‘Does your baby wake and cr for you a ight? {sithard geting your baby sloop a bedtime? so, his guide for you Used and recommended by thousands of heath vistors in the UK ths step by step gue fers, tried and tested techniques t ‘© preven the misery of months of sleepless rights ‘¢ Gate sleep problems in babies 6 months ey and pracical sugges oe hers ly-approved methods, ps The Cod Sep Guide © aneasytowse quiz to atsssifyour baby asa problem a Stepy step baby sleep programme 1&2 Sheep diary to monitor progress 1 Ghetlcontacs, addresses and products ‘our guide has given us oust ull rights sleep n neal two yeas. Thank you ‘Sharon Bominghom, mother and marry mune "An exllent summary f accepted medial praize and techniques fr baby sleep Promotion. | recommend to Both parents and Professionals. Resor ayo ford Unive TTHIITTIAIIME Seesre’rd tae you step step tgy Bee tifa teen rasa sha crea STThe Good Sleep Guid | for you and your baby “| | Angela Henderson |‘The Good Seep Gide for You and Your Baby 2002 Angel Henderson workin Angela Henderson irs deified asthe author oF OHRID teordance with Sco 7 fhe Copyright, Desig and ‘heaters and ies mtc her moet ight unde this 8 hey Hor rs Sor ta TIansown ane Sto, Clouse. 1.0K aos) aio fa oe) 58 Ema inthawtemprescom Wee worm Al sighed No pao his bck may ergata orn Tecan ooh epng ny tl at ee ew nu hep on tl ep over photograph by Maty Anon hs Cover Ges sn trotting hy Roll Li Sto, GEES Pete by The Com Psy Iridy, Wilite ted on ah-te pap fom angel ones Buh Library Cataloguing in Pabicaton Dat aid fo! | \oroword by Joan Wood ‘Authors Introduction ‘action Whatis‘slepingthrough? About your babys sleep pattern ‘Sleepingttvoughthemght How much do babies sleep? ‘What an expect rom my baby? \Whatesperts ays possible \hatactuallyhappens section? Dowehaves problem? ‘Whatis sleep problem’? Does mybaby havea problem? How do problems start How wecan make things worse Sleep deprivation aeath warning Toke sebon ow! ‘ation’ Sixkeysto good sleep foryou and your {younge) baby Key One Createaclendference between night and day ey Two Provides prvae, peaceful sleeping pace ay Thee Letyourbaby ean to sete himselt kKeyFour__ Havereglardaytime feeding and sleeping outines eye Naturalymnimse nightie eecing eye Keepthings calm ard preditabein the evening section’ Whereshould my baby sleep? ‘Should be share with mp baby? [My persnal experience ofearibed shang Isbedsharingsafe? Wy do parents choose tobedshare? Hon lng shuld bee sharingcomtne? Pros andcanefshort an long termbed-sharing Howto make yourbed bab endl 2 Safety secon forbed sharing General safety pins babys sleeping placeas Secondly, i i ey toe and 8 wellrescarched summary of clinically. approved techniques ater than yet anaer new tcoy. Heath visitors can ‘herfore sy tly of i to provide an ideal back yp for work with both Some words used frequently inthe text ate not used inthe USA ‘The translation guide below explains Engh terms: stun’ rpuingfrabay sep popamme(é:ments) 35 ‘iy pepo imporat ‘Are you ready fora sleep programme? (Questionnaire) 7 Foreword Secon Thelay sep proper mon) “ Twelve steps to perfect sleep 45 | Wiortosarbepoyene & Decry abate ec doing te propane? i oping anew he perusing ep prone Your pea qucstanrarembopterece $ vite metre snd Gacemanung erat ma ots ees Cotbainect A tah sto. socal pura ep pion tegen od Putin tee ceion S| Eiinjerene stam irpteo amine iba fet santos schdeuston ‘Lave ope tc eae opr eon Secon? 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Re 5 Formuter sheer ontds are 3% | contevepeneplomatns espe bead pe a ae {Sere kas hcks kc er nec ore st 54 | ealts sometimes avaiable fom health professionals (which may not give | dads ince ose el nce Doi sree | Speen teat naan be ay Spc ote for US wade | Seni aaa years by parents who kn this approach works, Thissecond edition has bees "updated ath fudback rm these penta well arom eat proesionlvi Tae Goon sueceGuine lenin duty te hn cea hy ie th sre The Good Slerp Gude beor or soon spose fer their of {aby Theupdatedpevetonseion tis tewedton teal exelent By ducting yours in god ine abot the nature of baby ley pater whats realistic to expect rom your ch a diferent aes, and mot important a ‘ast to espond to our chil’ news t nigh, ou wil have the best possible ‘hance of enabling your baby to develop sound sleeping habit For parents aleady experiencing problems the easy qui format is an ent ald to identifying which of wide range of posible somtibutory facto maybe relevantn ther case Thisaproach nse before oust on 2 fall baby slep programme, that her posible casts of seeleses, Including dietary, psa and enon ators, are fliaddresed you sealrad having sles your chances of soees are seats you alow his guide withbelh visor sapport, An for new pai my hope that forewarned ard forces, yo relly can prevent problems sxcurring and hence ok orwan! anya filled nights Ioan Woo BN, RM, ONG, RSCN, RAV oda Fy Heals Core Aug 2002 Author’s introduction ‘Des your baby deep through he nigh” sone of the mos common qustions row parents tasked, andthe topic stolen diced among parents thermal, We ow wth rie when we cana Shs rely god of ight We nay alms ela see of fare if we cannot this ~ a6 thogh we lack Parenting bly, oa four hl st blame in some way. Desperate foe ep tnd wih the best ofitertons, many parents nd up spending hours each ight, ‘en fa month on en, helpng heir abies