Night 1 of my sleep training attempt

MrsFoltz

Thanks for all the advice ladies!

I am attempting a SLS now and then plan to transition to Ferberish after he can figure out how to soothe- thanks for the tip SuperChicy!  I thin I'll give you the play by plat b/c it helps me write it out and see the progress (hopefully!)

Last night I fed him and down for bed with just a little back rub at 7:30.  Woke up at 9:30.  I went in and stood by his crib and just kept laying him down every time he stood up or sat up.  If he seemed to get extra worked up then I gave his belly a rub until he calmed down.  He cried for an hour but finally fell asleep.  Woke up again, as usual, at 2:30, this time he "only" cried for 30 minutues and stood up a lot less it felt like.  Woke up again, as usual but a little later, at 6:30.  Almost just decided to get him up for the day (he usually gets up anyways between 7:00 and 7:30) but figured I'd give it a try.  Cried for 25 minutes and then feel asleep.  Only slept for another 15 minutes but at least he fell asleep on his own.

Overall it wasn't too bad, really, compared to how it has been and at least I had a plan in place.  And the ear plugs I wore helped me not get a headache   Hopefully over the next few nights it will get better. I'll let you know.

KristenBtobe

Good luck! I know it's hard but a few nights of hard work pays real dividends. Hang in there.

Ttimes3

I agree with Kristen - keep it up. Eventually, it gets easier (on everyone). Also, I appreciate you sharing your updates, since W doesn't (yet) have any self-soothing strategies, either. That said, I'm really dreading the start of sleep training with him. Even though DH takes the lead on sleep training, in our house, it always pains me to listen to them cry out.

gandcnky

Good luck!  It sounds like things got better as the night went on, so I hope tonight is even better for you.

Superchicy

That's not too bad for a first night!  I'm glad he seemed to be getting after the first round.  GL on night 2!  I'm sure tonight will be much easier than the first night.