I think I must be the only person whose pedi hasn't recommended CIO.

ljlkm

She's never, ever given me any kind of advice about how to get DS to sleep or said I shouldn't bedshare or anything like that.  We've never even gone to the topic--maybe because I don't ask?  At the 4 month appointment, she asked how he was sleeping and I said:

"He used to sleep pretty well, waking up 2-3 times per night, but lately it's been a lot more often."

She shrugged and said "It's probably the teething." 

I shrugged and said "Yeah, probably."  That was it.  I didn't really want her advice, so I didn't ask.  I really like her, but I don't think she's particularly AP.  But it seems like every time I turn around someone's telling me their pedi recommended CIO and I wonder how that even comes up? 

 

funchicken

My pedi never recommended it either.  She always asks how well/how much DD's sleeping but that's the extent of it.

EcoBaby

Mine hasn't either, but I take him to a family doc. We have gone to pediatrians in the past who have recommended it - at 2.5 months!

 

EcoBaby

Oh, and I think it comes up because they ask how many hours they are sleeping, how often they wake at night, etc. This is how it came up at the other doctor and she told me that I needed to do CIO - I never asked or anything.

dmogmo

Not here either. She's very minimalist with advice for the most part, unless I bring something up.

Hippinski

Ours hasn't mentioned it even once.  Both our family practice dr & Kate's pedi are very supportive of AP.  But that is also why we picked them.  It was very important to me to have someone who understands how we parent and that we go to them for medical advice.

catrinawaves

Mine hasn't either, but I haven't really given him the opportunity. DS has always been a great sleeper at night, and when the pedi asks how he's sleeping, that's all I say.

I might be in the minority here, but I don't really look to my pedi for that kind of advice. It always surprises me when people say they're doing CIO because their pedi said it was OK.

If DS is sick or having weight issues, sure, I'm going to ask the pedi what we should do. But for things like sleeping or even when to start solids (baring any special circumstances such as a baby with reflux) we're pretty much going to do what we think is best. If it's what I view as more of a parenting issue than a health one, we might listen to what he says but ultimately make our own decisions.

tlynnus

Mine hasn't either but then I think that the way I answer his question of "How is he sleeping?" may influence it. He knows that I am okay with waking up X many times per night so maybe pedis in general only start giving this advice if the parents are asking for help.  ?

alina*marie

My best friend works at a health foods store and she recommended our pedi. We love her so far! Although the literature they give everyone did say some stuff like babies should be out of the parents' room at 2 mo. boo!

rianals

My pedi asks "Is she sleeping in your room?"  I thought that was an odd way to ask the question...he just assumed that she is.  (Maybe it isn't so odd, since his assumption was correct.)  He hasn't ever asked WHERE in my room she sleeps (my bed vs. bassinet).  We've never talked about CIO, but DD has STTN since she was 2months.

EcoBaby

alina*marie:

My best friend works at a health foods store and she recommended our pedi. We love her so far! Although the literature they give everyone did say some stuff like babies should be out of the parents' room at 2 mo. boo!

That's not even what the AAP recommends, I think. Isn't the general guideline 6 months?

ncbelle

Mine never has either.  At one point she did ask how he was sleeping - but I think she got the sense that I'm ok with night wakings since she didn't offer advice and hasn't brought it up again.  I don't know that she's particular AP but she's been supportive of everything we've done. 

thomas930

Mine hasn't either. When he's asked how she is sleeping I tell him whats been happening. At the last appointment he suggested that rhe recent wakings could be from teething and said that if she seems really uncomfortable to give her a little Tylenol.

No one at the office has said anything about her being in our room either and the pamphlets that they give us each month suggest moving her to her room by 4 months...which we haven't done yet and he didn't seem to mind.   

  

IU_baby

Mine has never recommended it either. 

We discuss sleep at his well baby visits, but luckily sleep has never been a huge problem for us (except naps), so he's usually impressed by how well he sleeps at night.

cobaltblue

Mine hasn't either... He always asks how Jessica is sleeping and we tell him great and that she sleeps with us. He just says that if that is working for us, that's great.

brideofaussie

No, I haven't gotten that advice either.

KatieTheMagnificent

Thankfully our pediatrician is a wonderful, amazing lady that doesn't think I'm crazy.  Our old pediatrician was a firm believer that babies should be sleeping through the night, in their own beds, by 4 months.  New pedi is very AP - love, love, love her.

flutiefrostie

At a 5 month sick visit I mentioned that he was getting up every few hours, and his pedi told me that he was old enough I could let him fuss a while to see if he's really up or if he can put himself back to sleep. That's the closest he's come to advising CIO, though. He also supports bedsharing.

makclair

C's pediatrician has never really said anything about sleeping habits, I guess she figures I can make my own decisions since I do the same job she does.

I personally do not come out and say to CIO and certainly never less than 6 months but I also dont' tell people that they can't. If people are asking for sleep advice I talk to them about helping their child soothe themself  and other methods.

bbowie

Mine hasn't either.  I have no idea what his stance on sleep is - I've never asked. 

At around 4 months I remember him asking how DS was sleeping at night and I said "good".  He said "good?" - prodding for more info I think and I said "yup".  LOL  I shut that door before it completely opened.

I have a feeling he'd have no problem with what we do (he's very supportive of my midwife, me directing the vaccinations and when I told him we were still nursing at 15 months he said "that's great!  that's really good for him".)  So I don't know why I don't want to discuss sleep habits with him, perhaps I'm afraid of what he'll say and it'll spoil my image of him?   Or perhaps I just don't care what he thinks regardless (I think this is it.)

Sunny1inTucson

My pedi has never recommended it. She assumed we cosleep and we do for most of the night.

LoriFalce

Mine never recommended it either. But to be fair, he never had the chance. Joseph went directly from colic and never sleeping more than 15 minutes at a clip to STTN at 3m. Yes, we were lucky, but we earned it after the first two months.