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Please give me your CIO Advice

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For those that have done CIO, please share your experiences with me.  What did you do at nap times?  This is hard for us with L at a daycare center full time.  They tend to just put him down when he's tired and it seems they almost always use the swing to get him to sleep.

Also, do you have any tips or advice that might be helpful as we start with L? 

We're doing Ferber where you check on them in progressively longer intervals and don't pick them up when your in there.

 

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Re: Please give me your CIO Advice

  • TelycoTelyco

    Do they put him down awake, yet tired? Or get him to sleep in the swing?

    If they do the first - then I would just reinforce what they do (as long as you approve of their methods) And if they do the second - I would have them stop...while I think everyone has used the swing for naps at some point - I wouldn't want to get LO used to it.

    I'm sure the daycare has TONS of experience with this - so maybe sit down with them to develop a plan. Typically - CIO/Ferber only lasts a few days...so it may be something to start on a friday night and maybe by Monday he will be used to it - and daycare would just have to follow through.

    It's so worth it - you'll be loving life with LO soothing himself to sleep!! GL!

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  • JenJarJenJar
    Ferber/CIO worked wonders for us!  Within just a few days he was putting himself to sleep for nighttime and naps with very little crying (less than 5 mins).  Keep up with Ferber and hopefully it won't be long.  :)
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  • MrsWhiteonWhiteStMrsWhiteonWhiteSt
    We started CIO at about 8 months and it seriously changed my life. We tried an "intervals" approach but every time I went in it was like "resetting" the crying (does that make sense). From the advice of a good friend <cough cough Shannon> we decided to just let him truly CIO. We decided no longer than 30 mins though. The 1st day it was like 27 mins, then like 15 and now, never. I was SO against it but once he got to like 22lbs I just couldn't rock him 3x a day anymore.
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  • wendyjwendyj member
    I would working on bedtime first to get him used to the idea, then talk with your DCP about naptimes. It may end up that by figuring out on his own how to fall asleep at night, he'll be able to do it during the day, so they won't need to rock him or put him in the swing. I would just let them know that you're doing it so that they will be able to keep track of any changes.
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  • KonnubialKatKonnubialKat

    They often used a swing at daycare for the babies and then they'd put them in their cribs.  I wasn't opposed to it as I always rock(ed) bambino before putting him down, so I didn't think it was much different.  They actually got him on a schedule whereas ours was kind of 'fluid' those first 3 months.

    It was hard for us, but we did the same thing.  It took a few nights with progressively less crying and fewer 'visits'.  When he was sick all bets were off, so sometimes it was more difficult than others.

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