tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151056060575721247.post2192876228186585236..comments2023-05-18T10:58:41.122-04:00Comments on Baby To Be: BM and Zzz...BBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03655915132773501244noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151056060575721247.post-63105585688254065742010-11-14T07:28:30.495-05:002010-11-14T07:28:30.495-05:00Hey, thanks for stopping by! As for the CIO... it...Hey, thanks for stopping by! As for the CIO... it sounds like something you are definitely inching toward. Once the horrifying sleep goes on for awhile and keeps getting worse and you've tried everything you possibly can, CIO becomes something you seriously do for their own good, not so that YOU can sleep at night (or at least it did for me). Noah had gotten so that he couldn't sleep unless he was in my arms. Not healthy!<br /><br />CIO worked really quickly for Noah. The first time he cried 30 minutes, the next 15-20, and since then he's cried no longer than 7 minutes at a time, usually less, IF he even cries, which is rare. Most nights he doesn't cry at all. Last night he slept 11.5 hours straight. Amazing. The key is that I CANNOT go in there, because when he sees me he gets false hope that I will rescue him and put him to sleep FOR him.<br /><br />You obviously have to do what's comfortable for you, but knowing what I know now, I would definitely have started CIO before going on a trip, even if it was in a few days. I know they don't necessarily recommend sleep training right before a trip, but knowing what I know now I would do it anyway. Babies this age learn quickly, and a trip would only make bad sleeping habits worse. But if we started with good sleeping habits before we left on the trip (ie. Noah remembering that it is possible the he can fall asleep on his own) then I think maybe we'd have to do CIO on the trip a couple of times, but the CIO wouldn't last for long and he'd get far more sleep and be far happier.<br /><br />THAT being said, the only reason I used CIO in the first place - because I was ADAMANTLY opposed to the idea - is because Noah's sleep had gotten so incredibly bad and I realized there was literally nothing left that I could do except let him CIO. So I did. And as much as it SUCKED, I am SO glad I did because it took no time at all and he learned how to sleep.<br /><br />BTW - previous to doing CIO without entering his room I didn't think Noah's temperment could handle CIO. I had tried watered down versions like Ferberizing and Sleep Sense where I stayed with him or went in every 5 or 10 or 20 minutes and they all caused him to scream for hours and hours. They were like a tease for him, because he could SEE me but I wouldn't give him what he wanted - rocking/nursing him to sleep. I always ended up caving after a couple of hours because it would become clear that he would not stop crying. The only thing that worked was not entering his room at all. I didn't think it would work, but it did.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379005476557830314noreply@blogger.com