Had any one tried the Ferber method for sleep training?

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Has anyone had success sleep training using the Ferber method?

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Yes yes yes!!!!! Was super anti CIO but holy shit balls we needed sleep. So we moved her to her room, in her own crib unswaddled one night started then. It was hard at first but my husband was a huge help. He did most of the checks the first night bc i was crying more than my LO 🙃
She now puts herself to sleep for every nap and bedtime sleep and can put herself BACK to sleep when she wakes at night. She takes a paci at the beginning but figured out she can suck her thumb when it falls because Im not getting up 100000000x to replace it.
Honestly took us 3 days to get to where she just fussed for 3 mins or less. And on night two she slept through the night with no wake ups. 
I have to go in and wake her every morning and she is so sticking happy. Its never impacted her or her personality. If anything its helped bc she is actually SLEEPING

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Unless your baby has the skills to self soothe, I wouldn’t do that 🤷‍♀️. Mine uses a paci and can only put it in by herself maybe 20% of the time, so it would be cruel to ask her to self soothe. Having said that, we don’t rock and shush and pat either. 
During the day I put her down and she plays a bit and then gets fussy, at which point she has usually rolled onto her belly and I give her the paci and she goes to sleep. At night, I nurse her and then put her in her bed. Usually awake, but sometimes asleep. 
I personally think leaving a child to cry when they can’t meet their own needs is unkind, but so is being sleep deprived. Have you considered checking out Taking Cara Babies? I’ve heard really great things about her methods and they seem to have fast results, but without the downsides of the Ferber method.
She has a normal website, but also an instagram that has good tips

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We just started this week. The first night he cried for 30 min and woke up in the middle of the night and fell back asleep after 10 min. Second night he did wake up twice but was back asleep after 15 min. It’s a work in progress!

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Yes. We started around 4 months because we were early dead from sleep deprivation. My husband had to do it because it made me too sad. But! We had great success and now she falls asleep almost right away when we put her down! 
That said, it’s really hard for naps. But I’ve heard nap training is all around harder than sleep training. I gave up for a while but I’m going to try the Ferber method again for naps soon.

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Haven't try it and don't intend to. I just can't leave my baby to CIO. I used gentle sleep training options and let him fuzz a bit.

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I did with both my babies and have had success. My 2 year old is still a great sleeper. I know it’s not for everyone but if you give it a try, good luck 😊