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Ferber is a motha effing genius!

Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member
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Night 1 went okay... I had been using a modified version of Ferber's method for a while now, but was goofing it up by letting her have the binky at night... GAH!!! So when she woke up and wanted her bink - 2 TIMES - last night we did the cio ferber method and it worked.  It took forever, but it worked.

Day 1: First nap with no no binky = easy breezy beautiful cover girl... lol!  She went down in less than a minute.

So here's my rec.  If you have a 3 month old and are having sleeping issues, go out and buy this book so you can understand what you will be up against and will be ready to implement.  Definitely use your better judgement, but my baby would have been ready for this around 4 months.. but I am okay with the fact that we waited till 5 months.

Thanks to everyone who gave the rec yesterday morning!!! 

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  • ColtonsMamaColtonsMama
    whats the name of his book?
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  • GramysonGramyson member
    awesome, we are doing it this weekend
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  • Garnetbaby09Garnetbaby09
    Awww yay!!  I'm glad it went well!  Stick with it!  I found day 3 to be the worst for some reason.  But staying with the plan is crucial.  It took a while but doing a modified version def makes it easier.
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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member

    imageColtonsMama:
    whats the name of his book?

    Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems.

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  • jamie4dukejamie4duke member

    Just curious, did you do Ferber cuz she wasn't STTN or were you trying to wean her off the binky?  I have been debating on getting rid of Kelsey's binky and I just don't know when I should start or if I should just let it go another couple of months.  Teagan never took a binky so this is totally new grounds for me.

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  • cubsfan1cubsfan1
    So are you done with the pacifier completely?
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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member

    imageGarnetbaby09:
    Awww yay!!  I'm glad it went well!  Stick with it!  I found day 3 to be the worst for some reason.  But staying with the plan is crucial.  It took a while but doing a modified version def makes it easier.

    We were doing a modified version a couple of weeks ago... She is like the boy he talks about that can put himself to sleep by himself, in his crib.. but has to have a binky. THANKFULLY, he said that the hardest part was over for us since we had already broken her of the nursing / rocking to sleep.

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  • MommaP12MommaP12 member
    I'm glad it worked for you and you weren't scared to do CIO.  We've never had sleeping issues - LO actually PREFERS to be put in his crib so he can do his thang and fall asleep (so weird, but I'm grateful), but unfortunately, his "thang" includes thumb sucking, which I'm not a fan of.  Oh well.  I would have preferred he took a pacifier since I can clean that and God only knows what he is sucking off his thumb, but alas, the thumb wins.  Glad you have  a good sleeping baby sans any sucking item!  Congrats! 
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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member
    imagejamie4duke:

    Just curious, did you do Ferber cuz she wasn't STTN or were you trying to wean her off the binky?  I have been debating on getting rid of Kelsey's binky and I just don't know when I should start or if I should just let it go another couple of months.  Teagan never took a binky so this is totally new grounds for me.

    She wasn't STTN.. but I don't care about getting up 1 or 2 times.. it wsa the 8, 9 times to put the binky back.. and if we didn't get there fast enough she was UP. and then it would take so long to get her back down... it was keeeeeling me.

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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member

    imagecubsfan1:
    So are you done with the pacifier completely?

    no, I don't have a problem with giving her one for car rides or at restaurants... I just cannot subject myself to the torture that is putting it back in her mouth a fabillion times a night.

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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member

    imageMommaP.:
    I'm glad it worked for you and you weren't scared to do CIO.  We've never had sleeping issues - LO actually PREFERS to be put in his crib so he can do his thang and fall asleep (so weird, but I'm grateful), but unfortunately, his "thang" includes thumb sucking, which I'm not a fan of.  Oh well.  I would have preferred he took a pacifier since I can clean that and God only knows what he is sucking off his thumb, but alas, the thumb wins.  Glad you have  a good sleeping baby sans any sucking item!  Congrats! 

    I would soooo prefer the thumb!!

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  • GramysonGramyson member
    imagePumpkin111:
    imagejamie4duke:

    Just curious, did you do Ferber cuz she wasn't STTN or were you trying to wean her off the binky?  I have been debating on getting rid of Kelsey's binky and I just don't know when I should start or if I should just let it go another couple of months.  Teagan never took a binky so this is totally new grounds for me.

    She wasn't STTN.. but I don't care about getting up 1 or 2 times.. it wsa the 8, 9 times to put the binky back.. and if we didn't get there fast enough she was UP. and then it would take so long to get her back down... it was keeeeeling me.

    this sounds like us.

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    imagejamie4duke:

    Just curious, did you do Ferber cuz she wasn't STTN or were you trying to wean her off the binky?  I have been debating on getting rid of Kelsey's binky and I just don't know when I should start or if I should just let it go another couple of months.  Teagan never took a binky so this is totally new grounds for me.

    She wasn't STTN.. but I don't care about getting up 1 or 2 times.. it wsa the 8, 9 times to put the binky back.. and if we didn't get there fast enough she was UP. and then it would take so long to get her back down... it was keeeeeling me.

    this sounds like us.

    You are going to want to cry when you get into the 3rd chapter.. I was just like, OMG, they really know what's happening in my house... Such a huge relief!!

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  • MrsL.inMarchMrsL.inMarch
    Well I want to open mouth kiss Ferber for you then. Dr Ferber... guy? girl? hee hee
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  • Pumpkin111Pumpkin111 member

    imageMrsL.inMarch:
    Well I want to open mouth kiss Ferber for you then. Dr Ferber... guy? girl? hee hee

    lolololololololol

    You're lucky, he's a dude.

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  • Sunkiss028Sunkiss028
    We got this book a few weeks ago, I haven't read too much into yet but I am glad to hear it works. We have been putting her down awake at night the past couple nights and she falls asleep within 5 min and will sleep for 6 hours, up to eat and back down for 3-4. So its definitely progress, but I need to read more into the book to help with STTN.
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  • amwestamwest member
    So glad to hear it works!  I am on chapter 5 right now and planning to start CIO tomorrow.  I also was so relieved when I realized that the book talked about our problems exactly...nursing to sleep...Hopefully we have the same success you've had!
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