I read it and followed it loosely also. There are some good ideas, and some off the wall seemingly cruel ideas! I took some ideas to try to get abby on a schedule and she was sleeping through the night since 8 weeks of age. She is now 14 months, and still sleeps though the night 12 hours! Every baby is different and different techniques will work for them. I found what was key for Abigail was that when she was thriving, I would give her her pacifier in the middle of the night instead of a feeding, and if she went right back to sleep I would too. If the pacifier didnt work, she was obviously very hungry and I would feed her. After about 3 days of this, the pacifier worked every time and on the 4th day she slept through the night, and it has stayed that way. I wouldnt try for a routine until the baby is thriving. Good luck! let us know what works for your little one!