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The Sleep Lady's Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide
Get better sleep for the whole family—from birth—with gentle, proven tips, tools, and techniques from The Sleep Lady®
Sleep training isn’t recommended until your baby is 6 months old, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless to help them (and you) sleep better now.
For the past three decades, Kim West, known around the world as The Sleep Lady®, has personally helped over twenty thousand families gently teach their children how to fall asleep—and fall back asleep—without leaving them to cry it out alone.
Now, in The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide, she offers gentle, research-backed, easy-to-remember and easy-to-apply ways to help your newborn sleep. In month-by-month chapters that are easily digestible (even in the middle of the night!), West and her Gentle Sleep Team share:
• The key developmental milestones from birth through 5 months, and how they impact your baby’s sleep
• F.A.S.T. (Feeding, Attachment and Soothing, Sleep, and Temperament) strategies specific to each age
• Safer co-sleeping guidelines
• Stories from real families
• Ample advice for parents of twins
• Plus, what you need to know to make sure you’re taking care of you, too!
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by conflicting advice on sleep training, nap coaching, sleep schedules, and more. The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a safe haven free of judgment, guilt, and criticism for parents seeking options that align with their parenting values and beliefs.
Raising a newborn doesn't have to be a sleep-deprived nightmare. Trust your instincts. Learn how to read and respond to your baby’s cues with confidence. And finally get a good night’s sleep.
Sleep training isn’t recommended until your baby is 6 months old, but that doesn’t mean you’re powerless to help them (and you) sleep better now.
For the past three decades, Kim West, known around the world as The Sleep Lady®, has personally helped over twenty thousand families gently teach their children how to fall asleep—and fall back asleep—without leaving them to cry it out alone.
Now, in The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide, she offers gentle, research-backed, easy-to-remember and easy-to-apply ways to help your newborn sleep. In month-by-month chapters that are easily digestible (even in the middle of the night!), West and her Gentle Sleep Team share:
• The key developmental milestones from birth through 5 months, and how they impact your baby’s sleep
• F.A.S.T. (Feeding, Attachment and Soothing, Sleep, and Temperament) strategies specific to each age
• Safer co-sleeping guidelines
• Stories from real families
• Ample advice for parents of twins
• Plus, what you need to know to make sure you’re taking care of you, too!
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by conflicting advice on sleep training, nap coaching, sleep schedules, and more. The Sleep Lady®’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide provides clear guidance and a safe haven free of judgment, guilt, and criticism for parents seeking options that align with their parenting values and beliefs.
Raising a newborn doesn't have to be a sleep-deprived nightmare. Trust your instincts. Learn how to read and respond to your baby’s cues with confidence. And finally get a good night’s sleep.
- GenresParentingNonfiction
224 pages, Paperback
Published January 3, 2023
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About the author
Kim West
58 books18 followersKIM WEST, LCSW-C, is a mother of two daughters and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or child and family therapist for 30 years.
Known as The Sleep Lady® by her clients, over the past twenty eight years she has personally helped over 20,000 tired parents all over the world get a good night’s sleep without letting their children cry it out alone.
Kim has appeared on the Dr. Phil, Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, TLC’s Bringing Home Baby and CNN, and has been written about in a number of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Baby Talk, Parenting, The Baltimore Sun, USA Today, The Telegraph, The Irish Independent and the Washington Post.
Kim is the author of three books: “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy”, “ The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook” and “The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook for Children with Special Needs”. Her first book “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight” is in its 3 edition and has sold over 140,000 paperback copies and is available in 4 languages. Her upcoming 4th book: "The Sleep Lady's Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide" will be published on March 21, 2023
Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching while knowing Kim could not help everyone herself, she started the Gentle Sleep Coach® Training and Certification program in 2010--the first and most comprehensive training program in the world. This program was the start to what is now a now a global industry- Baby and Child Sleep Consultants. To date, the Gentle Sleep Coach Training and Certification program is available in 3 languages.
Known as The Sleep Lady® by her clients, over the past twenty eight years she has personally helped over 20,000 tired parents all over the world get a good night’s sleep without letting their children cry it out alone.
Kim has appeared on the Dr. Phil, Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, TLC’s Bringing Home Baby and CNN, and has been written about in a number of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Baby Talk, Parenting, The Baltimore Sun, USA Today, The Telegraph, The Irish Independent and the Washington Post.
Kim is the author of three books: “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy”, “ The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook” and “The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook for Children with Special Needs”. Her first book “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight” is in its 3 edition and has sold over 140,000 paperback copies and is available in 4 languages. Her upcoming 4th book: "The Sleep Lady's Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide" will be published on March 21, 2023
Dedicated to providing tired parents with excellent sleep advice and coaching while knowing Kim could not help everyone herself, she started the Gentle Sleep Coach® Training and Certification program in 2010--the first and most comprehensive training program in the world. This program was the start to what is now a now a global industry- Baby and Child Sleep Consultants. To date, the Gentle Sleep Coach Training and Certification program is available in 3 languages.
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April 22, 2023
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
The name says it all. An invaluable guide to get your baby to sleep, so you can get some sleep yourself!
The name says it all. An invaluable guide to get your baby to sleep, so you can get some sleep yourself!
February 25, 2023
Kim West has done it again - she has written a book for parents who want to help their new baby
(and themselves) achieve the best sleep possible using gentle, developmentally appropriate strategies during those early months when the skill of independent sleep is still out of reach for them. She guides families through the different stages of their infant's development and gives helpful tips as to how to set them up with a solid sleep foundation. She has put it into a very digestible format even for new tired parents. I LOVE this book!!! It is a gift I will be giving to every expectant family in my world ~ Thank you Kim!!!!! Once again you have provided a guide to take the rough edges off one of the most challenging aspects of early parenting...sleep (or the lack of)!
