Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old

A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success

By: Suzy Giordano, Lisa Abidin

Narrated by: Emily Durante

There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective "Limited-Crying Solution" that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night - and three hours in the day - by the age of twelve weeks old.

Giordano is the mother of five children and one of the most sought-after baby sleep specialists in the country. The Washington Post calls her a baby sleep "guru" and "an underground legend in the Washington area for her ability to teach newborns how to achieve that parenting nirvana: sleeping through the night." Her sleep plan has been tested with singletons, twins, triplets, babies with special needs, and colicky babies - and it has never failed.

Whether you are pregnant, first-time parents, or parents who seek a different path with your second or third child, anyone can benefit from the Baby Coach's popular system of regular feeding times, twelve hours of sleep at night and three hours of sleep during the day, and the peace of mind that comes with taking the parent and child out of a sleep-deprived world.

Please note: This book has also been published under the title The Baby Sleep Solution: A Proven Program to Teach Your Baby to Sleep Twelve Hours a Night.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2006 Suzy Giordano and Lisa Abidin (P)2012 Tantor

It’s alright, but there are some parts that are not supported by evidence

I’m still pregnant with my first, but since absolutely everything with this pregnancy was planned in advance, I thought it would be good to start making plans for after baby arrives too.

I have read several books on how to get babies to sleep and they all had similar advice: feed your baby on a schedule and don’t pick them up if they’re crying unless they actually NEED something (so they don’t develop the bad habit of crying when they’re bored or just want to be held).

The part of the book that I have a problem with is the author claiming that babies must sleep in their own room. This is not supported by evidence, but based on the author’s own cultural practices. I read another book about parenting habits around the world. In that book they reviewed customs in Japan (as well as many other countries) and highlighted that Japanese babies sleep through the night sooner than others BECAUSE they sleep with their parents. That book actually provided data to back their claim, citing several studies on the subject. This book provides no data to back their claims, just anecdotes from the author’s personal experience.

I think it’s best to read several books on the subject and see what they all have in common as opposed to what’s different. Hopefully, that is where the real solution can be found. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.

Glad I listened to this before the baby was born

Would you listen to Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old again? Why?

Yes, this is a practical guide to sleep training your baby. It was so valuable.

Any additional comments?

Quick listen with a ton of useful information. Listen before you have your baby to learn some of the bad habits to avoid in the beginning, so when you are ready to start sleep training, you won't have to break those habits.

It works!

If you can listen, be disciplined and help discipline others. Read on. Structure is more important than all.

hard to follow as audio book

I'm currently 6 months pregnant with my first child and an avid audio book listener. This book was recommended to me by a surgeon at work who had success sleep-trainer her now 2-year old using this method. While I have doubts in regards to breastfeeding as others have mentioned, I can see the logic in implementing a schedule early provided the baby is meeting weight and milestone goals.

my main issue with this book is not in whether or not it works because my child isn't here yet. rather, the performer is very dry and robotic, making it a little too easy to zone out. And I really feel this material is better suited to reading. The pdf is unhelpful, containing the sorts of record tables used in every inexpensive newborn log book. what's not included, frustratingly, is a pdf that visually represents the schedule at what age. Figure 4 is the closest we get to this and it's unclear what age it's intended for.

TLDR: save your credits and get a hard copy or ebook instead.

this book is simply amazing.

it doesnt get better than this. I've used this to sleep train all my babies, I'm a baby nurse and I have absolutely no complaints. just read it, listen to it, whatever tickles your fancy. but you wont regret it.

Good for breastfeeding or bottled babies

I Breastfeed my daughter and was desperate for any solution to get her to sleep through the night I tried to follow this program to the letter and yes of course not all babies are the same but when it came to weaning I did try the minutes approach at first then later decided to give pumped milk at night to be sure she was getting the right amount. Also I did feedings every 3 hrs not 4 and it worked for me and my little one. So no not perfect you do have to do what’s works best for your baby but Overall was an excellent book and program I will be implementing this method with my next baby coming next year. Thank you Suzy !

Easy listen and good information.

Great tips and guide on how to get your baby on a schedule to sleep through the night. Liked that the PDFs are available to download so that I can see the examples that were discussed. Narrated very well.

great and quick

short and to the point, but upset that I can't see the charts or tables mentioned.

This book brought sanctuary to our nights!

I used these methods for both my children-- they slept through the night since 10weeks old. And still do to this day! Highly recommended! My tips-- FOLLOW THE TRAINING- and it WORKS!

Worked great. She’s now 26 months

People are always surprised to hear our 6 month and 26 month have always slept through the night (with the exception of the first months).

They have always been very healthy and my boy is very big.

Most of the negative reviews and the people that talk about malnourishment seem to have not read the book or have an issue comprehending.