CIO-How long does it last?

angel555

We've been sleep training our DD for 8 days now.  She cries anywhere from 90 seconds to 30 minutes EVERY time we put her down for a nap or to sleep.  We've been following a version of the Ferber method, called the Sleep Easy Solution.  (We get her sleepy, but awake, lay her in her crib, say goodnight and leave.  We check on her from 3-10 minutes, more often in the beginning, and less often now that it's been over a week.  We don't touch her once she's in the crib.) 

It's been going well, overall.  DD is falling asleep on her own, and staying asleep FAR longer than she ever has before when I nursed her to sleep.

But we still get crying--every time.  It's hard on us, of course, EVERY TIME.  And it's hard on her.  How much longer is this supposed to go on?  

1SwtWld

I don't know.  We're in the same boat. We've been doing  CIO for 6 nights now.  She still wakes once or twice a night now.  She's improving but not STTN yet. 

ETA: Tonight is night 5.

kcampy31

We are doing it now too so i'm not much help , but from what i hear after 4-6 nights it should be much easier...so maybe your LO is just taking a little longer. Good luck!

emathis2

Everyone I've talked to said it takes 3-4 days and then the baby is not crying anymore and sleeps 12 hours. I think thats BS.  I tried it 3 times and my LO wont stop crying so I quit.  He is not sleeping 12 hours but is sleeping enough for me.  I think it works on some babies but my little guy wouldnt have it. 

VAannie

Honestly?  Some babies just need to cry to fall asleep.  DS has done this from birth no matter whether we were holding him (we don't own a rocker, so he was never rocked) or he was in his crib falling asleep on his own.  Although I think in general, the crying falls into a bit more of a pattern after a week or two when sleep training.

GeminA1

my son always whines to fall asleep.....not crying it's just a tired little whine w/ his eyes closed for a few minutes (he does this even if I do rock him, I am not just mean Mommy who constantly lets him whine!)

JOEBunny

At 6 months, it did not work for us.  At 8 months it did.  That was with DS.  With DD, it worked after 4 or 5 days at 6 months.

katlizabeth

Ds cries between 3 seconds and 3 minutes every time we lay him down.  He never goes down without a little cry-like saying "don't leave me!"  It got significantly better for us after 3-4 days.  We did a modified Ferber, but we don't do it for night wakings, just to lay him down.