So after months of struggling and trying every sleep training method around we are finally having some success. We started CIO again last week. All of the previous times we've tried it DS has gotten so upset he's made himself throw up. Luckily this time around he hasn't gotten sick at all. The first night was hell. He cried for two hours and woke up several times throughout the night. It took him at least 45 minutes to go back to sleep those times. The second night he cried for an hour and a half but only woke up once and cried for 30 minutes. Every night since he's gone to sleep within 10 minutes of mild fussing. He wakes once or twice still but only fusses for a minute or two and falls asleep. As I'm writing this it's 8:15 a.m. and DS is still sleeping! This is the first time I've woken up before him ever. I can't even begin to say how awesome this is! I haven't been this rested in over a year. It's amazing. Now I just hope I didn't jinx myself by writing this.
Re: Finally!! Sleep success
Aww I am so happy for you that something finally worked! He must not have been ready for CIO the last time, but clearly it's working this time :-)
I hope it continues for both of you, it's amazing what a few more hours of sleep can do for a mommy haha