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Twelve hours of sleep by twelve weeks old.

Oriana.OcampoOriana.Ocampo member
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I bought this book when I was pregnant. I haven't read it yet & before I did I wanted to see what you guys thought about it.
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Re: Twelve hours of sleep by twelve weeks old.

  • jkalmommy2bjkalmommy2b
    Twelve hours straight?  I think that's a ridiculous expectation.  I can count on one hand how often our DD has slept that long in a straight stretch.  I found life got so much easier when I stopped thinking she "should" STTN.  Now I just take it as a blessing the occasional night that it does happen.  
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  • hisbabybearhisbabybear member

    i never read that book but i dont see what harm it can do. If its not for you then dont implement it.

    My DS slept 8 hours by 12 weeks and i praised God for that. 

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  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    My DD started sleepin 8:30 pm to 8:30 am at 7 weeks.  We realize how lucky we are!
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  • Oriana.OcampoOriana.Ocampo member
    imagemkanderson85:
    My DD started sleepin 8:30 pm to 8:30 am at 7 weeks.  We realize how lucky we are!
    Umm.. Yeah! I wish!!
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  • EmmieBEmmieB member
    I read it. It's a quick and fairly comprehensive read. I use some of the advice, but our kid is not a long-stretch sleeper.
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  • babydragonsisterbabydragonsister
    Never heard of it, but report back if it's any good! 
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  • gdemarsgdemars

    imagemkanderson85:
    My DD started sleepin 8:30 pm to 8:30 am at 7 weeks.  We realize how lucky we are!

    She doesn't even wake to eat??  Wow.

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  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    imagegdemars:

    imagemkanderson85:
    My DD started sleepin 8:30 pm to 8:30 am at 7 weeks.  We realize how lucky we are!

    She doesn't even wake to eat??  Wow.

    No she doesn't wake at all.  I thought at first that my monitor was broken, so I would go in there and check on her all the time, but she was sound asleep!  It is fantastic.  I guess I get a break at night since she is such a fussy baby. 

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  • webMistress0609webMistress0609 member

    The only thing I've heard about that book (it was a pedi comment actually) was that the author recommends a very regimented scheduled feeding plan that involves like 4-5 hours between feeds or something.

    I haven't read the book though so I could completely be talking out of my a$$. :) 

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  • erinkate23erinkate23

    12 hours of sleep - sure!  In a row?  Probably not.  :)

     DS is a pretty awesome sleeper.  He STTN from 8 weeks till 4 months (8:30pm to 5am usually).  Nowadays he gets up 1-2x per night, still a very good sleeper.

    I am becoming less and less convinced that a baby's sleep habits have to do with parenting, unless it involves CIO (not for me).  Babies sleep when they sleep....you can encourage good habits, but I don't think you can force the issue, no matter what books you read. 

    My mom said once, "There are 3 things you can't force a child to do: Eat, Sleep and Poop.  The less you try to control, the more success you'll have."

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