What sleep method worked for you and your baby?

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My husband and I are at our rope's end. We need sleep. Has woken up every 3 hours since he was born basically, with a few better nights here and there. He seems to be getting worse. I didn't want to do cry to out, because I don't know if I can handle it. Any suggestions? I'm open to everything! Please help!

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My kiddo is still bed sharing. 😔😟  He also still takes naps in my lap.  We intend for him to be our only child, so I am just trying to soak it all up as much as I can, while I can.  I have to get him in a crib before he is one though, because he will start daycare.  I really really hate the idea of cry it out... and will try not to do that... but I know it isn't going to happen without a whole lot of tears and fussing.

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I’ve done it all and I found her sleep really just goes in phases. Some nights she sleeps well others she’s up all the time.

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I’m right there with you.
I tried the cry it out. It wasn’t for us. She was screaming as if she was scared (which I believe she was actually) and it just made her more agitated and clingy.
I tried the no cry methods but she’s not really sleeping.
Teething and hitting all the milestones are not allowing me to properly apply some of the methods so we’re on zombie mode for now.

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My daughter cried it out for a few days and now she is asleep within a couple of minutes (if she doesn’t just stay asleep when I put her to bed) and has slept through the night for the last three months. People can say what they want but we tried literally every other sleep training/program and none of them worked. I wish we’d saved ourselves the stress and not let the stigma of CIO being cruel deter us.

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We did Babywise. We started the day she came home with an Eat Wake Sleep routine, and always laid her down drowsy but awake. If she fussed, we'd work our way through the sleep hierarchy, ultimately doing whatever it took to achieve a full nap. 
I wish I'd done Babywise with my first two. I recommend it to anyone who wants their baby to sleep. Some people won't even read it because they are so offended by CIO, but never once did we have to leave our daughter to cry.

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I'm same boat... what I can't figure out is at nap times he takes great naps in his crib. at bed Time no way will he sleep there. either wakes right up when I lay him down or wakes after 15 mins.

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This method and a sound machine finally has it so my son only wakes up one time a night 🎉

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Our babies are still new. Their sleep goes through phases. They are teething a lot right now also, which is not any fun for them. It will pass.

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We basically "Pavlov dogged" her. Since Alice was 3 weeks old, every night time routine we do EXACTLY the same routine & play EXACTLY the same relaxing song. She slept through from 7 weeks. She just hears the beginning of the song now and no matter how amped she was before - she starts yawning. She understands this means the end of the day and it's time to sleep. She still sleeps next to us in a campcot - just easier for when she does cry in the night occasionally. Then dummy & straight back to sleep. We also followed the no talking/noise in the dark rule since birth - and shame, the other night (first time in forever!!!!) she actually fully woke up at night (think sore teeth) and so I held her and we bed shared a little - but the poor kid was "whisper babbling" to herself 😂😂 as though she knew she wasn't meant to be awake and make noise hahaha But ya - I feel for you mama, I reallllllllly feel for you!! Best advice: Try everything, find what works for you and in the end, she WILL sleep through ONEDAY. 🙏❤️😘 ps. My friends baby still woke every 2 hours for a feed at 8 months - she got in a sleep consultant and a month later, baby is sleeping through 11 hours every night. Just a thought. X x x

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If you are on Facebook.... look up the group Respectful Sleep Training... lots of articles and advice for many different techniques... no cry or crying.... we did the three day sleep solution when I was just about ready to check myself into a psych hospital....🙄 best. Decision. Ever.

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