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Review: Results in 24 hours! Kicking myself for not doing this sooner! - I don't have a huge problem with the cry-it-out method in theory, I just doubted my ability to enforce it with consistency. However, Dr. Ferber presents a kinder, gentler method for the baby to learn self-soothing. Since the method allowed me to enter at intervals, I was able to reassure myself that she was fine. I scoured all the reviews on two days ago, right before I started. My husband and I had agreed to begin on a Friday and the very next night she slept through the night. Then Sunday night, again! I'm hoping this really sticks. Our situation: My 8mo baby girl slept through the night at 3months, after I regulated her schedule with a sequence of Eat, Play, Sleep. However, at 4 months, she gave it up and began to wake. She was easy to get back to sleep, I just had to go into her room, pick her up, nurse her for less than 10 min, and put her right back down. She would only wake 2 or 3 times, so I wasn't terrorized by it. However, the feedings began to increase, as did her wet diaper and my frustration. She began to wake every two hours, and for over 3 months, I allowed myself to be subjected to no more than 4-hour stretches of sleep. Torture. She always went down for naps easily, as I put her down drowsy but not asleep, and I never nursed her to sleep. I knew she knew how to comfort herself by sucking her thumb, so I was confused as to why she wasn't doing this at night as well. So I began to research methods for night wakings. I couldn't get a clear answer from "Baby Wise," and the pick-up/put-down method in "The Baby Whisperer" sounded insane and ridiculous. "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" made me feel like I was setting the expectations for my baby way too low, and the various methods would have made my daughter more upset than if I had just never nursed and let her get used to it. My pediatrician recommended this book, and I am KICKING myself for not reading it first. I am very Type-A, and since she had used it herself, she knew the method gave very clear instructions so as to remove the guesswork of it all. What We Learned: Ferber revealed to me that my daughter had a sleep association with nursing. I could either wean her from nursing, then start to remove the night wakings, or I could do both at once. If I had decided to really do this thing, I didn't want to draw it out. I found his advice to be very clear and quite gentle. He offers several scenarios for a myriad of parenting styles, including what to do if you co-sleep. I have no idea why Ferber is a dirty word in attachment parenting. How it worked: The first night was rough. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, though. At each of her night wakings, she cried for an hour. However, she wasn't nonstop wailing, she was on and off every other minute (which made knowing when to go in confusing, since Ferber recommends that if you know your child will be disturbed more than comforted by your coming in, then use your judgement). We therefore tailored the program to meet our needs and instead of starting with the 5-min intervals, we began at 10. Even that seemed to disturb her more, and I was confused as to what to do when I went in, because anything I did just reminded her I wasn't nursing. Dad then took over, since she didn't have a nursing association with him, and eventually we went in at the 15min mark, and then not again...even though she cried for another 30min or so. This is because she was close to calming down every 5 minutes, and we didn't want to make it worse. The mantra I spoke to myself when the crying got to me: 1. This isn't the first time in childhood that she'll be upset about a boundary I set for her. 2. She has no experience at self-soothing, so this is just her practicing. 3. She is not in pain, traumatized, or even sad. She is annoyed and angry at the change of pace. Stay busy. Do dishes. Do something that will allow you to expel the adrenaline your body produces when your child cries. RESULTS: The second night I was prepared for another battle, but I was encouraged because I knew it wouldn't be any worse than the first night. WOW. Not only did she wake up less frequently, but when she did - she whimpered for no longer than 5min each time, and then was asleep again. No long crying sessions whatsoever. I was still skeptical the next day, though. I knew that because she had lost sleep the first night, she was working on a sleep deficit because we didn't let her make up the sleep during the day, as Ferber says. Third night: I heard zero wakings or whimpering until 3:45am when she cried on/off for 30min. That's IT. Be sure to read the chapter on the method thoroughly, and take the advice (bedtime 30 min later, don't pick them up, wake at 6am, etc) and stay consistent. I cannot believe how empowered I feel knowing I gave my child the gift of sleep and also sent the message to her that many people live and breath under this roof, not just her. Such a valuable lesson. Dig in and start. Don't wait. I'm kicking myself for enduring sleepless nights for 3 months needlessly.
