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Need advice about sleep training tonight please!

tryinforbabytryinforbaby
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Tonight will be night 3 of ST DS... he is 9 months old and so far the past two bedtimes havent been too bad.  He cried for 38 min night one and 2 last night.  We just got a call the DH and I need to go meet some friends tonight- their baby is sick so we dont want to say no.  My mom is going to watch DS but what do we do about sleeping.  DO I have her try to put him to bed and let him CIO our should I just have her rock him to sleep and start again tomorrow.. will that totally mess it up?
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Re: Need advice about sleep training tonight please!

  • Jocelyn0415Jocelyn0415 member

    Don't have her rock him. IMO, that will mess it up.

    Show her exactly what you've done the past 2 nights and have her do it. 

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  • biochemgirlbiochemgirl
    Is there anyway you can go out after he is already down for the night?  Can you and DH go separately-I don't think you should go back to old methods tonight but he could get messed up if he's not used to your mom putting him down. If none of those are options I would probably let her do the ST-it shouldn't be bad tonight.
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  • Liss_37Liss_37 member

    when it comes to DS and his bed time, I always tell my mom or my IL's to try and follow the routine we've set as best they can. BUT, if it doesn't work out, it's not the end of the world. They do what they can to get LO to sleep (if that means rocking him then so be it) and I keep with my routine the very next day

     

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  • mstopkamstopka member

    If both of you have to be gone for you son's bedtime, then I would just have your mom continue with the sleep training. Just make sure to explain everything to her so she feels comfortable. I wouldn't rock him to sleep, I think that this would just confuse him.

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  • Piranha54Piranha54
    imagemstopka:

    If both of you have to be gone for you son's bedtime, then I would just have your mom continue with the sleep training. Just make sure to explain everything to her so she feels comfortable. I wouldn't rock him to sleep, I think that this would just confuse him.

    This, although if it gets bad, I would probably tell my mom to go ahead and rock.  I do agree with the pp post that asked if you can go later.  While your baby may not be sick, ST is important too. 

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  • tryinforbabytryinforbaby

    Unfortunately we can't go later.... he is in the ICU so there are specific visiting hours.... hopefully he'll go down for my mom.  FIngers crossed

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  • jb_uncpjb_uncp
    You need to stick to the same routine every single night until however long it takes your LO to get used to it and fall asleep on his own. My DD still cries at times when I put her down but she will fall asleep within minutes. Make sure she knows your expectations and not to pick him up if he cries and to let him CIO (my mom did this that's why) GL! It gets better I promise!
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