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| cry it out method |
 I am a first time mom and was hoping to get some advice about weaing off the night feeding.
My son is almost 5 months and always gets up middle of the night for a feeding. His pediatrician says once he is 6 months old, we need to let him "cry it out". I personally can't seem to do this type of method. I tried it once, and it was a disaster. My son became very upset and refused to sleep without being held for 3 days. I'm dreading and don't have the heart to follow this method and wanted to know if anyone had any input on more of a gentle way of doing this.
I'm not sure if I'm the only mom that does not like the "cry it out" method. |
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| Yes, dont make is worst by letting your child cry his little lungs out this doesnt work for all babies, some babies after 10-15 minutes fall asleep but some cry and cry until they are held, before bed time play jump with him, hold him from his underarms and make him jump for about 5-10 minutes then feed him right before bed time and bottle feed him and then bath him, he will be so tired and full that he wont want to get up until maybe 7-9 hours after. if this doesnt work then he is not ready and if it's only once a night that he gets up then thats not bad unless he gets up for 2-3 hours everytime. good luck. go with your own instinct. |
| posted by MARYLYN on 05/31/2007 |
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hi kathy, your baby is adorable!
he might be going thru a growth spurt and need to be fed more often. If this is the case, then it will only last a few days to a week.
I did follow the experts advice, and let my first son cry it out. It lasted five days, each day his crying time shortened until eventually he only cried a few minutes. I know this is hard, i sat on the floor by his crib a few nights,just so he could see me. My son now sleeps on his own in his own bed, but that was my choice and you must do what you think is best.
My baby now is 8months and i am ot quite as rigid this time around, but i do lay him down awake most of the time. When this does'nt work, i will let him fuss 5 to 10 minutes before picking him up. But he is starting to cry to be picked up more lately, so i may go back to the old way soon. Since he is teething, i want to comfort him some.
Hope this helped. Also, keep a regular bedtime routine, bath, reading whatever.that helps a lot |
| posted by Andrea R. on 05/31/2007 |
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| personally i don't believe in that method at all.I have also read and seen several doctor say that a child under a year old should never cry for extended periods. They said that when they do cry without being attended to that actually triggers the stress and pain receptors of the brain and cause real damage. Besides babies as young as your son (who is adorable by the way) usually only cry when they need something; even if its just a cuddle. My daughter only had that issue when she was brand new, and it stopped when i let her sleep with us in the bed. She stayed there for 16 months then peacefully moved to her own toddler bed, no tears. |
| posted by Johnee on 06/01/2007 |
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