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How do you get an eight month old to sleep through the night? The doctor

jenndovejenndove
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suggested letting him cry it out.  She said the first night could take 5 or 6 hours, but the second night is so much shorter and by the third its right away.  She said shes seen it so many times.  I just don't know if I can do that!  The other two were so easy.  Help me:)
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Re: How do you get an eight month old to sleep through the night? The doctor

  • illinimamaillinimama
    I highly DOUBT it'll take 5 or 6 HOURS! The first time I had to let DS CIO, he was probably 10 months old and he cried for 45 mins and then was asleep. The next couple of nights were 5-10 mins and then nothing. Try it and see how it goes, if you want. GL!
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  • juniper19juniper19 member

    I also can't believe it would take 5 or 6 hours.  My dcs were much younger when I did CIO, but they never cried more than 20 minutes at a time.

     

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  • GrowingFamilyGrowingFamily

    I HIGHLY recommend "The No Cry Sleep Solution" book.  You can order a used copy off of Amazon for cheap! It worked for us!

     

    Good luck!

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  • ilovemygirlsilovemygirls member
    It really varies w/each kid.  My DD could go up to a couple of hours- not fun.  And it didn't happen right away, either, so we weren't one of those stories where on the 3rd night everything magically works & the LO sleeps through the night.  I've said this before- DD#1 would NOT have ever slept through if we hadn't done CIO.  I see her strong willed behavior now at 4 and now without a doubt I did the right thing, even though it took awhile.  She's like a dog with a bone, that kid!  I think I started it w/her around 9-10mos & by a year she was finally sleeping through.  Whatever you try, best of luck.  For me, I was at my wits end with exhaustion and it was not an option to do nothing any longer & just try to wait it out until she got older.
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  • cornichoncornichon member

    DD turned 7 months the week before Christmas and was still waking up every 2.5-3 hours. ?I was beyond exhausted and could not do it anymore so... ?I decided to let him CIO. ?The first night, he cried for 15 minutes, the next night 5 minutes and... has slept through since pretty much.

    DD ( who is now 3.5) was a great sleeper early on and I remember thinking that I could never do CIO and that it was cruel etc. ?Well, after 7 months of crappy sleep ( plus 9 months of crappy pregnant sleep) ?I just could not do it anymore..

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    Give it a try and see.

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    Good luck:)?

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