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vegiemum
23-09-2006, 16:05
Has anyone used this book at all?
ozzysmum
24-09-2006, 08:46
yep, thanks to recommendations from mums on here :) i found it good as it actually suggests some things i hadn't heard of trying before (it's one thing for a book to suggest not BFing your kid back to sleep, it's another thing to give ideas on how that might be achieved at 4a.m. when you've had 20 minutes sleep in three days and are beginning to lose your mind!) we have started putting some of the stuff into practice and ozzy's sleeping is slowly getting better... slowly, but surely i'm hoping :)
i like any book that looks at the whole picture - the baby, parents and all the inter - relationships. Gentle and consistent sleep cues are the way to go. i for one dont want to listen to my baby cry when i can go about making slow gentle changes. It will probably take 3 times as long as other options but not so stressful in the long run.
I really like Pinky Mckays new book.
Good luck
Pickles
DD 02/03
Ds 03/05
So is the book "No Cry Sleep Solutions" by Pinky Mckay?
Sounds like somthing I need to read. Does anyone know where I could buy it online?
It's by Elizabeth Pantley. I know some Angus & Roberston stores stock them. If not they'll order it in for you. At least then you don't have to pay delivery!
Pinky McKay has written quite a few great books. Check out www.pinky-mychild.com
It's by Elizabeth Pantley. I know some Angus & Roberston stores stock them. If not they'll order it in for you. At least then you don't have to pay delivery!
Pinky McKay has written quite a few great books. Check out www.pinky-mychild.com
OK thanks.
our little treasures
01-10-2006, 14:06
I have just purchased a copy, I too won't let my 2 cry to sleep....
YoungSupaMum
01-10-2006, 23:05
FANTASTIC BOOK!!!!! I loved it! I wont let my babe cry to sleep either, I just cant bear it!!!
DIANNEKB
03-10-2006, 15:26
If you dont mind me asking what does she suggest in this book ... as I have bought so many books and none seem to work for me and I hate my little fella crying his eyes out it breaks my heart:thumbsdown: ... I just dont want to rush out and buy it if it's something I have already tried.
Cheers
Di..xxx
I have also just bought this book and will let you know if it works... it does take time though - weeks, even months, for things to change, but I think it's worth the effort. I don't want my daughter turning 2 and still having sleep problems.
Dianne, I think you should find a copy and have a flick through because there are far too many suggestions to mention them all here. It also depends on what age your baby is, if they are bottlefed or breastfed, co-sleeping or not, etc.
Just wanted to let you know that I've been putting into practice the advice given in this book and it has worked. I've also used my own intuition and worked out Laura's needs. I had a feeling for some time that she was scared of the dark and I was right... adding a small night light has helped her self-settle. I haven't rocked her to sleep for five nights running and she has only woken once for a bottle. It's a huge leap ahead from where we were two weeks ago and I'm sure there will still be a few hurdles, but I can't rave enough about how good this book has been for helping Laura sleep better. :thumbsup:
lucas'mum
27-10-2006, 07:43
I bought it and tried it and sooooooooooooooooo wanted it to work but it didn't!! I eventually caved in and did the dreaded controlled crying and, much as I hate to admit it, it worked within 2 days!
If you use the book, hope it works for you!!
Lucas'Mum... I feel very sad for you and your baby that you had to do CC. :( I stuck with the No-Cry book and after two weeks, Laura is now sleeping from 7pm to 7am. She has done this for four nights in a row now, so I'm pretty sure she has learnt how to sleep and has set her internal clock - hooray!! It took a lot of patience and lots of love, and I'm so very proud of both of us for succeeding.
Anyone considering CC... please please please, try other methods first. :hugs:
I borrowed a copy from my local library... I read it while I was pregnant. She has a very loving approach that seems very logical to me. I haven't tried it yet (bub is 4 weeks old!), but liked it so bought a copy. Perhaps you should check your local library?
I just wanted everyone to know that it has been two weeks now since my daughter first started sleeping better and she hasn't changed back to her old habits. She has been a fabulous sleeper (both day and night) and I'm feeling so much better, physically and mentally. If anyone wants some advice feel free to send me a PM. :)
lucas'mum
04-11-2006, 16:46
Lucas'Mum... I feel very sad for you and your baby that you had to do CC. :( I stuck with the No-Cry book and after two weeks, Laura is now sleeping from 7pm to 7am. She has done this for four nights in a row now, so I'm pretty sure she has learnt how to sleep and has set her internal clock - hooray!! It took a lot of patience and lots of love, and I'm so very proud of both of us for succeeding.
