How do you mamas do it?

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I'm trying the "cry it out" method with my 6 month old and I feel horrible...I feel so guilty just listening to her cry for SO long (our apartment is so small so even in another room I hear her). How do you mamas get past it? What are some ways you got your baby to fall asleep quicker/easier? For mamas who have tried this how long did it take for your little one to get used to it? My heart is breaking and I feel like the worst mom.

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They may be a little young for that method. Remember, not all babies will respond to certain methods. My son responded to the cry it out method but I know when my husband was a baby, it didn’t work. For my son, we make sure he is full before putting him down, smile as we say goodnight, sound machine and a dark room. Good luck, Mama!

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I was told 6 months is a little young to cry it out. 
I was advised to wait till 9 months because they are more ready for that developmentally.

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Trained at six months. Took four nights and then he immediately dropped a night feed and was able to go back to sleep on his own between sleep cycles instead of needing our help. I survived by leaving the house and letting my husband take over. He still cries himself to sleep every night (9 mo now) for anywhere from 1 minute up to 15+ and I grab my ear plugs and turn on my own white noise machine and let my husband supervise. (Unless he’s teething or sick or something and then one of us usually rocks him to sleep.) Good luck mama. It’s one of the hardest parts of young babyhood.

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I did a modified cry it out taught by “taking cara babies” (look her up on insta - she’s amazing) at 9 months. It took my daughter about 5 days and she is now sleeping 11-12 hours through the night with very little fuss. 
Basically the MOST important thing is consistency.

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How long are you waiting?

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Instagram The Sleep Ranch.

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We didn't do it until my son was over a year. I knew he knew that I would be coming back and he was perfectly fine. Whatever works best for you, but I personally could not do it when my son was not that little. I rocked him to sleep

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I’d say you’re feeling guilty for a reason. I’d personally recommend following your instincts and don’t use CIO. There are sleep training methods that require little to no crying

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Are you doing interval checks or extinction? It’s trial and error to find what works for you.

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I didn’t couldn’t do it. I rocked him to sleep and cuddled him. Played music and he snuggled a lovey bear until he fell asleep with holding my hand. 
16months Old now as long as he has lovey bear and musical seahorse he falls asleep at 7;45 and sleeps till 9am. There only little now do what you want and not what anyone else says you should do.

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