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This is a great blog post by Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, aka Seattle Mama Doc. Its short, sweet and packed with info! I have put her words in italic. There is a lot of information (and opinion) about how to get your infant to sleep through the night. Cry it out/don’t cry it out, rocking/no... Read More »
What fun animal sleep facts to share with your children! This article is from the National Sleep Foundation. “Ever wonder how a dolphin can sleep without drowning or why a bat sleeps upside down? Well, you won’t have to wonder any more. Check out how our favo… Read More »
As toddlers grow, their bodies and minds need to adjust to the shift of weaning themselves off of naps and appreciating the benefits of a longer night’s sleep. Between the ages of two and three, average sleep needs drop to about ten and a half hours a night, plus an hour and a half afternoon..… Read More »
No matter how hard you try to keep your child on a predictable and comforting routine, the holidays sometimes make sleep disruptions unavoidable. Some children are more adaptable than others, and get back into their normal routine without missing a beat. Parents also handle change differently. Some … Read More »
Mornings for some of you, it seems, begin as early as 4 AM as others of you lounge around until 9 AM waiting for your baby to wake up. Both of these scenarios, however, can have their own repercussions. Waking up too early can mean a tired family and earlier naps, throwing off bedtime rituals... Read More »
After a few months of throwing your schedule to the wind due to vacations, traveling, long days, BBQs and family fun, the time has come to get back on to a healthy sleep schedule! Here are some back-to-school sleep tips: 1. If your child’s wake up time has been all over the board, then start... Read More »
We are so excited to announce the top two winners who will be receiving Cloud B sleep friends! The first place winner is: Submitted by Catie Shafer And the runner up is: Submitted b… Read More »
Happy August Parents! We recently asked you to show us your cutest sleeping baby/ toddler/ child photos and you responded by the hundreds! We poured over every single picture. Our team cooed, laughed and said “Awww” thousands of times as we looked at your beautiful children. Thank you so… Read More »
Do you have an adorable picture of your baby or toddler (finally) sleeping? Do you want to win one of these adorable Cloud B sleep friends? Send in your picture of your baby/ toddler/ child sleeping to assistant@sleeplady.com. The Sleep Lady Team will select the finalists and the pictures will be po… Read More »
When asked the question “What is the best piece of advice you would give tired parents”, we received tons of responses and very good answers! Even though it was tough, we chose our 5 favorites. In the comments below, let us know which is your favorite using the numbers beside your favori… Read More »
"Let me say THANK YOU for your amazing program. I still can hardly believe how gentle, effective and FAST it was—and that my nurse-to-sleep 2yo adapted so quickly to falling asleep on her own. Nikole S.
I just wanted to say, thank you! I had tried the “No Cry Sleep Solution” in the past and found it to be too gradual and the “no cry” promise unrealistic. The “Ferber” and the “Babywise” philosophy were opposite to our parenting style. We didn’t want to let our son cry-it-out alone. Knowing that our son would cry some given that we were changing our habits, my husband and I were much more comfortable with your more gentle approach to sleep coaching. We would have been lost without your guidance. Thank you.” Heather F., California
"I spent months looking online, reading, asking for advice and nothing worked until I found your book, which guided me to a really gentle, loving way of teaching my baby to sleep. My child went from waking up every 2 hours to a full night sleep in 5 days!" Yadira A.
Thank you for putting together an incredible and useful book. My baby wasn’t sleeping during the day and was waking up every 2 hours at night. My maternity leave was almost over and I tried everything and he wouldn’t sleep. I read your book and by the 3rd day he woke up once, looked at me, put his thumb in his mouth and fell back to sleep. By the 5th night he slept through the night! Thank you!!! Mother of a 6 month old
“Good Night, Sleep Tight” tells you how to solve nearly every kind of children’s sleep problems in a compassionate, nurturing, and loving manner. Reading this book before your baby is born is one of the best things an expectant mom can do, and she will reference it over and over as her child grows, because it addresses sleep issues for older children as well. Every baby shower gift I give is this book!” Jennifer M., Culver City, CA. Mother of two.
