Index

Adult sleep

brain waves in, ♣

naps, ♣

stages of, ♣

waking body changes and, ♣

Albuterol, ♣

Alcohol, ♣, ♦, ♥

Allergies, ♣, ♦

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), ♣

Alprazolam (Xanax®), ♣

Amphetamines, ♣

Apnea, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Apnea monitor, ♣

Apnea of prematurity (AOP), ♣

Apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), ♣, ♦

Autonomic nervous system, ♣

Baby’s room. See also Bassinets; Bed sharing; Cribs; Places to sleep

buying baby furniture, ♣, ♦

items to include in, ♣

monitors in, ♣, ♦

night-lights in, ♣

preventing nasal congestion in, ♣

rocking chairs/gliders in, ♣, ♦

scent soothers in, ♣

soothers for, ♣

sound machines and CDs in, ♣

tips for setting up, ♣

Banging head and crib, ♣

Bassinets

co-sleepers, ♣

features, ♣, ♦

informal survey on sleep locations and, ♣, ♦, ♥

pros and cons, ♣

safety issues and comments, ♣

Beds. See Bassinets; Bed sharing;

Cribs; Places to sleep

Bed sharing

bed-crib safety controversy, ♣

biology of mother-baby closeness and, ♣

breastfeeding and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

co-sleepers/sleeping and, ♣, ♦

extended, ♣

history of, ♣

how and when to stop, ♣

independence and, ♣

informal survey on sleep locations and, ♣

intimacy, sex life and, ♣

negatives and safety concerns, ♣, ♦

not working, ♣

parenting issues and, ♣

pediatricians and, ♣

positives, ♣

reasons to stop, ♣

reluctantly, sleep training and, ♣

safety checklist, ♣

safety issues, ♦, ♦

SIDS and, ♦, ♦, ♥, ♠

sleep positioners and, ♣

transitioning out of, ♣. See also Sleep training

when not to do, ♣

Bedside sleepers, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Bed types. See Bassinets; Bed sharing; Cribs; Places to sleep

Bed-wetting, ♣, ♦

Bonding with baby, ♣, ♦, ♥. See also Closeness

Bottle-fed babies. See Formula and bottle feeding

Bouncy seat, ♣, ♦, ♥

Brain

of baby, compared to adult, ♣

development, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

sleep problems and development, ♣

of three-month-olds, ♣

in utero development, ♣

Brain (continued)

waves, stages of sleep and, ♣. See also Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

Breastfeeding

affecting sleep, ♣, ♦, ♥

bed sharing and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

bedside sleepers and, ♣

bottle-fed baby sleep compared to, ♣

caffeine and, ♣

colic and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

cribs and, ♣

crying baby and, ♣, ♦, ♥

on demand, instead of schedule, ♣

extinction method and, ♣

foremilk, ♣, ♦

formula combined with, ♣

herbal teas and, ♣

hindmilk, ♣, ♦

milk components, ♣

newborn schedule, ♣, ♦

at night. See Nighttime feedings

night feeding for four to six month old babies, ♣

nursing baby to sleep, ♣

pacifiers and, ♣

pumping milk and, ♣, ♦

schedule/frequency, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡, Δ

in side-lying position, ♣

SIDS and, ♣, ♦

sleep differences compared to formula, ♣

sleeping through night and, ♣, ♦, ♥

smoking and, ♣

stimulants/sedatives and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

storing breastmilk, ♣

vitamin D, sunlight exposure and, ♦

Brompheniramine (Dimetane®, Dimetapp®), ♣

Caffeine, ♣, ♦, ♥

Car seats, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Castor oil, ♣

CDs and sound machines, ♣

Cetirizine (Zyrtec®), ♣, ♦

Charting day/night patterns, ♣

Chlordiazepoxide (Librium®), ♣

Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton®), ♣

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®), ♣

Circadian rhythms, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Citalopram (Celexa®), ♣

Clemastone (Tavist®), ♣

Closeness, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Cluster feeding and fussing, ♣, ♦, ♥

