The Complete Sleep Guide For Contented Babies & Toddlers

by Gina Ford

Book Overview

Sleep, or rather the lack of it, is the issue of paramount concern to the overwhelming majority of new parents. Getting enough sleep is vital for the health of a growing baby or toddler, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091912679
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Vermilion
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Good guiding principles

Overall the book is worth reading. Gina Ford can be a little harsh/strict in her practices. The lesson to take away from this book is the need for a schedule/routine.

An Excellent Resource for the new sleep-deprived parents!

This is an excellent read, and resource for those of us, who've been sleep-deprived as a result of having our first, and sometimes second and third child. My husband and I read it, got on the same page, and it didn't take but a couple of weeks to get our baby to fall asleep without having to rock/hold her for hours at a time. It's amazing!

A great addition to CLB

I was already a CLB fan before purchasing this book. Thanks to Gina's routines, I haven't needed the information supplied in this book about 'solutions for sleepless nights'. However,if you're new to CLB and having trouble getting your little one to sleep through the night,this book will prove VERY useful. Meanwhile, I found the chapters relating to babies' different sleep needs at each age and the troubles which may evolve during each stage very interesting. I also enjoyed the case studies; I picked up tips I hadn't previously discovered despite owning the collection of CLB books and being a CLB website member. If you've already got a CLB household, you may or may not value the extra tips this books offers. It could prove a 'take it or leave it' book for you. Nonetheless, I do find I pull out her books all the time when something goes a kilter and find the info I need to get us back on track with our sleep! It seems anything Gina Ford writes, I want to read!

Miracle worker!

All my sisters recommended this book and at first I was skeptical....but as a brand new Mum all I can say is WOW....it works and don't hesitate. I followed the schedule and my baby girl was sleeping through the night within on week. (At 2 months of age). I am all for "demand feeding" at newborn age (the first 2 months) but beyond that I needed to get baby into a routine and encourage longer sleep patterns. The advice in this book was useful, straightforward and had lots of good examples/case studies to learn from. My baby is now 5 months old and sleeps from 7pm to 6am every night.....it is heaven!

GREAT GREAT GREAT!!

This is an excellent book to help you with any sleep issues your baby/toddler is having. There is common sense step by step guides to multiple sleep situations, and sensible case studies that one can easily relate too and follow the advice for their own situation. My baby is 7 months and happily sleeps from 6.45pm to when I wake her at 7.30ish the next morning. Based on Gina's advice, my husband and I have our evenings together, and a happy contented baby during the day. Perfect! This book helped iron out the kinks in our schedule and I am sure it will be a handy reference guide for the future if any other sleep situations arise.