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Is it ever "too late" to start sleep training?

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I know next to nothing about sleep training, because we've been lucky enough up til now and haven't needed it. However, Sammie has turned into a newborn again and is waking at least 3 times in the middle of the night. She'll pull herself up on the side of the crib and just cry cry cry. Before, if she would wake up and start fussing, all I would need to do is go in, put the paci back in her mouth and she would be out cold in a matter of seconds. Now, she won't go back to sleep. Last night, she woke up 3 times. The first time, I ended up giving her a bottle. She took 2 oz like a starving child and then fell fast asleep. Two hours later, she woke up again. This time she was up for over an hour and a half... playing and talking. She would be fine as long as I was holding her, but if I tried to set her back in the crib, she would freak out. She's been like this for a few weeks and it's becoming unbearable. She's probably teething and she also has had a slight runny nose the past few days. I need advice.

Anyway, this post went completey the opposite of my original intent.LOL I realize her current sleep issues might have to do with how she is feeling now, but separately I'm curious if it's too late for me to start any sort of sleep training. Have we already created too many bad habits by feeding her and rocking her back to sleep?

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  • mrsrose16mrsrose16

    It is probably teething, have you tried tylenol before she goes to bed?

    But in answer to your question: We co-slept, and I used a mix of ferber/baby whisperer when dd was 8 months old to get her into her crib. It only took about 3 nights, and it worked like a charm. I think after you've ruled out anything physically wrong, it's not too late to sleep train.  

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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    Its not too late at all. 

    I'd give it a couple days and make sure its not just a fluke or a little bug/teething that's waking her up and then try sleep training.

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  • JAWMINJAWMIN member
    I don't think it's too late. I'm putting off sleep training until 7-10 months.

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  • megontoastmegontoast member
    imagemrsrose16:

    It is probably teething, have you tried tylenol before she goes to bed?

    But in answer to your question: We co-slept, and I used a mix of ferber/baby whisperer when dd was 8 months old to get her into her crib. It only took about 3 nights, and it worked like a charm. I think after you've ruled out anything physically wrong, it's not too late to sleep train.  

    Yeah, we gave her some tylenol last night before bed.

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  • AmyJ1116AmyJ1116

    I don't think it's too late.  In fact, I think that the earlier you sleep train the easier it is on the child because their habits are less ingrained.  That said, I would wait a couple days - I've found that 3/4 of DS's problems are only for a couple days and then he goes back to normal -  and if it continues, I would start on it. 

    If it helps, we did Ferber and he was good to go within a week.

    HTH!

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  • janinekrausejaninekrause member
    never too late. it could be teething or developmental changes. sometimes when kids are learning to crawl, walk or sit up/stand up, their sleep gets interrupted for a week or so. I would give it a few days then consider it.
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