Sleep training??

Question

I've been wondering if anyone has tried CIO sleep training and if it was a success or a "disaster"?? I'm breastfeeding and introduced solids 20 days ago. My LO naps 2 times for 2 hours each pretty easily, but nighttime is a real struggle... :( we have a routine ending with feeding and sleeping on the boob, which is now the main problem... I don't know how to  help her sleep without nursing, nothing else seems to work...

Answer

Yes and yes. My LO is 6.5 months old and before two nights ago I hadn't slept more than an hour or two straight since she has been born. I'm finally a functioning person again!

We started solids at 4 months per pediatrician however that didn't change her sleep habits at all. She is nursing the same.

We've tried CIO a few times since 5.5 months and we had no luck. We decided to try again 2 nights ago and success!

Night 1: I nursed my EBF baby to sleep and put her in her crib as usual. Woke up and started crying an hour later but let her CIO. First couple sleep wake cycles were rough but as time went one she would just wake and whimper in her sleep and roll over to reposition. ( believe it was super hard, even as sleep deprived as I was/am)

Night 2: Nursed to sleep again and into the crib. Didn't start crying until very late and didn't cry for long. Also crying was only whimpering in her sleep. She also only woke a few times like this.

Night 3: nursed to sleep again and it's been 40 minutes. We'll see how it goes.

I know that this time is going to be better because before when we tried she would scream her head off and I could tell she needed to nurse, it was just the type of cry...so I broke and went to "save" my baby.

Trust your mommy instincts. You know what is best. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Answer

I didn't think my LO would do well with the CIO  method so we did something a little gentler. I started putting her in her crib sleepy and sit in the room with her until she's out. If she started to cry I would count to one minute then go and pick her up calm her for a couple minutes then set her back in the crib. Then every time she starts to cry wait a minute then go and soothe. It was a long first two nights but after that she's gotten much better. She puts herself to sleep on her own in her crib now (it takes her about 20 mins.) And she may wake up and cry in the middle of the night but she often goes right back to sleep. She's still I p about two times to feed, but I'll gladly take those two wake ups over the 6 wake ups we seemed to have. This has seemed to work really well for us since I didn't think the CIO method was healthy for either my daughter or myself. It's really all about finding what works for the both of you. Good luck!

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I tried it but I couldn't handle her crying. I'm weak. She will usually fall asleep in me as I rock and read to her and then I put her down and she stays asleep. We had a few rough nights but I don't mind the cuddles before bed. Trying to let her cry it out was too hard on me. She cried hard for 30 mins couldn't be comforted unless I picked her up so I only tried it for two nights and gave in both nights.

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I started letting her cry it out three weeks ago. She was a little over four months old, but I found out I was pregnant again. She slept with me up to that point, and I just knew that wouldn't be feasible with another baby. The first two nights were really rough. She cried on and off for an hour, but would then sleep super well for the remainder of the night. I go in every fifteen minutes if she hasn't soothed herself, cuddle her for a few minutes, then put her paci in her mouth. Now, she doesn't even usually cry. Our routine is: Bath at 8:30, final feeding (baby food mixed with a little cereal & 3 oz bottle) at 9:00, and bedtime at 9:30. She usually sleeps until between 8-9 in the morning.

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