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So pedi told me to let her CIO

Jimsgirl5821Jimsgirl5821
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DD has been refusing to go down in her crib for 2 weeks now. She screams and yells and whines until we pick her up and sometimes eventually bring her in our room. As soon as one of us picks her up, she passes back out. Pedi told me this is the end result she is looking for. He said to let her CIO. Just go to her doorway every 10 min and talk to her and then walk away. He told me the first night is rough, so rent a movie and plan on being up, but by the 3rd night she will be sleeping. I have tried soothing without picking up, patting back, rocking, sound machines, night lights. In case of teething I have been giving Motrin and Orajel.....I guess I will have to try this....we have been running on 2 hours sleep a night. Hopefully this will work.
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  • Breezer80Breezer80
    Our pedi recommended the same, but instead of her having a hard time going down, she was having a hard time staying down - as in, up every hour or so. Its been a long road and we're still not there yet, but its getting better ...
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  • ShleiShlei
    Goodluck, I hope things get better.
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  • Mrs*Lauren*and*JustinMrs*Lauren*and*Justin

    We have had the same problem, and even though I said I would never be able to CIO, we decided to try it this weekend. 

    I highly recommend getting Ferber's book or doing some research on his methods. The first night was really rough, but we did watch a movie while we were doing it. Last night he went down much faster, and he actually never woke up in the middle of the night, which he has NEVER done. 

    Good Luck- I cried as we were doing it, but after the great night we had last night, I think it will be worth it in the long run! 

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  • Jimsgirl5821Jimsgirl5821
    Thanks guys. She goes down initially, but after 2-3 hours she wakes and there is no soothing her back down....uggghhhh. I know she can STTN because she used to, she randomly did one night last week and she STTN when in our bed.
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  • Kelli2507Kelli2507 member
    this is exactly what we/ve been doing.. letting CIO.. we set a bed time routine lfriday night because we figured a weekend is best to get through the firdt few nights...we do dinner.. bath @ 7.. bedtime bottle @ 7:30 w/o being layed down because we are now brushing her teeth before bed. then @ 8 she is in her crib.. the first night she cried for 14 min and woke up 2 hours later.. and she puked.. it was a night mare, but we got through it after we changed her bed sheets and what not..we checked on her every 7 min layed her back down if she is standing..the second night she cried for 9 min and didn't wake up, STTN!.. and last night she cried for 7 min.. and didn't wake up until 8:30 this morning.. find what works best for you, but your pedi is right.. the first night is the worst for you and baby, but it gets better!! the crying doesn't bother me as much.. but the whimpering will always kill me! just remember as long as she's not sick, hungry and has a dry diaper, she will be ok. Hang in there!
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  • Jimsgirl5821Jimsgirl5821

    imageKelli2507:
    this is exactly what we/ve been doing.. letting CIO.. we set a bed time routine lfriday night because we figured a weekend is best to get through the firdt few nights...we do dinner.. bath @ 7.. bedtime bottle @ 7:30 w/o being layed down because we are now brushing her teeth before bed. then @ 8 she is in her crib.. the first night she cried for 14 min and woke up 2 hours later.. and she puked.. it was a night mare, but we got through it after we changed her bed sheets and what not..we checked on her every 7 min layed her back down if she is standing..the second night she cried for 9 min and didn't wake up, STTN!.. and last night she cried for 7 min.. and didn't wake up until 8:30 this morning.. find what works best for you, but your pedi is right.. the first night is the worst for you and baby, but it gets better!! the crying doesn't bother me as much.. but the whimpering will always kill me! just remember as long as she's not sick, hungry and has a dry diaper, she will be ok. Hang in there!

    Thank you so much. I wasnt a fan of trying this at first, but I realize I am not helping her by giving in. Good to hear positive stories that it works :)

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  • kes3237kes3237
    It is really hard, but it does work - and quickly!  GL!
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  • hi_dn@hotmail.comhi_dn@hotmail.com
    We did this two the first two nights are hard and then he was sleeping well by the third night.  Hang in there.
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  • SusieQ1982SusieQ1982

    There was an article in Today's Parent that said is does NOT work for everyone or for all babies. It estimates about a 50% success rate depending on your child's personality and how properly you follow the techniques.

    My son is having a sleep regression right now where he wakes every hour and wants to bedshare instead of sleeping in his crib, but he's never done this before so I believe he is having some kind of problem that he needs comfort for. It's a phase and this too shall pass. I think it would be inordinately cruel to leave him to cry alone when I suspect there is an issue causing the wakeups.

    And FYI, my son has the type of personality that could be probably handled quite easily by CIO. It's not worth it to me, though. He'll sleep when he's ready to.

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