Modified cry it out?

masurwedding

Hello All!  I haven't been posting but I've tried to keep up with the board-my phone sucks for typing.

My little guy is just about 9 months old.  He was a fantastic sleeper until 5 and a half months, then it was like a switch went and now he is a monster at night!  I had just given in and taken him to bed with me-which I think ended up making it worse.  Now that is even starting to loose effect.  The only thing I can do is rock him to sleep-sometimes up to 2 hours.  He sleeps for 2 or 3 hours at the start of the night, then is up every couple hours and takes forever to get back to sleep.  He's on a pretty good routine during the day.

Long story short-I feel like I've tried everything.  I always said I wouldn't do the cry it out but from everything I read it seems like the only option.

My friend suggested this modified version: Kiss goodnight-leave the room for 2min.  Go back in, calm him down, leave the room for 4 min.  Keep doubling the time until he goes to sleep.  Well I'm up to 32 min and he's just screaming.  Has this worked for anyone?  I feel so evil letting him cry.

Reilly626

I think you made your error taking him in the bed with you. Get him back on track in the crib and let him cry for 10 min, go in reassure him, then wait 15, then 20. It's worked for me by 20. Also is he getting an 8 oz bottle before bed? Is he tired out? W

DeniseRN

It may be a bad time to ST as 9mon is a common time for seperation anxiety and sleep regression. How you ST is just as important as when you ST. Some ::ahem willfull:: babies just don't ST if the timing isn't right. They will scream all night long and puk

cwm11985

I went through the same thing, and it was my own fault for making it worse by letting him sleep with me.  Eventually I realized I was going to have to do CIO so I read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" and it totally changed my perception of it (I

aylafsu88

cwm11985:

I went through the same thing, and it was my own fault for making it worse by letting him sleep with me.  Event

BransonsBecca

FWIW, don't feel bad about taking him to bed with you. I bed shared with DD from about day one and while transitioning to the crib was a challenge, I never, ever regret sleeping with her. For one, it saved my sanity during all those MOTN feedings.And I

lewispm

cwm11985:

I went through the same thing, and it was my own fault for making it worse by letting him sleep with me.  Event

masurwedding

Thank you so much for all the responses ladies.  My husband works out of town 2 weeks at a time and is back this week-hoping he can help me.  I never thought of the timing-but maybe it's not the very best time.  I also found going and ch