no cry sleep solution

mamaannie12

anyone else read the "no cry sleep solution" book? I read the entire thing today at work and am anxious to try out some of the tips. Beckett has been such a unpredictable sleeper so I'm hoping we can find something that works for us without letting him cry too much. Anyone have success with the books ideas?!

Thinkerbelle80

I read no cry nap solution.  I really love the idea of it and the author is gentle and sweet and I liked her.  But, nothing in it worked for me.  I did all of the suggestions and made myself sick over it before I gave up.  If my baby takes a twenty minute nap, so be it.  We try again at the next nap time.  I just can't make her sleep longer than she wants and sometimes, she doesn't sleep at all except in my arms.  It was stressing me out so much to keep doing all of the suggestions that I just gave up.  

 

blondiemama09

What is no cry nap solution - tips-wise? I don't know if I want to read it, or just hear about some tips so that I can determine whether or not I even want to try ...

Thinkerbelle80

It's a bunch of tips.  For example, if she sucks to sleep, pull nipple out of mouth as she is getting drowsy and break latch.  

Hum then stop then hum and rock again.  Keep doing this then hum and rock into the crib.  Then pat/shake the crib mattress while humming then stop.  Supposed to help keep them asleep when you put them down.  

Wait outside door and at first sound of rustling in nap go in quietly and pat and shush them back to sleep.  

 Take baby for walk in stroller for motion nap then bring stroller inside and roll back and forth then finally let them stay asleep in stroller.  

Also white noise, swaddle, black out curtains, warming crib, using lovey, using cozy bassinet instead of crib, pacifiers, etc.   

mtm0109

I read the no cry sleep solution.. and some things worked but not everything.

Our biggest thing was getting DS into a night time routine, which we started around 6 weeks... bath, books, bottle, bed.

And we are still going strong. If he starts to cry. I go in and soothe and typically he will go right to sleep.. sometimes he is just trying to find his comfy spot. I do feel like sometimes he is just "fussing" and at that point I don't go back in and he is usually fast asleep within a minute or two.