set ack to seep andasa result sien fel exhausted, conto and lacking guidance on ths portant subject. "With my fist baby, Amber, despite my dere in ppcholgy and 3 wide range af books on childcare, 1 was alo confused. Although she had dept through the night a four months, she started waking Feguentl again at 6 ‘months, Fotly exhausted for ep deprivation and having jst resumed 3 ‘demanding jo, Iwasa the en of my tether One day had half an hour for 3 ‘ceeded walk on my own tn clear my headin he chemist overeat 2 mothe aking for deuge to Bett chld to sleep. Horie, I realised tht hough this ws + tempting option, 1 would never resort fo sich methods Wandering blay-yed int myles! bookstore, I caught sight of «book — Tel Yur Bly to Step Tough the Night On the bak covert promised nea pod nights ep in only thie to even days fT changed my nighttime Stage. did and in thre days, than, we were both exoying 2 fll sightslep. "Ae tha experince [developed personal asin for his subject. When iy econd bay, Josph, was ta four eas ate, | decid to we my time at Thome with him fo reach and write the first edition of hisbook. [wanted to produce the rly cone and exy-to-follow guide Thad so needed mya the Fist time around, hy research confirmed! wht Uruspeced afer ny success with Amber that depite one oo res ontovesy. there were ried nd Tested methods bing wed by health profesional and ih clinics, but that his owe wat fen not geting trough fey to sleep-deprived parents. 1 Temitioendact garth labo cpeTue Goon Stee Guine Don't mony you ae 00 ted to focus onthe page, let alone read a ‘hole bool! The structure ofthis books very spi {Sections 1-2 help you eat fyou havea problem {Section 3-4 help avoid problem developing fe younger babies, and ge suggestions on whee your bay should sleep. 1 Sectons 5-6 are fr patents of babies over 6 months who stl we ropa at right These sections prepare for and outing 2 "Baby Seep Programme’ to hep your baby develop Independent sleeping habits. 1 Section 7 focuses on frequently asked questions and the help Section provider + further reading stand useful contact dreset should you need further help o suppor. «The Appendices are separate from the main tet, as optional reading fr those who need more information on cetaln topes {Guchae weaning, theroleofeod aegis or coping withing). ‘ean he thousand pnts kon tobe slerng eels) ight afer ight tobe able to avid going vrongh thi. This guide, heer, does not {Ghia to contain any new mace ese mere to surmarse in an easly ‘Kees way what salen by linia, sed by ath vistors ard proven work Tis mow five years since this book wi ist polished and Lam tre to say adging from te hage numberof leer I resve from eeleved and Gelghted readers that wring it hasbeen one ofthe most rewarding things 1 fave ever done. Ths ew edition inomports comments and case histories from such eters a wells vase tip om parents and beat sto Keep thos eters coming plese, via Hawahora Pres (adsessat font of bok) with Comments esl dtl anyother ok, papers or evant organisations ou have come actos on this subject. You comments and experiences can be {aad wo eri tue edtons Tal meet many mothers who do ot rele, 61d not, ha the way parents con afletababy sbeaviur iseasyo become defensive ane protective about the states we develop to cope with our cis sleep fallen nt wishing dice hema or ake any fre vice, Bu ete Fro ned be ashamed: itis understandable thats many of ws are confsed | | | | Auruonsinraooucrion ix bout how best ta meet our abies” aed. We ve ina ime when society and ‘hit ering paces ste changing so radically and so quik tht we have ‘recom confessing the natural confidence which previous generations ‘ad in daing with thi babies The bis Become a confsed as we re no ‘wonder hey cannot develop sound sleep patter, Frs-bor abies have more {esp problems than subsequent ones, presumaly Because parents are usualy more confident about hat odo the scond time around This guise wl ep Yon to crete consistent and appropri routines which wl ge ou Bak a Felingof engin contol spare “Although ths ook bas bun writen expecially for parents [know that thas sso become extremely popular with heath profesional. It strongly {ecommended that patents develop good eatinship with ther heath ‘tor, who can bel and support them in eaeing out these sggestons. It's ‘ho recomended thao pariesparets read thisbook~new pprches ‘nlwork beter and more sccesslly when suppor by the whole fui You wis to buy this gud in gant, t dstebute angst prensa local fpoupm please Conta the pubes, If you have ies for topics that Fite eal guider should ever, hen do aloe s know. "Take courage =the echnigues do work hope that ths bok wile you cithrpreent or cre the ghtmare of ep depeivaton that so many new patents have to eadare unnecessary. The fs fe months with a nee Baby “Should bea ime fay forthe whole arly and this book can help ensure tht Agel Henderson Fore Solin, gs 2002What is ‘sleeping through’? v's been a hard day’ nigh, nd ben woking Ike a dog, Ws been a hard doy nt shold be slepig ike oop ho Lennon and Paul McCarey ‘About your baby’s sleep pattern fore we ook at what "norma and when youcan expect your eid to seep through the mph its wll to understand more abou the nate of babies ‘keep ptr an the diference between bay and aul sleep, “here ate wo Bsc pes slp fr both abies and ada: deep sow wae’ slp (in whichis ard to wake the