Cocaine, ♣, ♦, ♥

Codeine, ♣

Colic

allergies to cow’s milk and, ♣

benign long-term effects of, ♣

cause unknown, ♣

comforting strategies, ♣

defined, ♣

eliminating dietary causes of, ♣

finding cause of, ♣

gastroesophageal connection, ♣

getting support, ♣

gut flora and, ♣

important points to remember, ♣

overview of, ♣

parenting style and, ♣

physiological effects of, ♣

questions and answers, ♣

screaming-baby emergency plan, ♣

sleep cycles and, ♣

soy-milk-based products and, ♣

taking breather from, ♣

untreatability of, ♣

what we know about, ♣

Comforting strategies, ♣. See also Handling baby

Congestion, preventing, ♣

Controlled crying, ♣, ♦

Cortisol, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Co-sleepers/sleeping, ♣, ♦

Co-sleeping, ♣

Cow’s milk, allergies to, ♣

Cradles, ♣

Cribs

assembling, ♣, ♦

banging, ♣

bed-crib safety controversy, ♣

breastfeeding and, ♣

climbing out of, ♣

falling out of, ♣, ♦

informal survey on sleep locations and, ♣

mattresses for, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

mattress support, ♣

moving to bed from, ♣

non-full-size, ♦, ♦, ♥

organic mattresses and bedding, ♣

picking, ♣

playtime, sleep time and, ♣

pros and cons of, ♣

resources, ♣

safety issues and comments, ♦

safety shopping checklist, ♣

safety tips, ♣

sheets and mattress pads, ♣

shopping checklist, ♣

taking time to buy, ♣

tent or dome over, ♣, ♦

toys and, ♣, ♦, ♥

used, safety tips, ♣

Crying. See also Colic

action plan for older babies, ♣

closeness and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

cluster feeding and fussing, ♣, ♦, ♥

comforting strategies, ♣

constant and shrill, ♣

controlled, ♣, ♦

decoding, ♣, ♦

finding cause of, ♣

handling strategies by personality type, ♣

illness symptoms and, ♣

inconsolable, ♣

naps and. See Naps (baby)

responding promptly, ♣, ♦, ♥

screaming-baby emergency plan, ♣

six-week peak of, ♣

swaddling to calm, ♣, ♦

types to report to doctor, ♣

uncovering reasons for sleeplessness and, ♣

weak and whiny, ♣

Crying it out. See Extinction method (crying it out)

Day care, ♣, ♦

Deep sleep

adults in, ♣

babies waking abruptly from, ♣

brain waves in, ♣

defined, ♣

infants in, ♣

lights affecting, ♣

SIDS and, ♣

in utero, ♣

Dehydration, ♣, ♦

Delaying tactics, ♣

Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®, Adderall®), ♣

Diazepam (Valium®), ♣

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), ♣, ♦

Doctor

family bed and, ♣

not responding to your needs, ♣

reporting crying to, ♣

sharing worries with, ♣

testing factors contributing to your fatigue, ♣, ♦

Doxepin (Adapin®, Sinequan®, Zonalon®), ♣

Doxylamine succinate (Unisom® Nighttime), ♣

Dreams. See also Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

adult compared to baby, ♣

bad, night terrors and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

importance of, ♣

Drowsy but awake state, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Drugs. See Medications; specific medications

Early-morning risers, ♣

Exercise, importance of, ♣, ♦. See also Tummy time

Exhaustion. See Sleep deprivation (adult)

Extinction method (crying it out), ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Faded bedtime, ♣, ♦

Family upheavals, ♣

Feeding baby. See also Breastfeeding; Formula and bottle feeding

big differences between breast and bottle, ♣

breastfeeding, ♣

on demand, instead of schedule, ♣

food allergies and, ♣, ♦

importance of sleep cycle, ♣

newborns, ♣

at night, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡, Δ, ∇

questions and answers, ♣

solids, ♣, ♦

Ferberizing. See Extinction method (crying it out)

