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Aren’t babies precious? So is sleep.

Your baby is capable of sleeping through the night and this book will show you how.

A whip smart and entertaining guide that focuses on WHY babies sleep the way they do, this book arms you with evidence-based and flexible tools that work for every unique situation so that you can teach your baby how to sleep well.

This book will help you tackle the thorniest sleep snags, including:

  • Navigating the tricky newborn phase like a pro
  • Getting your child to truly sleep through the night
  • Weaning off the all-night buffet
  • Mastering the precarious tango that is healthy napping
  • Solving toddler and preschooler sleep struggles

Sleep expert Alexis Dubief, of the wildly popular website, podcast, and groupPrecious Little Sleep, imparts effective, accessible, and flexible strategies based on years of research that will dramatically improve your child’s sleep.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LCPK8M1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lomhara Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Oct. 17 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 17.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0997580839
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  • 鶹 Rank: #5,951 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Alexis Dubief gave birth to her first child in 2006 and quickly realized that sleep – or a lack thereof – was suddenly the bane of her existence. Yet no book, website, or community seemed to have ready answers. Figuring that “this shouldn’t be so hard,” she spent the next five years researching and analyzing infant and child sleep. Combining scientific evidence with insights gleaned from working with thousands of families, she founded the Precious Little Sleep blog/podcast in 2011. In just a few short years, this passion project meant to demystify baby sleep blossomed into a popular online destination for sleep-starved parents from all over the world, garnering millions of hits annually and inspiring a loyal following. Dubief holds a Master of Finance and an MBA from the University of Colorado. A trail runner and Spartan racer, she writes and rabble rouses near Burlington, VT, with her husband and their two boys who are growing up faster than she would like.

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This is a MUST have for all parents! This book was so easy to read and was full of useful information and strategies to get your baby to sleep! We started implementing some of the strategies geared towards younger babies at 3 months and my baby was falling asleep independently in his crib and sleeping 11-12hrs straight within 3 weeks and with very minimal fussing! I recommend it to all my friends who are expecting or have young babies! Love the Facebook support group as well as the podcasts!
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  • Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2025
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    Sooo I don’t usually write reviews for anything but this book has become my holy grail when it comes to sleep. When I ordered it I was at my wits end with little to no sleep. Everyday felt incredibly taxing to get through and I had 0 energy to be a good mom to my at the time 4 month old son. He is 6 months now and that reality is a distant nightmare. Not only was the book full of tips and tricks to achieve sleep for baby and mommy but she’s also incredibly witty and it was a pleasure to read and learn. If you’re hesitating to purchase, please do yourself a favor and add to cart. You won’t regret it!
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  • Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2024
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    I purchased this book 6 months ago and it has helped me immensely.

    I started out only reading a few chapters, as I was in the thick of the newborn stage and incredibly sleep deprived.

    I quickly learned how valuable each and every chapter was. Armed with knowledge on what to do & when I taught my 2nd baby how to fall asleep sleep (without assistance/associations) on her own much sooner than my 1st baby (who learned at 5.5 months through extinction).

    Throughout each phase & new challenge that popped up in babies sleep, I felt much more equipped to handle it and help my little one to continue to get the rest she needed (which in turn, made her a happy go lucky baby during the day).

    This isn’t the miracle book…. But it sure does help.

    (I have gotten many baby sleep books from the library, this one, hands down, was the best in my opinion).
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  • Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2025
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    This book made a huge difference for our family. The steps were easy to follow, and it helped us create a consistent bedtime routine. Within a few days, our baby was falling asleep faster and waking up less during the night.

    I liked that the advice was gentle and flexible—not one-size-fits-all. It made the whole sleep training process a lot less stressful.

    If you’re struggling with baby sleep, I definitely recommend giving this book a try!
  • Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2024
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    While it did describe all the various methods for sleep training it consistently shames co-sleeping.
  • Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2024
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    Excellent book that gives you not just an overview but also usable strategies to tackle sleep training. It is also written with humour, so it is a pleasure to read.
  • Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2025
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    This book had my 5.5 month old sleeping through the night with just 1 feed and napping independently within 3 days. This sounds too good to be true, I know, but it worked for us. I read the book (skimmed the parts relevant to me) in about 3 hours and then have revisited parts as needed. It’s an easy read, and the techniques are clear and easy to apply. I wish I had read this book sooner.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2018
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    Meh.

    This book is useful for the chart it has that shows how much babies should be sleeping and napping at different ages... a graphic you can easily find through a Google search.
    Beyond that, it wasn't very useful to me personally.
    It is mainly a useful manual for cry it out sleep training, even though it claims to go through all possible sleep training scenarios.
    I read it and tried everything in it. Ummm still waiting for it to "work".
    The gentle sleep training methods she describes are so gentle and incremental most parents who don't want to do extinction training are using these methods already anyway. They basically consist of doing less and less of whatever you're currently doing to get baby to go to sleep over many days, weeks, or months. Yes. Months. Some babies will take months to "train" (or rather, to developmentally grow out of frequent night wakings).
    The author also explains honestly that even trained babies will hit lots of unexplainable sleep snags because they're babies, so even your once independent sleeper may stop sleeping thru. That's possibly the most helpful information in this book. Spoiler alert: basically: babies dont sleep like adults. Don't expect them to.

    I had purchased this book with the (completely unrealistic) hope it would tell me some secret that wasn't spelled out anywhere else and that everyone was conspiring to keep from me about how I could get my baby to sleep thru the night.... I hoped it would be the silver bullet to solving my baby's "sleep issues"... turns out the only way to truly make a baby sleep like an adult is to wait for a baby to grow into an adult haha.

    So, moms and dads, if you want a step by step on cry it out extinction training? This book has it. Otherwise, batton down the hatches, and do what parents have done for generations: bring the baby into bed with you and drink coffee and cope til they learn to sleep on their own (and they all do, eventually. Promise).
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  • Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2024
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    This book was a true life saver. It helped us achieve great sleep and helped relieve my anxiety. I developed severe anxiety over my son’s sleep - is he getting enough sleep, too much sleep etc. Precious Little Sleep eased so much stress. We still reference the book and will continue to do so. It is an easy read, I was able to read it while having a newborn no problem. I recommend it to any new parents!

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  • Rachel Muller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best baby sleep book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2025
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    Great book on baby sleep. Was recommended to me by NCT friends and it was very helpful in the midst of the 4 month regression. Has great sections for different issues so you can read what you need instead of having to real a whole book when you're sleep deprived! Also has Great tables and self help tips. Also written with a touch of humour! Will definitely recommend to new mums and dads.
  • carolina
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    Reviewed in Brazil on October 9, 2018
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    ѳپ livro. Fácil leitura, organizado de forma a conseguir as repostas rapidamente.
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  • Ottimo!
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
    Reviewed in Italy on July 13, 2024
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    Awesome resource for new parents! We've just started implementing some of the ideas in the book with our 4-month-old, but so far, so good 😍 Love the creative approaches to toddlers as well. Can totally foresee needing to re-read the book a few times as our baby is growing up. All in all, excellent nap reading material!
  • CMV
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for new parents
    Reviewed in France on January 22, 2019
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    Very helpful book. Full of interesting tips.
  • Magdalena Magaña
    5.0 out of 5 stars ¡Super recomendado! No gasten su dinero en un sleepcoach
    Reviewed in Mexico on September 30, 2023
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    Nos funcionó muy bien. Explica varios métodos para dormir independiente de noche y posteriormente las siestas. Nosotros fuimos directamente al método SLIP, que es el realmente efectivo, al 3er dia nuestra bebé dormia sola y mejoró mucho nuestra calidad de vida.

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