(and themselves) achieve the best sleep possible using gentle, developmentally appropriate strategies during those early months when the skill of independent sleep is still out of reach for them. She guides families through the different stages of their infant's development and gives helpful tips as to how to set them up with a solid sleep foundation. She has put it into a very digestible format even for new tired parents. I LOVE this book!!! It is a gift I will be giving to every expectant family in my world ~ Thank you Kim!!!!! Once again you have provided a guide to take the rough edges off one of the most challenging aspects of early parenting...sleep (or the lack of)!
March 22, 2023
Kim West, The Sleep Lady, has done it again! This book is so chock-full of helpful tips to guide parents with a newborn from birth through five months. This book provides simple yet effective advice on helping your newborn get sleep. I love how each chapter addresses the various months and focuses on feeding, attachment, soothing, and temperament. And the book not only helps you with your newborn’s sleep, it also talks about the parents’ self-care, which is so vitally important so you can be the best parent you can be. I will recommend this book to all my family, friends, and clients who are expecting or who already have a newborn. This is a must read book. A great addition to any parent’s library! Tina Anderson
March 21, 2023
This Brilliant Book is so simplified in a way that its so easy for moms that are overwhelmed with a new baby and needs quick help and answers, i like how you can use the book in a free way and you can read your Child's month and go back to it easily without loosing track!
the methods used are so gentle on both baby and mother and are preparatory steps for the sleep training starting at age 6 months making it a smooth start for later as it helps to gently implement habits and routines gradually !
the methods used are so gentle on both baby and mother and are preparatory steps for the sleep training starting at age 6 months making it a smooth start for later as it helps to gently implement habits and routines gradually !
March 21, 2023
Here is another gem from the amazingly helpful and resourceful Kim West (aka The Sleep Lady).
I wish it was out there when I had my little one 2.5Y ago.
A very detailed, yet reassuring and gentle approach to accompanying very little ones through their sleep journey.
The excellent collaborations + extensive research on the subject make the book even more "powerful" and valuable.
Can't recommend it enough to basically anyone who has a newborn in their life.
A must read...
I wish it was out there when I had my little one 2.5Y ago.
A very detailed, yet reassuring and gentle approach to accompanying very little ones through their sleep journey.
The excellent collaborations + extensive research on the subject make the book even more "powerful" and valuable.
Can't recommend it enough to basically anyone who has a newborn in their life.
A must read...
March 21, 2023
My first impression of this book is highly favorable. I like the approach to sleep with the the follow your intuition encouragement and all the valuable and various subjects covered. Since it is written as a guide and a reference resource with the by-the-month chapter configuration, it will be often picked up and reread in each needed moment as different baby challenges are met.
March 21, 2023
This new book by Kim West is a gold mine every parent of a newborn could benefit from! It’s a precious step by step tool to guide, reassure and empower parents and caregivers of little babies.
Highly recommend!
Highly recommend!
March 21, 2023
A must-have for new or experienced parents. I wish I had a guide like this when I became a parent for the first time. It's full of information and advise, and encourages you to do what works best for your family. Definitely recommend it to everyone!
March 21, 2023
A book full of advice for parents and their newborns, with a kind and caring approach that only Kim has. An extra recommended book. Thanks Kim for your help, this time targeted for our newborns.
March 21, 2023
Kim is definitely THE SLEEP LADY. Her book has saved my life during the challenging stage of becoming a first time parent. Her approach is gentle yet effective. Can’t recommend her enough!
April 23, 2023
A book to help parents of newborns how to get a good night's rest.
August 27, 2025
Life changing for anyone who wants help with sleep coaching but doesn’t want to CIO
April 9, 2023
Review to come.
March 21, 2023
I’m an auntie and got this for my sleep-deprived cousin. It’s the BEST!
My cousin is having a lot of struggles getting her 2-month-old to sleep. He’s fussy and up all night, so I saw this book and immediately ordered it for her. She wants a no-crying-it-out solution. Because it’s painful to watch your baby wail for so long.
I LOVE that this book is organized into chapters that talk about the month of the baby. It will be a resource my cousin can use for a long time. Also, her attention span is pretty short these days (no sleep will do that to you), so she can read what she needs, set the book down, and come back to it.
I got it for her in audiobook too so her husband can listen on his commute. Perfect for new parents. Excited to see how she does.
My cousin is having a lot of struggles getting her 2-month-old to sleep. He’s fussy and up all night, so I saw this book and immediately ordered it for her. She wants a no-crying-it-out solution. Because it’s painful to watch your baby wail for so long.
I LOVE that this book is organized into chapters that talk about the month of the baby. It will be a resource my cousin can use for a long time. Also, her attention span is pretty short these days (no sleep will do that to you), so she can read what she needs, set the book down, and come back to it.
I got it for her in audiobook too so her husband can listen on his commute. Perfect for new parents. Excited to see how she does.
June 7, 2023
I glanced through this book, and it seems like some helpful ways to get your baby to sleep better. It will be interesting to see if the tips actually work out. I hope it will help the new mom to be that I plan on gifting this to.
March 3, 2025
Full of great information for parents of new babies, or even parents-to-be. It's gentle and very sensitive to the needs and realities of both babies and new parents. Highly recommend.
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