sep, tbe bodys tery reoted, no dreaming acu) and 1 tower apid-eye- movement or REM slp (in which dreaming and ‘end body movements oar, and rom which we wake east). As adults we spend the majority of our seeping time in deep seep and ahinough we maya or even wake 3 we pas om deep to REM sleep, in Ener ye donot remember this ables pend far more time than adaltsin ‘hallow sep, and are much more easly woken “Sleeping through’ the night ‘Wien med seping 0 per en of babies ate cen waking and opening thee ‘esl shor peiosSowe dul knoe tat #iscompltl att fo babies ‘owe fequey obit periods at night How you reat this natural ight ‘woking fers cern stagehaseen ached scrum determining wheter ‘our bby wile independent slesping habits ate onIe Goon steer Guin ‘Your sleeps disrupted when your child cries for youre ogo back te slep eather than puting himself ack to sleep wien waking atc at ight Abby who seeps through the night i therfore a baby who, while sti waking natural aight does ott forbelp to gobaskto xp andesn ep {ead foranacepable period, How much do babies sleep? "The US Center for Pediatric Slop inertia tat: ‘at Leonth ypcl baby slept of 1Shours er dye ely 9 hours at ight and the ret vided int thre dayne nap ‘by Smonths nea 1 hours at night and 5 hours daring the ‘by 6momths 1 hours at night and jut one 3 hours ding the day into ‘by9 months grualy more at nigh and ls dang the day ani by yearyou can expec 11s hours tight on args lle by jst over hours sleep during he day int maps Please erin nnd that hese ae average of ttl sp with interuptiony and in practic extremely variable What can | expect from my baby? Berealiatic wth newborns Theis controversy about when babies should? stat sping through the aight ~ and how long fo. fi important to Be Tele about wt is aehinable in terms of unbroken night-me slp, ‘arly with newborn baby. Sometimes et eter om ew mets ‘nth ery yong babies asking ne can lp hem eth thet cep problem fs they need get good nights slep in order tortor third Sayin Such cass the pens expectations of wha thei Bay capable ofa imply neal (Ifyou are planning ort to work wt your baby der 6 ‘monte of ago ead Appendix 5) Tesimpatant evar th constant ay and night ong demand of ‘most neon ars inetady gong let some dsrpton of dep fr those { Waris SteePiNG THROUGH? 3 providing he eds usualy the moter. However thera ways of minimising thicspion at night. Research sows hat cies about sy and night ine feng roitine an fequeny, the baby's leping envionment, How Yo ‘behave wih your baby at ferent stars of development and other fos ll aft whether our newborn wll develop good sep habits or not Seton 2 wil help you deieehther or not you sendy hve a pole eaper ‘What experts say is possible © S:month-ld babies ‘The csteat research definition of normal ‘seeping through x» baby who, by 12 weeks of ae, sleeps at last five Bours of tunroen slop between the hour of midnight and 7am. (Fe hours sleep tridhot break ny not acer lot toa tied paren, butt may comfort you Tolknove tha this sor at nota at thi age) ‘month-old babies American cxpersscemto gre that abies shouldbe able sep a est ane unbroken hours by 6 months, although some UK ‘pers el this i ove-opinitie What actually happens Butifyour bby i not seeping throug, take heart, you ar not lone! Results from the ongoing Avo Longitudinal Seay of arent and Chien (ALSPAC see references) the largest ever UR survey ofits kindof ety 1400 fais, reveal igurs tht are tring otha who know how ea ican be to se sleep: promoting methods such as hose explained inthis guide ‘According o these rests, third of parent of 6 month-old bubs re up ‘tween one and eight tes cach night engoged in 2 variety of soothing eavious: ohig/cuding ceding and ging dummies were eprtd a the ‘most common slations Many experts eve that thse gree higher than they ned tobe, Tisbook il ep yow understand why sch behaviour tally pproprate for «newborn bby, bu ow ican become counteprdactive i These activ sothing sales are continue ps the newborn pase. Most epets inthe eld ofmedcineandpeychology agree thatby 6 ‘oy months 3 baby can eam to sleep unaided for most ofthe night tvenif he has not already done so without hel4 TueGoonsteePGui0e SUMMARY ‘tis mature for babies to wae nore frequen tng than als Hee Mechors bcs (0-12 week) wl ocd replat feds throughout the ihe 23S month-old baby can only he capt to sep for one Shou stretch a ditto eed, though ane wil slep fr longer than his 1 emonth ob baby can etn okey na feast aleady done so wit bl hed for mot of the ight even if Do we have a problem? hot hath nigh odo wth sleep? Mite Comus,1022 What is a ‘sleep problem’? Paychologits report wide aration in ow parents peccve what problem Some inexperienced parents ae hore by even alan hor of tyingorthe vey fteling dri it wes Ose pu wth dns savhing "simaton nla problem fyofndiprobleatis and thsi of hisbook ‘soottomale you fel uity about what ouse ding ifeveryne isbappy with it However, ie worth knowing wht the long-term consequences of Your Caren routines might be, What doesnot sce problem a 7 months (eg ving down nex to your baby for balan hour whe she goes o sep every ‘ring ay wel em a problem when youbave ogo on doing it for several ‘eas orif your young cd doesnot ets bbysiter replace you! Defining whet a ‘probly’ difiel, However, the founder of The ying by Clini’ inthe USA, have atrpte to tate definitions inthis ‘hve are They dina child with sleep problem 3 “an infant whe doesnot havea regular sna pater of hor comecative skp daring the night by 6 months of ag and who wakeup more than igs per ‘ws formore than onernth Theyalo defines dd witha problem as A red Eh wh ee 3 ite a sey on he = hen span ‘continues for overs month6 THeGoonSieer GUIDE Does my baby have a problem? Youraby wlan nae ghee most reretteapsn igs depgs eet mnt aan eect escent yos te aopegnyerbons a ere ap are mods get nour Sen etsy em Stan nl po ih pe Zest pray of met mo a+ ce hy or ‘Des sh seep fr sina fet rst ight han the average rer 3 Gregus 2) FACS a ake thot ay physica presence ding rocking desing ozs ean yor rp then Pay moreaelatonsoy bing. egtely acted by ep Agaion? ify anaweye toto ormre fs then you can ceri benefit by ‘along tetas porn insted Seon} Snatcher ng os or by none rR al elp you avid the ned for more src slp ‘eng ne on (Dont worry if your cid le than 8 months the Programe can bested tan pntaptoImnhsofapeahoogh ay UkSlonger to scced wih le bis) esl rom th ALSPAC study found that 22.1% (one thi filenames were waking her most nights rene nigh 8d $5 Tay hal) were waking gully once or more per night at 18 moms fag. The woudsee indicate that ning orbaby encourage nt god tp as owt lhe avi bang ako te om DoWEHAVEAPROSLEM? 7 How do problems start? "Shedd slep wal but now she wakes.” ‘Some bis stat of seeping trough the night as newborns, bu then heir slp patterns deteriorate, Thiv can occ fora vary of reasons, many of them snaveiable ania, teething oa pesado ai {sor chine routine uch ar moving howe (ter factors ised in the iteratare as bing linked to ep disruption in young babies ince ses events in pegnaney, particulatydiicl beth, Premature or low bith weight babies and parental str, However, knowing ‘ht eased your problem dow wot wera bing about ecu, How we can make things worse “The factors listed above are argely unavoidable, But there is one important ‘hing that wecan change andconra and thatthe way we parents ith cue aby, Weaturalrtend to sooth newborn baby through rocking making eran sounds, oldie and providing movement whi calms crying One eter, De. Harvey Karp (ac page 2 and farther reading section) believes that the reason newboen babies all ee to respond so welt these things isbecause ‘xan kinds of nose fouch and motion mimic the Womb environment. This roves help eta womb ine for babies woae neces iced fom the womb somewhat ery, before thir hee are too big to get through the birth anal As these things work so wel fora newborn baby, Ue tural endeny as pent particularly when we ae ina at of sleep deprivation, ito sing ‘Sesperstely to any rwtines and tts which ive work he past. At ‘esl we can nd ourselves sll needing to peeform such tivities with stem ‘oat. By cootinuing these we areactualtasingour hd need hem sera certain ae s0 that he cannot al alxp withthe! One hing thi ‘ge vllshow you show to wean your cio thes things and hence not ry Foeyouatnighe8. TueGoonsurercuior ‘onmany occasions | ended up drving around with erin the car at ra en ing to Sleep eae eat myelfone She was see a me ethene Cos Bath James a 15 months wok test ice each righ and ad to be Tock to Secp nou bed We fk desert. Fthanven Gor, Wishie | usedtohavetoie dwn onthe bd esto fonatan, sometimes for hers tte gethims goto sleep. " Nr Cake, Sa Sleep deprivation ~ a health warning “There ate wo min reasons for avoiding cating seep problem, The fists to protec the phys and emotional wel being of you and you whole fay. Tryourbaby isnt seeping then eter or both pres willbe slesp-depied eas of longterm seep deprivation listed in the erature neue: ‘lvicottion, weight los chronic iu abi, depression, broken fangs and hid abuse, There are cases where indvdasl already Prion to iless rch afters and dabetes have developed these {rough te ong term ses oflvng with night re Seep dpevation s 0 ‘rb hat it ae been used peson camps and incl programing. {soy the ability to think and concentrate ‘We wer both wreck Our production at work suffered and we even tnssed days de to no slep. We were so exhausted that we were Frtable nd jt alarcund miserable ‘Angel Brewer, Spokane, USA | was finding itinereasingly iffiult to cope with my othe child 2 year-old Nelsen {fleas my baby was charge, not me | had forgotten what vs like to fel ested and eteshed. Mare White, Bath ‘What is important to have a period of uninerupt ep, not sever hours of broken sleep. When parent are tthe ‘rf hci tether tht can ‘ete strenuland chug environment forthe chil’ cal development [Andie in some enteme casey the snution contbute to your reaonship ‘tly breskng up this sob ioulfr rm deal forthe hd. ‘The second teson for avoiding sleep deprivation sto furherthe chil svn physical and emotional wel-being, Broken alghs andthe trees these Produce wil interfere with your bays mood and feeding routines and wl "tmatey ater her phyial and poycholopiel development. Babes and tdildeen who findithatdto seep may also eadup with seep problems as adults. Holly (now 10 months) never slept uring th dey and averaged 4 hours broken sleep a ight {looked and felt exhausted and nea 0 the edge of: nervous breakdown, Both she and ou poor 2earld had te put up with grumpy. edgy mur most of the time Natsho Redford, sex Take action now! having rsd thie chapter thas Bsome ea to yo that you have aleep problemi important to take ation