This has been a wonderful journey...parenting is the hardest job I've ever had; yet by far the most rewarding. Your insight has helped our family to be better communicators and for that we are truly thankful. Best wishes as you go on to bring peace to other families. Stacy, San Diego, CA. Parent of a 4 month old
You are such an excellent listener and helped in so many areas - not just sleep! oldMother of a 7 month
I just wanted to express our thanks to Kim for her great advice! Our son Joshua is now sleeping through the night, as well as napping in his crib 1-2 times per day. He is a very happy camper now, and so are we! Elizabeth R. West Orange, NJ
Thank you so much for all of your research, hard work and for the advice, encouragement and support you offer. Thank you for reminding us that we're only human and frustration is normal, although not helpful!! I feel like I am now equipped to deal with set backs and I am better able to keep my calm resolve at bedtime. All of these things along with a good night's sleep help to make me the Mommy I want to be to my little guy. I can't thank you enough, please keep up the great work! Your book is going to be the gift I give for baby showers from now on! Theresa E., Baltimore MD Mother of a 3½ year old
I love your book! It has helped us so much! My 2 year old son has never had a problem going to sleep in his own bed until about 3 or 4 months ago, and then we started to let him sleep in bed with my husband and I. I am using The Sleep Lady Shuffle now and we are on the 9th day and it is going very well so far! We are all so very HAPPY! Thank you for this WONDERFUL technique of helping and teaching children to sleep! This is by far the best way to do it! Every parent needs your book, and I will tell everybody I know about it. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for helping us!! You are a blessing! Amber A. Mother of a 2 year old
I am amazed at The Sleep Lady’s Shuffle! It worked! I got the book "Good Night, Sleep Tight", and followed all of the instructions and within 7 nights my son is falling asleep on his own! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I can sleep now! After 5 years of not sleeping well, I can finally sleep!! I have told all of my friends who are struggling with sleep issues to read your book. I feel so empowered as a mother. This is one of my biggest mothering accomplishments. Thank you, thank you! Denise M., Billerica, MA Mother of 3 small children
I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU!! I have a 16 month old that would wake up EVERY night for about 2 hours and nothing would get her back to sleep. I began using the Sleep Lady Shuffle and after the first 6-7 days (which were hard!) she began sleeping all night! The last two months have been like a miracle.....the whole house can sleep again....thank you very much!!!!! Lori H. Mother of a 16 month old
By the time my son turned 7 months old, he was still waking 4 or more times a night to nurse and I was a zombie. I knew I had to do something for both of our sakes, but I am firmly against cry it out methods and attachment parenting was proving just too much. After reading your book cover to cover and confirming with his doctor that it is ok to reduce his night feedings, I took a week off of work and braced myself for what I expected to be some very rough nights. By the fourth night, he was only waking me once to nurse during the night. Now we are on the 14th night and he has been sleeping for 10+ hours straight for the past three nights. I am simply AMAZED at how well your method worked for us. My needy, grumpy little boy is now a happy, well rested baby boy. But the most amazing thing of all is that throughout the entire process, he only shed 3 tears. Only 3! That's a number that a tender hearted mother like me can live with. I have and will recommend your method to any parent dealing with sleep issues. Thank you so much for such a well written and easy to follow book. Your method has definitely changed our lives! Michelle C.
Thank you so much for restoring my faith in my mothering abilities and making my daughter a happier baby. My daughter is 9.5 months old and I quit work when she was 8.5 months old. I was at my wits end over her not sleeping. She would go to sleep at 8pm and wake 4-5 times a night (sometimes to feed) and I would transfer her to the swing. She now goes to bed at 7:30pm and wakes about 6:30-7am with no night feeds. I was amazed at how fast I saw a change since she had NEVER slept one single full night in the crib in her life. She took all naps and slept most nights in the swing. Thank you soooo much! Kelley E.
You saved our family! You helped my husband and I get our three children back on track when we were about to lose our minds. You saved us and we are constantly referring to your techniques. The children are happier than ever now that they are sleeping well (usually 12 hours a night for all three) and so are my husband and I. I recommend your book to patients and friends on a weekly basis. It was not easy to teach our children how to sleep well with one almost 6 year old and twins at almost 3 years old, but we could have never have done it without your consultation. Thank you. The Martin Family will be forever indebted to your knowledge and the phone consultations were priceless. Thank you! Elizabeth Martin, MD- OB/GYN
Thank you for your words of wisdom and sleep training methods. We struggled for the first year trying to get our son to sleep through the night. I read everything out there and tried a variety of approaches with no avail. Within a week after reading your book, my son was sleeping through the night! Everyone laughed when I said I was reading a sleep training book by the Sleep Lady and was making it my mission over Christmas break to get my son to sleep through the night. Now everyone is asking how I did it, and I have friends and family members calling for the name of your book! It is so wonderful for my son, husband, and I to finally get a full-night's sleep. Thank you! Meghan
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart - before reading your book, my 15 month old daughter Sofia was waking 6-10 times a night, and I couldn't resolve my commitment to attachment parenting with sleep training. Now she goes to bed on her own by 8pm, and wakes at 7, and then naps for 2 hours a day - a miracle change from when she needed to nurse or rock to sleep, woke every 2-3 hours and never napped longer than 25 minutes. We have the confidence to know what she is capable of and how to gently handle everything. Many many thanks for giving my family the tools we were missing to all get the sleep we so badly needed! Ilysia S.
