The no-cry sleep solution : gentle ways to help your baby sleep through the night / Elizabeth Pantley.

Includes index.

Foreword by William Sears, M.D. AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part 1: Ten Steps to Helping Your Baby Sleep All Night Chapter 1: Do a Safety Check Safety FirstThe Foremost Safety Worry: SIDSGeneral Sleeping Safety Precautions for All FamiliesGeneral Sleeping Safety Precautions for Cradles and CribsGeneral Sleeping Safety Precautions for Co-Sleeping Chapter 2: Learning Basic Sleep Facts How Do We Sleep?How Do Babies Sleep?What is a Sleep Problem?How Much Sleep Do Babies Need?What About Nighttime Feedings?What Are Realistic Expectations?What is the Right Way to Teach a Baby to Sleep? Chapter 3: Crate Your Sleep Logs Let's Get Started! Chapter 4: Review and Choose Sleep SolutionsPart One: Solutions for Newborn Babies--Birth to Four MonthsPart Two: Solutions for Older Babies--Four Months to Two Years Chpater 5: Create Your Personal Sleep PlanChapter 6: Follow Your Plan for Ten Days What If You Can't Do it All?The Road to Success is Really More Like a Dance Chapter 7: Do a Ten-Day LogChapter 8: Analyze Your Success Evaluate Your Sleep PlanIf Your Baby Is Now Sleeping Through the Night (Five or More Consecutive Hours) Chapter 9: Follow Your Plan for Ten More Days Every Baby is Different; Every Family is DifferentHow Long is This Going to Take?"I've Tried Everything! Nothing Works! Help!" Chapter 10: Complete a Log, Analyze Your Success, and Revise Your Plan if Necessary Every Ten Days Keep This Book Handy Part II: Let's Talk About YouChapter 11: Baby's Sleeping (Finally!) but Mommy's Not What's Happening?How to Get a Good Night's Sleep? Chapter 12: Final Thoughts--Mom-to-Mom We Are AlikeIf You've Just BegunLiving for the Moment?Basball BabiesPatience, Patience, and Just a Little More PatienceFor More InformationIndex

There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the 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. This book provides you with strategies to overcoming naptime and nighttime problems.