Fetus. See also Pregnancy

activity stages, ♣

sleep patterns, ♣, ♦

Fluoxetine (Prozac®), ♣

Foremilk, ♣, ♦

Formula and bottle feeding

affecting sleep, ♣, ♦, ♥

allergies to cow’s milk and, ♣

breastfeeding compared to, ♣

colic and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

controlling formula and air intake, ♣

on demand, instead of schedule, ♣

effects of, ♣, ♦

excessive crying and, ♣, ♦

extinction method and, ♣

neurological changes from, ♣

at night. See Nighttime feedings

night feeding for four to six month old babies, ♣

rice cereal in bottle, ♣, ♦

schedule/frequency, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

SIDS and, ♣, ♦

sleep differences compared to breastfeeding, ♣

solids and, ♣

soy-based formulas, ♣

storing breastmilk and, ♣

vitamin D, sunlight exposure and, ♦

Four-Month Sleep Shift, ♣

Furniture, buying, ♣, ♦. See also Places to sleep; specific

bed types

Ghrelin, ♣, ♦

Graduated extinction, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Hallucinogens, ♣

Hammocks or motion beds, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡

Handling baby, ♣

Head and crib banging, ♣

HEPA filters, ♣, ♦

Herbal supplements, ♣, ♦

Herbal teas, ♣

Heroin, ♣, ♦, ♥

Hindmilk, ♣, ♦

Hormone activity. See also Melatonin

cortisol, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

ghrelin, ♣, ♦

growth hormone, ♣

increase in, at three months, ♣

leptin, ♣, ♦

of newborns vs. older babies and adults, ♣

sleep/wake cycle and, ♣

soy-milk-based products and, ♣

stress hormones and crying, ♣, ♦

Hydrocodone (Vicodin®), ♣

Hypnagogic hallucinations, ♣, ♦

Hypothalamus, ♣, ♦

Leptin, ♣, ♦

Light sleep

adults in, ♣

baby sleep cycles and, ♣, ♦

brain waves in, ♣

defined, ♣

as stage ♣ sleep, ♦

in utero, ♣

Low birthweight, ♣, ♦, ♥

Mattresses. See Bassinets; Bed sharing; Cribs; Places to sleep

Medications. See also specific medications

affecting baby sleep, ♣

potential sedatives, ♣

potential stimulants, ♣

Melatonin

colic and, ♣

defined, ♣

initial production of, ♣, ♦

keeping room dark and, ♣

optimizing production of, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

production cycles, ♣

as “sleep” hormone, ♣

supplements, ♣

Methamphetamines, ♣

Methylphenidate (Ritalin®), ♣

Mobiles, ♣, ♦

Momsomnia, ♣. See also Sleep deprivation (adult)

Mother-baby night closeness, ♣

Motion beds. See Hammocks or motion beds

Naps (adult), ♣, ♦

Naps (baby)

Four-Month Sleep Shift, ♣

holding baby for, ♣

locations for, ♣

monitoring length of, ♣. See also Charting day/night patterns

put-down guidelines, ♣, ♦

questions and answers, ♣, ♦

routines for, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

signs of tiredness, ♣

toddlers, ♣

Narcolepsy, ♣

Nefazodone HCL (Serzone®), ♣

Neurons, ♣, ♦, ♥

Newborns

brain of, compared to adult, ♣

daily feedings, ♣, ♦. See also Breastfeeding; Feeding baby; Formula and bottle feeding

drowsy but awake, ♣

sleep characteristics, ♣

sleep cycles, ♣, ♦, ♥

swaddling to calm, ♣

what happens during sleep, ♣

Night-lights, ♣

Night terrors, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Nighttime feedings, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡, Δ, ∇

