Anyone use "12 hours sleep by 12 weeks" book by Suzy Giordano?

[Anonymous]

How does it work if breastfeeding since you can't measure the ounces?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't work. Period.

[Anonymous]

This was one book among many that we read and some of what Suzy said did make a lot of sense to me. So I took some of her advice, combined with a bit of Weissbluth and a bit of Happiest Baby on hte Block and created my own system. What helped us was to stop feeding DD when she reached 12 lbs. The ped said she didn't need the overnight feed at that stage and better to cut out the habit of her relying on it earlier than later. So once we eliminated that (which took DD a few nights to get used to - she cried and we rocked/held until she realized we weren't feeding) she started sleeping longer stretches. We also employed the early bedtime strategy and were really consistent about it - down by 8p every night. We swaddled for several months (probably longer than most), let her sleep with paci and she eventually got the hang of sleeping all night long. We didn't rush in immediately if she started fussing but didn't let her cry it out either. Hope this is helpful!

[Anonymous]

DO NOT USE IT. The feeding advice in this book is not only dangerous, but it is directly contradictory to the feeding advice of EVERY medical and breastfeeding organization in the world, including the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Pediatric Society, La Leche League, American Academy of Family Physicians, etc., etc., ad infinitum. These organizations ALL recommend that babies should be fed a MINIMUM of 8 times a day and should be fed ON DEMAND.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't work with breatfeeding. You would have to pump and bottle feed. I don't believe in overfeeding an infant to make him or her sleep. We never considered it. The sleep lady worked for us.

[Anonymous]

You cannot nurse and follow this system. And, as PP said, it's really, really dumb. Babies should be fed on demand--especially breastfed babies. You will ruin your supply if you try to schedule feedings.

[Anonymous]

another feed on demand proponent here. Read weissbluth instead. (and my daughter was sleeping 12 hours by 12 weeks...)

to the "no nighttime feeding after 12 lbs...how long was nighttime? did you just not feed your newborn 12 hours out of the day?

[Anonymous]

PLEASE don't do this!!!

[Anonymous]

Only person I know who used it and was successful had a son with "failure to thrive" by 2 and who is still tiny and has issues with food. Are the two related? I don't know, but as much as I value sleep, it's not that much.

I read it and did get a few "take aways", but preferred the sleep lady and no cry. Also think it depends on your kid and your personal style. My DD never drank more than 4 oz at a time in her entire life...

[Anonymous]

Another one saying to feed on demand. We coslept, so it was never an issue to grab one and just feed as needed.

I did not like Weissbluth either. My only book recommendation for a bf baby is The No Cry Sleep Solution. All others seemed to cruel in my view.

And the 12lbs thing is a myth. Babies need to be fed, even ff babies. That is just doing a disservice to the kid.

[Anonymous]

*too cruel

[Anonymous]

I cried it out and did not BF, but even I drew the line at 12 by 12. I stuck w Weissbluth and it worked like a charm. The fact that Syzy does not adjust for preemies due dates is reason enough to realize that she is nuts.

[Anonymous]

If it sounds too good to be true, it is. And 20:04, shame on you.

[Anonymous]

I read it, along with every other newborn book in the library (I was on bedrest for two months and had a lot of time on my hands). The ONLY thing she says that makes sense to me is that if babies are going to sleep overnight they need to make up those calories during the day. So I definetly tried to make sure that our babies were full before they went to sleep for the night, even though that seemed to mean that after the last night feeding I would offer them more again five minutes later even if they didn't seem to be asking for it, so I knew they were definetly "stuffed" before bed. But if they woke up crying, I always went to them, and I fed them, which is not what the book recommends. All three of my kids were sleeping 10 hours by around 3 months, but they have never ever slept 12 hours.

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone. For those who recommend Weissbluth, what does he suggest to get them sleeping through the night?