soon especially you and your fay eal sffeing fom the se-cfeteofelesp deprivation. Ifyou postpone {aking ction beans it screens in the short er, you wl only fd the problem hardro remedy later on TE you do nothing sep peoblems may improve on their own, batt could take many months or even years.10 THe Gooo Steer Guiot A reader's advice Don't put off tying to tackle the problem (as we dd), just gets trot fit Rersembe ks much beter for your chid as well as Foryou that they learn how to sleep happily. Rhionven Cin, Wilshire SUMMARY A thied of month-old bis ilabas or usualy wae at night, bat his ‘amoften be prevented ‘Scop depetion can have serious effects on you heath, welling and familie If you isin ery sooting satis ito older babyhood you may prolong night waking Tssaleys test to take action scone rather han Inter hings tend to get Six keys to good sleep for you and your (younger) baby ‘Seep, tha kts up there seve ofcare ‘W.Shakespeare Mecheth “This section offers you tid and tte ways 10 help your baby Jeen Independent sleeping abit certainly by the 8/8 month sage and hopefally ach eu, Thee sea few irc deeper’ (oe study showed that nly 4 percent of babies never woke taht at & wees), but is important tobe Felstic about what your young baby is capable of. Although, as we shal se, any young babies often wake more egos at night than i neces, some ight wang fr one or more feds lineal inthe ex weeks “fyou are finding the challenge of new paremtbood gute atask, you are not stone, One sty in the year 2000 showed that it oats the NHS 8 millon ‘ually to provide support for parents coping with infant crying and keeping ‘sues fom bi to 12 wel! Ifyou sre a mother ot main exer partic ‘ager for our bby to ilep through ar you ar considering returning to work ‘uti the home se Appendix Swhich providesextatipsion how to elpease this train, "The fro most important features undeiag thse hey are establishing ‘lear routines and leaning howe best espoad to your bby at his diferent ‘ages of development.12_ Tue Gooo Steep GuiveE SuckeysroGoonsueer_13 his sep. Use abby monitor to hear ie starts eying and try not ogo in stherwie Sir keys to good sleep at night Create a clear diference betwen night and day. Provide a priate, peaceful sleeping pace Letyour baby lean to settle himset Fane regular dayimefeding and seeping routines ‘Natraly minim nighttime feeding Keep things calm and predictable nthe evening. Learn to dtingush between real cries and slep noses Your bay wll aturally esha lighterlee fle at intervals and may, this time, gurgeor make other sles nos: Do no spond ied to Your bay when thee ocr, ont fal own eis. Do net interact socal wth your baby t night ‘When feng at nigh, behave very diferent from a day-time fed. Keep ‘quedo tak ohm or interact ‘socially. Make i clear that night 5 fot {Xeping sot for playing Change nappies oni when ely ecsaryandalsoin KEY ONE ‘clatve silence Create a clear difference between night and day Myth Babies don' now te ifrence bet nigh and day Introduce o ml time delay before feeding ‘When yo fel al, ut certainly by 3 months of ge start introducing short ‘etiod of lay between isi cri fora night aed apd the atl ed 1 1 University sties, one favoured stag for promoting god sep isto teach parents tren cc dflerene betwee ther approach onght-ime Selddytine Although itis te tha bie tonto repheateat ght what hey reciente days feeding relat throoghout bth youcan quite quickly ‘ego tech them the diference The seeping ewironment Create a iference betwen day-time naps and nighttime ssp by making ee your bedroom or the mare Is kept as dak as possible at night and orl ightr nthe daytime Use the minimum fight forage Fees fover pt the overhead ght on, In general, Keep the seeping environment [stand undisturbed at ight for instance take things ou at Bene which ‘aay acd ring te evening). Mose voi having yout newbor baby The rom with noisy ser children ut his lepng habits re realy well ‘tabled Do not fuse your baby at night ‘once he is sete ry ard not to aver heck or dtr him, Ifyou follow he ‘afer advice in Section tere le les nedto worry about your bby when ‘Jou with fo Keep eying to 4 minim, you canal offer other assurance cha stroking and sothing nies ‘Ournewbam baby Joshua weighed 9 bs 3 ozs which thought would lead automaticaly to good sep! But eared at sleep has nothing to dowith a baby's bith weight and everthing to do wih abt ‘Momonne ond ee Beaumont, Oxon | actully started folowing many suggestion in your guide at about) rome sndby sandahalfmanthsshewassleping hours anight {nda couple nthe dy Shee one ofthe mostcortnted babes and falls asleep within seconds of beng pt in he ol Vanesa Impey, Glasgow14 THEGooD Steer GUIDE Interacting with your baby at night-time Do ntrespond night nies ony rea eres Keep the nrc as dark a uit 8 posible Dorota or neat scaly wth your baby nly changes napy Icom recess Systoonts,rotuce sale lay atwen they andthe KEY TWO, Provide a private, peaceful sleeping place Myth Make the marsery mn intsting oad aly wi ke going Ba A peaceful seeping place pst agee hat many parents ake the fudamental mistake of making the for of eth andthe nunry‘orerstimulting. ti common to Bad pew arent e shopping excel fora he ats toys mobiles volving Thus pts sountsanda peor fother decorative tes Beitme's about fpece quit and sleep~-no abot play ssa your money: A private sleeping place tesa