La Leche League International "Sweet Sleep" Book Sleep Suitable for stages: Pregnancy, 0 - 3 Months, 3 - 6 Months, 6 - 12 Months, 12 - 18 Months, 18 - 24 Months
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime & Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family (2014)
by La Leche League International, Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith & Teresa Pitman
Sweet Sleep is the first and most complete book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It is a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, including words of wisdom and reassurance from mothers, all backed up by the latest research. The writers have been thorough in their research, citing over 500 references within the book's 23 chapters.
This book has everything you need to maximise sleep whilst preserving the breastfeeding relationship, with solutions for all ages and stages.
This invaluable resource will help you:
- sleep better tonight in under ten minutes with the QuickStart guide
- sleep safer every night with the Safe Sleep Seven
- sort out the fact and fiction of bedsharing and SIDS
- learn about normal sleep at every age and stage, from newborn to new parent
- direct your baby toward longer sleep when they're ready
- tailor your approach to your baby's temperament
- uncover the hidden costs of sleep training and "controlled crying" techniques
- navigate naps at home and during daycare
- handle criticism from family, friends, and health professionals
- enjoy stories and tips from mothers like you
- make the soundest sleep decisions for your family and your life.
Quotes from the book:
"The newborn baby will have only three demands.
They are warmth in the arms of its mother,
food from her breasts,
and security in the knowledge of her presence.
Breastfeeding satisfies all three."
Grantly Dick-Read, MD - pg 38.
“Responding to your baby isn’t weakness.
It’s an important, powerful, healthy protective instinct.”
- pg 323.
About La Leche League International
La Leche League International states that their “Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother”. Their breastfeeding info section has sleep-related articles including Sleep: Bedshare; safe sleep; safe surface checklist; talking with your doctor about bedsharing; sleep training…or not.
All this information and more can be found in their book Sweet Sleep which comes highly recommended by breastfeeding mothers and Lactation Consultants.
