I was just wondering if anyone has heard of and tried the Ferber method when putting their LO to bed. I am a FTM and my 4 month old is beginning to go through a change these past few nights when we put him to bed. We have a bedtime routine of bath, massage and milk (BF) and then bed. We were pretty lucky up until now as before when we put him to bed awake, we would turn on his mobile and he would fall asleep for about 3 to 4 hours. No problems! But as of late he will fall asleep during his last feed and he will wake up again every 30 minutes at least 3 times before he falls into his deeper sleep of 3 hours. Just wondering if anyone has tried the Ferber method and how young was LO when first tried. My sister in law told me of the Ferber method and swears by it, just as long as you have the patience.
Re: Ferber method
Also, babies are going to baby. It doesn't mean there is something wrong. Ferber was a big fat fail for DD. I'm not going to bother with DS. Baby will sleep better when they are able.
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DD2 8.22.13
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Apparently, nobody ever put him in a cage in a dark room and left him for 8-10 hours at a time. If so, there would be no "Ferber method."
Please console your baby when they cry.
Baby C - 08.23.13
Baby C - 08.23.13
* I also know tomorrow night he might not put himself to sleep and tonight may have been a complete fluke!
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
You obviously aren't fully aware of what the Ferber method has you do. You don't let your baby CIO for 8-10 hours without consoling. You console at structured intervals, from 3-20 minutes as the nights go along until they learn to put themselves back to sleep. It has been shown to provide babies with a better sleep at night as well as the parents. Please don't resort to scare tactics like this to try to push an agenda without properly understanding the method itself.