gootideat create cosy. private sleping plc ight fom the start ven {nisonted pref theigitanfrsome daytime aps Mostbabi do Soa epg et in vet tbr move inthis om Sota Te ASPA ey sel on 23 pent uno neste pt down co sep at igh th 7 per ent Gagtdowsinecdeaycnor Mons) Yryanaltiseno prema sd sme ness ttt with “Sustey she that most motes ni ave he rade, cot bs in theron bdrm, Ul for eof ig the vst majonty of mothe {rp pr eet is sey) coset rooms out not nec Bd ‘forint ey weak Tis oo sarng ply also endorsed by the Sixkevsro.Gooosuece 15 Foundation for the Study of fafant Death (FSID) as the best strategy for ‘voiding ot deat or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (For more on this se Section 4.) Th the sme study total of 6 per cent of mothers reported aking tir young babies into theirbed at st somes (wth bout «quarter doing his ‘sully or aways). Whether or not obed-share is mh debate sed ‘erymuch your ownchoice Seton ofl theprosandconsofbth short nd Jonger-term bed-harng and provides import aly information for any rent planning to bed share with thee baby even ocasonlly CCettng your baby ued tothe cot ‘The ALSPAC survey found that by 6 months of age, 652 per cent of parents have moved their babies ino a separate marcy, wth nly ti tl sping inthe mother’s bedroom. ertsiny found that despite od-bang inl ‘vas beganing toned some personal sce yt te my baby mas 6 months ‘ld and more importantly et my baby was ready for hers Whercter he deeps at ight early on{ecommend tht you pve your baby some experince af seeping lone and privately eal at pose and by 3 ‘month atthe atest This wil make uch tore likey tat he wl be hoppy ith his as is only sleping place when he irae, i his wht you wi, "These same piss apply to getting asl baby sad tothe el or cradleit he ural sleepin your Be Tips for acclimatising your baby to his cot + Put your baby int his cat for some ofhis daytime sleeps * Always pu your baby nto the cot hei sleepy. 1 Onceheis Used toi stareusing at might especial tis in your16 THEGooD Steer GuIDe KEY THREE Let your baby learn to settle himself yh pou fi arecnigu hich works to ei sep, sick it With ery youngbaics partic those who sue rom cl anchavelong Urring pen ar more on th age Key Sins most paren roi Tuesday to devo southing snd iting seg which nal thei ne ep rence my ny bby ding ae ling sepa my tees and it asa wonder exerinse,Oter common sate nde ‘Morcneat(ocking), touch (sting) anther mths that aii the ‘Tonner Some sete pants est devin the aby round [tian One pareteven ed ting ran owe ot = our bby wc se it become cocterpodutne sep aseiatone The id wll asocate the ac [Fling slp oith th, rng fs ads abe fal asp wot thom, Arps calle dapatte~nihasnedingslep on ese or theater stein with ein plow ep beter in uo Dd ‘Stooge eb don' cy when wt Uo so ema fel ei We ‘Shoot cop! Babi uth sein this rape. Once you ay has grown Sudo the sothng vite wily hy are not frtheomig In he ‘tla feito: very thing whch nal cred sniping wal uly re ore "A is sage telly important fr your baby to earn opt histo seep van for outo be fed rom hour of isement with hese sothing MiSs tage the longer they pest thar they te ek Some Ne tthe endure ntl te mom tage may enue ft moe Tene during tay scp programme if eq afer his stage, han they adualy vodued good habs eae on adslepng habits ae config forth cil You ave taught in three you apf sep bat he, wen he aes Mtry Sight and needs your hg bck sep you may Teper winsome smoyee rates eth SuxkevstoGooosieee 17 ‘As soon as you cari is mportant to put your baby down in his sleeping place awake for both daytime and nighttime sleeps ut your baby down to sleep awake ‘Thisis probably the single most important piece of avin this whale book, so uke not! Bubs wha cn pat themes to sep when hey wae natal in ‘henight are known tcl ssooting, When we as dls wake pin the night we in our eds un we defacto ler. yur bby has aver Widespresd Pros of ong-term bel sharing (6 months plus) Yousre minininga patie which hasbeen hor common wo wide, Z " ean bea wy opens. pec hoe who work nth yt close to their baby for long periods. " Some files nd there niching and bonding WweReswou.o My Baby SLEEP? 37 | grew up in India, All oy childhood memories ae of children sleepingin their parents bed ul the nest one came along and then Sleeping with one or more sbings | have adopted th ple with ‘ny own chive. My partner is ery happy slep nis own oom most ofthe time and everyone Is conte su Soman Cons of lg term bed sharing | fects on your ei’ slep and health Many hen who ae light-leprs sep es wells bhi. tan be rd to wean sole bby who persis in night ested after the moter wants to stp = this wi aso Ms Becton ¥ pinion! Tew be harder omplement x seep programme freq ate Tan be harder to accustom an olde hl to moving out fhe Des Under cetain conditions ther can bea stall extra kof SIDS. 2 fects on your freedom and on family relationships, Your child may start nesding you in with them 10 il seep ~ thas nig your eal i : Tihecldivasto move outwhen iingrves hise ie ilu elasonhp conser bal fot pares are nt al Bhindi st out ned another om in yor howe frais ih your parr, 2 Other pont comer Single pens may contin bd-singonet nasi for apie wat thc when ae att tes Same experts nk ht bd-sharing maybe sage inappropriate fer eas derlopment ina wer cla Whaterer you choos, portant dacs and ts with your porter For a poland ick tt i ot far