Worked for us so far!
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I purchased this book with two others and after reviewing not less than four total, I would say Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child would be the best of the lot and if you can only afford one book about this topic, get this one. That said, this book should only be read by people with excellent mental filtering abilities. I ignored much of the dialogue regarding the ADHD implications, etc. Many I have spoken with, including my husband felt the book contradicted itself "never wake a sleeping baby" "wake baby if..." I understood where others felt the author contradicted himself but I think the real issue is the Dr. Wiessbluth isn't very good at describing moderation, presenting both sides of the coin, and then trusting our parental instincts.
All of that sounds sort of negative. Here is what I learned. 1. My baby wasn't getting enough sleep. 2. She wasn't going to sleep early enough and wasn't on a regular or consistent sleep routine. 3. Her sleep environment was too "busy" and needed "quieting". 4. I wasn't allowing her the opportunity to develop self quieting skills nor allowing her to learn how to get to sleep. 5. I wasn't guarding her nap time sacredly enough. And finally, (6) car seat sleep isn't restful sleep.
After reading this book we made changes around the aforementioned are VERY happy with the outcomes. Our baby naps two times per day for about 1.5 - 2 hours with approximately 2.5-3 hours between nap times. She goes to bed about 2.5-3 hours from the time she gets up from her last nap and stays asleep, in her crib for 10-12 hours each night. It isn't always this way (teething, colds, etc.), but it sure is a lot better than waking up every 4 hours to a crying or wide awake and playing infant. She does wake up occassionally very early in the morning but plays by herself in her crib and falls back to sleep on her own without any "help" from us.
Again, prepare yourself for what seems like contradicting information or suggestions, they aren't at all truly contradicting, just trying to infuse moderation, common sense, or freedom to experiment in order to achieve maximum healthy sleep results.
Good luck and happy sleeping.