7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine: The no-cry plan to help your baby sleep through the night Kindle Edition

As a first-time mother of twins, I found this book to be a life-saver. I was told immediately upon leaving the hospital that setting up a routine is imperative when having multiples as otherwise you can spend almost 24 HOURS A DAY AWAKE. I'm so thrilled that a friend from England recommended this book to me, where Charmian Mead has a cult following and is a household name - expertise that my twins really put to the test!Within 5 days of following the routine we had just one wake-up a night....and this was because I was waking them up to ensure that everything was 'ok'! Unheard of, especially with one of my babies being particularly difficult. More importantly, we have decreased crying, and the babies are more relaxed and content. The routine focuses on feeding more in the day and less at night, and overall your baby still eats the same quantity, so there are no hunger or growth issues.How is this book different to others out there? While many outline a 'routine' - this book focuses on the importance of digestion and the diagnosis of digestion issues, something which I had no idea about as a first-time Mom. Armed with this knowledge, the book enabled me to build up confidence in what I was doing and how I was doing it - all from a noted expert, which honestly was priceless.I'm surprised at the 1 star reviews and wonder if the reviewers actually read the book as they seem to have missed the point - the purpose of the routine is to help settle your child so that he/she can sleep. If you aren't interested in a good night's sleep and a well rested baby (as pointed out in the title!), then obviously this book is not for you.All in all, I recommend this as a good read in order to help establish a routine, build confidence and stay sane as a parent!

We followed Charmian’s routine with both our boys. The older one slept threw the night at 7 weeks old and now is a 2.5 year old toddler who just loves his evening routine (that we never changed since he was a baby) and never woke up in the night despite teething, or baby crying next door. Investing the time and putting him in such a good routine early payed off and made our life so much easier when the second baby arrived (who is also very happy with following Charmian’s routine and slept threw at week 6).She got the second one into a routine within days, one that worked for us and adjusted his to his older brothers routine, so that we can manage everything and actually enjoy the time together.When she left I felt far more confident and equipped for the weeks ahead as she’d set us up so well.Our friends and family keep asking how is that possible. I keep referring them to Charmian and her book. Everything you have to know about breastfeeding, bottle feeding, winding techniques, awake time, stimulation, etc and most importantly how to be flexible with the routine, so that both parents and their babies feel relaxed and happy.Charmian is such a sunny personality and she made every part of being a mother enjoyable!Maya

This woman with no credentials that I can find thinks she knows better than the NIH and American Academy of Pediatrics advocates dangerously stupid ideas like babies taking naps with their mothers (which is a great way for a baby to smother to death while it's exhausted mother sleeps) or to put infants to sleep on their sides which is contrary to everything we know about preventing SIDS.This woman is the poster child for why we should all take advice only from people who ARE actually experts rather than people who CLAIM to be experts.If it was withing my power not only would I award this book zero stars I would have it pulled from Amazon for endangering infants!

Charmian has encyclopedic knowledge plus decades of hands on experience with newborns. She helped me immensely with both boys and the dividends continue to pay off. Both my boys are beautiful sleepers and don’t suffer the behavioral issues many of my fellow mother’s have to endure since they are well rested and fed on a proper schedule so never over hungry.Charmian gave me better breastfeeding advice then two of the leading breastfeeding experts in London did that I had hired before her arrival. I quickly saw I didn’t need them with her around.She’s kind, warm, loving and professional. The advice she gives in this book is worth its weight in gold and would be an amazing gift for any new mother or any mother with a newborn who is struggling.I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

I was hoping for help with my 6 month old but all this book talks about are newborns. It only really goes up to 4 month olds. Not at all helpful for me. Also be aware that some of her advice goes against US AAP recommendations. It has some general helpful information but overall I think this is a book you can skit.

PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!! It is full of false expectations for new parents; small babies are not supposed to sleep 12 hours!! If you are not meeting the needs of your baby when they need them, it is not gentle parenting! Not to mention the complete tripe she spouts about breastfeeding, completely incorrect and actually dangerous. Methods will definitely sabotage the breastfeeding relationship and goes against World health organization recommendations.

Poor information and advice. Disregards health professionals and experts who know it's normal for babies to wake at night. This book undermines a mother's confidence and is damaging to mothers breastfeeding. Get along to a local support group when pregnant. Buy The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, a great book.

