Sleep Training?

musicalsilver · April 2014

Just curious what methods folks have used and what your original plans were! No judging here, just curious!

ETA: Please share your sleep training method if you have used one (and if it worked etc)!

ColieAnn31 · April 2014

I thought I would do something to get him to sleep by himself or maybe I was hoping he's magically do it. But he won't. When we try to do CIO he gets too worked up and makes himself sick.

No longer the best · April 2014

I voted that I always intended too and did. But it was more "If I need to for my own sanity, I will". And I did. We did a modification of the sleep lady shuffle and it worked so well for us.

momofcatan · April 2014

I always intended to sleep train, but didn't think I would do Ferber/CIO. She could not settle with us in the room, so we ended up doing Ferber-ish.

whitney2302 · April 2014

I planned on sleep training if I had to. We didn't need it for night time, but definately did for naps. We did CIO because like PP, he wouldn't calm down if we were in the room. It went much better than I ever thought!

TheTamedShrew · April 2014

We never intended to, but we did because she became completely dependent on the boob to fall asleep and wouldn't take a paci or self-soothe at all. Around 6 months she started waking up more frequently than when she was a newborn because she couldn't fall back asleep on her own. I endured that for about a month before I'd had enough. For baby #2 I will try a lot harder to gently help her/him learn self-soothing around 3/4 months so that we don't have to go through CIO, but who knows if that would work.

nikel13 · April 2014

Eh, I'm on the fence.

BunnyLove416 · April 2014

I didn't go into parenting with any real thoughts on sleep training. We ended up doing CIO around 7 months because it was really clear that not only could he not self-sooth but the kid was exhausted. It was rough for a couple days and we still have an odd night but it was the best choice for him for sure.

numbersgirl08 · April 2014

I actually read a lot of books about sleep training before N was born and always knew we'd sleep train. I kinda hoped maybe we wouldn't have to, but we did, and it was great for our family.

homebird · April 2014

I'm not sure what's considered sleep training. With Graham, we would do his night time routine (bath, nurse, book, sing a song, rock until he looks sleepy and lay him down). If he would start to fuss I would wait a minute or two. If it escalated to the point where he was upset and not just making noise or fussing off and on, I would go in and give him his paci, rub is back, hum or shush lightly, etc.

Now, generally, I lay him down after his night time routine and don't hear a peep out of him.

Cricket81 · April 2014

I never intended to, but apparently I am starting today. He's just become 100% dependent on me for sleep as even then, he's not getting as much as he needs. Something's gotta give.

kelseypie · April 2014

I never really intended to (but wasn't adamant about it or anything) but I might look into the no cry sleep solution. We've been bed sharing and I love it, but I think we're getting to the point where he might sleep better on his own (and we're TTC, ha). I've started putting him in his crib sometimes, but he only sleeps for 2 hours or so

. I know I don't want to do CIO, but I might have to do something. If it doesn't work I'll keep bed sharing. I like the snuggles anyway!

natalie115 · April 2014

I always thought that I would never be able to listen to DS CIO, but after 10 months of waking every 2 hours to nurse we started sleep training last Friday.the first night was ok, but then he got sick and it's been terrible since. I don't blame him since he can hardly breath from his nose being so stuff, but I was hoping it wouldn't take so long. Tonight is the last night we're home until Monday so I'm sure it's going to get all screwed up staying at my parents b/c I won't make them listen to him CIO and he'll be in the room with me. I still nurse him 1-2x a night which I don't mind, but he been waking up 4-5 times a night because of his nose. I hope once he's better his sleep improves

momofcatan · April 2014

@Sympkin‌ the more I read your posts the more I feel we/our girls are so similar. I just noticed they have the same birthday. For sleep training we didn't really follow any method by the book but just did what seemed right for us/DD.

Diana909 · April 2014

We sort of did a few little pieces from different methods. We let him cry for up to 8min and that's all I could handle. DH got livid after 5 so CIO wasn't for us. I first started with bed and then it made for better/easier napping. We minimized the length of rocking and then when we set him in his crib we rubbed/pat his back. We generally put him in his crib 75% asleep. However he puts himself to sleep for his naps. We like the rocking/snuggling at night. I'm ok with the long term struggle it might have. They are only this litte for such a short period.

HelgaFunk · April 2014

I never even knew sleep training was a thing. I pretty much just followed her lead until I went back to work and since I worked nights, my husband handled it. He used to walk around with her from the time I left for work at 7:00 until she fell asleep (around 8) and then put her in her crib. She refused to take a bottle and had been EBF so he really didn't have a lot of options. If she woke up in the middle of the night he'd put her in bed with him but that only happend a handful of times. We still don't have her on a strict schedule and let her pretty much let us know when she's tired by giving us her sleepy time face. She's mostly in bed by 8:30 every night, up in the morning anywhere between 7 and 9, then takes two to three naps during the day with varied amount of times depending on how big of a day she had the day before.

If I knew that every baby would be this easy, I could afford it, and wasn't AMA, I'd have 10.

BC&LM · April 2014

Never really planned on it one way or the other, and LO doesn't really need it. He does on occasion wake up overnight, especially when he is teething, but usually a pacifier or bottle (if he is hungry) do the trick and he goes right back down.

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