can anyone recommend a book/method to help ds sleep better that involves the least amount of crying?
ds's crib is in our room and we usually rock him to sleep and then once he wakes up he comes in bed with us. i don't mind the rocking part and i don't mind the sleeping in our bed part, but we just need him to sleep better overall. any advice would be appreciated!
the main problem is that once he wakes up, he stands right up in his crib and jumps up and down crying. so.... any tips on breaking this?? this happens during naps, bedtime, you name it. he could be out cold while rocking him and then 10 seconds after putting him down he will stand right up and start the temper tantrum.
Re: no cry sleep help?
at what age did you do ferber? how quick did it work for you?
i'm not completely opposed to trying it, but i need to read his book first.
There is a book called "The No Cry Sleep Solution". My advice would be to check a few sleep books out from the library, read through them, get a feel for what you're comfortable with and what you think might help DS, and go from there.
Probably one thing you'll need to work on is putting him down awake so that he can learn to put himself to sleep. It sounds like he needs you to help him get back to sleep each time he wakes (a problem we also had with Liam). The No Cry Sleep Solution suggests putting him down drowsy but awake, and gradually more awake each night as he gets more comfortable with it. I tried this with Liam, but he was too high strung for it, and we ended up having to do some CIO.
Another book I really liked was Sleeping Through the Night, which flamencogal recommended. It incorporates some CIO but in a more gradual and less strict manner than some of the other books.
GL!