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A review by hellasmella
Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-By-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success by Lisa Abidin, Suzy Giordano
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Look, I love sleep training. We helped our older child fall asleep independently by 4 months old and had him sleeping through the night between 6 &7 months old. He napped until he was 3.5 years old, and he sleeps 11.5 hours a night. I picked up this book in preparation for another baby- to brush up on the newborn phase- and wow, this book is horrible.
There are no actual sleep strategies listed, the whole program is about having the baby drink a certain number of ounces at particular times of day, on a 3 or 4 hour interval. That might work for babies eating formula (I have no experience here), but it’s a total no-go for breastfed babies because a) I have no idea how many ounces baby eats in one feeding and b) wow, I would definitely have dried up quickly if I only nursed my baby at 8am, 12pm, 4pm, and 8pm. Not to mention my little guy would have surely fallen off his growth curve.
If you’re an exhausted parent, do yourself a favor and go read Precious Little Sleep by Alexis Dubief, which is an evidence-based sleep book that is breastfeeding compatible AND in line with AAP recommendations for safe sleep. And if you’re too tired to read (I’ve been there!), she even has a podcast of the same name.
There are no actual sleep strategies listed, the whole program is about having the baby drink a certain number of ounces at particular times of day, on a 3 or 4 hour interval. That might work for babies eating formula (I have no experience here), but it’s a total no-go for breastfed babies because a) I have no idea how many ounces baby eats in one feeding and b) wow, I would definitely have dried up quickly if I only nursed my baby at 8am, 12pm, 4pm, and 8pm. Not to mention my little guy would have surely fallen off his growth curve.
If you’re an exhausted parent, do yourself a favor and go read Precious Little Sleep by Alexis Dubief, which is an evidence-based sleep book that is breastfeeding compatible AND in line with AAP recommendations for safe sleep. And if you’re too tired to read (I’ve been there!), she even has a podcast of the same name.