Questions about the system

My child is older will it work for me?

The system has been shown to work for newborns all the way through toddler age (although some parents even use the system themselves to help them get to sleep.) Playing the music following the enclosed instructions when your child is ready for bed helps calm them down. As most parents have learned, being ready for bed does not mean your child wants to go to sleep and children can often be their crankiest and loudest when they are tired. Using the Songs from Mommy's Heart Baby Sleep System as part of your nightly routine will help you take a loving approach in helping your child unwind, leading  him or her gently to sleep.

My child wakes up every 20 or 30 minutes is this normal?

According to the research we've conducted, the reason newborns and toddlers get up usually has to do with the fact that like adults they fluctuate between REM(rapid eye movement or light sleep) and NREM(non rapid eye movement or deep sleep)  sleep but their cycles last less than adults (usually less than an hour after which they fall out of deep sleep.) They then become aware that they are either hungry, cold, warm or just not being rocked or alone and this is when they usually get up. I have a 16 month old that has just started doing that. I find that the Heartbeat and Cello music effectively masks all ambient sounds allowing him to sleep uninterrupted.

 What else can I do to help?

A schedule is very important. I know how hard it is to stick to it,  but the bottom line is that babies have to have a set time to nap, to wake and to go to sleep. Even though it might be tempting to let them sleep an extra hour, this will just confuse their sleep "clock" and you might have to start all over again.

The Heartbeat and Cello music enhances anything you are doing now, rocking in a dim room seems to work for many if their little one hates to be in the crib alone.  Some people have told me that they use the music while laying in their bed with the baby, while this might work, make sure that you transition to the crib and not allow him or her to sleep on your bed all night. In a nutshell, stick to a schedule, feed well before going to bed, and follow a plan for putting the baby to sleep in his or her regular sleeping place. Although it might require doing this a few times in the beginning, you will notice that with repetition it will take less time for them to fall asleep.

How is the program delivered?

The Songs from Mommy's Heart Baby Sleep System is delivered instantly as a compressed ZIP file including 10 digital audio recordings in MP3 format compatible with all popular MP3 players and computers. The ZIP file format which the Songs from Mommy's Heart Baby Sleep System is delivered in, is a very common, standard data compression and archive format.
 
The single downloadable ZIP file you will receive contains all the files of the system. All the MP3s and PDF files have been compressed, to reduce file size and make for easier delivery. To access the files, you will simply have to unzip the files to your computer using Windows or any available ZIP utility. There are a number of excellent ZIP utilities available that have good Help systems and supporting Web sites, including the following: PentaZip, PKZip, PowerArchiver, StuffIt, and WinZip.
 
More information on ZIP file format here.