Review: Great book. Worked like a charm. - I bought this book months ago but held off writing this review until we actually used the “method.” First, a bit about the book as a whole: I truly loved it. You’ll learn all about sleep from infancy through adulthood. Sure, it’s not a quick read if you’re a sleep-deprived parent and you could easily save time and money by googling the basics. But the information in the book has, in my mind, three benefits: First, some of it is just interesting. Second, it goes beyond infant sleep problems and gives you background that you can use for sleep success and troubleshooting as your child grows. Third and most importantly, the background provides context to what you’re doing; if you actually read the book, you’ll understand the logic behind the steps you’re taking, which helps when the going gets tough. Ferber’s tone is informative, sensible, and compassionate. The book is, ultimately, empowering. He points out that babies and toddlers don’t know what’s best for themselves; deciding and doing what’s best for them is your job as a parent. That was powerful to me as a new mom. If, like I did, you come to the conclusion that sleeping through the night is in your child’s and your family’s best interest, odds are this book will enable you to make it happen. Now the important part: It worked. My daughter’s sleep was all over the place. We gave her time to work things out on her own, but she never did and so we began sleep training at six months. Like most, I worried graduated extinction wouldn’t work and we’d be putting our daughter and ourselves through this mini ordeal for nothing. I was wrong. It took three nights, and the only truly bad one was the first (she was already able to put herself to sleep so might have taken to it somewhat quickly). In the weeks since sleep training, she’s consistently slept about 10.5 hours per night and most nights drifts off without a whimper. The only “issue” she’s had since was waking extra early the first few days and needing a nap not long after but book gave me the background I needed to address this small issue as well. I have no philosophical objection to allowing a baby to cry for this purpose and know that it doesn’t cause long term harm, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard and that you won’t question yourself. I’ll just say that reading Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems mentally prepared me for it and will help if you, understandably, are hesitant. I was, but now that our whole family is getting the sleep we need and I have a baby who smiles and coos most nights as I lay her down, I’m completely sold on Ferber. 2022 edit: I still love this book. We took the same approach with my son, albeit a few weeks earlier since it had gone so smoothly with my daughter at age 6 months. He protested A LOT more and took more than 3/4 days to consistently start sleeping through the night. It was hard. Still, by 6 months he was sleeping well consistently, and by 10 months he stopped waking up before 6. Anyways, that was all a year ago and he's sleeping nicely as he reaches 18 months. I've also found myself referring to the book a lot more for the older kid issues it devotes most of its pages to--confusional wakings, protesting at bedtime, room sharing, etc... It always comes in handy. The book isn't everyone's cup of tea (though I maintain it will WORK, literally, for just about everyone who sticks with it) but I am so grateful for it. Do I think our kids might have started sleeping on their own eventually if left to their own devices? Sure, I guess (emphasis on eventually). But I'm really glad we were able to set them on a good path in their sleep from an early age, allowing us to better enjoy our waking hours as a family.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #10,680 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Sleep Disorders #36 in Baby & Toddler Parenting #100 in Internal Medicine (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,584 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Results in 24 hours! Kicking myself for not doing this sooner!
*by C***E on March 4, 2013*

I don't have a huge problem with the cry-it-out method in theory, I just doubted my ability to enforce it with consistency. However, Dr. Ferber presents a kinder, gentler method for the baby to learn self-soothing. Since the method allowed me to enter at intervals, I was able to reassure myself that she was fine. I scoured all the reviews on two days ago, right before I started. My husband and I had agreed to begin on a Friday and the very next night she slept through the night. Then Sunday night, again! I'm hoping this really sticks. Our situation: My 8mo baby girl slept through the night at 3months, after I regulated her schedule with a sequence of Eat, Play, Sleep. However, at 4 months, she gave it up and began to wake. She was easy to get back to sleep, I just had to go into her room, pick her up, nurse her for less than 10 min, and put her right back down. She would only wake 2 or 3 times, so I wasn't terrorized by it. However, the feedings began to increase, as did her wet diaper and my frustration. She began to wake every two hours, and for over 3 months, I allowed myself to be subjected to no more than 4-hour stretches of sleep. Torture. She always went down for naps easily, as I put her down drowsy but not asleep, and I never nursed her to sleep. I knew she knew how to comfort herself by sucking her thumb, so I was confused as to why she wasn't doing this at night as well. So I began to research methods for night wakings. I couldn't get a clear answer from "Baby Wise," and the pick-up/put-down method in "The Baby Whisperer" sounded insane and ridiculous. "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" made me feel like I was setting the expectations for my baby way too low, and the various methods would have made my daughter more upset than if I had just never nursed and let her get used to it. My pediatrician recommended this book, and I am KICKING myself for not reading it first. I am very Type-A, and since she had used it herself, she knew the method gave very clear instructions so as to remove the guesswork of it all. What We Learned: Ferber revealed to me that my daughter had a sleep association with nursing. I could either wean her from nursing, then start to remove the night wakings, or I could do both at once. If I had decided to really do this thing, I didn't want to draw it out. I found his advice to be very clear and quite gentle. He offers several scenarios for a myriad of parenting styles, including what to do if you co-sleep. I have no idea why Ferber is a dirty word in attachment parenting. How it worked: The first night was rough. