The Newborn Sleep Book

June 16, 2014
The Jassey brothers, partners in a Long Island pediatric practice, have helped thousands of parents successfully sleep-train their newborns by the time they are a month old. The “Jassey Way” is practical, realistic, and based on the undeniable link between eating—specifically digesting—and sleeping. A baby that receives a full complement of nutrition during the day will sleep through the night, and the “longer a baby goes between feedings, the longer she’ll be able to sleep.” “The Jassey Way (Eat Right, Sleep Tight)” manages a baby’s eating schedule so caloric needs for growth and development are met during “normal business hours” in five scheduled feedings instead of by feeding-on-demand. The book provides day-by-day and hour-by-hour schedules and instructs parents how to stretch the time between feedings compassionately. The authors advise parents to comfort hungry infants that are crying by singing to them, rocking, swaddling, and changing them, or even offering them a pacifier, until sleep is restored. Parent testimonials and numerous checklists are appended to this manageable plan. Agent: Byrd Leavell, Waxman Leavell Literary.