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The No-Cry Sleep Solution

My Personal Sleep Plan for My Baby

(Four Months to Two Years Old)

ٗ I will get myself ready.

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M y bab y is old enough to sleep all night without my attention. He is biologically able to sleep all night, and many babies do. It will be good for my baby and it will be good for me. I am committed to doing things tonight that will help my baby sleep better. I don’t want my baby to cry, so I am willing to be patient and make changes day by day.

Soon we will both be sleeping all night long.

ٗ I will get my baby ready.

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M y bab y is healthy.

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M y bab y is eating well during the day.

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M y baby ’s sleeping place is inviting and comfortable.

ٗ I will follow a bedtime routine.

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This is our nightly routine:

Approximate time

Activity

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The No-Cry Sleep Solution
by Elizabeth Pantley

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ٗ I will establish an early bedtime.

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My baby’s new bedtime is: ___________________________

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We begin our bedtime routine at: _____________________

ٗ I will follow a flexible yet predictable daytime routine.

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This is a rough outline of our typical day (write in your planned awake time, naps, meal times, bedtime, and

anything else that helps you organize your day):

Approximate time

Activity

ٗ I will make sure that my baby takes regular naps.

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Times for my baby’s naps are: ________________________

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I w ill watch my baby carefully for signs of tiredness: decreased activity, quieting down, losing interest, rubbing eyes, looking glazed, fussing, yawning; and I will put my baby down for a nap at those times.

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The ways I will encourage naps are: ___________________

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by Elizabeth Pantley

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ٗ I will help my baby learn how to fall asleep without help: (Idea One)

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I w ill spen d daily quiet time letting my baby play in his bed.

ٗ I will help my baby learn how to fall asleep without help: (Idea Two)

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I will encourage my baby to fall asleep for naps in these various places and ways: _____________________________

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ٗ I will introduce a lovey.

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I w ill keep a lovey with us when we snuggle, and when I put my baby to bed.

ٗ I will make night sleeping different from daytime naps.

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I will keep our nighttime quiet, dark, and peaceful.

ٗ I will develop key words as a sleep cue.

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Our key words are: _________________________________

ٗ I will use music or sound as sleep cues.

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Our nighttime music/sounds are: ______________________

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The No-Cry Sleep Solution
by Elizabeth Pantley

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ٗ I will change my baby’s sleep association.

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I’ll use Pantley’s Gentle Removal Plan as often as I can.

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Other things I will do: ______________________________

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ٗ I will help baby fall back to sleep while continuing to co-sleep.

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I won ’t respond too quickly; I’ll wait for true “awake sounds.”

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I’ll shorten the duration of my nighttime help routine (nursing, rocking, or offering a bottle or pacifier).

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I’ll use the gentle removal plan as often as I can.

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I’ll scoot away from Baby after he falls asleep.

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I’ll try to use key words and pat or massage Baby back to sleep.

ٗ I will help Baby fall back to sleep and move him to his own bed.

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These are the things we will do: ______________________

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The No-Cry Sleep Solution
by Elizabeth Pantley

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ٗ I will have my partner help Baby fall back to sleep.

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These are the things we will do: ______________________

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My helper will tend to Baby when he wakes, by doing these things: ___________________________________________

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My helper will transfer Baby to me if Baby and/or helper gets upset, and then I will do these things: ______________

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ٗ I will help my baby fall back to sleep step-by-step.

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This is my plan to shorten the duration and type of my nighttime help routine in these steps:

Phase One ________________________________________

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Phase Two _________________________________________

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Phase Three _______________________________________

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by Elizabeth Pantley

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Phase Four ________________________________________

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Phase Five __________________________________________

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Phase Six _________________________________________

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ٗ I will write a bedtime book and read it to my baby every night before bed.

ٗ I will create a bedtime poster that shows our routine and follow it nightly.

ٗ I will be patient, I will be consistent, and soon we will all be sleeping.

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I
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have sleep success if I am persistent, consistent, and patient. I need to just relax, follow my plan, and do a log every ten days. After I do each log, I will analyze my success and make any revisions to my plan. Soon my baby and I will both be sleeping.

Taken from
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
by Elizabeth Pantley