The Baby Sleep Book: How to help your baby to sleep and have a restful night

The Baby Sleep Book: How to help your baby to sleep and have a restful night
Martha Sears

William Sears

Drawing on considerable experience as both parents and professionals in the paediatric profession, the best-selling parenting experts Dr. William and Martha Sears have produced the definitive guide to the frequently fraught and troublesome topic of sleep.The Sleep Book is designed as a practical and contemporary guide to parenting, ensuring you can get your child to sleep and making sure night time isn’t dreaded. Containing the latest medical research, and providing informed and considered advice on all the issues, this book offers guidance and support to keep you and your child rested and refreshed.Includes advice on all aspects of sleep such as:• 8 infant sleep facts every parent should know• 31 ways to get your baby to sleep and stay asleep• Bedwetting• Hidden medical causes of night waking• Sleep trainers• Night weaning – 12 alternatives for the all-night nurser• Night terrors• 5 reasons why high need infants sleep differently• Sleep safety• SIDS: the latest research on how sleeping with your baby is safe• Co-sleeping: Yes, No, SometimesAn invaluable resource for parents of young children, The Baby Sleep Book provides guidance on how to get your baby to sleep, what to do if he wakes up to often, what to do if he sleeps to much. It also helps with moving the place of sleep, sleepwear, managing the sleep time of more than one child, and night time feeding.

Dedication (#ulink_e2ae23dc-2e52-5340-bada-2fbe78fc0996)

to our children – who now all sleep through the night

James

Robert

Peter

Hayden

Erin

Matthew

Stephen

Lauren

and dr bob’s

Andrew

Alex

Joshua

contents

Cover (#uddcd2dfd-cebc-5009-a3fe-227a5028c847)

Title Page (#u90571a74-0531-5a93-b999-b7ca78392b45)

Dedication (#ulink_3892e544-81f1-59e7-981d-9af3e8eda564)

A Restful Word from Dr Bill (#ulink_cc0f486c-d933-596c-ac83-5a7219d2a6e9)

chapter 1: five steps to get your baby to sleep better (#ulink_dcfda074-9a13-500f-9907-0744e8ca9168)

Step 1: Find Out Where You and Your Baby Sleep Best (#ulink_fd657c3d-2b68-5028-b084-92bf2a2f0533)

Step 2: Learn Baby’s Tired Times (#ulink_5177f663-268a-5d27-980b-44fc2d6a086e)

Step 3: Create a Safe and Comfortable Environment Conducive to Sleep (#ulink_2fbed838-3e2b-5b03-81ea-ee2bbc68f60f)

Step 4: Create a Variety of Bedtime Rituals (#ulink_5df6629b-a247-5edd-833e-ff67e52f5126)

Step 5: Help Baby Stay Asleep Longer (#ulink_8a877a6d-b8ee-576d-9c2e-1378d2e313e5)

Keep a Sleep Log (#ulink_d2af3a9e-0ced-5609-9a0d-2a46619768a3)

chapter 2: fifteen tips to help toddlers sleep (#ulink_d5f6bd50-78d1-5a6c-b7e8-50035bfa1487)

What Toddlers Learn at Bedtime (#ulink_b38c135a-80b8-56e7-bb70-c9d56f102e24)

Easing Your Toddler Off to Dreamland – Fifteen Tips (#ulink_64050997-9530-530e-b1c8-626109eca523)

Teaching Your Young Child to Fall Asleep Alone and Happy (#ulink_97f140c0-e66e-5989-85ee-4604a9f63fc5)

FAQs About Toddler Sleep (#ulink_a194dac1-d841-58b0-9b56-c2484f55f0f2)

Why Nighttime Parenting Matters (#ulink_9ed698a8-b386-5252-a6e2-53b90cf7272d)

chapter 3: the facts about infant sleep and what they mean for parents (#ulink_7b38860e-0623-502b-bb30-af46c2d78af9)

Learn the Facts of Infant Sleep (#ulink_488364f5-587f-5528-96f5-f04376904a21)

How Babies Sleep at Various Ages (#ulink_5f4dae7b-dcb7-57d1-869e-abb30aeed535)

Why Babies Wake Up (#ulink_3cc235c4-85b4-5a83-9768-bba34bd1dbb6)

Normal Night Noises Sleeping Babies Make (#litres_trial_promo)

Adopt a Nighttime Parenting Attitude (#litres_trial_promo)

Unclutter the Daytime Life of a Nighttime Parent (#litres_trial_promo)

Get Connected (#litres_trial_promo)

Get to Know Your Baby’s Sleep Personality (#litres_trial_promo)

Matching You, Your Baby, and Your Sleep Plan (#litres_trial_promo)

Sleep Safety (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter 4: meet different families with different sleep plans (#litres_trial_promo)

Newly-Born or Soon to Be (#litres_trial_promo)

Doing it Differently with the Next Baby! (#litres_trial_promo)

Baby Training (#litres_trial_promo)