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The No-Cry Sleep Solution

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Has anyone read this? My DD doesn't nap well and only sleeps well at night if I hold her...I can't do this forever! I read the first few pages of this book on Amazon, and it looks like what I've been looking for. I'm interested to hear from those of you who have read/tried this method. TIA!
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Re: The No-Cry Sleep Solution

  • maiastarmaiastar
    I've read it and it offers helpful tips but don't assume they will work for your LO. Basically this is what it said: 1.) introduce a lovie.  A little blanket or animal that you hold between yourself and baby when you nurse. This will calm baby when they are sleeping away from you because it should remind them of you.  My LO didn't take to this that much. 2.) When baby wakes to feed at night, give them an oz to 2oz less than you normally would and then pat them or shush them back to sleep.  This is supposed to help them from waking at night to eat and needing to nurse to fall back to sleep.  My LO did not take to this either.  3.) Use cue words when putting baby to sleep like night-night.  When they wake use the cue words to help them back to sleep.  My LO gets mad when I try to do this and only gets more worked up and upset. 4.) Make baby's room as cozy as possible.  She suggests soft flannel crib sheets, white noise, etc. 5.) invest in night time diapers and only change them when necessary.  She says that changing them too often makes them more awake at night. She gives some helpful suggestions but also says that this is not a quick fix.  That it will take lots of patience and several months time...the benefit being that you don't have to let your child cry to sleep.  I really think that we can read every sleep book out there but in the end, we either have a good sleeper or a difficult sleeper that may need more help feeling secure and getting back to sleep at night. So, regardless of methods, I think our LOs will tell us what they need. Do what's best for your baby. They wont need you to help them to sleep forever... 
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  • avblissavbliss member
    My friend who co-slept and nursed to sleep every night swears by this book.
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  • klmbbbklmbbb member

    Have you read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr Marc Weissbluth?  Co-sleeping isn't an option for us so I found this book helped me figure out when LO needed to nap (in her crib) and gave me tips on how to make it happen.  Currently we're rocking her to sleep but it now only takes me 10 mins versus the 20+ minutes it used to take me (with a lot more crying and protesting).  We are working on getting her down drowsy but awake.  

    The book explains when the best times are for babies to nap and when they should be awake.  In a nutshell, it tells you to look for sleepy cues and get them to sleep before they get over tired.  The nice thing about this book is you can choose whether or not to use no-cry or CIO.  

     There's lots of other useful tips too.  And there are real-life stories of how parents were able to get their babies to nap, sleep at night, etc.  I really liked this book, it's now my baby sleep bible!  

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  • MarnieMSMarnieMS member
    Read it, and tried it and it DID not work for us. But LO might be a little young for it still. Right now we are trying out the 90 minute sleep solution. It actually makes sense to me and kinda works so far. Its only been a day though. 
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  • emilyknelsonemilyknelson
    I started about a month ago, LO would only nap in my arms.  Now he lays down sleepy, but not asleep in his crib to nap, and sleeps there for about 45 min's then I either have to go in constantly to soothe him about every 5-10 min's or just let him nap the rest of his nap on my chest.  It is slow progression, but about every week or 10 days I notice another big jump.  This is huge for us.  I am a believer and I will continue to work with LO without using CIO
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  • littlevlittlev

    I read it and what I took from it was:

    - Introduce a lovey (we haven't really done that yet, but we're working on it.)

    - Naps are key for nighttime sleep.  Right now I do whatever I can to get her sleeping for naps to hopefully make nighttime better.

    - Don't nurse her to sleep (I still do this)

    - Have a strict naptime and bedtime routine (I don't yet)

    - Play with LO in the crib to associate good things with her bed.

    I thought the book was good, and it's probably really helpful for some parents, but we just have a very difficult sleeper.  I'm glad I got it from the library instead of buying it.

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