Nighttime put-down, ♣

Nine to twelve months, ♣

average sleep patterns, ♣

climbing out of crib, ♣

developmental overview, ♣

head and crib banging, ♣

pulling up, ♣

questions and answers, ♣

separation anxiety, ♣, ♦

waking in middle of night, ♣

Nocturnal enuresis, ♣. See also Bed-wetting

Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, ♣, ♦

Nursery. See Baby’s room; Bassinets; Bed sharing; Cribs; Places to sleep

Nursing. See Breastfeeding

Organic mattresses and bedding, ♣

Overheating, ♣, ♦, ♥

Pacifiers, ♣, ♦, ♥

Parents’ bed. See Bed sharing

Personality type, handling strategies by, ♣

Petrochemical, ♣

Physiological changes during sleep, ♣. See also Brain

Places to sleep. See also Bassinets; Bed sharing; Cribs

bedside sleepers, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

bouncy seat, ♣, ♦, ♥

buying baby furniture and, ♣

buying beds, ♣, ♦

car seat, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

chart of, by bed type, ♣

co-sleeping and, ♣, ♦

cradles, ♣

hammocks or motion beds, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡

informal survey on, ♣

moving to bed, ♣

overview of, ♣

safety issues by bed type, ♣

Portable play yards, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Positive routines and faded bedtime, ♣, ♦, ♥

PPD (post-partum depression), ♣

PPF (post-partum fatigue), ♣, ♦. See also Sleep deprivation (adult)

Pregnancy

baby’s activity stages during, ♣

baby’s sleep patterns during, ♣, ♦

employment during/after, ♣, ♦

planning ahead during, ♣

resting during, ♣

Premature babies, ♣, ♦

apnea in, ♣

rocking chairs and weight gain, ♣

sedating drugs and, ♣

SIDS and, ♣

sleep cycles, ♣

sleep hormone development, ♣

wake cycles, ♣

Procedural memory, ♣

Prone position, ♣, ♦, ♥

Pulling up, ♣

Pumping milk, ♣, ♦

Put-downs

drowsy but awake, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

nap-time, ♣, ♦

nighttime, ♣

Questions and answers, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

adults and, ♣, ♦

babies in, ♣

defined, ♣

dreaming and, ♣, ♦

excessive crying and, ♣

importance of, ♣, ♦

NREM and, ♣, ♦

as paradoxical sleep, ♣

physiology of, ♣

procedural memory and, ♣

smoking affecting, ♣

in utero, ♣, ♦

Resources, ♣

Roaming toddlers, ♣

Rocking chairs/gliders, ♣, ♦

Routines. See Sleep schedules; Sleep training

Scent soothers, ♣

Scheduled awakenings, ♣, ♦, ♥

Sensitive babies, ♣, ♦

Separation anxiety, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Shopping for baby beds/cribs, ♣, ♦

Signs of tiredness, ♣

Six to nine months

routines for. See Sleep training sleep patterns, ♣

Sleep cycles (adult), ♣

Sleep cycles/patterns (baby). See also specific age groups

charting day/night patterns, ♣

circadian rhythms and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

Four-Month Sleep Shift, ♣

ignoring “shoulds,” ♣

newborns, ♣, ♦, ♥

nine to twelve months, ♣

physiological changes during sleep, ♣

signs of tiredness and, ♣

six to nine months, ♣. See also Sleep training

toddlers, ♣

twelve-week-olds, ♣

varying, colicky babies and, ♣

wake cycles and, ♣

Sleep deprivation (adult), ♣, ♦

dealing with exhaustion, ♣, ♦

don’ts, ♣

effects of, ♣

factors amplifying, ♣, ♦

momsomnia and, ♣

overcoming, ♣, ♦, ♥

pervasiveness of, ♣

power napping and, ♣

PPD (post-partum depression) and, ♣

PPF (post-partum fatigue) and, ♣, ♦

testing factors contributing to fatigue, ♣, ♦

Sleep deprivation (baby)

becoming increasingly hyper, ♣

developmental problems and, ♣

extinction method and, ♣

SIDS and, ♣

Sleep hormones. See Hormone activity; Melatonin

Sleep positioners, ♣

Sleep schedules. See also Sleep training; specific age groups

developing daily routine, ♣

first four months, ♣

Four-Month Sleep Shift, ♣

nap routines, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠. See also Naps (baby)

