Sleep training during the 4 month regression?

Question

My baby girl is going through the regression. She is very stubbornly fighting her naps during the day and at night I normally rock her to sleep and then put her in her crib. She's started to wake every 30-60 mins and it's driving me crazy. I spend more time in my rocking chair than in my bed! Everything I've read online about this regression says that now is the time to sleep train in order to teach them to self soothe so that when they wake during their light sleep phase every 30-60 mins they can get themselves back off to sleep with minimal fuss.
So I'm wondering if any of you tried sleep training during this regression and if it helped? I know it will be tough for the first few nights and even weeks but it seems like it's the best thing to do going forward? I only really know the cry it out method, what others are there and can you explain what I need to do? 
Thanks in advance!!

Answer

Ferber doesn't recommend his method until minimum 6 months when baby is showing signs of readiness. If you are considering a crying method, than read his book because it's a lot more than putting baby in a dark room to cry alone.

We used the no cry sleep solution for our kids with great success for 2 and some progression with the third.

I have three kids and what I quickly realized is that sleep is a milestone that all kids meet at their own pace. Some need more emotional attention. Some physically need to eat. All children are different. Emotional needs are more important than physical ones. You do the best you can to teach good sleep habits, encourage healthy independent sleep, and still provide the love and care baby deserves. It's a milestone. She will get there. They all do.

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We tried the cry it out method and it didnt work for us. The first week each night got shorter but after that, each night got longer and longer and he was throwing up he was so upset. I know it works for lots of people, but not for us. My son is a horrible sleeper and didnt sleep through the night until after I stopped breastfeeding. The best advice I got was to listen to your baby's needs. Don't worry about what anyone else is telling you, just listen to your baby. Good luck!! You will get through this and then miss all the extra snuggles ❤️

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We did a combo of a regular bedtime/nap time routine plus a little CIO at bedtime when my LO was about 4.5 months. She'd gone through the sleep regression at 3 months and still wasn't sleeping well, so we did sleep training earlier than I had planned. It took maybe two weeks for her to learn to fall asleep on her own and after that, she went from waking up every two hours (or less!) during the night to only waking up once or twice a night. After she was falling asleep on her own at bedtime, I was able to start laying her down in her crib for naptimes and she'd fall asleep within a couple of minutes instead of me having to rock her the whole time to get a good nap in. She's fifteen months now and has been a great sleeper ever since! I'd recommend checking out the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby. It really helped me!

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We didn't cry it out until we hit the 9 month sleep regression only thing that worked for us

Sleep training during the 4 month regression?

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