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Still having sleep issues

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Well LO still is having sleep issues. We seem to go 2 or 3 days with great naps and night sleep and then BAM - she won't go down again. We're going to have to re-sleep-train her.

She ended up in bed with us last night, and that's a habit we have worked VERY hard the last 21 months to NOT encourage. Right now she is exhausted and won't nap so we are trying to get her to lie on the couch.

Has anyone else done sleep training again now that LO's are older? It's been about 5 months since the last time and I am dreading doing it again. We typically use the "extinction" method, as discussed with our Pedi, and it makes me want to claw my skin off when I hear her screaming. It typically only takes a few days and I know we are not MAKING her cry, but it's still so tough.

We are starting from scratch because we pretty much have only let her cry a few minutes before going in.

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  • PGASTLPGASTL member
    Also, I feel like I only post when I am complaining lately - sorry girls! I will try to be less of a debbie downer!

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    We did great with a sticker chart for six days and then he got sick.  Last night we started all over by just putting him back in bed over and over.  Eventually, DH just sat in a chair outside his door until he gave up and fell asleep on the floor.  I reached in and tossed a blanket on him and that's where he slept. :(  Sleep is a nightmare here, so if you find a good system that works long-term, I'd like to know about it!

     

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    I am in the process of sleep training for naps right now. I will say that there has been a lot less crying now that she's older. Here's how it went for us:

    Day 1: Intermittent crying for the entire 60 minutes, no nap

    Day 2: Crying for 10 minutes, playing/talking for 20 minutes, nap

    Day 3: Crying for 10 minutes, playing/talking for 10 minutes, nap 

    Day 4: Crying for 30 seconds, playing/talking for 10 minutes, nap

    Day 5: No crying, played for a few minutes, nap 

    I thought we were in the clear, but then we had a bit of a regression after a couple weird days where she started pooping during her nap time. Sometimes she doesn't nap at all, and other times she takes a 3 hour nap after playing quietly in her crib for 30 minutes (those days rock!). She doesn't cry much anymore though. Today she has been alternating between lying down, sitting, and standing, but she hasn't actually fallen asleep yet. She will either fall asleep in the next 30 minutes or start yelling. It could go either way...

     Sorry for the long-winded response. To summarize, we still have issues too, but you shouldn't be afraid to sleep train again. It has been less painful than in the past.  

    Edit: Woo hoo! She is asleep after nearly an hour. I ALMOST went in to get her when she started yelling for me 10 minutes ago. I'm so glad I waited. 

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  • shawshaw
    We have had some sleep issues since I've gone back to work (teacher).  Jackson has not wanted to go to bed and is waking in the middle of the night and playing for like two plus hours?!?!  I have had to stick to a tight bedtime routine again and put him down and walk out.  A few nights he cried himself to sleep:(. He is still in a crib.  Them I will hear him scream playing from about 1-3am.  Sometimes I go in if it turns into frantic screaming.  But, still.....I am up and awake...waiting for him to go back to sleep..  Then up at 5:30 am for work!  Blah!
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    imagetiffanyp:

    I am in the process of sleep training for naps right now. I will say that there has been a lot less crying now that she's older. Here's how it went for us:

    Day 1: Intermittent crying for the entire 60 minutes, no nap

    Day 2: Crying for 10 minutes, playing/talking for 20 minutes, nap

    Day 3: Crying for 10 minutes, playing/talking for 10 minutes, nap 

    Day 4: Crying for 30 seconds, playing/talking for 10 minutes, nap

    Day 5: No crying, played for a few minutes, nap 

    I thought we were in the clear, but then we had a bit of a regression after a couple weird days where she started pooping during her nap time. Sometimes she doesn't nap at all, and other times she takes a 3 hour nap after playing quietly in her crib for 30 minutes (those days rock!). She doesn't cry much anymore though. Today she has been alternating between lying down, sitting, and standing, but she hasn't actually fallen asleep yet. She will either fall asleep in the next 30 minutes or start yelling. It could go either way...

     Sorry for the long-winded response. To summarize, we still have issues too, but you shouldn't be afraid to sleep train again. It has been less painful than in the past.  

    Edit: Woo hoo! She is asleep after nearly an hour. I ALMOST went in to get her when she started yelling for me 10 minutes ago. I'm so glad I waited. 

    Thanks, this was really helpful. DH and I are at the end of our ropes here and I think we need to buckle down and just do it again.

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