Sleep training?

psychobutthead

is anyone sleep training their baby? We pretty much co sleep because she insisted on it. I feel guilty that we are co sleeping. I feel like I don't have my husband. How can I sleep train without doing CIO?

cinnamonstick12

When we started sleep training, we would lay our daughter in her crib and rest a hand on her while she got sleepy. Then one of us would sit in the glider in her room until she fell asleep. After a few nights we could leave after laying her down sometimes with or without resting a hand on her for a minute. We also have a fisher price lights and sound soother that attaches to her crib and she has a wubbanub. Reading a couple of books before bed helps to settle her down. That is our usual routine, but there are some nights when she will not settle. Then I set a timer for five minutes and let her cry in her crib. She will either fall asleep during that time or will after I go soothe her while she lies in her crib.