Can we talk sleep training?

braveangel2 · September 2009

I've heard this term used on the Bump, but now that my child is no longer a champion sleeper (the last two months Sad

I want to know more.

1. What do you do?
2. Is 8 months too young?

E won't want to sleep unless it's with boob firmly in hand, and wakes up ever 1.5-2 hours to fuss. She used to wake up once to eat and that was it.

chibipoe · September 2009

We did Ferber the first time (8 months) that we did sleep training and it worked really well. I recommend reading his book even if you don't agree with his methods. We now do a straight CIO method when DDs sleep habits start to get out of hand simply because going in at intervals just made her cry more.

~Lynchie~ · September 2009

Lady, you are singin my song! I hope someone has good advice!

Seattle_JiLLn · September 2009

There's a book called "Bed timing" and a blog too that you might want to see/read... it talks about the optimal times for doing changes in sleeping and why there are times when sleep goes to ***. I'm pretty sure 8-9 months is a peak "goes to ***" time for most people... and a hard time to make changes according to them. This book came out sometime this past year and my friend said it was really good.

keri1013 · September 2009

We started Ferber a couple weeks ago. It wasn't as bad as I'd feared, though (as you know from my complaining yesterday) we still haven't mastered the nap thing. I want to read the Ferber book to see what he says about naps. If you haven't read it, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is worth reading...it's not perfect but I did find quite a bit of helpful info in there. Like anything else, you take what works for you. I don't think 8 months is too young for sleep training, everything I've heard is to wait until they are 5-6 months old, though I know plenty of people have done it earlier. I'm sorry you are dealing with this, I hope it gets better soon! Sleep stuff is so hard.

cwhip77 · September 2009

We did Ferber as well. It was hard at first but we got through it and changes happened very quickly. Bedtimes are so much easier and more peaceful now. I think Mikayla was about 10 months when we started it, we could probably have done a little earlier. I would think 8 months is probably fine to start, I think Ferber says 6 months is the minimum.

pinktulips · September 2009

Here is what I did with Ella (co-sleeping and always nursed her to sleep first)...

I think she woke to nurse at 10, 12, 2, 3, 4, and 6. I wouldn't nurse her for the 10, and hold her and sush, while she squirmed all over fussing and telling me off. If she woke up after 12 I would nurse her. It took a couple of nights and then she wouldn't wake up at 10. Then I dropped the 12 o'clock feeding. The 2,3,4 feeding I dropped all together, not nursing her until after 4. It took about a month of dropping feedings and the habit of nursing and she was *finally* sleeping through the night.

At 10 months she started putting herself to sleep for naps when I laid her down awake, and would consistantly sleep from 9:30-7:30. It all disappeared when we moved and I am starting all over again. Blech.

Although she fussed when we dropped feedings, I don't really consider it CIO, since we were co-sleeping and I was holding her. She cried for 5 minutes at the longest, and even though it was only 5 min - it felt like forever. My mantra was, and still is, that she will get there when she gets there.

greenmtbride · September 2009

pinktulips:
Here is what I did with Ella (co-sleeping and always nursed her to sleep first)...

I think she woke to nurse at 10, 12, 2, 3, 4, and 6. I wouldn't nurse her for the 10, and hold her and sush, while she squirmed all over fussing and telling me off. If she woke up after 12 I would nurse her. It took a couple of nights and then she wouldn't wake up at 10. Then I dropped the 12 o'clock feeding. The 2,3,4 feeding I dropped all together, not nursing her until after 4. It took about a month of dropping feedings and the habit of nursing and she was *finally* sleeping through the night.

At 10 months she started putting herself to sleep for naps when I laid her down awake, and would consistantly sleep from 9:30-7:30. It all disappeared when we moved and I am starting all over again. Blech.

Although she fussed when we dropped feedings, I don't really consider it CIO, since we were co-sleeping and I was holding her. She cried for 5 minutes at the longest, and even though it was only 5 min - it felt like forever. My mantra was, and still is, that she will get there when she gets there.

I like this. Sounds like you found something that worked great for your family! Hopefully Ella will get back on track soon!

pinktulips · September 2009

Thanks.

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