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Sleep Training my 5 month old- What are other May Babies methods

Takisha - posted on 10/09/2010 ( 5 moms have responded )

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Over the last 5 days I have been sleep training my baby with the Ferber Method. At first I was aganist the CIO method but became increasingly frustrated because my DD was getting up 6-7 times a night to nurse. Prior to the sleep training my DD would fall asleep with nursing between 7-8 pm and I'd put her in her crib but by 2 AM.... she slept in the bed with me because that was the only way I could get some sleep throughout the night and she would nurse maybe three times during the night. WELL... that changed to 6-7 times so I decided I needed to sleep train her. I had heard about the NO CRY Sleep Soloution book on Baby Center and intended on reading that and using that method BUT the book was checked out at my library so I checked out other sleep training books. That same night I got the books she would not stay sleep after nusing and placing her in the crib. I had experienced this pattern the night before REPEATEDLY. SO... I said I am going to go through that again.... so thats how the CIO method begin. Day 1 was tuff. I nursed her and then layed her in her crib awake, she cried. I checked on her after 5 minutes touched her belly and told her to go to sleep. She cried and I checked back after 20 minutes and by the third check she started to settle and fall asleep. She woke again after 3 hours and I nursed her and changed her diaper and then put in her crib awake and she winned for 15 minutes and fell asleep. She then woke up 3 more times with 2 hour gaps in between without crying. Day 2 was much better it took 20 minutes to fall asleepa intially verses the 50. AND she woke up 3 times instead of 4. Day3- She didnt nap much but slept 5 hours straight! And woke twice. Day 4 was like Day 2. I am seeing results with her night sleeping but napping is still a challenge. I have created a night routine before bed but not for naps. I am not sure if that would work....any suggestons? Is anyone else's baby associating feeding with sleeping?

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Christine - posted on 03/22/2013

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Yes! We have the same problem. James breastfed till he slept until he was 8 months old. It got so bad he was nursing all night to stay asleep and i would be exhausted. At 8 months I finally used the Ferber method and our son was so stubborn it took him over a week to sleep through the night. He was crying the hardest at about a week and then around 10 days he miraculously slept from 8pm to 5am. He's teething these days so he sleeps from 7pm to 4 am.. About 9 hours and then he needs to nurse again before going back down till 530. His naps were still bad tho and still are at ten months. Naps are a whole different ball game unrelated to night time sleep. They are about consistent feeding schedules and seeing when their daytime sleepiness sets in and putting them to bed at that time. We seem to have settled on naps at 8 am and 2pm.., and if we miss the boat, he just stays up and crashes out at. 6pm for the night. Good luck !

Grainne - posted on 10/25/2010

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My son has been sleeping through the night since he was two months hes formula fed but we have to wrap him up to sleep cas he keeps taking his soother out of his mouth and biting it its a major pain because he is now waking himself up in the middle of the night trying to ger his arms out but usually he sleeps from 7 until 8 or 9 so im happy :) he falls back asleep once we wrap him back up sometimes he doesnt wake for his bottle til 10 or 11 which are great days but dont happen too often :(

Takisha - posted on 10/19/2010

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Kate sorry for the delayed reply I was in my spam box! I just got the "No Cry Sleeping Solution" book by Elizabeth Pantely is great. I haven't finished but I have a feeling this is more my speed.I couldn't deal with hearing her cry herself to sleep! Malia is sleeping better but I need to break her eat to sleep association. I'll keep you posted!

Lucy - posted on 10/09/2010

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Oh Kate our little ones are exactly the same must be the shared birthday! Chloé is a nightmare for sleeping she is exactly the same will only sleep for about 15 mins at a time during the day and is a nightmare at night have already had her up twice, I'm starting to CC during the day as the poor wee mite has huge bags under her eyes Alexandra is just gone two and loves seeing if she's awake so have started putting her in her cot for naps this is helping as I find it easier to CC if she is upstairs. Chloé would only sleep in her swing up until recently when I refused to put her in it and put her in her cot and it has started to make a difference. I was very strict with Alex's routine but she hd reflu and colic and only ever took 2 oz at a time so she was hungry, thats not Chloé's problem she now weighs and is as tall as Alex. I am putting her on solids this week but have stopped nursing her to sleep as it was def her soother !!!!! Once we progress further in the next few days will let you know

Kate - posted on 10/09/2010

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i am in pretty much the same boat as you... macie is 4 months and from day one has been a better sleeper then my now 3year old however it still isn't great. i nurse her at around 7pm she falls asleep and sleeps till about ten when i feed her a formula bottle and hope she goes down for the night(wishful thinking) She then sleeps till about 2am and then nurses the rest of the night pretty much. I want to start a strict routine but, i don't know how to go about it because my three year old is off the wall from morning to night so even when macie falls asleep she is constently being woken up by her big sister. Macie will be 5 months on the 21st and i was thinking about letting her cry it out. she is fed changed and everything so really she just likes to be held. My only problem now is from day one she would only sleep for more then ten minutes in her bouncy seat,car seat or on me so putting her in her crib may be hard to do. My oldest was never on a schedule and i am determined to have macie be on one because once you let them not be on some sort of schedule it is hard to ever have one. so any advice you have i would love to hear.

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