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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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! [/quote]

PLEASE do not listen to this poster.  This is truly cruel behavior toward a baby.  You are insane.[/quote]

Huh?? I think this is good advice. [/quote]

I think it's great advice too! My baby was sttn at 12lbs too. She slept for the first time through the night at 10lbs. Weight makes a big difference in how long they can sleep. Exclusively breastfeeding here too. Babies move their calorie intake to the day instead of relying on getting calories at night. [/quote]

Also, 12 hrs sleep by 12 weeks does not promote a CIO extinction method.  She gives concrete tips for soothing your baby while you put him down drowsy but awake, and what to do when he wakes up in the middle of the night, which is to (1) let him fuss for a few minutes before immediately going in and feeding him, (2) try soothing him by a paci or butt taps etc before feeding to see if you can get him to go to sleep, (3) feed him in the dark so he doesn't wake up, and (4) gradually reduce the amount of milk during the night feedings.  Over a period of a few weeks, your baby will learn that 7pm is bedtime, be able to be put down in his crib without screaming, and eat all the milk he needs during the day so he's not hungry in the middle of the night.  IMO these are all good things, and the book does a good job of explaining it in bullet points so you're not spending hours reading Weissbluths millions of case studies. [/quote]

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