nighttime put-down, ♣

nighttime routine derailers, ♣

signs of tiredness and, ♣

toddlers, ♣

too much sleep and, ♣

Sleep training

best advice for, ♣

compromising for effective training, ♣

defined, ♣

extended bed sharing, ♣

extinction method (crying it out), ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

graduated extinction, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

newborns and, ♣, ♦, ♥

overview of, ♣

and parent education, ♣

positive routines and faded bedtime, ♣, ♦, ♥

questions and answers, ♣

scheduled awakenings, ♣, ♦, ♥

time to start, ♣

too much sleep and, ♣

Smoking, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡, Δ

Sound machines and CDs, ♣

Stages of sleep, ♣. See also Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

Stimulants, ♣, ♦, ♥. See also specific stimulants

Stomach

colic and digestive issues, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

sleeping on, SIDS and, ♣

tummy time, ♣, ♦, ♥

Storing breastmilk, ♣

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), ♣

age of baby and, ♣

alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and, ♣

baby monitors and, ♣

bassinets and, ♣

bed sharing and, ♦, ♦, ♥, ♠

bedside sleepers and, ♣

bed types and, ♣, ♦, ♥

breastfeeding and, ♣

couches, armchairs and, ♣

cribs and, ♦, ♦

crying to sleep and, ♣

day care and, ♣

Sudden infant death syndrome (continued)

deep sleep in morning and, ♣

defined, ♣

ethnic origin and, ♣

factors that may contribute to, ♣

facts about, ♣

flu season and, ♣

formula feeding and, ♣, ♦

gender and, ♣

health factors and, ♣

illegal drugs and, ♣, ♦

low birthweight and, ♣

overheating and, ♣, ♦

pacifiers and, ♣, ♦

prematurity and, ♣

preventing, ♣

protecting baby from, ♣

resources, ♣

separate sleeping quarters and, ♣

sleep deprivation and, ♣

sleep position and, ♣

sleep training and, ♣

smoking and, ♣, ♦, ♥

statistics on, ♣, ♦

stomach-down sleeping and, ♣

teen pregnancy and, ♣

tobacco smoke and, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

typical risk factors, ♣

ventilation and, ♣, ♦, ♥

Sunlight exposure, ♣

Swaddling, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †, ‡

Three to four months

brain development and needs, ♣

charting day/night patterns, ♣

developing daily routine, ♣. See also Sleep schedules

feeding and sleep (breastfeeding vs. bottle), ♣

handling strategies by personality type, ♣

nap put-down, ♣, ♦

nap routines, ♣

nighttime put-down, ♣

questions and answers, ♣

tummy time practice, ♣

Toddlers. See also Nine to twelve months

bad dreams/night terrors, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠, †

bed-wetting, ♣, ♦

challenge of, ♣

delaying tactics, ♣

early-morning risers, ♣

exercise for, ♣

family upheavals and, ♣

getting support with, ♣

moving from crib to bed, ♣

nap routines, ♣

not staying asleep, ♣

roaming (containing and protecting), ♣

sleep patterns, ♣

stabilizing sleep of, ♣

tips for bedtime, ♣

traveling and sleep problems, ♣

Toy basket, ♣

Toys

to avoid, ♣

comforting baby, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

cribs and, ♣, ♦, ♥

dangerous, ♣

early-morning risers and, ♣

for tummy time, ♣

Traditional advice (“shoulds”), ♣

Traveling, sleep problems and, ♣, ♦, ♥

Tummy time, ♣, ♦, ♥

Twelve months and beyond. See Toddlers

Uniquenesses of babies, ♣

Ventilation, ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠

Vitamin D, ♦

Vocalizations, ♣. See also Crying

Wake cycles, ♣. See also Circadian rhythms

Wetting bed. See Bed-wetting