Get More Sleep After Birth

CRIB SHEETS ® Are You Covered?

New Parent Sleep Deprivation Solutions: Practical and Effective Expectant Parent Strategies

+ Featuring 8 removable "tear out" crib sheets to help you prepare!

+ With 50 "Tip Boxes" and 30 Photographs!

Sleep deprivation is undeniably the hardest part of parenting in baby's first months. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, newborns feed 8 to 12 times a day - that means 2 to 3 hour sleep intervals for mom and dad! Clearly, the traditional advice "sleep when baby sleeps" isn't enough. Crib Sheets takes you further, offering practical solutions focused on parent actions rather than those of an unpredictable newborn. Crib Sheets helps you prepare now before birth to get the most sleep possible. And before birth is the best time to prepare because you'll simply be too busy and exhausted after baby arrives.

With this book parents learn about:

  • What tasks parents usually do with baby asleep, why, and how to minimize them in number and duration
  • What tasks to do only with baby awake, why, and what you'll need and where to put it
  • Strategic placement of baby items and useful tools
  • Making big brother or sister more self-reliant
  • How the 15 minute "baby contentment window" saves time when cooking with baby
  • Preventing sibling interruption of parent and baby nap time
  • Accomplishing the three most common errands without your vehicle
  • Getting your brood in and out of the car more quickly
  • Minimizing bill payment, correspondence, appointment time and more!

Plus each chapter features a handy tear-out "crib sheet" to help you prepare!

Message from the author:

Hello, my name is Elizabeth Gardner. This is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant! Crib Sheets is the only book on the market helping parents prepare before birth to get the most sleep possible after. The traditional advice "sleep when baby sleeps" isn't enough - parents can't and don't always sleep when baby sleeps. Unrelenting responsibilities such as work, shopping, bill paying, and cooking are not always done with baby awake.

What then? Crib Sheets takes parents further, they learn: what tasks parents usually do with baby asleep, why, and how to minimize them in number and duration; what tasks to do only with baby awake, why, and what they'll need and where to put it; how the 15 minute "baby contentment window" saves time when cooking with baby; strategic placement of baby items and useful tools; how to accomplish the three most common errands without use of their vehicle; how to limit interruption of baby and parent naps by making siblings more self-reliant; how to minimize bill payment and appointment time; how to get kids in and out of the car faster; and more! Each chapter's tear-out "crib sheet" provides parents with a handy "to-do list" of what steps to take.

Can Crib Sheets help parents who have a newborn? Yes! Many parents don't realize sleep deprivation is such a big problem until after they have their baby. Although the book was written to help parents avoid the problem by preparing pre-baby, the methods are just as effective after birth.

Parenting is a difficult job but there certainly isn't a more rewarding one. Crib Sheets can help make those first few months of parenthood easier. Enjoy your new family!

--- Elizabeth Gardner