Anyone considering CC... please please please, try other methods first. :hugs:
Its okay BabyJoy - its wasn't as bad as I feared. I am glad that I tried the no cry method first (and boy did I try for about 2 months!) as I needed to be 100% sure about trying the CC option. Lucas was just not gonna take the easy option and was waking every hour (he was miserable and tired and we were miserable and tired).
To me using CC seemed initially wrong so I had to exhaust other options before I resorted to it. I would recommend other mums who feel CC is instinctivly wrong to do the same. the no cry solution may work and if not, then at least you can try CC without any regrets. Now I don't see CC as the demon I used to. Hell - I am thankfull as I have a son who LOVES his naptimes and sleeps 12-2 every day without fail and 11 hours every night!!
Hope your little one keeps sleeping well.
Philippa
04-11-2006, 22:36
I've been reading all the treads and have gotten very excited about the possibilities. My toddler Hudson was difficult from the start and I ended up feeling like a failure because we ended up at the Riverton sleep clinic when he was ten months old. It tore my heart out how frightened he was to have a stranger wacking the **** out of his bottom (the patting has to be "firm" apparently). He is still an inconsistant sleeper and since the birth of our second son Parker in April has regressed somewhat....can wake and muck around/grizzle/talk/play/cry for hours at night.
He is instantly awake when Parker cries which has lead to me having a 6mth old co-sleeping with me (dad has moved out to the spare bed because we take up too much room), who gets a boob stuck in his mouth at the faintest whimper. He LOVES it cause he's a bit of a mummy's boy (and there is nothing wrong with that) but he needs me to be there for him to go to sleep (breastfeeding or rocking) and he needs me there to STAY asleep. I'll watch him stirring and his arms automatically reach for me and if he can't find me then he wakes up crying. So he's not sleeping during the day more that 3/4hr each time and his brother is too young to understand or agree with the fact that mummy is taking so long to get the baby asleep before we can play. I'm so tired..I should be asleep now but this is the only opportunity I've had to get on the PC for more than 2min without Hudson wanting to bash on the keys.
I know I haven't done Parker any favours by feeding/rocking him to sleep but I had to get by to survive! But my main failing as a mother as my mother-in-law/mother/husband's aunty/old nosy neighbour down the road all agree on: I hate hearing my baby cry so I've spoilt him. It makes me physically ill and goes against all my instincts as a mother to hear him cry.
If there is a gentle way to get my baby to sleep without having him crying in distress and loneliness than I'm really excited to read it. I'll track it down tomorrow!
I think I'm a pretty good mum now.....imagine what I'm going to like with a full nights sleep..........SUPER MUM :smiliedance:
rosebaby
26-11-2006, 19:26
Hi Philippa
I can tell by the frazzled tone of your post that you are nearly at your wit's end. I'm sorry I don't have any good advice for you but I wanted to say I'm absolutely certain you are doing a brilliant job. :hugs:
I have the book "Sleeping like a baby" as I am anti controlled crying too. It made me feel so much better to know I wasn't alone by wanting to comfort my son when he was crying out for his mama...that's part of my job after all!
However, he is 2 & 1/4 & wakes every morning from anywhere between 4 .15am & 5.15am....ready to start his day. Aaaggghhhh! As a working Mum who has a physically demnding job, I need to combat this problem...any tips?
It doesn'e matter if he goes to bed at 7pm or 8pm...still wakes early & he still has day sleep from @ 12pm - 1.30pm. Any advice would be appreciated!
My friend told me that the book suggests if you are breasfeeding to sleep to as soon as they stop sucking take them off, if they are wanting more put then back on for 10 - 60 seconds then take them off (something like that anyway) and its letting them still get some comfort from your boob but taking them off before they fall alseep so they learn to sleep without the boob. Probably just one of the suggestions though! But this is why i'm interested in buying it as he won't take dummy/bottle, he's all boob but I won't do CC.
Question; My DS (Ashley) is almost 11 months. Should I buy the 1st book or the one for 1-6 year olds????
Thanks,
Charmaine:sleeping:
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