Cathryn Tobin - The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan: The Soothing, Superfast Way to Help Your New Baby Sleep Through the Night...and Prevent Sleep Problems Before They Develop

T HE S OOTHING , S UPER FAST W AY TO H ELP Y OUR N EW B ABY S LEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT... AND P REVENT S LEEP P ROBLEMS B EFORE T HEY D EVELOP

C ATHRYN T OBIN , MD

Finally, a research-based solution to the age-old problem of getting Baby to sleep! Drawing on her extensive knowledge of infant neurological development as well as her years of experience as a practicing pediatrician, Dr. Tobin has created an approach that is simple, effectiveand compassionate. The Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan is not about letting babies cry; its about understanding the sometimes counterintuitive conditions that help babies fall asleep on their own. This book should be required reading for all new parents!

Linda Acredolo, PhD, co-author of the best-selling
Baby Signs, Baby Minds, and Baby Hearts

Parenting is a 24/7 job, and it can get pretty lonely at 3 AM, especially if youre the kind of parent who cant bear to let your child cry himself to sleep. Thats why the Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan is so wonderful. Dr. Cathryn Tobin not only has a gentle, caring approach to your baby but also has great empathy for what youre going through. New parents can help their infant learn healthy sleep habits from the get-go, and those whove missed the early window of opportunity can backtrack and solve bedtime battles with an older child. Drawing on her years of experience as a midwife, a pediatrician and a mom, Dr. Tobin illustrates her techniques with a wide variety of sleep problems. This is one book that should be in every parents library.

Mary Mohler, editor-at-large, Parents magazine

Cathryn Tobin gives new parents the encouragement and inspiration to develop the skills they need to help their children sleep. Anyone who has struggled to put a child to bed night after night will appreciate the honest, direct, and practical approach Tobin uses. As a parent of four children and senior editor at ePregnancy, I know that sleep is one of the toughest issues new parents face. Kudos for a terrific road map to a good nights sleep for all kidsand their parents.

Julia Rosien, senior editor, ePregnancy magazine

Dr. Tobins important and highly readable book offers parents medically sound and scientifically based sleep strategies that are attuned to the needs of both babies and parents. By teaching parents how to activate their babys relaxation response, Dr. Tobins book offers a humane alternative to the letting them cry method. Her light-hearted approach and easy to follow recommendations will foster confidence and competence for any new (and exhausted!) parent. The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan gives parents the greatest gift of early childhoodSLEEP!

Debra Phillips Hauser, PhD, lecturer, Child Study Center,
Yale University School of Medicine

Welcome to the Land of Nod: Dr. Tobin teaches us how to recognize and read our kids cues so we can help themand us!get a better nights sleep. Her down-to-earth approach is refreshing. Great read for parents, new and old.

Kathryn Dorrell, Life editor, Canadian Living magazine

Perfect for bleary-eyed, exhausted parents who are in desperate need of solutions on how they can help their infant (and themselves) get some sleep. Keep this insightful reference handy; youll refer to it again and again.

Sam Horn, author of Tongue Fu! and Whats Holding You Back?

Dr. Tobin offers desperate parents an alternative to allowing their babies to control their lives or having to feel intense guilt by letting their babies cry it out to force them to sleep. The Lull-A-Baby plan provides simple, gentle explanations and choices to help mom, dad, and baby sleep better. This book is an excellent resource for me, and one I will recommend to many new (and maybe not-so-new) parents!

Kathee Andrews, MD, pediatrician, Toronto, Canada

The Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan is the very best way to help really young babies sleep through the night!

Denise MacNeil, RN, mother of three

I thought the first night would be the worst! I was so excited when my 3-month-old daughter, Paige, fell asleep on her own that I called Dr. Cs office and left her this message: You were right about Paige being able to fall asleep on her own. But you were wrong when you said it would take about 20 minutesit only took 10!

Camille

Im pretty born-again about the Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan. I followed the 7-day plan and even though I was exhausted, I didnt give up. It wasnt easy for me to listen to my baby fuss, but I never felt like I was deserting her. Thankfully, Cali began to sleep for longer stretches before the week was up.

Stephanie

This really works! Dr. C.s advice completely changed my life and I have passed it on to others who now feel the same way!

Lisa

Notice

This book is intended as a reference volume only, not as a medical manual. The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help.

Mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities in this book does not imply endorsement by the author or publisher, nor does mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities imply that they endorse this book, its author, or the publisher.

Internet addresses and telephone numbers given in this book were accurate at the time it went to press.

2006 by Cathryn Tobin, MD

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

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Illustrations by Jennifer

Kalis Book design by Anthony Serge

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Tobin, Cathryn.

The lull-a-baby sleep plan : the soothing, superfast way to help your new baby sleep through the night... and prevent sleep problems before they develop / Cathryn Tobin.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references

ISBN-13 9781594862229 paperback

ISBN-10 1594862222 paperback

eISBN-13 9781623361112

1. InfantsSleepPopular works. 2. Sleep disorders in childrenPreventionPopular works. I. Title.

RJ506.S55T63 2006

618.928498dc22 2006016282

Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers

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