"Thank you for your terrific coaching! Our son no longer naps in a stroller and sleeps 11 hours at night! Our new sleep patterns have made a huge difference in our family's lives and we can't thank you enough!" Parents of a 7 month old
"Thank you for being our sleep guru and my cheerleader. You empowered me to take control of my situation!" Mother of a 3 year old & 1 year old
"Thank you, not only for your book, but for making yourself available as a "live" resource. I tell everyone that my daughter’s great sleep habits are all because of you. I am so grateful to be able to get my questions answered and get a solution. I cannot tell you what a profound impact you have made on me and my family. Thank you so much.” Kim P., Rosemont, PA. Mother of a 4 month old.
"Thank you again for your wonderful insight, guidance, compassion and patience! You are a life saver and sleep saver!" Parents of a 2-1/2 year old & 6 month old twins
"Thank you so much for your help and support. You have had such a positive effect on all FOUR of us. The twins are the happiest babies ever- thanks to you. Mom and Dad are very happy too!" Parents of 10 month old twins
"I have practiced nothing but the Sleep Lady Shuffle techniques for my second daughter, who just turned 1 year old. She has been a great sleeper since she transitioned to her crib from the co-sleeper at 6 months old. She sleeps from 7pm - 6am! I used the Sleep Lady Shuffle with my first daughter, now 2.5 yrs old, after many other techniques were tried (before I discovered Good Night, Sleep Tight) and nothing worked. She has been sleeping through the night (730pm - 630am) since she was 11 months old with only a couple minor set backs which were resolved with a reintroduction of the Shuffle - I just can't say enough about how great this book and concept is!!! Thank you, Sleep Lady!" Tati F. Mother of two
"I have been following and reading The Sleep Lady’s book, Good Night, Sleep Tight, now for a while. And it has been the ONLY book that has really worked – it makes sense and works without the heart wrenching screaming. I recently had my 13month old start child care and napping was the hurdle I knew we were going to have to overcome. And the books suggestions worked perfect for my child care. THANK YOU!!!!!!!" Fernanda, Mother of a 13 month old in Australia
I want to thank you for your sleep techniques! We have twin girls that were 6 months old when we discovered your book (they are 4 1/2 now and we have another daughter that is 2 years old). Your sleep techniques worked so well for the twins and unbelievably well with our youngest starting from birth! I recommend your book to EVERYONE! Thanks so much for all your help with our family's sleep! Kira R.
I can truly say that your book and supportive videos have changed my husband and my life! We bed shared with our first two children and were on the way to doing this with our third when I came across your book, the first which was practical, applicable and, well, GENTLE. I just wanted to say "THANK YOU" from the bottom of our hearts for giving us our lives back and for helping us to teach the baby to sleep. She went from up every 45 minutes to sleeping through 12-13 hours on the first night. Monica S.
By the time our son was a year old he was (unintentionally) in our bed most of the time. As an educator, I knew I had to get him back in his bed and on a schedule before I went back to school in August. We revisited your Sleep Shuffle method and decided from the get-go that no matter what, we would stick to it. Now, just less than two months later, the little boy who used to SCREAM if we tried to put him in his bed, runs to his bedroom for bedtime! Bedtime is no longer a nightmare for us. Thank you so much!Holly M.
My son was two and a half when I started the Sleep Lady Shuffle. He slept with my husband and I and I had to lay down with him while he played with my hair to fall asleep. When he woke at night I had to get him his cup of water and find his tag on his blanket for him to go back to sleep. I honestly thought it was hopeless and had this book for almost a year before I finally bit the bullet and followed the steps. I can not believe the difference in my son's sleeping habits! After only about two weeks he started to consistantly sleep through the night! He even takes longer naps in his bed in the afternoon. Thanks so much!Danielle B.
I just wanted to write to you and say Thank You for writing such a wonderful book. I have a 6 month old who was still nursing 4 times a night and ending up in our bed. She now sleeps 12 hours through the night in her own crib. I sing your praises to anyone who will listen. I loved the way you didn't have one way to do things. I was able to pick what was best for us, which I loved. So Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! Julie T. Coal City, IL
THANK YOU. Your book is amazing and I never thought our son could go to sleep alone and sleep through the night. We are a changed family!! My husband joked that he is going to build a "Sleep Lady" statue. Thanks again! Tori
Just wanted to pass on my thanks and the good news. I read Kim West's book, and my 12 month old (breast fed baby) is now falling asleep on his own and sleeping through the night. It just took a week. Thanks again! Now if we could only get him to let us sleep in on the weekends! Julie E.
Sleep! I barely slept for almost 3 years after the birth of my daughter. I did so many things wrong for all the right reasons! I came across Kim West's book, "Good Night, Sleep Tight" and it made such a difference in helping my daughter to become a good sleeper and how I handled all the sleep issues with my second baby. The best thing about this book is that it tells you what is "normal" for babies and children at each age/stage, and then helps you form reasonable expectations for your child's sleep. And HOW to solve nearly every sleep problem in a compassionate, nurturing, and loving manner. Reading this book before your baby is born is one of the best things an expectant mom can do, and she will reference it over and over as her child grows, because it deals with sleep issues for older children as well. Every baby shower gift I give is this book! Jennifer M.
