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Pedi said to do CIO

AmandaPaige6410AmandaPaige6410
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We just got back from Liam's 4mo check up. She got to the how is he sleeping question and I told her that he still wakes up 2 sometimes 3 times to nurse. She asked where he was sleeping and told her with me. She said that I should get him full and put him down wide awake. That he may (and would) cry for 30-45 MINUTES and to just leave him alone to self soothe. Then if he wakes up to just let him cry more without going to him. She said he doesn't need night feedings anymore and that I was "giving him the good life" (duh he's my baby). She said that after about a week he would be broken of waking up and be able to get himself back to sleep.

Him and DS will be sharing a room, so LO screaming his head off all night is no option. I let DS CIO but did it a lot less harshly and really because I was younger, selfish, and took everyones word for it instead of doing my own research.

I really like his pedi and this is the only thing that has made me second guess the practice. I flat out told her that I'm not ready for that. Even when Liam does move into his crib (I was planning on a few weeks to a month) I am in no way comfortable with him screaming and crying for me for a half hour or more. And no way would I not go to him at all in the middle of the night.

I'm bummed out about the differing views. On the other hand I found out that my peanut is 12lbs4oz and 25.5in! He got his boosters, so I'm snuggling my baby all day (and night)!!

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  • AmandaPaige6410AmandaPaige6410
    Woah, novel, sorry!
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  • TheFannins729TheFannins729 member
    so don't do it.  no one ever said you HAVE to do what your pedi tells you to.  My pedi wanted us all to get flu shots this year.  Guess who never got around to getting them.  They are giving their opinion and advice, not the law.
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  • lyse2143lyse2143 member
    We have B's 4 month appointment tomorrow and I definitely feel like she's going to tell me this. He is only waking up once to eat, but sometimes more to get his bink. I feel like pedi's just say that and while it may be easy for them to just tell everyone that, I think its another to actually go through it. It is not something we will be doing right now because I truly believe he wakes to eat because he is hungry, not for comfort.
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  • AmandaPaige6410AmandaPaige6410
    imageTheFannins729:
    so don't do it.  no one ever said you HAVE to do what your pedi tells you to.  My pedi wanted us all to get flu shots this year.  Guess who never got around to getting them.  They are giving their opinion and advice, not the law.
    That is what I was thinking as she was talking. And I'm glad that the flu shot thing never came up with her.
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  • MsCrispyMsCrispy member

    I agree with the PP, if you don't want to CIO, then don't.

    I will listen to my doctor about medical advice, like vaccines. For parenting advice, I will take their opinion under consideration, but will not necessarily follow it.


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  • solsburyhillsolsburyhill member

    I agree, just because the pedi tells you to do it doesn't mean you HAVE to.

    We did CIO last week when we transitioned DS to his crib but we set a max of 15 minutes of crying.  I couldn't handle 35-40 minutes!!  The longest A went was 13 minutes.  CIO is no fun though so if you aren't ready, don't do it.  I was mostly cosleeping with A and a little sleeping in a bassinet in our room and I needed to get him out of my bed because it was affecting my sleep.  If you both are sleeping fine, what's the big deal? Why ruin a good thing?

    Also, I don't agree with putting him down wide awake.  I do the "drowsy but awake" method from HSHHC and it's fabulous.  I get him to where his eyes are very heavy, turn on his mobile, set him in his crib, and the mobile is like a drug, he's out in under a minute.  I have better luck when I put him down like that vs. putting him down sound asleep.  However, DH puts him down sound asleep all the time (he really likes rocking him to sleep) and it works fine for DH.

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  • T&HLoveT&HLove member
    I have a feeling my pedi might recommend some form of CIO.. Lo has been sttn for a few days ( other than after Xmas) so I'm hoping I won't even need to worry about it! But yes, I agree with pps , just because pedi offers parenting advice doesn't mean you should follow it
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  • WeWearCombatBootsWeWearCombatBoots
    Do what your gut tells you. I think momma's instincts are always best. There have been many times that I didn't follows the pedi's advice because it just didn't feel right to me. I didn't want to start rice cereal until 4 months and the pedi tried to get me to start it in his bottles at 2 months. It wasn't what I wanted for my son, so I just didn't do it. With what you've said, I think I might take the advice and modify it to fit our family better. Maybe putting him down drowsy and letting him cry 5 minutes, or until he seemed in more than reasonable stress and go get him, calm him down, and start over again. Don't do anything if it doesn't feel right to you, even if its coming from someone like the pediatrician. 
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