Not sleeping through the nights.

Ana+V

My bub is 1 year old. I never tried CIO - I wasn't too strong for it.

My bub wakes a couple of times in the night. I / his daddy can put him back to sleep by rocking him and he doesn't ask for milk....but he can't seem to put him back to sleep by himself..

Is CIO the only option for me ?

 

Thanks 

JessieCupcake

Nothing wrong with CIO if you want to try. My pedi actually told me to do it and it worked for us.

If you don't want to do that, here's some thoughts:

Does he use a paci? I keep a bunch in the crib so my DS can reach for one himself at night.

Also does he have a lovie? My DS has been using a lovie for months now and it helps comfort him.

The fisher price seahorse also helped DS sleep better. Maybe you could try something like that?

acbfreire

DD doesn't STTN either. I am waiting a bit to try any sleep training. Do what feels right to you.

drbethc

My DS only sleeps through the night because we bed share. If he were in his crib, he wouldn't be sleeping. Do what works for you.

violajack

My DS doesn't sleep through the night. He has his own bed right next to our bed and sometimes he whines and rolls over and goes back to sleep and sometimes he want to nurse a little to fall back to sleep. I'm okay with it for now. 

amberlynnr7

DD doesn't sttn. She's done it a handful of times but that's it. We don't sleep train either.

The way I see it - once you're a parent you never really get the same amount of sleep anyway so it's not a big deal for me, but do what's right for you.

kpearse99

Maybe start by trying to not take him out of his crib to rock him.  Instead, Maybe try patting his butt or rubbing his back.  My DS actually likes when I rock his butt back and forth (if tha makes sense!)

see how that goes for a little to help him know he doesn't need to. Come Out every time?

Ana+V

Thanks Ladies...But we have tried many of these options...

 

trying to pat him first before picking him up right away...

try to co-sleep..

i dont mind waking up 1 / 2 times... but every 2 hours to just put him back to sleep gets me tired ! 

seunrine

DS was 1 on Saturday and he doesn't sleep through the night either. He "normally" only gets up once but sometimes it's more than that. If he's overtired (like Sat night after his party) then he gets up every couple of hours. The normal nights I change his diaper, give him a 7oz bottle of milk and then he goes right back down. If he gets up any other times I try rubbing his back first and then if that doesn't work I rock him. Unfortunately I have no magic trick. It seems that we've tried everything too. I've even tried CIO but instead of calming down he gets even more hysterical and then gives himself the hiccups and so on...