7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine: The No-Cry Plan to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

by Charmian Mead

Help your baby sleep through the night without any tears. The early months with a new baby are exciting and magical, but can be very emotional and exhausting if sleep is disturbed night after night. Baby sleep guru Charmian Mead's flexible plan, developed from work with hundreds of families, is designed to encourage baby to sleep a full 12 hours a night, naturally , by as early as six weeks old without any tears. She'll show you gentle ways to encourage your baby · Take active and effective feeds during the day
· Stay awake and playful in the day (not night!)
· Feel full and content day and night
· Sleep 12 hour stretches at night with no dream feed Whether you are breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, or a bit of both—and even if you have twins—Charmian's approach will make sure your baby stays awake and playful during the day and not at night!

Genres: Parenting

288 pages, Paperback

Published July 5, 2018

Reviews

[Eric Meade · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dangerous Stupidity

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!

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is totally contradictory to WHO guidelines, is poorly researched and gives potentially harmful advice to new mothers. I’d definitely stay away!

[Cathy Q de V · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are much better books on baby sleep available. First if all this book is directly primarily at babies newborn to 3 months (which should be specified) It also gives a lot more feeding and digestive tips (which was not very well put together ) than sleep help. I'm also conflicted over putting a newborn into a routine. It seems too soon. Regardless I don't recommend this book.

[Jasna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I started her routine with my newborn of 1 month. After one day of following her routine my baby projectile vomited 2 times (which he has never done before) and cried for 2 days straight like a colic baby. I went back to feeding on demand and he did not projectile vomit again and he stopped crying. She gives some useful advice, and I might try her routine maybe after 3 months, but in my experience I would not advise her routine for a newborn. Also, she claims that some breastfeeding women simply do not produce enough milk to satisfy their baby even when they are constantly stimulated. I dont believe in this and find that this can be very discouraging for new mothers who are struggling enough in the beginning and wondering if their baby is getting enough milk. Over all, there is some good advice, but most of all I do not agree with many of the things she is teaching. I would not recommend this book.

[Lauren Tiplady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charmian helped me more than I can say from my baby being around 6 weeks old. My little girl had what I thought was colic, crying terribly and sleeping for only a few hours at a time. I was using all kinds of over the counter medicines and was lost in what to do next. After a consultation with Charmian within a few days the colic and sleep was massively improved, no medicine required from that day! I’ve learnt an incredible amount from Charmian about babies digestion and sleep. I can honestly say our bedtime routine is now a joy, my little one and I both love it, and she’s such a happy baby which I believe is down to what Charmian taught me.

[Amy Card · Rating 5 out of 5]

2 babies, and 2 great sleepers thanks to Charmian’s structure that really works!
I implemented this method at around 6 weeks and with baby1. He was sleeping for 8-9 hours per night within a matter of days.
With so much faith in it I started implementing the structure from the 1st week with baby2. From just 3 weeks old my youngest was going from 11pm - 7am, without getting her out of the next2me - content and gaining weight exceptionally well.
I recommend Charmian to everyone! Super helpful, very friendly and knows everything there is to know to ensure your baby is well rested and happy - and in turn so are you!

[Bruna Martini · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh, I despise this book. It’s a dangerous, manipulative little manual that claims it can change your life - if only you started treating your child as an object. Why not force your newborn into your own routine instead of understanding theirs? Wouldn't everything be so much simple then?
It spreads false pseudo-science about sleep and bans nearly all vegetables and fruit from a Mediterranean diet - because this empairs sleep, obvs. I got so angry reading it; and, fueled by motherhood hormones, I literally kicked it under the sofa, where it has stayed to gather dust ever since. Honestly, that feels like the only purpose it was ever written for.

[Emma Newell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an absolute must have for all mummies to be! I’ve bought this book for both my grown up children who will most definitely need this book in their lives when the time comes. I only wish it was around when they were babies. I would of had a better time during the first few months (breastfeeding every 2-3hours, ‘colic’ and projectile vomiting is exhausting.)
Like everything else in life advice changes and moves on and you have to move with it. Amazing book and would highly recommend to all my friends and family.

[Luby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading this when my son was 3months

I started this book when my son was three months and was concerned that the routine wouldn't work as he was getting past the newborn stage but from the first day I saw improvements and after getting up every 2 hours at night he would wake only once, by day 5 he slept through the night which I couldn't believe. He is now 4 months and an active and joyous child, he enjoys his playtime and he is always well rested and full thanks to this Amazing routine ❤

[Jane Brodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An essential guide to newborns

A friend recommended this to me when I was pregnant as she’d had success with it with her two girls and I’m so grateful she did. Even if you don’t want to follow a routine this book is brilliant for demystifying those early days - from burping to feeding to pumping to playtime to sleep. The when’s, the why’s and the how’s. The routine has been brilliant to follow - giving us some structure which helps us to understand what our baby needs. I’m constantly referring to this book. Thank you Charmian!

[Emma Rowbory · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is life-changing and had our newborn sleeping through the night after 1 month. The steps are easy to follow and there are amazing trouble-shooting sections throughout which advise of every question that any new mum could possibly have - which I found that no other books out there offered. I would recommend this book without reserve - it's an amazing support to any new mother and the routine allows you the confidence and freedom to really enjoy parenthood in the early days.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Contradictions and incorrect info

Boobs are rivers not lakes. This book recons you run out of milk in one boob. Doesn't happen and it states that milk supply is often low not true.
Then on one page it says don't eat Brocoli if you're breastfeeding cos of a windy baby... Next page to eat Brocoli for the calcium.. Make ur bloody mind up. Fml

[L · Rating 1 out of 5]

I flipped through the book but essentially it's getting to a structured feeding schedule, some tips on self-soothing/getting baby to sleep. This seems to be more focused in newborn days (<4 months). In my experience, I cannot force my baby to eat more. At 4 months, she is still at 5oz with 1 night waking. So I'm ok with that.

[Lizzie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was very disappointed in this book - while there were a few useful tips I found a lot of the advice to be contradictory and very rigid. There were also whole sections of the book which were merely word for word repetitions of previous sections. Don’t waste your money on this!

[Marta · Rating 1 out of 5]

È un libro non scientifico, che molto spesso da consigli opposti a quelli dati dalla scienza. È un libro che insegna ad instaurare delle routine per bambini piccoli, perciò se cercate un aiuto per far dormire il vostro bambino oltre i sei mesi, non è questo il libro per voi.

[Lucy Ewles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good advice but way too rigid for me.

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel some of these reviews are a little antediluvian.

I have had a baby and used this book to help me formulate a routine with my baby girl and we haven't looked back.

[Louise Lowery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this before they have a baby. It’s amazing and helped me get my little girl into a night time routine straight away. And sleeping through the night from 6 weeks.