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, though. At each of her night wakings, she cried for an hour. However, she wasn't nonstop wailing, she was on and off every other minute (which made knowing when to go in confusing, since Ferber recommends that if you know your child will be disturbed more than comforted by your coming in, then use your judgement). We therefore tailored the program to meet our needs and instead of starting with the 5-min intervals, we began at 10. Even that seemed to disturb her more, and I was confused as to what to do when I went in, because anything I did just reminded her I wasn't nursing. Dad then took over, since she didn't have a nursing association with him, and eventually we went in at the 15min mark, and then not again...even though she cried for another 30min or so. This is because she was close to calming down every 5 minutes, and we didn't want to make it worse. The mantra I spoke to myself when the crying got to me: 1. This isn't the first time in childhood that she'll be upset about a boundary I set for her. 2. She has no experience at self-soothing, so this is just her practicing. 3. She is not in pain, traumatized, or even sad. She is annoyed and angry at the change of pace. Stay busy. Do dishes. Do something that will allow you to expel the adrenaline your body produces when your child cries. RESULTS: The second night I was prepared for another battle, but I was encouraged because I knew it wouldn't be any worse than the first night. WOW. Not only did she wake up less frequently, but when she did - she whimpered for no longer than 5min each time, and then was asleep again. No long crying sessions whatsoever. I was still skeptical the next day, though. I knew that because she had lost sleep the first night, she was working on a sleep deficit because we didn't let her make up the sleep during the day, as Ferber says. Third night: I heard zero wakings or whimpering until 3:45am when she cried on/off for 30min. That's IT. Be sure to read the chapter on the method thoroughly, and take the advice (bedtime 30 min later, don't pick them up, wake at 6am, etc) and stay consistent. I cannot believe how empowered I feel knowing I gave my child the gift of sleep and also sent the message to her that many people live and breath under this roof, not just her. Such a valuable lesson. Dig in and start. Don't wait. I'm kicking myself for enduring sleepless nights for 3 months needlessly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book. Worked like a charm.
*by E***Y on January 22, 2019*

I bought this book months ago but held off writing this review until we actually used the “method.” First, a bit about the book as a whole: I truly loved it. You’ll learn all about sleep from infancy through adulthood. Sure, it’s not a quick read if you’re a sleep-deprived parent and you could easily save time and money by googling the basics. But the information in the book has, in my mind, three benefits: First, some of it is just interesting. Second, it goes beyond infant sleep problems and gives you background that you can use for sleep success and troubleshooting as your child grows. Third and most importantly, the background provides context to what you’re doing; if you actually read the book, you’ll understand the logic behind the steps you’re taking, which helps when the going gets tough. Ferber’s tone is informative, sensible, and compassionate. The book is, ultimately, empowering. He points out that babies and toddlers don’t know what’s best for themselves; deciding and doing what’s best for them is your job as a parent. That was powerful to me as a new mom. If, like I did, you come to the conclusion that sleeping through the night is in your child’s and your family’s best interest, odds are this book will enable you to make it happen. Now the important part: It worked. My daughter’s sleep was all over the place. We gave her time to work things out on her own, but she never did and so we began sleep training at six months. Like most, I worried graduated extinction wouldn’t work and we’d be putting our daughter and ourselves through this mini ordeal for nothing. I was wrong. It took three nights, and the only truly bad one was the first (she was already able to put herself to sleep so might have taken to it somewhat quickly). In the weeks since sleep training, she’s consistently slept about 10.5 hours per night and most nights drifts off without a whimper. The only “issue” she’s had since was waking extra early the first few days and needing a nap not long after but book gave me the background I needed to address this small issue as well. I have no philosophical objection to allowing a baby to cry for this purpose and know that it doesn’t cause long term harm, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard and that you won’t question yourself. I’ll just say that reading Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems mentally prepared me for it and will help if you, understandably, are hesitant. I was, but now that our whole family is getting the sleep we need and I have a baby who smiles and coos most nights as I lay her down, I’m completely sold on Ferber. 2022 edit: I still love this book. We took the same approach with my son, albeit a few weeks earlier since it had gone so smoothly with my daughter at age 6 months. He protested A LOT more and took more than 3/4 days to consistently start sleeping through the night. It was hard. Still, by 6 months he was sleeping well consistently, and by 10 months he stopped waking up before 6. Anyways, that was all a year ago and he's sleeping nicely as he reaches 18 months. I've also found myself referring to the book a lot more for the older kid issues it devotes most of its pages to--confusional wakings, protesting at bedtime, room sharing, etc... It always comes in handy. The book isn't everyone's cup of tea (though I maintain it will WORK, literally, for just about everyone who sticks with it) but I am so grateful for it. Do I think our kids might have started sleeping on their own eventually if left to their own devices? Sure, I guess (emphasis on eventually). But I'm really glad we were able to set them on a good path in their sleep from an early age, allowing us to better enjoy our waking hours as a family.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A skeptic turned believer
