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Is it CIO if I'm there to comfort him but don't pick him up?

KTH919KTH919
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I can only get DS to nap in his crib if he falls asleep at the bottle and then I put him in there. I want to be able to lay him down and put on his soother and rub his back until he falls asleep. Whenver I've tried it, he starts fussing, and I pick him up. He's going to outgrow the swing soon, so I want to make the transition. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: Is it CIO if I'm there to comfort him but don't pick him up?

  • PMJacobsenPMJacobsen

    we are working on this right now too.  what i do is soothe him in my arms until he is asleep and lay him down.  i stay by his side patting his back until i know he is o.u.t.  then i sneak out of the room.

     

    often he wakes up within 30 minutes, and i just go do the same thing again.  if he is just fussing, not crying, i usually leave him and see if he can get himself to sleep. he doesn't, but i keep letting him try. lol!  i would turn on the soother while you are in there rocking him.  maybe the sound of you turning it on is what is waking him up.  

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  • ibfloridagirlibfloridagirl member
    The Baby Whisperer explains a technique for that exact situation.  Basically when your LO fusses pick him up and AS SOON as he stops fussing put him back down, you may have to do this 30 times, but each nap/bed time will get easier and easier, i had to do it with Ike for a day and a half and now he is just fine.  He goes to sleep 100% on his own, no patting, etc, we just put him in his crib and he talks to the fish on the walls for a minute or two and then he's asleep.  GL
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  • DoodlebugzDoodlebugz

    It's a variation of CIO... but I think that it helps to transition your child to learn how to self soothe.

    Try putting your child down groggy, but still awake.  Then rub his tummy or back until he drifts off.  At some point, he probably won't even need you to comfort him.  DON'T pick him up if you are sleep training.  Just shush him and say "night night" and keep rubbing.  It won't hurt him to cry a little... and he won't think that he is abandoned because you are right there.  It's harder on you than it is on him, I promise.

    Try a white noise machine, too.  We had a little lamb that played white noise and the rain sounds really seemed to calm my son.

    GL!

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