on our child beep ‘Boppingan changing Ao iyouchoostobed hae lose make sre32. THeGoon Siete Guioe you understand both your motives for nd the lon-tetm implications of this shoe. There are plenty of books avaiable which all give you postive ‘spor fo thi ho you make ch cok, embrace it happan ‘Aa months out baby Bor wa 3 vey ht sleeper, anes wanting tonice andsil reve fcding agit Ry wiecssaduestorale him rt her bed othe cold both ge sone seep and moved te thespareroom wasn thppy wth th plly bt ley we cide Istento anything sad We mere nat sped any tne opt as husband Beaute a soon at Ror wos uy she merely needed et 3 eh Pau! Mclean, aly Safety section for bed: sharing Pls read this even ifyou only plan tba share ocean You mus worbed share ityou are smoker, Ifyou have been drinking if you are taking any ind of drug or medion which could case Aron ifyouare excenivl ted WuEreSwouLoMyBanvsuccer 33 How to make your bed ‘baby-fiendly’ hee ane vious things you cam do to maximises if sharing = 1 ‘eran flowed the polity of puting my mates onthe broom orto preven the i of ling Always ep pil wel away fom our baby’s ead “Make sure Being never covers her head Ensure she sees on her bck seseetblankets ater than a duvet or quit, ‘A matress on the foo avo fling ot ten we ‘There must ben levies nye check for gap between mates and vel for example ‘Generally, you baby is best of between wo partes ater than between you snd wal Inthe bedroom Emure no smoking (ideally one in the hose atl). Bedroom temperatre should del be 1C/OAF (overheating is thought tobe one caus of SIDS), Never ek faling asleep on a sofa with your baby ‘One of the highest rik pasties in terms of SIDS iol alps with Your aby the riko our aby dying 0 tes higher than wth ther sleep pions. Vou shuld not bres ed wh redining oa a sh cou fall "Sep by mistake; nether should you ie downona soa with yu ty asa ay ‘of geting er to dropoff inthe evening Sofa ae NOT nie ple for co Sleeping there are too many rik for SIDS, alfa al etn rapped. Tryou only bed share ecesonally, and yo have et lp with Your ‘ay before your arner comes to bed pent make that horse aare ‘hat yur baby isi bed with you. The your parte an behave appropriately (Wor carpe not sleep right cx to the bay planing to dink lobo, ot taking mediation, ee)34. THeGooD Steer GuIoe General safety points: baby’s sleeping place Sleeping postion and clothing Lay baby sep one tk Ly her wth er ft at he en Ber cot, th overs ihe han er ‘shoulders, and properly tucked in. = " ine art orbanet wen sels ping indoors. Nove ties dummy your baky wih tng bon ar cod Sleeping environment 'Nosmoking inthe nurserybedeoom, lly none in the house Geta nursery thermometer and muntin aprox. Ie*Cl6e. Check your baby’s temperstare by touching her somach, Make seta: ets do noe have ats tothe mur. The matress Make sure itis rm and tight wit no 3p Use a new one whichis ay to hegpcean and wll ied (PVC cover ot ‘emovable washable cove). There ta link beeen SIDS and secondhand The cot ond bedding Mae srt cat compli wth modem sey standard Do not use cot pillows. . ‘sheet nd by blankets nt des oe ui Considering specially designed baby seep gor oer baies who kick ‘lft coves se the sel products uid). ‘Safe sleeping inthe dey your bby sin ya you ae advised to mak se that your care prvider, understands thse safety point Aboot fs of SIDS in the USA ee we een hes fy pa IDS inthe USA ccc wb Preparing fora baby sleep programme for parents of babies aged 6 months or more ‘The lng do’ tsk done, ond we mus sep. Wiliam shakespeare Antony and Cleat Ie you ate new o this guide, ave otha the chance tus the preventive ‘methods in Sexton 3 with your baby hen he was younger, and currently havea Ib over 8 months mho stl waking reply at nigh, you are swongly vied tousethis preparatory section and the questionnaire (It isalo good to fo backand ead Seton 3 fyouhavenotaleedydoneso,asthismay help you terstand wy the problem se aren and pve you some nal eas for ‘anges you can implement) Why preparation is important Changing your baby's routines may in self care any sleep problem. ‘Withou preparation he sles programe (easton) iy not work This night waking to min pyar cmeional ass — abd not justtobad habits itmay nt be fia hi to start lle programe. [At round this age (6 onthe, sme important shang ae place which hoe usta babies are nv ready to eter new pase and reie (or can Era ea adapt to) different roti fom efore These changes can ‘Secu ghee rae depesing wp the Sil baby. ‘Safsoothing’ habits can inhale thn ssking, rocking, staking sormathing fo aftchment to spec Baet reo to. Schhabisare Sppeeny miter sgn of any, nor ar they necessary forall chien However, they become sable then coy they Become pat of Your46 THEGoo0 Steer Guioe PREPARING FORA BABY SLEEP PROGRAMME 37, bene routine, which fine. How you respon to nigh eying afer his age ‘arc, wl fom your baby’s atte cping habs At hs sca bee Lacy us win 3 dy ou ose has improved lane, iyo have bee rocking, eng or pinging fs eek ly fr us, within 3 days pragma iramatical viding his routine of bath, milk, sleep is ahway ‘Spates ore eaves a i ko sana, powng ahr ‘aces thou fos be oe vn vere, a acer ‘The quetionmair below rates o important preparatory steps which in + Babies offen begin to create new ‘soothing’ habits oftheir ‘emslves may earn you Bete sepa ht, and may mean You donot need ra ‘e-embark gn the second part