Parents with a new baby desperately need it. Doctors have all sorts of theories on how to get it. And babies everywhere fight against it. Sleep. The most precious commodity a new parent has and, unfortunately, often the rarest.

For years there have been two camps in the quest for sleep. The "cry-it-out camp" that believes babies need to learn how to comfort themselves and the "no-cry camp" that believes babies should never be allowed to cry for any length of time.

Now there's a new camp led by Suzy Giordano. Also known as "The Baby Coach," Giordano has been helping parents in the Washington, D.C., area for the last 13 years. Her business, Baby Coach, trains new parents how to get their baby to sleep 12 hours by 12 weeks with different packages that include overnight help, training sessions and assessments. Now, Giordano has put her method in book form.

Giordano says she wrote the book, Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success (Dutton 2006), because parents want simple and specific guidance when it comes to helping their babies learn to sleep through the night. "This book is geared toward parents who do not have time to read a 200- to 300-page book," says Giordano. "Whether you are a pregnant mom pulling 60-hour workweeks inside or outside the home or a sleep-deprived dad trying your best to share the all-nighters with your postpartum wife, you will be able to read the key sections of this book in one to two hours."

"Parents often underestimate how much impact they actually have on their baby's sleeping abilities," says Giordano. "Without this understanding you can start bad habits that can undermine your baby's opportunity to develop a great habit that can impact his whole life and that can make parenting a more joyful experience."

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