Anyone read: "12 hours of sleep by 12 weeks old"?

[Anonymous]

We are reading the book now. Our 14 week old wakes up every 2 hours at night and has from the beginning. I need to sleep and hope this book can help us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are reading the book now. Our 14 week old wakes up every 2 hours at night and has from the beginning. I need to sleep and hope this book can help us.

Wait a few weeks and do zferber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are reading the book now. Our 14 week old wakes up every 2 hours at night and has from the beginning. I need to sleep and hope this book can help us.

Wait a few weeks and do zferber.

Lol. Ferber.

[Anonymous]

Works really well, my good little sleeper was sleeping through the night at 12 weeks from 7 to 7. We still have him eating every 3 hours during the day while he is still pretty little at 4 months but otherwise, works like a charm if you can fully commit to it which can be pretty tough.

[Anonymous]

I showed it to our Pediatrician and he said it was borderline child abuse. That pretty much went with my gut on this.

[Anonymous]

My third started STTN at 8 weeks. But she ate every 2 hours for the the 12 hours she was awake. And she NURSED for a good 20-30 minutes each time. That was her. She was never sleep trained.

Why would anyone take the advice on something so important as nutrition and sleep from someone with NO medical degree, no science background, no studies, etc. You would have to be a COMPLETE idiot. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I read it and my baby was definitely NOT in tune with her scheduling. Might work for a formula fed baby, but seemed to go against many other things I read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Works really well, my good little sleeper was sleeping through the night at 12 weeks from 7 to 7. We still have him eating every 3 hours during the day while he is still pretty little at 4 months but otherwise, works like a charm if you can fully commit to it which can be pretty tough.

Yes, b/c infants should never cry it out. Thanks for reviving an ancient post.

[Anonymous]

Yes we read it and generally followed the suggestions. We had a big baby though (almost 9 lbs at birth) so she was happy to take 4-6 oz 4 times a day. She slept more like 9 or 10 hrs through the night by 12 weeks and napped about 4 additional hours during the day. Following it loosely did work for us. She's been a great sleeper ever since! Could be her personality though...

[Anonymous]

I have heard of people using this method on low weight babies that were premature. Quackery. And dangerous. I get that you get desperate for sleep people but for once think of the best interest of this new little person you made. It isn't natural. Babies wake up (it is a sign of good development and intelligence). They also eat frequently. Studies have shown that bottle feeding large amounts of formula or breast milk is contributing to childhood obesity because it isn't natural. Even as adults we should be eating every three hours. It is a natural rhythm.

This book is dangerous. The woman is an idiot.

[Anonymous]

My sister did it with her 36-weeker and it worked nearly perfectly. Her baby started taking the 8-oz bottles on the schedule recommended and started STTN pretty early. But she has the chilliest baby in the world.

My 11 month old who is not chill (but not high needs) still doesn't sleep though the night and cans eat more than 4 oz at a time. My babies have always thrown wrenches in my routines and schedules for them. But it works for me, as does my sisters schedule for her baby.

[Anonymous]

No and my baby didn't read it either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually found the book helpful when my kid was older -- like 5 months. It helped me transition from a 2-3hr feeding schedule to a 4. I thought the premise was gimmicky (12 hrs by 12 weeks), but there are some good tidbits in there.

+1

[Anonymous]

My friend used this method for her twins, and they were sleeping 12 hours through the night at 3 months (adjusted age). She credits this book with allowing her to maintain her sanity during their infancy.

I was optimistic after her recommendation, but the method didn't work for us. We didn't even try it. DS had reflux and would vomit if he ate more than a few ounces at a time. He pretty much nursed every 3-4 hours around the clock until he was 7 months old.

[Anonymous]

Worked like a charm for us. Our boy was large so lack of food wasn't an issue. He's 5 now and we often look back on how nice those first few years were when he slept from 7:30 pm to 8:00am every night.

I highly recommend it for babies in the higher weight percentile.