Going to sleep at night, does it get better??

Tabby2727

I know it's to early to do the Ferber method, but I wanted to know if it gets better?  She has no problems sleeping threw the night (7-9 hours), it's getting her to sleep...she wakes up 45 min after we put her in her crib and needs rocked/cuddled/feeding then put in her swing to put her to sleep the rest of the way then I sneak her to her crib.  This (rocking/cuddling/feeding) sometimes takes hours!

Did the Ferber method work for you? How long did it take to work?  Any other methods you would like to suggest for later and at what point should we start them?

THank you in advance!!!

kcampy31

we were having the same problems...DS would fight sleep and anytime getting to sleep he woudl moan and it was miserable..i had to swaddle him tight and ssshhhh him and  out a fan on above the oven..it was getting crazy and he was miserable. DS is 5 months tomorrow and we started 5 days ago...i think the book says you can start at 4 months...i recommend getting the book by Dr. Ferber if it's something you are thinking of doing. After the first night he barely cries at all..he goes down to bed and cuddles in his corner and sucks his thumb..like ahhhhhh i'm in bed. he likes going to bed at night now and it used to be horrible.  We are still working on the naps..he goes to bed fine but wakes up after like 40 min. and is crying and wants to be soothed back to sleep...i am still trying ot figure out how to help him here... GL if you decide to do this in the future!   It honestly changed the person i was during the day...no more stress for DS or myself when it comes to sleeping and he is a happier baby.

armandos_girl

I haven't tried Ferber, but at about 3 months, DS started to fight going to sleep.  He would cry, arch his back and basically do whatever he could to keep from going to sleep.  We started an early bedtime routine and he does SO much better now.

Our bedtime looks like this:  6:45 - Bath, lotion, PJ's.  7:00 - Nurse  7:15 - Rock/Snuggle for a couple minutes then lay him in his crib drowsy.  He is out by 7:30, usually even earlier than that.