First night of sleep training..

AmyNicole622 · October 2011

and I only cried once. I cant handle CIO but this method still involves some tears by both of us. Mama's of older LO please tell me it gets eaiser.

*we are with him by his crib offering reassurance but no holding, rocking or any "crutches."

happy saturday!

EveryNameIWantIsTaken · October 2011

For our son, being in his room only made it that much worse. He went to sleep much quicker if we just left his room and stayed away. Interfering would send him into hysterics. We didn't do any real sleep training until much later though.

freeatlast2014 · October 2011

EveryNameIWantIsTaken:
For our son, being in his room only made it that much worse. He went to sleep much quicker if we just left his room and stayed away. Interfering would send him into hysterics. We didn't do any real sleep training until much later though.

Same here. Good luck though - it's not easy!

larissa424 · October 2011

The best advise I can give is to have your DH do it. I couldn't stand the CIO idea. The first night I put my DD in her own bed (in our room still) at 4 months old I tried the "Baby whisperer" approach. Every time she would cry I would pick her up and comfort her until she stopped crying then put her back down. She would cry as I was laying her back down and I would put her all the way down on her bed and then pick her back up and comfort her again. Over and over again for more than an hour. I called my DH in to take over. I went and took a shower and when I got out my DD was asleep. I asked my DH how he did it and he said he let her cry. He stayed next to her and patted her back but didn't pick her up and she was down within 20 minutes. Knowing this, I did the same thing at nap and bed times and the first week it took me about an hour to get her down after that it was cake! We moved into a new house when she was 8 months old and moved her to her own room in a new crib. The first night and first nap she cried for 20 minutes then nothing. Totally the easiest kid to put to bed.

Whatever you decide just know that it will get better. This is new to your LO and their only way of telling you they don't like it is to cry. Hang in there!

Mrs.KLF · October 2011

I have not done any sleep training and don't like CIO, but I did night wean DS when he was 10 months old, so I thought I'd share my experience.

He was SO MAD at me the first night, but I would just pick him up, rock him, comfort him, etc any way I would without nursing him. After two nights, he would melt in my arms as soon as I picked him up - no more screaming to nurse. Once we got that down (after about a week and a half), I started comforting him while he was still in his crib. So I was still soothing him, rubbing his back, etc, but I wouldn't actually pick him up. That made him a bit mad the first night, but after that it was fine. From that point on, when he would wake up, I'd go in and pat his back and he'd fall back asleep. A month after I began night weaning, he began STTN.

All that to say - yes, it does get better!! I think it's really important to let him know that you are still there to comfort him (as you are in staying by his crib) and it won't take him long to understand that you are there, you just aren't picking him up.

AmyNicole622 · October 2011

Thank you for all the positive feedback. We never have any trouble for nap time or night time..we lay him down and within minutes he's asleep. Our issue has been waking in the middle of the night. I usually nurse then the crying starts...he doesnt want to be held, rocked or really touched in anyway. Hopefully this will help him learn to go back to sleep.

karatechrissy · October 2011

My daughter did better when left alone. He cried and I would go in at 5 min intervals, pat her bottom and coo her. Then I'd leave. When I walked in it made her even more crazy. I stopped going in and after about 10 min she would konk out. She was sleeping 12 hrs straight by 6 months and has never given me a problem since. It worked for me, but I understand how some people would be apprehensive of that approach

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