Has anyone tried sleep training/CIO method and it worked?

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Nope, because once she gets really upset she won't calm down. Instead of getting tired and going to sleep she gets to the point of practically not breathing because she is so pissed off. So the CIO method is one I won't be using.

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When my son was almost 5 weeks old I started laying him in his crib drowsy. I’d set my stop watch for 3 minutes and if he was crying still I’d either put his paci in, rub his face or belly, or pick him up if he was crazy crying. Over time I stretched out the time limit. Now I just eyeball the clock when I put him down and he’s usually asleep within 10-15 without too much loud crying. The loud crying generally only happens when he is overtired Bc I had him awake for too long.

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Tried a handful of times. She usually gets soooo upset and worked up that she won't sleep. Twice she has fallen asleep but only for about 20 minutes or less. We just rock her to sleep and she will nap for 2-3 hours

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The book, The Happy Sleeper, saved our family! Up until about 6 months my son was in our room in a rock n play waking up every hour or two (he used to sleep so well until about 4/5 months). My friend swore by this book and we gave it a shot bc we were so sleep deprived and desperate and it worked! Basically you put them down drowsy and you start a timer and while they are crying you go in every 5 mins and say the same phrase (it's time for sleep, we love you, we are right outside, etc) but you don't touch them or pick them up (def made me sad to do but it worked). When they stop crying you reset the timer. The first night was really hard and he cried for 45 mins but by the second night he slept through the night and cried much less! Since we started he is in his own room in his crib and sleeps for 10-11 hours. I highly recommend checking this book out! The basis of the book is that babies at this age (5+ months) have the ability to self sooth and this allows them to practice that and start doing it. I was doing all of the soothing for him (rocking, shushing, etc) so he wasn't able to practice it on his own. Now he knows how to do it himself:)

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I've found that if put to sleep before they're getting over tired,  there's no fight or tears.  
putting down drowsy,  with eyes shut, but still not asleep is what we do.  and we watch his tired signs. as well as the clock.  
he goes 2 hrs to 2.5 hrs with being awake between naps and bedtime.  
if however he's upset and bawling (bc well it happens!)  he only gets more worked up, so doing any CIO at all,  wouldn't work with out little one. (5.5 months)  hed just cry and cry and then scream and scream.  
shhhhing loudly while rocking is how we get him to settle if hes really upset.

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@Day I know how you feel. I recently struggled with this same choice. My DD is 6mo and was waking up every 2hrs All Night Long and barely napping. I decided that I had to do something bc she was not getting enough rest. Ferber method was my LAST resort. I never thought I'd do it. It's easy for mom's who have good sleepers to tell you how horrible it is but I decided that my daughter needed sleep!! Basically, you would only do what you are comfortable with. I do a modified version. Me and my SO decided that we will let her cry only once at bedtime (After all of her needs are met) for a maximum of 30 minutes. I don't even do specific 'checks', I go in whenever I need to and sing to her, pat her, check her diaper. She hasnt yet fallen asleep on her own but I go in at the end of 30mins and bounce her to sleep. After that she sleeps 7 or 8 hours!!!! After 5 weeks of waking up every 2hrs, it only took two nights.. hopefully it continues. The first night was much more crying than the second night. As though she was already getting the hang of it. My plan is to stop after 7 days with the hope that she'll settle herself by then. All babies are different. What is best for one baby might not be best for everyone. As hard as it is to listen to her cry, I know that she needs this and she has been much much happier after gettong enough sleep!!

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I did CIO at 5.5 months during a sleep regression. It was a LONG process. Lots of crying on both ends. She is now 6 months and 5 days. She falls asleep at night with little (less than 10 minutes) or no crying, usually no crying unless she’s overtired. She goes down for naps a lot easier now, but sometimes (this is rare) will cry for 10-15 minutes. It was hard but definitely think it was well worth it.

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yes but not leave him to cry. I'd put him 2 bed leave the room for 2 mins then calm him down then leave for 4mins etc etc it took about 3 days but be eventually got there. some sleeps he still crys  but I did it more for he was having horrible night  sleeps and would wake and not self settle but since doing it has having 3x  1.5 hour naps and wakes at 3am for a small feed. so it worked for us but it wasn't put him down and leave him to scream to sleep

Has anyone tried sleep training/CIO method and it worked?

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