Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success [Hardcover]

Suzy Giordano (Author), Lisa Abidin (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 19, 2006

There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective "Limited- Crying Solution" that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night—and three hours in the day—by the age of twelve weeks old.

Giordano is the mother of five children and one of the most sought-after baby sleep specialists in the country. The Washington Post calls her a baby sleep "guru" and "an underground legend in the Washington area for her ability to teach newborns how to achieve that parenting nirvana: sleeping through the night." Her sleep plan has been tested with singletons, twins, triplets, babies with special needs, and colicky babies—and it has never failed.

Whether you are pregnant, first-time parents, or parents who seek a different path with your second or third child, anyone can benefit from the Baby Coach’s popular system of regular feeding times, twelve hours of sleep at night and three hours of sleep during the day, and the peace of mind that comes with taking the parent and child out of a sleep- deprived world.

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About the Author

Suzy Giordano is the mother of five children, the youngest being fraternal twin boys. Also known as the Baby Coach, Suzy has worked with hundreds of Washington, D.C. area families as a baby sleep specialist for the past ten years.

Lisa Abidin is a former client of Suzy’s and the mother of girl-boy twins.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult (January 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525949593
• ISBN-13: 978-0525949596
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (180 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Sleep Disorders
  • #72 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Parenting

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82 of 85 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars After reading 3 other sleep books this one finally worked! March 23, 2007

By Veronica Miller

Format:Hardcover

I bought this book because my husband and I were up all night with our 7 month old baby who has only slept through the night (7-8

hours at most) a handful of times since he was born.

He also had to be bounced over and over and over to get him to go to sleep or be breastfed. He only took 30 minute naps during the day, and he took 4-5 naps a day!!! I also have a 2 year old to chase around so I have been a walking zombie for the past 7 months!!

I already tried Weisbluth, Pantley and another sleep book and none of them worked. I read your book and thought that I would at least try putting him on the eating every 4 hour schedule and not letting him fall asleep and then slowly try (maybe) to work on naps and then maybe on the letting him put himself to sleep part. I wasn't at all expecting to be sitting here 4 days later at 8:00 pm with my baby sound asleep (who also put himself to sleep ) typing on the computer! I thought that there was no way that my very needy baby would ever be able to put himself to sleep , to tell you the truth I really wasn't even considering trying!

The first day that I put him on the every 4 hour schedule he ate every

4 hours and took 2 naps at about 2 hours each and them slept for 11 hours only waking once but putting himself back to sleep. Every night since I have crossed my fingers and he has slept 11 to 12 hours straight through. My life feels so much different than it did last week!! He is a new baby and I am a new mom! Just wish I would have read this book earlier! It is short and easy to read, unlike the other books I read that go on & on for 300+ pages.

105 of 115 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A simple, easy recipe for sleep success January 27, 2007

By AOT

Format:Hardcover

I bought this book when my first child was born, and applied the concepts after she was 8 weeks old. By 14 weeks, she was sleeping 11-12 hours/night with 2 naps during the day. She wasn't miserable, and I certainly did not starve her. My second child was born last year, and I followed the same plan. She was sleeping 12 hours by 13 weeks - also with two naps during the day. For those who suggest this book is inhumane, the author expressly states that you should not begin sleep training your baby until they are 8 weeks old, and at least 10 pounds AND consuming at least 24 ounces of formula or breastmilk in 24 hours. I will admit that I had better success when I bottle fed my children (I used expressed breastmilk) rather than nursed. You can determine how many ounces your baby is consuming more easily when bottle feeding vs. nursing.

You will achieve sleep success more easily if you are fairly regimented about training, and remain regimented until a schedule is well-established.

So for those reviewers who think that you are supposed to starve your baby for 12 hours at night, you are mistaken. The author does not suggest that at all. For the first 8 weeks of life, the author states that you must feed on-demand. Each baby is different, and you'll need to modify the sleep training techniques for your child, but the overall concept does work, and my children are happy, pleasant and well-rested.

77 of 83 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life. May 22, 2007

By SASLW

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Before we bought this book, we just assumed babies woke up several times per night for months. Wrong. We started the training from this book when our baby was 5 weeks old. We followed the steps rigorously, and by 12 weeks old he was sleeping from 8:30pm to 8am without waking up in between. Another 3 weeks later he was on a daytime nap schedule of 1hr in the morning and 2hrs at night, with feedings like clockwork at 8, 12, 4, and 8. He is now 11 months old and still perfectly on schedule. When we put him down at night, he goes to sleep without crying. On the infrequent occasion that he does wake up and cry, he goes back to sleep by himself in 5-10 minutes without any soothing. I've now bought this book for six friends who have recently had babies. I can't recommend it enough- it's simple, it's straitforward, it's humane (no letting them cry all night), and the toughest part only lasted about 2-3 weeks (spacing out the night feedings by 15 minutes per feed over a couple of weeks). Oh, and unlike some of the other enormous baby manuals, this one can be read completely in about 2 hours. Raise you baby however you want, but if you want to sleep through the night EVERY night, buy this book!