June 2012 Moms
mylittlesunshine
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Poll: RE "sleep training"
mylittlesunshine
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Are you going to "sleep train" your child? If so, what method are you using and when will you think about starting?
We did Ferber when DD was around 8 months old. Yes, it was hard at first and I felt guilty....but, it was a serious lifesaver. After about a week, she was falling asleep on her own within a few minutes and continues to be a terrific sleeper. We plan on doing the same with this one.
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Re: Poll: RE "sleep training"
There is a book called "Solving your child's sleeping problems" by Dr. Richard Ferber. You should really read the whole book before making up your mind. If anything you could learn about sleep cycles in children and adults. It will also teach you about sleep associations that we all have.
It is kind of controversial among different message boards because it involves a level of crying from an infant. Read the book before you make up your mind either way.
Yes, and earlier than we did with #2. We did it earlier with my first and later with my second and it was way easier on all of us when it was done earlier.
Of course I do think that they baby's personality plays a roll in how well it goes. My older son was colicky and a horrible sleeper from birth to about 4 months, but then took right to sleep training when we did it. My younger has never needed as much sleep and has always been really attached to me, so it was harder. But still worth it.
I have that book and also Weissbluth's Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child. Ferber was much easier to read and digest IMO but I thought they both provided very good info.
We didn't really sleep train our boys but they were both on schedules from the time we came home which I think helped in their sleeping. I feed every 3 hours from the time they wake up until 7pm bedtime. We follow the EASY method mostly during the day then do a bedtime routine starting at 630pm from the day we come home form the hospital. We put them down awake but sleepy.
Yes, we will. We sleep trained our daughter and it worked great for us. We also found that we regularly had to go back and re-train after a bad cold or teething, which usually disrupted her sleeping. But, after a day or two of sleep training, she was back to sleeping through again.
I'll probably wait longer before sleep training with this one though. When I had DD, I was adamant I wanted her sleeping through right from the beginning so we started when she was only about 3 mo. With this one, I'll probably wait until 4-5 months.
We did this with DD2. I started too late with DD1 and she had bad sleep habits until she was almost 3, however there was alot going on with her and my life then too that played into it.
DD2 was always put down awake but sleepy and always fed right after waking up so no chance of falling asleep nursing. She's been a great sleeper and everyone comments on how easily she goes to bed. It's been a blessing and made our lives immensely easier.
We did EASY also, I really liked it.
DS#1- 7/2002
DS#2- 6/2004
DS#3- 9/2007
I am too lazy to really sleep train..........it takes alot of commitment.
I tend to pick and choose things that might work, and modify as needed - best thing I would suggest is reading the books now and then deciding as you get there what you want to do and when.
We did not do any kind of "let-cry" thing when DS was a baby because he had horrible reflux. He did a lot of crying in arms, crying in bed with us, etc.
Around 14 months, we did the Sleep Lady Shuffle. It was gentle but effective.
Yes
Our son was a decent sleeper but I did a lot of the techniques early of putting him down awake, not using crutches to sleep, putting him to bed super early etc etc. We did ferber when he got off track from his sleep pattern once in awhile as well.
He is still an excellent sleeper. I rarely rarely get up in the night with him and it has always been this way. Very sound happy sleeper. Obviously our next kid could be completely different but I will do all of the same things I did with #1.