DD sleeping through the night, success!

illba2011

Thought I'd share my success story. DD has spent the last 5 months waking every 1-2hrs...literally. I thought I was going to go insane. The lack of sleep was affecting every single aspect of my life. Getting ready for bed gave me so much anxiety because I knew I would have to be up all night. We even joked with my husband every night that it's "time for night-shift".  I tried everything possible to get her to sleep, and posted on here many times. I got some good advice, but none of it was working. I tried to put her on a schedule, I tried to feed on demand, I tried solids, swaddling, unswaddling, white noise, blackout curtains, the list goes on and on. I started reading and researching and and across the "Sleep Sense Program". I'm sure some of you haveprobably heard of it, but I wish someone told me about it sooner. It literally saved my life! I started it over the weekend, and my baby for the first time every sleep 10hrs last night!!!! I really hope it's not a fluke but she has never made it longer than 2hrs. The first 3 nights were really hard and I thought, there's no way this is going to work. But I decided to keep going on the 4th night she slept 7hrs and last night 10. I am getting so excited about the possibility of being able to sleep again, I just had to share my story. I first started with this report thing, where you answer a few questions and get a report on what you're doing wrong and how you can fix it. That report is what sucked me in, because it  described to the T what was going on with my DD. It's here if you want to try https://www.sleepsense.net/assess. The page looks a little "sales pitchy", but I checked it out on facebook and the loads of comments had me sold. Besides I was so despearate I think I would of tried anything. Anyway, sorry for the long post, just wanted to share for anyone else going through the same thing.

Kebert618

I'm curious...I've looked at the site before thinking it was just a scam.
Is this similar to CIO??? Can you explain more what you did?
I also have a frequent waker...every 1.5-3 hrs...she needs to be nursed to get back to sleep.

illba2011

I thought it was a scam too, but I did that assessment thing and that's when I realized this lady really knows what she's talking about. It's not CIO, she basically walks through how to teach your baby to fall asleep on his/her own. That way you can just lay them down after your bedtime routine and your baby falls asleep on his/her own vs in your arms. The program talks about getting rid of "props" which are rocking, nursing, bouncing, to sleep, that's a biggie. It also helps put your baby on an age appropriate schedule. So that naps and bedtimes are not out of range, that way your baby is not overtired and doesn't fight going to sleep. This helped us alot because our schedule was waaaay off, and that's why DD was fighting bedtime so bad. Just a couple of days of the new schedule, and she didn't cry as much at bedtime. Another thing I liked, everything was explained in plain English, it's not rocket science, but as I was reading I was like "why didn't I think of that". Anyway, I could talk about it forever lol

Kebert618

Did you have to pay or is it the free emails that get sent to you?

illba2011

The assessment was free, but I ended up paying to buy the program. The program also came with  email and phone consultations, which helped alot when variables came up during the first few nights. For example I didn't know what to do with the pacifier. She said if it was waking her throughout the night, then it's a prop, but if it's not and she doesn't care if it falls out, then it's ok to keep. So we kept it. 

illba2011

MrsMuq said:

Honestly - OP, what you're describing is no different than any other sleep training method/process. They give you an outline/routine to follow, identify common mistakes and how to correct them, etc.

I'd just get a few books on different sleep training methods out of the library and save your money.

I thought about that, except I HATE reading books. This is so easy and quick reading, not to mention I get to ask questions via phone or email. Can't really do that with a book. 

illba2011

MrsMuq said:

illba2011 said:

MrsMuq said:

Honestly - OP, what you're describing is no different than any other sleep training method/process. They give you an outline/routine to follow, identify common mistakes and how to correct them, etc.

I'd just get a few books on different sleep training methods out of the library and save your money.

I thought about that, except I HATE reading books. This is so easy and quick reading, not to mention I get to ask questions via phone or email. Can't really do that with a book. 

You hate reading books...? In general, or as a source of information?

Also - you paid $129 for a book, some downloadable videos, and the ability to call a hotline and/or email a "specialist"? Or - you could read a book for free and call your pedi for some advice.

And, having 32,000 parents used a system and having a "As seen on TV" label aren't really going to convince me a system is worth using. I'd much rather use Ferber or the no-cry sleep system which has been tested by hundreds of thousands, if not millions, with success. And again, for free.

Hey whatever works for you, this worked for us.