Traveling after you've Ferberized

dmhrn13

It took us like 2-3 weeks to stop the crying once we've Ferberized. Things have been going peachy-keen since.

Everything I've read says you can undo your progress by vacationing. So, I've been avoiding it & thats just crazy. I'm going to visit my family for 3-4 days next week & in August going to the beach for a week.

Is everything going to be undone? If I am consistent with my schedule is there a chance things will go smooth? If she flips her sh*t do I keep with the Ferber or is that cruel because we'll be in an unusual place?

Thanks for your help!

amandaleigh1

I have only semi-ferberized in that I have been slowly working on decreasing my DS's middle of the night feeding my ferber method and letting him CIO to sleep when he is not happy about the lack of food in his bottle in the middle of the night (that is if he happens to wake up MOTN, which is touch and go).

 That said, I have traveled with  my LO several times and I can say, you should probably stay with the ferberization if you and your surrounding people can handle it. For me, I have given in to making the crying stop at all cost when we are all sharing a room, because A) I either can't stand to hear the crying myself or don't want to wake the whole house or hotel up by letting the crying continue. 

We are going to a cabin in the woods for July 4th, and DH wants to do full on CIO no intervention while we are there if DS is still waking up MOTN to ask for a bottle. I am still not sure if I am on board with that. But at least in this situation, there is no one else who will be bothered by the noise.

SunAndRain

Yes, travel can screw up your child's sleep patterns.  This hasn't deterred us from traveling.  We just go with the flow, hope for the best, and then retrain DD when we return home which takes only a few days.  Like PP we don't allow DD to cry continuously to the point of disturbing other guests.

 

LoveLo2010

We did sleep training a while back and shes been perfect since. During travel you should try to keep your routine but just do what you have to do to get them to sleep. I would not suggest trying to sleep train or ferber while away. They are little and in a new place, its not fair to think they can just cope. When you get home go straight back to your routine, they generally catch on pretty quick.

We just got back from a two week international trip with lo. Was tough while we were there I had to rock her to sleep and then when we got back she was sick so I had to wait a few days but even while she was sick she started to get herself back into her routine and by the fourth-ish day things were turning around and now not even a week back she is back to normal with her sleep. Just follow your little ones cues and it will all work out.  

vrj0522

We have traveled a lot and most of the time his sleep patterns change while away. Nonetheless, he always picks them right back up when we get home. Don't worry and make sure that you continue your routine once you are back.