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Love this method. Have used it for three kids. I recommend for all parents.

It looks like it's been used for a while. £15.55 for one month's delivery and get "that" - priceless. Worn-out book, dirty pages, I'm not sure it's even safe. Used books are usually cheaper and delivered next day.

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Helped my four kids sleep through the night by 8-12 weeks. A great resource for every night!

If you live in the United States, you probably know parents who have not slept in years, who hobble through their child's infant and toddler years just barely hanging on because no one is getting adequate rest and they think that this is inevitable or normal. I was not willing to do that. We began using this method around week 3-4 of my son's life and this method is an absolute lifesaver for a first-time mom. I ended up buying the audio book and listening to it several times. My son was sleeping through the night by 8 weeks and giving us 10-12 hour stretches by 12 weeks after following this method. I can't tell you how good it is for my marriage and sanity to be getting adequate rest and now to be able to have a few hours of quiet adult time with my husband or even alone time before going to bed. It's life-changing. I can actually enjoy interacting with my son and spending time with him for the last month of my maternity leave because we laid the ground work in the beginning. My son is healthy and thriving, and there is also peace in our home. He is a genuinely happy and delightful baby because he is well-fed (and his metabolism is well-regulated from following a consistent routine) and well-rested. He can sleep anywhere and falls asleep on his own after being placed in bed awake because we started the training from the beginning. We can take a one-night romantic trip away and not feel guilty leaving him with a grandparent because he sleeps through the night now, every night. People enjoy being around him in public because he's delightful and can lay quietly in his stroller or entertain himself without us holding him all day without screaming all of the time (of course all babies cry, but we've learned how to promptly assess and address this). My marriage is doing well because both parents are well-rested and there is peace in our home. I have heard this book/method is controversial and read some of the criticisms (not sure most of the critics even read the book, or at least not the most recent version). Ask yourself one simple question: which families, marriages, and babies are well-rested, happy, and thriving? This method truly works.