*by M***N on March 19, 2012*

I was one of those parents who believe any method that included crying was just plain mean. I did not want to make my baby cry. I was all about Dr. Sears and attachment parenting. I did not necessarily intend on co-sleeping, but ended up doing it out of desperation. My 5 1/2 month old daughter has been a difficult sleeper from day one...literally. She initially slept in the RocknPlay sleeper at night pretty well, but eventually started waking every 5-15 minutes at night, so I brought her into our bed. This was working great, and I really loved it, but then she started getting very mobile and wiggling all night long. She nursed constantly because it was there, would fully awake every hour causing me to get up and bounce her back to sleep. My husband slept on the couch every night because of all this commotion in our bed, and all of us were miserable (including baby.) She also took at least 1-2 hours to fall asleep every night. This set-up was clearly not working. We were merely surviving. I researched many different ways to transition a co-sleeping baby to a crib. We tried side-carring our crib to our bed. The plan was to get her to sleep, then slowly move her into her crib. This way she was in her own space, and not waking me as often with her wiggling. This did not work, she would wake immediately upon touching her mattress. She could tell it wasn't our bed! I read the No-Cry Sleep Solutions book and created a sleep plan that included pick up/put down methods and others. None of these worked either. I read the Baby Whisperer, and online forums. I was SO overwhelmed with all the information and didn't know what to do. Everybody kept telling me, "It's get better!" But I knew it was not going to get better unless I did something. But what to do? I finally broke down and bought Ferber's book. The infamous Ferber, who a co-sleeping, cloth diapering, homemade baby food making, exclusively breastfeeding mother should be totally against. I read his book, and immediately felt better. All of the other books were so confusing. His is very straight forward and informative. There is an actual plan laid out for you. I made my husband read it, too, and we decided on a date to try it. I wanted to wait until my baby could roll over, suck on her hands for comfort, and no longer needed the swaddle. We started 3 days ago on a Friday night. I recommend doing a weekend, just in case you don't get much sleep, and so your partner (who may have to go to work) can stay up and help you. If you don't have a partner, I recommend getting a friend or relative to come over. It is much harder on the mother than the baby, I believe. I don't think I could have done it alone. My main goal was not to night wean my baby, but to get her to sleep in her crib and be able to fall asleep without nursing/rocking/patting, etc. This is how it has gone so far: Night #1: Did our normal strict bedtime routine, laid her down in her crib, gave her a kiss and left the room. Did a check at 3 minutes and 5 minutes. After the first two checks, we decided that going in there actually riled her up more, so we didn't do anymore checks. Her crying was kind of turning into the mantra cry, and it sounded like she was sort of working it out and trying to sleep. I didn't want to interrupt this by going in. Total time crying was 30 minutes before she fell asleep. I couldn't believe it. I was expecting it to go on for hours. She slept for 6.5 hours before waking to eat. I fed her, laid her down awake, and she fell back to sleep with no crying. She slept for another 3 hours. Night #2: 4 minutes of crying. 11 straight hours of sleep. Night #3: Less than one minute of crying. 11 hours of sleep with one night feeding. I hear her waking on the monitor every once in a while throughout the night. She cries a bit, but I wait to go in. Always wait a few minutes before running in! She almost always is not actually awake, and goes right back to sleep. We've only done 3 nights, but so far, this has been a miracle. UPDATE: It has now been almost 4 months since we did Ferber's method. My baby is 9 months old now. We definitely had the regression on the 5th night that he talks about in the book, and I almost gave in and started co-sleeping again, but I'm so glad I didn't! We've had many ups and downs, and after a few weeks, we settled into 2 wake ups/feedings per night, which I could deal with. Teething and vacation threw us some more curve balls, but we've stuck with it. If I ever have to make her cry for some reason, it is usually only one or two minutes worth of crying. She's just doing a quick little protest, then quickly realizes it's time to sleep and settles in. It's not a quick fix, but it is the only thing that has worked with my baby. Gentler methods may work for other kids, but not mine. And in the end, I thought that letting her cry was far less damaging than letting her be chronically overtired and having a completely non-functioning, depressed, exhausted mother. I'm happier because I'm well-rested. She's happier because she's well-rested. After doing all of this, she is also taking 2 consistent, good naps everyday. Our lives are so much better. I'm not necessarily a proponent of letting a baby cry, but I am a HUGE proponent of healthy sleep.

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