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Victory! (Sleep Training)

Boo0512Boo0512 member
in May 2013 Moms
So, I believe tonight is the 7th night of sleep training and we officially had a no cry put down for bed!

I know this isn't going to happen every night but I'll take what I can get. I heard E talking to herself for about 3 mins and then, silence! Checked the monitor and she is all snuggled up and sound asleep :)
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Re: Victory! (Sleep Training)

  • jayro10jayro10 member
    Yesssss! It's been a long time coming for you!
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  • coffeeandbookscoffeeandbooks member
    Jealous, congrats!!!!
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  • Shoegal36Shoegal36 member
    Awesome! Definitely don't get discouraged if she has a bad night. Last night LO cried for almost 20 minutes and I was thinking "oh no, this was all a fluke and nothing has changed..." But tonight, she fell asleep no problem again. 
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  • Boo0512Boo0512 member
    I definitely don't expect it to become a nightly occurrence. I do however hope that this is a sign of less crying overall in the future :)
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  • Schell2013Schell2013 member
    Great to hear! It's getting better in our house too! Best Christmas present ever, a baby that sleeps!
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  • jedimindtrickjedimindtrick member
    Boo0512 said:

    I definitely don't expect it to become a nightly occurrence. I do however hope that this is a sign of less crying overall in the future :)

    It is. You may have a few lapses but they will be short lived. So glad she is doing well!!
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  • NDaryaNDarya member
    We've been sleep training for almost two weeks now and DS still cries somewhere between 5-25 minutes when put to the crib. He sleeps better in general but this crying situation just isn't improving. I'm losing my hope that he will ever be able to fall asleep without crying. It makes me sad.
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  • Boo0512Boo0512 member
    edited December 2013
    NDarya said:

    We've been sleep training for almost two weeks now and DS still cries somewhere between 5-25 minutes when put to the crib. He sleeps better in general but this crying situation just isn't improving. I'm losing my hope that he will ever be able to fall asleep without crying. It makes me sad.

    I'm sorry! Honestly, I'm sure it was a lucky fluke. She seemed to be pretty tired last night. Good luck and don't be discouraged!
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  • LolalipsyLolalipsy member
    I'm so glad it worked. your little one needed her sleep.



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  • mommatotwo2mommatotwo2 member
    So I'm kind of an idiot...what exactly is "sleep training". I ask because we're currently living in a low sleep household.
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  • flyliceandcoffeeflyliceandcoffee member
    woohoo I'm so glad to hear it, you deserve it.

    @NDarya, don't give up! I don't know if it will help, but maybe changing up the time your LO is going to bed might make a difference? Even 10 minutes makes a huge difference sometimes in our house. S usually goes to bed around 6:30, but depending on naps, activity throughout the day etc etc, that can vary by up to an hour in either direction. If she's too tired when we put her to sleep she cries longer and harder.

    @mommatotwo2, typically when someone says sleep training, they usually mean ferber or CIO. it's basically a way to help babies self sooth so they can put themselves to sleep easier
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  • Boo0512Boo0512 member
    mommatotwo2 said:

    So I'm kind of an idiot...what exactly is "sleep training". I ask because we're currently living in a low sleep household.

    What my sleep training has included is a fairly strict bedtime routine and unfortunately some crying.

    Every night around 6:45 I nurse LO, let her have some naked time, bathe her, lotion her up, put her in pjs, read her a story, say prayers, then put her in her crib.

    After her bath when I bring her into her room I start a lullaby cd (which some people say not to do but I do). I also have a projector that shows stars on the ceiling above her crib.

    She does cry in her crib but its getting less and less. The longest she cried in one stretch was 30 mins which was the first night. It has gotten better. It's really hard to hear LO cry but last night she fell asleep at about 7:15pm. She woke up at 3am, I changed her and nursed her and put her back down. She was awake but didn't cry. She slept until 8:30am!

    It's tough but if you have tried everything else and nothing is working I'd recommend it! I don't check on her in intervals, I more so listen to the severity of the crying. I've only had to go in 3 times I think.
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