I honestly don't know where I be without this book.
If you are not of the 'cry it out' (CIO) camp and you feel uncomfortable letting your baby cry herself to sleep, yet would like for her to be able to get her rest at night then you need to read this book.
The five 'S': swaddling, shushing, swinging, side/stomach laying, from 'The Happiest Baby on the Block' by the same author, helped us calm baby Meili immediately and survive the third month of her tumultuous babyhood.
I then happened upon Karp's other book and jumped on it because after the first one I think whatever this guy has to say must be GOLD :)
And so far it has been GOLD. He clarifies some points in the first book about how loud shushing should be (about the noise level of a shower), and how vigorous swinging should be (no more than an inch of head movement by baby). And puts in a whole bunch of tips on how to safely and quickly put baby to sleep without the need for all that crying or traumatic sleep training.
I learnt that it's ok to let Meili fall asleep at my breast but then to put her down and wake her just a little, so that she learns to fall asleep by herself after that. And if she cries? Just keep picking her up and sooth her back to sleep. And repeat by waking her up at every put down, until she falls asleep by herself (off the breast).
Okay enough talk. Here are pics showing Meili sleeping swaddled, in restaurants, outdoors, basically anywhere she needed to sleep whenever nap time rolled around while I was out and about.
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