Why your baby is crying and what you can do about it.

Elizabeth Pantley's breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep with no tears, enhanced with videos of the author answering parents' most asked questions! This enhanced eBook includes 14 exclusive videos by the author "At long last, I've found a book that I can hand to weary parents with the confidence that they can learn to help their baby sleep through the night--without the baby crying it out." --William Sears, M.D., Author of The Baby Book "When I followed the steps in this book, it only took a few nights to see a HUGE improvement. Now every night I'm getting more sleep than I've gotten in years! The best part is, there has been NO crying!" --Becky, mother of 13-month-old Melissa There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Elizabeth’s successful solution has been tested and proven effective by scores of mothers and their babies from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. And now in response to weary parents asking for a little more guidance, Elizabeth has created fourteen brand-new videos exclusive to this enhanced ebook. Each of these three- to four-minute videos appears at the end of their specific chapter, summarizing what you have learned for quick recall or for those desperate moments when you’ve run out of ideas and need advice ASAP! Elizabeth gives you words of wisdom, tricks and tips, and soothing mantras, all that will help you get your baby sleeping. Tips from The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Uncover the stumbling blocks that prevent baby from sleeping through the night Determine--and work with--baby's biological sleep rhythms Create a customized, step-by-step plan to get baby to sleep through the night Use the Persistent Gentle Removal System to teach baby to fall asleep without breast-feeding, bottlefeeding, or using a pacifier The No-Cry Sleep Solution offers clearly explained, step-by-step ideas that steer your little ones toward a good night's sleep--all with no crying.

Being a parent is like being on a roller coaster ride. There are plenty of ups and downs, enjoyment and frustrations. As a parent I have experienced my share of testing times along with the many joys of parenting. The most challenging times were when my children were babies, toddlers and teenagers. I was already a registered nurse and midwife by the time my children came along. As a result of having personally experienced the demoralising effects of post natal depression I wanted to help others who found the early years of parenting a struggle, and so I decided to train as a mental health nurse and later as a child health nurse and lactation consultant. For the past 17 years I have been employed as a child health nurse in an early parenting residential centre, where my role primarily involved assisting parents to resolve complex baby and toddler care problems. I know that the families who gain admission to these centres are only the tip of the iceberg. There are countless other parents out there desperately searching for answers to their child's feeding or sleeping problems. About 10 years ago I started an online parenting consultation service, BabycareAdvice.com. I have enjoyed a high success rate, and a great deal of pleasure, assisting parents world-wide to find solutions to baby or toddler care problems that match their circumstances. Problems that their local healthcare providers were in many instances unable to resolve. The reason for my success is because my expertise lies in resolving behavioural problems; the most common of all problems experienced by healthy babies and toddlers. I knew I could reach more parents though books than individual consultations. In 2012 I published Your Sleepless Baby: The Rescue Guide, the first of what will become a series of baby care books. After 37 years as a nurse I now live and work from home on the glorious Sunshine Coast of Queensland with my husband, Bruce and dog, Ruby. We get to reap the rewards for being parents and the joy of being grandparents!

A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley's sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Pantley's successful solution has been tested and proven effective by scores of mothers and their babies from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Based on her research, Pantley's guide provides you with effective strategies to overcoming naptime and nighttime problems. The No-Cry Sleep Solution offers clearly explained, step-by-step ideas that steer your little ones toward a good night's sleep--all with no crying. Tips from The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Uncover the stumbling blocks that prevent baby from sleeping through the night Determine--and work with--baby's biological sleep rhythms Create a customized, step-by-step plan to get baby to sleep through the night Use the Persistent Gentle Removal System to teach baby to fall asleep without breast-feeding, bottlefeeding, or using a pacifier

As a parent, what do you do if you are suffering sleepless nights but don't want to let your baby cry it out? Most families are left just trying to weather the storm. " Baby Sleeping Trust Techniques: Alternatives to Controlled Crying" offers families a new approach. The book provides effective options for helping parents teach their babies to happily settle to sleep on their own and sleep through the night - without leaving them to cry alone. Mother-of-two, Rebecca Welton, knows all about sleepless nights. At five months, her youngest was still waking 8 to 10 times a night. With little information available, Rebecca set about devising a settling technique that worked for her baby and her family. Now a qualified child sleep practitioner, she has brought together the best tips on how to get your baby to sleep better and for longer. Rebecca delivers five different Trust Techniques, including one for co-sleepers, that build on the trust between you and your baby by ensuring that you always respond to their needs and never leave them to cry alone. "Baby Sleeping Trust Techniques: Alternatives to Controlled Crying" covers: The best tips and ideas to help babies sleep, and nap, better and for longer. Five different settling techniques, to suit all families. The effects a sleepless baby has on other members of the family, especially older siblings, and provides strategies for dealing with issues that can arise from this. Ways of coping with sleep deprivation. What parents say "This book changed my life. We used the Peekaboo Baby technique along with some of the tips and after 5 days Lucas slept through - for the first time in 10 months! The difference it has made to our family is amazing - Rebecca Welton thank you so much." Poppy, mum to Lucas (aged 10 months). "Totally awesome book! Love the fact that the author really knows what she is talking about as she's been through it herself and the chapter on coping with sleep deprivation really helped me. Pixie was still feeding 3 to 4 times at night but now sleeps through 7pm to 7am." Jess, mum to Pixie (aged 8 and 1/2 months) and Jordan (aged 4). "This book helped our family through a very difficult time. Jack needed to be rocked to sleep at nap times and bedtime, but it was taking longer and longer to get him to sleep, sometimes up to 45 minutes. We also have a toddler so it was becoming impossible to rock Jack while looking after Joshua too. We followed the advice in this book and two weeks later, we could put Jack in his cot and he would settle himself to sleep while we played with Joshua. Thank you." Lyla and John, parents to Jack (aged 6 months) and Joshua (aged 2 and 1/2). About the Author Rebecca Welton is mother to two young children, both of whom settle to sleep happily on their own and sleep through the night. She runs a sleep clinic for parents in Southampton and is a qualified child sleep practitioner. In this book: Chapter 1: Introduction - Why not use controlled crying and crying it out? - So what is a Trust Technique? - How to use this book Chapter 2: Safe Sleeping Chapter 3: Sleeping like a baby - Understanding the different stages of babies' sleep - If your baby is under 5 months old - Babies over 5 months - My Twelve Top Tips Chapter 4: The Trust Techniques - About the Trust Techniques - What if you are too exhausted to try a Trust Technique? - Trust Technique One: Gently Does it - Trust Technique Two: The Waiting Game - Trust Technique Three: The Walking Game - Trust Technique Four: Peekaboo Baby - Trust Technique Five: Playing Dumb (for co-sleepers) Chapter 5: Co-Sleepers Chapter 6: Siblings Chapter 7: Getting through the dark times - How to cope with sleep-deprivation Chapter 8: And Finally ... Further Resources

With decades of expertise as a pediatric gastroenterologist and a pediatric occupational therapist, the co-authors have helped thousands of parents soothe their high-needs infants--improving attachment, sleep, feeding, and overall quality of life for the whole family. Parents will learn possible causes of their baby's crying and ways to help, including information on reading their baby's cues, attachment, infant massage, positioning, and nutrition. Additional chapters address postpartum depression--especially critical when coping with colic--and what to do when colic extends beyond 6 months of age.