Has anyone done CIO in the morning?

rach10782 · August 2011

My son had been sleeping 11 - 11.5 hours a night for quite awhile. In the past when he was teething he would wake up early for 3-4 days max. I think his molars might be bothering him because he constantly has his fingers in the back of his mouth. The early wake-ups have been going on for at least 3 weeks. For the most part he goes down at night without a peep and does not wake up in the middle of the night. I still BF so I try to feed him and get him to go back down. I'm 99% sure he's not waking up because he's hungry. A lot of times he will eat for 2 minutes and then go back to bed. When he goes back down he is awake when I put him in his crib. He will usually cry for 2 minutes and go back to sleep. I am wondering if I should not go in when he wakes up at 5:30am and let him CIO to get him back to his regular sleep schedule. I know they say not to sleep train when they're teething but he seems fine during the day now. Thoughts please.

Kristen050 · August 2011

I came on here to write this post myself. DS goes to bed between 7 and 8pm but for the past month has been waking at 5:30-6a. This would be fine except it's pretty obvious he is still tired and spends a lot of the morning whining until his next nap. I don't really think he is hungry either. He is getting 2 new teeth but this was going on long before that. He falls asleep on his own easily for naps and bedtime so it's not like he has a crutch for falling asleep.

I think we probably need to just set a time and not go in before that time and eventually he will get the idea but it seems like there is never a good time to try it. You can hear everything in our house and when we are getting ready for work I know he can hear us and that just makes him want to stay up even more. Sorry I don't have any real advice but just wanted to let you know you are not alone!

P.S. To those with older kids... if yours did this did they ever learn to sleep in a little? I mean before they were teenagers

MallardDucky · August 2011

This mama right here. DS2 does this partly because its habit, partly because he is hungry. If its in the middle of the night between 3-5 I will get him a bottle and he goes right back to sleep (we have been trying to cut this out its been 50/50). Anytime after 5 I will still get him a bottle but he might not go back to sleep at this point in time I let him cry sometimes he gets it and plays until he falls back asleep, sometimes he will cry until he falls back asleep, and then sometimes he will just go back to sleep. He is starting to understand we do not get up up till 7:30-8:30 depending on the day.

MommyMar2010 · August 2011

Yup, we have been since she started waking at 5:30AM. I don't get her until 6:30 at the earliest, so the pedi suggested I just let her CIO so she will learn I'm not coming to get her that early and she can play in her crib, or go back to sleep...so far...she's choosing to scream until I get her at 6:30........I'm feeling quite defeated at this point, but they say it takes a while!

rach10782 · August 2011

MommyMar2010:
Yup, we have been since she started waking at 5:30AM. I don't get her until 6:30 at the earliest, so the pedi suggested I just let her CIO so she will learn I'm not coming to get her that early and she can play in her crib, or go back to sleep...so far...she's choosing to scream until I get her at 6:30........I'm feeling quite defeated at this point, but they say it takes a while!

What time does she go to bed? Also, do you leave toys in her crib?

MelodyMoonstone · August 2011

We're going to be doing this soon, I think. Last year, I'd go get Ds, BF him before work and then bring him to bed with us so we'd all get some more sleep. Now, he's barely BFing and just wants to roll around and maybe/maybe not go back to sleep, so we need to do something a.s.a.p. since school starts next week.

Makena · August 2011

I wish! But despite sized-up overnight diapers with a doubler, he's usually awake that early because he's soaking wet. Which means change of clothes & diaper + changing crib sheets. And then by that time he's really wide away & ready to start the day

first-time-mama · August 2011

I usually give him about 10 mins as long as he isnt crying super hard. This morning he cried but not screaming for about 4-5 mins and went back to sleep till 8 and I had to wake him to take him to daycare.

Novem06 · August 2011

MommyMar2010:
Yup, we have been since she started waking at 5:30AM. I don't get her until 6:30 at the earliest, so the pedi suggested I just let her CIO so she will learn I'm not coming to get her that early and she can play in her crib, or go back to sleep...so far...she's choosing to scream until I get her at 6:30........I'm feeling quite defeated at this point, but they say it takes a while!

This is DS exactly

Dreamsicle23 · August 2011

Novem06:
MommyMar2010:
Yup, we have been since she started waking at 5:30AM. I don't get her until 6:30 at the earliest, so the pedi suggested I just let her CIO so she will learn I'm not coming to get her that early and she can play in her crib, or go back to sleep...so far...she's choosing to scream until I get her at 6:30........I'm feeling quite defeated at this point, but they say it takes a while!

This is DS exactly

I've been here too. I never give in...and he gets the idea again within a week.

llc730 · August 2011

DD used to be woken up by DH gettig ready for work at 6 am. Since I work second shift and don't get home til midnight this is not really an okay time for me to get up. I really need a little more sleep. Especially now with #2 on the way (the 1st tri fatigue has been BAD this time around). I don't get up and get DD out of her crib until 7-7:30. She only has her two lovies, blankets, and a pillow in her crib. However, she is usually very content to just play around or go back to sleep. It did take quite a while of being consistent before she got into the routine.

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