The Happy Sleeper: The Science-Backed Guide to Helping Your Baby Get a Good Night's Sleep-Newborn to School Age

I usually don't write reviews, but I felt I needed to spread the word of this invaluable tool. I found The Happy Sleeper when I was transitioning my 4 and almost 2 Y old daughters into their own beds. I had been cosleeping with them and nursing my younger daughter to sleep. I am very much into attachment based parenting, so knew when it came to transition them into their own beds that I couldn't do the cry it out method. The reverse sleep wave method worked like magic for my girls initially. I couldn't believe it! It was hard for maybe 2 nights and then very shortly my daughters were sleeping through the night easily and so was I! When we hit a hiccup because my parents didn't follow the routine and my younger daughter was having a hard time, I loved that I could email the authors, heard back within the same day, and could set up a consult call that actually fixed the problem! My daughters are 4 and 6 and still have healthy sleep habits. I also have a 19 month old. So when I saw their online class for only $40, I took it hoping it would be a good refresher. Julie and Heather did not disappoint! It was a great refresher and helped me even further understand ways attachment is being woven into this easy method. Again when I reached out about night weaning, I got a response within hours! We have started the sleep wave technique with my youngest. The first night was hard as expected, the second night my daughter went to bed quickly and slept great! I have recommended this book to several friends who report the same success. One tip that they say and was helpful for us, really let the more confident parent handle the wave. My husband was not as emotional about it all like I was. I think him going in saying the words and putting them back to bed helped the process!

Highly recommend this book for parents wanting to sleep train their baby, even before they are 4 months. It's a great book that validated what we were already doing with our baby, which I chose to read when I was thinking of getting her to start falling asleeo independently at around 3.5 months. We tweaked our method slightly according to the information/advice provided in the book (around the 'Sleep Wave' method) and we managed to sleep train our baby by four months and she was sleeping through the night. So much so that when the dreaded fourth month sleep regression came about sometime when she was about 4.5 months old, it only affected our baby's daytime naps and lasted for a few days - she very soon returned to self-soothing once she got over the hump. The next test will be using the methods in the book for when we move baby into her own room but I have every confidence that we will be successful and it will be a relatively easy transition if we follow the book's guidance.

The Happy Sleeper is an absolute MUST for parents and caregivers. It’s a loving and effective approach for getting your little ones to sleep soundly, enjoy the comfort of their own space and be confident in self-soothing. I have used this book with my daughter and son and have found it to be reassuring, educational and intuitive. I recommend purchasing the book so that you can continue to reference it whenever you need to! Thank you, Julie and Heather!! You are so friendly and accessible and I would follow your input on any and every childhood development subject.