Is it too late for sleep training??

massdreams

Is it too late for sleep training (ferber)? DS is 9 months old. He wakes, sits himself up or stands up in the crib and cries until I get him. If he's doing this, would he ever put himself back down to sleep? Any success stories this late in the game?

mrsbliven

I, a former judger of all things CIO/Ferber, finally threw in the towel last night with my DD who I thought could not cry to sleep as she does all of those things too and in the car gets so worked up she pukes. Last night though she cried for 10 mintues and then laid down and slept from 9-2. Not too shabby.

snowboardbride

Do it! It works! We started a few weeks ago. I read both Ferber and HSHHC and we decided to do a combo of the two. Ferber's method of gradual CIO didnt work well for us. We CIO, but go by his cries. If he super worked up, screaming I would not let him go past a couple minutes, but would let him cry up to 10 and fuss/cry up to 15. The first night was the worst, but after a week life was so much better. We did it for naps and bedtime. We  were planning on doing it for  night wakings, but after a week he started STTN!

gl:) 

ncbelle

You might also check out the No Cry Sleep Solution.