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Sleepeasy Solution...any tips?

poobear2015poobear2015 member
in February 2012 Moms
We are starting it tonight - and I'm really worried. Has anyone tried this? I think I can handle CIO as long as DH holds my hand - but the wake ups to eat before her scheduled time, Hayley gets up a LOT to eat - so did this still work for you if you had to do it? I feel like waking her up 3 times in the middle of the night to eat AND getting up to "check" on her while she cries - this is going to be a NIGHTMARE! Any tips?
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Re: Sleepeasy Solution...any tips?

  • Jen0204Jen0204 member
    My only tips are to be flexible and make sure that H is around to take over tomorrow so you can nap!  FWIW, when we tried sleep training we tried the go in and check on them method first and quickly learned that going in only made them more worked up.  We switched to not checking on them and they only cried for about 5 minutes and then were out (quite frankly if they had lasted any longer I don't know if I would have been able to hold out).  Now we let them cry for up to 10 minutes if they wake up randomly (which only happens maybe once a week).  But many others have had luck with the going in to check method, so hopefully it works.  And once you sleep train maybe she'll wake up less often to eat.  Good luck!
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  • n8swifen8swife member
    I think you just have to try it out to see what works for you. Maybe going in to check on her is going to make her more upset or maybe sitting in her room but not picking her up will calm her down. Just be flexible and open minded about it and do what you feel comfortable doing. Hopefully you will be surprised and it will go much better than you are expecting!
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  • suiternsuitern member
    Like PP's said, just be flexible and like you said make sure your DH is on board and up to speed.  If you guys are on the same page of when to check in, what to do, who can go in when, etc. it will be easier on both of you when she is crying.  I know my stress level rises when L cries and I snap at DH since I find it hard to communicate when listening to L cry. For that reason I sleep trained L when DH was out of town for a week just by myself...it sucked, but at least I didn't have to worry about DH getting his feelings hurt ha ha.   When I was cutting out middle of the night feedings I set a specific time (3 AM) that I would not feed him before.  He would often wake up at 1:30 and be upset.  I tried going in and resettling but it made him more upset, so I just let him cry.  He cried for 30 minutes the first night and then slept until 6 AM, ate, and slept 2 more hours.  This went on for about a week and now he usually gets up between 5:30-6 AM to eat and then goes back down for a few hours...I am fine with this since he goes down at 7:30.  I hope it goes well and it will be easier for your all than you are thinking! Keep up updated.
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