of The Baby Whisperer. The EASY routine is simple to follow and doesn't have set times for feeding and sleeping. We recommend this approach for babies at least until 3 months.
If you are looking for a structured routine with set times for feeding and sleeping, look at Save Our Sleep. Generally we recommend structured routines for babies over 4 months, but if you want a routine book, this is the best one. It covers routines from birth to 2 years, routines for twins, teaching your baby to self settle and solving catnapping.
I have been told that controlled crying will help my baby learn to self settle - what do I do and how long do I leave her for?
We don't recommend any form of controlled crying for babies under the age of 4 months. The information on resources such as The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer and The Happiest Baby will show you how to gently settle your baby.
Over the age of 4 months, we recommend 'The Sleep Easy Solution', as this shows you the reasons why babies wake and a step by step plan to teach baby to sleep through. It shows actual parents & babies going through the process of learning to self settle. This technique involves using verbal reassurance when you 'check-in' with your baby after 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins. The check-in is a 30 second verbal reassurance from just inside the bedroom door, there is not patting, sssshing or cuddling involved. This works well for babies who get more irate if picked up or patted, then left again. There are also audio Cds available for birth to 1 year, 1-2 years and 2-5 years.Not suitable if you aren't comfortable with leaving your baby crying.
I have been told my baby needs to 'Cry It Out' - what does this method involve and how do you do it?
'Cry it out' is not suitable for babies under the age of 9 months.
My baby doesn't have a routine.... but I don't like the idea of set times for feeds... I like to go with the flow and demand feed my baby:
If you are looking for some gentle structure to your day and also to help your baby sleep better, we recommend The Secrets of The Baby Whisperer.