Anybody sleep training or doing modified version?

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It’s so hardddd and I just need support in this 😢 please don’t judge me I have many health disorders unfortunately and so when I don’t get enough rest it adds to any flare I might already be having.. like I already had episodes where I’d have to go to the ER! And like I do NOT have ANYONE who can watch or help with my son my husband works 7 days a week and still works and needs to be rested for work.  I do not have any family nearby only 1hr 1/2 away and they all work too! 
My son is almost 6 1/2 mo. And his sleep has gotten worse since 4 mo.. where he wakes up every 1hr.
It got so bad it’s getting to me mentally where my heart races thinking he’s crying and he isn’t when and hour passes by!
So I’m on night 3 of modified sleep training where basically I go soothe him after 10 min of him protesting.
It’s just so freaking hard like why is it so freaking harddd I just want him to sleep so bad it consumes my thoughts all the time!

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I modified the Ferber method. I followed everything except the times he suggested. I did check ins at 3, 5, 7, and 10 minutes the first night and never stopped that schedule. I didn’t increase check in times like he suggests. It is extremely hard and those first few nights are terrible. But if you stay consistent, it will be worth it. I could tell my son started getting the concept by night 4 and on night 5 he went to sleep with only 1 check in. Night 6 he week fell asleep all on his own, no crying at all. He still had a couple night wake ups which was fine. And about 2 weeks after sleep training, he was sleeping through the night and could fall back asleep on his own if he did wake up.
Stick with it momma! You got this

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I did Taking Cara Babies course and she does 5,10,15 min pop ins so you’re on the right track. She does say you need to be consistent for 14 days so keep going, you’re almost there! We also have him in a transitional swaddle and noise machine to help. It works!

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You don't have to feel guilty. You're just doing what you have to do for your sanity. I didn't sleep train my first baby until 13 months because I just didn't want to (I felt bad) but her sleep kept getting worse and worse. Eventually I had to do it to allow her to get a good nap. We all just do what we have to do. Parenting is harder than I ever imagined (and I'm a school psychologist who has worked in many daycares and babysat tons of kids). It is draining and mentally exhausting and I never feel like I'm doing enough. So just give yourself a break and make the best decisions you can at any given time. And try not to let the sleep stuff consume your life. Whenever you can, try to keep your mind flexible rather than rigid, because things won't always go as you expect or want them to.

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From the gajillion articles I’ve read I’ve come to this conclusion: you either do some sort of cry it out in or out of arms, with or without you in the room OR you co-sleep in some fashion. Be it in the same bed safely or in the same room. 
You can find many research proving a baby’s need for close contact to mom.

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Your husbond might need to be rested for work, but you also need rest, so you can take care of your son and yourself. I cannot see, why he cannot help out during the night.

Anybody sleep training or doing modified version?

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