Sleep Solutions

Baby and child care expert, Rachel Waddilove shows you how to nurture your baby into a pattern of sleeping that avoids those exhausting nights of broken nights sleep that drain new parents and new born babies alike.

This, the third of Rachel’s books for parents of babies, tots and toddlers gives you the benefit of her wealth of experience in neonatal, maternity and nursery nursing. As well as Rachel’s own experience, you get to know what worked and what didn’t for parents just like you, what resources are out there to help you, and how effective they’ll be for you and your child.

What ‘Sleep Solutions’ by Rachel Waddilove has for you:

• How to nurture your child toward regular, full nights of healthy sleep
• Creating a pattern of healthy, restful sleep for you as well as your little ones
• More enjoyment from your family life thanks to regular, good nights of sleep
• Essential guidance from one of the country’s top baby and child care expert
• Experience of parents like you solving the same problems of children and sleep

Rachel never lets you forget that you’re not alone; that many parents have struggled with children that can’t or won’t sleep, and leads toward a solution that’s right for you and your little one. For the childhood years of 0 to 5, this book shows you how to train your child be a good sleeper, and how to restore a healthy sleep pattern if it’s ever disturbed for any reason. Children's bad dreams, sleep-walking, and other sleep disturbing issues are related discussed and addressed, helping you toward a good and restorative night’s sleep too.

Rachel’s book is all about helping you to create the pattern of sleeping well that’s best for your little ones and for you, the parents, so that your whole family will sleep well and wake fresh each morning to enjoy life together.

Sleep Solutions: What you Get in Each Chapter

Each age related chapter, (see back cover details given further down this page) gives you the answers to the questions you want to ask and practical plans for the problems you need to solve:

• How much sleep should my baby have?
• How do I settle my baby and where should he/she sleep?
• Find the right sleep times and position during the day and at night
• What about sleep aids, should I use and dummy and when do I stop?
• What about sleep time toys, blankets, music and mobiles?
• 'Trouble shooting' – with a guide to treating, cholic, teething and nappy rash
• What about night feeding and disturbed routines
• Essential ‘Dos and Don’ts’ for training and settling your child to sleep
• For each age range – a complete day’s sleeping plan and hour by hour routine

"Rachel has a calmness, and knowledge about babies and children that not only helped me soothe and ease the journey for my son, but also for me! Her tips and advice are invaluable." —Minnie Driver, actress

From the back cover...

One issue dominates the lives of may new parents… sleep. Why won't their baby sleep? What is the best position to put him down in, and is swaddling the answer? Are monitors – or even dummies – a good idea? What about the mother’s need for sleep, or the father’s, or the rest of the family? And how does the situation chance when the baby is older, say three to six months or coming up for a year? What are the sleep needs of a toddler, or an older child? And how should parents manage when the whole routine is thrown into the air, because the baby is teething or has been ill?

In this accessible and practical book, Rachel Waddilove gives the answers. In a clear, no-nonsense and straightforward way, she shows parent how to take back control. Babies need to sleep: adults need to sleep as well. Her advice will ensure peaceful nights for the entire family.

“When I was a brand new mother I was overwhelmed! Rachel has a calmness, and knowledge about babies and children, that not only helped soothe and ease the journey for my son, but also for me! Her tips and advice are invaluable.” - Minnie Driver.