ferber rocked our world (again)

molliedb · April 2011

not posting to start a debate but as encouragement and to share our experience for those who need sleep help.

this was our 2nd time to sleep train. our 2nd child never needed any help sleeping- she loves it as much as i do

i dug out my ferber book this week (found it for you LLCG!) and i decided i cannot get up 4x a night forever and there was no sign of annie changing things.

night one- she went down at 7:30, woke at 11:30 to nurse, cried for 28 minutes (kevin going in every 2, 3, then 4 minutes). next time she woke was at 1:30 and i fed her. next time she woke was at 5am and i fed her and got her up for the day.

night two- down at 7:30, up at 2:30 to nurse, cried out around 4 but went back to sleep. up for the day at 5.

night three (tonight)- down at 7:30, up at 3:30 coo'ing and rolling around her bed went in to feed her, hoping she'll wake for the day closer to 6am today!!

this is a HUGE improvement. the night before we ferber'ed she went down at 7:30 and woke at 11:45, 1:40, 3:00, 4:52, 6:30 for the day.

also the other huge huge improvement is napping. she was needing to be rocked dead asleep and now i'm just making sure she is comfy and calm before laying her down. this is a game-changer for me considering i have two other babes that need attention and supervision

adding** its 7:10 and she is still sleeping!!!!

Deltadee · April 2011

Awesome! I'm sure you will feel like a new woman now that you are getting more blocks of sleep in at a time. It looks like she was waking up so often that by the time you went back to sleep, it was time to get up again!

misjenn · April 2011

Yay Mollie! I am glad you will finally get some rest!

michelleaxo · April 2011

So glad she is sleeping better!

L L CG · April 2011

Good girl! And, congrats!

kpowersw · April 2011

I'm glad it worked for you. I know it's not for everyone, but Ferber has worked well for us too so I always reccomend to friends to at least try it. Yay sleep!