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XP: Need Advice, re: Night Waking

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Though DS is not quite 12 months yet, I figure maybe some of you ladies on here have been in my position and can offer some advice!

DS is 11 months old and consistently wakes 1-2x each night.  Sometimes I let him CIO, but the majority of the time I go in and soothe him back to sleep because (selfishly) it's quick and easy and I'm back to bed in 15 minutes.

We had a pedi appt today and I mentioned this to her.  She said that I really need to break him of this habit because he's doesn't seem to have learned to soothe himself. 

I must point out, he HAS slept through the night, sometimes for a week or more in a row, but he always has reverted back to the night waking.  Sometimes it has been due to teething, but I think a lot of it is habit.

Anyway, pedi suggested the progressive waiting approach which we actually did when DS was 5 months and it worked like a charm (this was used to get him to go to sleep on his own which he does now without problem).  Now that he is SO aware of everything I'm just concerned about going into the room when he is worked up and upset because he wants me to soothe him.  Pedi said be prepared for a few nights of sleeplessness but it has to be done. I know she is right but I am just anxious about it.

Curious if anyone has any success stories or pearls of wisdom for me!

Thanks for reading!
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Re: XP: Need Advice, re: Night Waking

  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member

    Meh - ped's study medicine, they do not study parenting or in depth child developmental psychology, nor, for that matter, do they know your child as well as you do.

    If you feel that a progressive CIO option is a good idea, then by all means do it.  If you feel that soothing him is a better idea, then do that.  If something else feels more appropriate, do that.

    This whole concept that our society has that a one year old should never need mommy or daddy over the course of twelve hours is ridiculous to me.

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  • MouseInLuxMouseInLux member
    imageTiffanyBerry:

    Meh - ped's study medicine, they do not study parenting or in depth child developmental psychology, nor, for that matter, do they know your child as well as you do.

    If you feel that a progressive CIO option is a good idea, then by all means do it.  If you feel that soothing him is a better idea, then do that.  If something else feels more appropriate, do that.

    This whole concept that our society has that a one year old should never need mommy or daddy over the course of twelve hours is ridiculous to me.

    This exactly! DD is 12 months and wakes 2+ times a night my pedi thinks its normal, he has 3 young kids.
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  • mesmom2011mesmom2011
    imageTiffanyBerry:

    Meh - ped's study medicine, they do not study parenting or in depth child developmental psychology, nor, for that matter, do they know your child as well as you do.

    If you feel that a progressive CIO option is a good idea, then by all means do it.  If you feel that soothing him is a better idea, then do that.  If something else feels more appropriate, do that.

    This whole concept that our society has that a one year old should never need mommy or daddy over the course of twelve hours is ridiculous to me.

    I agree with all of this!

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