Price - $7.00 | 30 Minutes
Is your baby sleeping 8 to 10 hours without waking like the typical child at this age? Is your baby a “night–crier” or a “night-feeder” still? What is the SIDS risk in this age group? Listen to this podcast and learn how to end the night waking and night feeding. Hear what the research says about parent-directed sleep patterns vs. attachment parenting models. Finally, you will learn why it is crucial to have established good sleep habits by six months.
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Outline:
- What is normal for a 4 to 6 month old?
- Results of the Copenhagen Study.
- Ending middle-of-the-night feedings.
- Why things get worse after 6 months.
Resources:
- AAP book: Guide to Your Child’s Sleep.
- Dr. Sears’ book: The Baby Sleep Book.
- Book by Izzo called: BabyWise.
- Book by Pantley: The No-Cry Sleep Solution.
- Book by Ferber: Solve Your Sleep Problems.
- Book called The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer.
- Book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
- “Sleep Problems,” an article in the journal Pediatrics by Lewis Kass, MD
- “Supplementary carrying compared with advice to increase responsive parenting as interventions to prevent persistent infant crying,” an article by Drs. James-Roberts, Hurry, Bowyer and Barr in Pediatrics.
- “Infant Crying and Sleeping in London, Copenhagen and When Parents Adopt a ‘Proximal’ Form of Care.” Pediatrics. By Drs. James-Roberts, Alvarez, Csipke, Abramsky, Goodwin, and Sorgenfrei.
at 9:11 am
What I liked most about this podcast is Dr. Bill’s straight-forward, no-nonsense tone. He presents the information very clearly. As a new, first-time parent, I needed someone to just tell me what to do sometimes! I like that Dr. Bill doesn’t hestitate to recommend a specific course of action under a certain set of circumstances. It was reassuring to know that there is no reason that my 6 month old should be waking up in the middle of the night to eat. He gave me the permission I needed to take that feeding out of the rotation, and he gave me the confidence and reassurance that I wasn’t harming my child in any way but was, in fact, actually helping him in the long run. Thanks for all of the great information, Dr. Bill!
at 6:11 am
My oldest child slept through the night with no issues at 6 weeks. I just assumed my second would be the same – but it wasn’t at all. She woke night after night and screamed and cried nonstop – sometimes for more than an hour and often more than two times each night. When I picked her up, she stopped immediately and drifted to sleep – so I knew it wasn’t illness or hunger waking her up. Everyone had advice for me about how to “fix” my issue. I was exhausted, feeling rather like a failure, and at my wit’s end when I downloaded this podcast. Dr. Bill helped me to understand the things I was doing to contribute to my baby’s sleep issues. He also gave me confidence that I could and would do the right things to get her the sleep she needed. It did not happen in one night – but I stuck to what Dr. Bill said and we were through it in a week. She sleeps “like a baby” now – at 14 months. Thank you!