Bedtime, the Ultimate Battle: Child Sleep Solutions from a Mom of Two Under Two

by Melissa Guida-Richards

"Is your baby sleeping through the night?"

This is the worst question you could ever ask a parent. Seriously.

And news flash! Even if your child is sleeping through the night this week, that doesn’t mean they will be for much longer. Every other week, babies are teething, experiencing a growth spurt, or entering a dreaded sleep regression.

Bedtime, the Ultimate Battle is a concise and humorous tool that even the most sleep-deprived parents will love. It contains the meat and potatoes of sleep solutions for your baby that you can digest easily in the middle of the night, without worrying about heartburn.
 
Sleep is something all humans need, but at a point in every baby’s life, they will refuse to sleep like it’s their job. That leads to very exhausted parents and caregivers. Bedtime, the Ultimate Battle is written from the realistic perspective of a mom in the trenches—just like you. (And you, too, Dad.) It will leave you chuckling during your 3 a.m. wake up calls and will provide you with dozens of ways to help get your baby to sleep. Just try not to laugh too loud while rocking your angel good-night (for the third time).
 
Bedtime, the Ultimate Battle includes more than 90 tips and tricks and discusses common nighttime hurdles such as:
 
Sleep training
Getting baby to nap when they don’t want to
Weaning babies who breastfeed to sleep
Handling sleep regressions like a champ
and more!

Genres: Parenting

160 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2020

Reviews

[Briana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Initial Thoughts: A lot of tips in an easy-to-access format, including checklists so you can mark off what did or did not work for you. Weirdly, the book is not separated into different sections for newborns/infants and toddlers, who may have different needs, so you might need to do some guesswork in terms of what to try, depending on how old your child is.

[Kimberly Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

And they say children don’t come with a manual! There is so much love understanding and humor wrapped in this book of helpfulness. Thank you Melilssa! This is my new baby shower go to gift 🙏🏼

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is definitely meant for moms with babies (under a year seems most applicable). It was an easy read to get some quick tips for getting your baby to sleep, but not super helpful for the toddler bedtime battle.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and fun read with lots of humor. I love the actionable tips and checklists to keep track of which tips work best for your child.

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Essentially a long blog entry. Not clearly research-based.