ofthe programme. Ifyou have ben sing this rie daring the previo weks you may Sd hat mach of what flows trendy in pice, 1+ They are now suficenty aware that you sil exit when not ‘immediately at thei side at well a that ying cn have corn results you have been caryng out certain actions to get your baby to step it mow becomes even more important 10 change our Babies who have waking up agin, ‘Are you ready for a sleep programme? rene compete uetionmi cow sing penfoshnkyou might eos let tough may bgt start ‘uno ese ths gle aner tine Ar een Bank sae yuo . vee ee ‘create your own action list of what you need to attend to before proceeding with Stone 1 Doesyourbabyhavea regular daytime schedule offeedingandormeast rom 6 month o, whether breart- or battle or on solids he in gener ‘na 3-4 houry feeding routine, wth no frequent stacks in betwen other than ‘ccasonl din or short reat fede? Many babies who hve previo slp though th night Bega 0 wake ain ater month. The aon for hs oe ly ce andy herons bath important fcr eee rsp th weg 1D YES- go 0 next question. a Wen Ei wi smarts lhe was spn tah Te she ko -mcnn tapings nea Sacedvang eythane eas oa Tee Nuattearr Nt etegrometerdancabepre get husband and | took tums going in and checking on her, gang ey nto sucha routine the paciferand covering he buck up. A rogla soatine fr fsting and meses i necvsry boca babes ty %0 ‘Anglo Brewer, Spokane USA sepa ng wha thy exec ing ay. You sl aim ot | insttuted the routines you suggested at bedtime, bef | tried omnfr-eed him, whether wet breast bot, oer food, if he is upset therm during the night and Lucas stared to slasp trough within 3 ‘hringthe day, a thiscan pave the way fo night waking and posi or ating week. never had let hi ey a ah ‘order tae in te, Jenifer Keay old38. TueGoon SueeeGuioe 2 oesyourbabyhave one or more daytime seepstthe same time everyday? 1 ves-gotonest question. D7 No~notethis on the action ist. Start to regulate daytime ssp whether ‘oF mothe intl seems tre ery dy) and speak o your heathen ort need help. A regular daytime sep sche is nosetsty Because too much (oo tle) ‘ope wake the oer parent and ask them fo conn withthe proves. (Se ‘Append ral approach to ein) ‘On no account give in Having stared the programme you would now strengthen your baby’ bit that eying works and make it harder fo begin pan Consistency sth. a -_ THE BABY SLEEPPRocKAMME 55 oy Two ‘The next morning Evenifyouand yourbaby areexhausted fam heist night, you mst wake ee sencarssporabletothe noma tine sn follow the dayne routine there your baby's seepyvake eyele wl hit spd make the programe harder 10 Talon Daytime sleeps on day two Asi, follow the same routine, pt her down sak and either ese o flow ‘he graded approach, Do quick checks athe same interval he exes. Keep completing the day "Ty to gE some Fst yourself during the day. Hopefully you wil have ranged seme lp - perhaps someone canlook fe your baby for yous0 tht youcas havea nap youre if you ned one * At bedtime follow the ame procedures asthe previous night, bt you can old he checking interval wo 20 inate, eslisare often much improved onthe second night Inthe case of my st hid, ring time dropps fom 27 mints onda oe 1D ints day two (8 minutes on day thie, none om day four). Resa maybe slower ith thealleratv graded approach, Day Three Repeat the procedure for Day Two. Rests ae almost always significanty ‘eter, bat don't give op ifthe ilsome crying You wl abs ose ay roges clearly on you ses chart. Even if you ar ono he aes where the ‘whol proces takes week or mote (longer with the ae proach) tise SI s Sal pce to pay for the improvements yo fay il eventually prince. Day Four and beyond ‘Bynow you should begin toscelight at thc! the tonne, then se the next section o check wheter you ate making any bakes56 THeGoon SueePGuICE Night one We put Boris to lep in the usual wy, a he woke uP boat am ook sne hors grhon ee ob He drt wakeup again that ight Nighttwoputhirto sleep allowing he gredroine again. He took 2 minutes ofall slep, He id wake up at tat ight [Night tree | put him to sleep inthe same way a he 100k tits tl aleep, He has slept ough the night E¥" SE, . on ond Aa ee Aberdeen Everyone is gaining weight, we're eating prope, we have 3 socal fe ourlitle angel isblooming and we nowhavethe "T1617 Storm Bing, Somenet Results and frequently asked questions Oh, why did ovate? When shal sleep agin? Housman A Shropahie Lad Ingencralyoushould sca sguficantreduction a yourbaby’sryngsime after the nights and ot flea, then zt fl ight leop after a eck (with slower progres ikl sing the alternative graded approach). Ihe was previously feeding very equnty during the igh ay take igh longer, buteveninthiscase youl seprogressflerasedk which willencourye you to kep sing What to do ifthings don't work you have putallofthe above int operation and you are ot eng progress certainly tert wed, then ak youre the flowing sts 1 Have well addressed all the preparatory sues in Seton St Geo through Section Sagan and double check tht ewything was prope in plc before you uted the programme spat lyinyporan ha you Fecconsier the allowing key secs ‘tess deal with any underlying emotions ens in you anil. CCeying et your child rlte talon by ying ding the day if be vealy sends (e-rad Append?) Diet resead Append abou ny posible ink between eplsses a sivallrgy~ (20 conser changing Your own dit i besseeding andlor ——