We heard of Charmian from one of our close friends who had had great success using the book and in-house support. During our pregnancy we were keen to enlist the help of the book and Charmian; both my husband and I have busy jobs, often working unsocial hours and it was imperative to us to ensure that our son would have a routine that would keep happy and well fed in an easy to follow routine. Having heard of the success from various people and reviews and having had first-hand experience, I can honestly say the hype about Charmian and her methods are well warranted.I read her book in the months leading up to my delivery. It is easy to read and follow with clear and concise advice. It dispels a few of the myths around feeding, routine and digestion that even I as a medical professional believed in. The chapters on breast-feeding and how to optimise milk production was invaluable as I was keen to breast feed my child. However what was also clear throughout the book was Charmian’s message of prioritising a happy mum (parents) and a happy baby. Her key message was of the importance of balance in the approach to establishing the routine.Whilst the book on its own gave us sufficient guidance, including a chapter on troubleshooting, we were keen to employ her remote and in-house support. The booking process was simple and straightforward, a god-send when trying to balance a busy work-life with pregnancy and the hormones it brings with it. We booked in for a 5 day remote session a week after the baby was born but was given plenty of information on how to navigate the first few daunting days of parenthood. The remote sessions were excellent, Charmian’s ability to recall all the details of our plan and the nuances of our infant was remarkable. She was able to troubleshoot in real time and after each morning catch up call we were left with a clear plan of action for the day ahead and with the ability to contact her throughout the day with any issues we may encounter.We also opted to have in-house support and had Charmian stay with us for 5 days spanning over the period of 2 weeks. This provided us with invaluable support and guidance and I would not hesitate to recommend the in-house support to anyone who is considering it. Charmian was considerate and flexible when my son had a hospital stay, trying her best to be flexible through her busy schedule. Whilst she provided house support it felt like I had a (very knowledgeable) sister around; she made me feel at ease and allayed many of the fears and stresses I was feeling. She was considerate about my want to breast-feed and was pivotal in helping me achieve that whilst ensuring my baby (who was small for gestational age) was well fed and gaining weight appropriately. As I had had a c-section, my milk production was delayed and low, Charmian gave me clear concise advice on how to improve my milk supply but what really stood out was how caring she is. She is able to understand the emotions and feelings I as a new mother was going through and also able to work with my character traits to formulate a personalised plan that would be most beneficial to me. What is also striking is how personable and present she is, despite being busy and juggling clients, I always felt her attention was 100% on the task at hand and she had a keen eye for detail, never missing anything!When the in-house support ended, we were left with a clear, very detailed plan of action that provided information and guidance for most (if not all) eventualities. We were so happy with our experience that we booked on a for a further 4 week catch up call as we realised that the support we were getting was invaluable.Our experience of Charmian and the sleeping baby routine has been nothing but positive. It has helped ease us into parenthood and made the process of getting used to having an infant so much more positive. Motherhood is daunting and nothing quite prepares you for it. You may be a high-achieving individual but motherhood has a way of grounding you and humbling you. Charmian has definitely helped make my transition from medic to mum smooth, successful and enjoyable.

My baby projectile vomited after her advice. I do not recommend

I certainly don't follow it exactly, because I only found it after my baby started to take only short naps (out of the newborn stage) and I was trying to put some order in the chaos my life had become. Even if you don't plan to try any of it, I'd read it just to see a different opinion and know there are other options out there, I also recommend The No-Cry Sleep Solution and The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns, and The Good Sleeper. In some ways I found this book similar to Baby-Wise, but I liked this much better because it's more detailed and not an obvious cash grab. I read the whole book when I borrowed it from the library and I liked it so much that I bought my own copy.Note: The book uses UK terms, make sure you can mentally handle that before buying this book, particularly note that "weaning" is typically used to mean "the introduction of food" in the UK not "the elimination of milk" like it generally does in North America.Things I liked:- No dream feed- Swaddling tips- Explains baby digestion and gas- Detailed and varied schedule options- Detailed explanations of age appropriate awake times- Lots of tips on how to keep baby awake for feeds- Lots and lots of details (like best times to change a diaper - lined up with what I'd figured out on my own by two months, but it would have been nice to find out sooner)- Claims a pacifier should not be necessary and explains why, and explains rarely discussed disadvantages of pacifier use - since pacifiers can "help" digestion or speed it up, they can cause gas... it also kept my baby from entering deep sleep because she was trying too hard to keep the pacifier in.- Author acknowledges what the strict government guidelines are and suggests alternatives - since she isn't a doctor living in fear of ruining her reputation so doesn't toe the line of only "approved" advice, she recommends side sleeping, no pacifier, baby has its' own room, early (4 month) gradual low pressure introduction of food, it's nice to see a book that isn't afraid to discuss these things.Things I wasn't so sure of:- Instead of expressing after both morning feeds... I would only hand express enough to be comfortable to the next feed and I would rather try to match or beat the amount the baby has from a bottle close to the time that the baby has each bottle so my body makes the right amount of milk at the right time for baby to need it in case of breastfeeding.- Not having a roll pillow I didn't actually try side sleeping, but it probably would have helped, also I've been brainwashed to fear SIDS so badly that the first night my baby slept in her crib I wouldn't even let a burp cloth be in the far corner- Baby gets super excited in the bath, so we take her for carrier walks to wind her down for bed timeEdit (2021-07-24):We had only short naps until 16 months, so about 14 months of 30 minute naps, which made a routine like this a bit trickier to follow... pretty much the only times she did nap longer were when she went an entire wake period without feeding, then she'd fall asleep like normal and and sleep for close to two hours because she wasn't peeing herself awake (she'd wake up dry instead of wet like she did after a 30 minute naps - this was with disposables if anybody wonders), due with our second in a months, buying a second copy of this book because I lent mine out and I think they're still using it. Going to try to estabish longer wake times to get longer naps from the very beginning so we don't get in a short napping habit. Also, going to try REALLY hard to avoid the pacifier this time, because it sure didn't help baby sleep longer last time! Like that saying - "You're not cheating anybody except yourself." The pacifier was quick and a little too easy, and my kid was awful at keeping them in, 30 minutes she'd start to drift deeper and out it would pop, she wake up, pee herself, and be delighted to be awake... for a little while, then she would crash hard.My daughter has been a respectably good night sleeper since we started loosely following the advice in this book, I was more than willing to do one or two night feedings, and then by nine months she was ususally sleeping through the night for twelve or more hours, it was lovely. She was breastfed (and terrible at it for a long time, but she was pretty terrible at taking a bottle as well) and I felt like if she wanted the night feeding that was pretty reasonable so I wouldn't be uncomfortable and to maintain supply (might as well, not like I had to work in the morning!). I did follow the advice of trying to keep it short the closer we were to morning, so she wouldn't gorge herself right before "breakfast" and I was amazed by how easily she went along with that, she just wanted to pass back out!

And prolonging night sleep schedule along with managing the feeds needed to satisfy the baby's hunger.Great work by the author

This book was helpful in understanding a routine for my baby to help her sleep through the night. There are some tips which I do not agree with but most of the information is interesting and helpful. Recommend for new mums.