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| I'm very much into attachment parenting, and don't let my guy CIO - never did. This being said, I'm no push-over, and if he's being very whiny before bed and I can tell he's just being this way to stay up later, I'll be firm and not come back running to his whines, but he's 2 now....when he was under 2 I never, not once, didn't respopnd to his cries. Granted, this led to many nights where I rocked him to sleep when I was sleepy myself, but I feel strongly about this, |
| posted by on 08/14/2008 08:48 PM |
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| I don't do it. She sleeps by herself or I confort her until she fels to sleep. |
| posted by Maria on 08/15/2008 09:21 PM |
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I let my daughter CIO when I moved her to her own room and out of the basenet(3mnth). It only took a couple of days but I never had to do anything but lay her down and tell her I love her after that, she just put herself to sleep. We also did it when she was 7 months in the middle of the night so she would learn to sleep through the night - that took longer - but we mixed it with my husband going in to see if that would help so she didn't smell my milk and that work a little better till me moved and one night she just did it herself.
It is totaly up to you if you want to do it or not. |
| posted by Anne on 08/19/2008 08:20 PM |
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| my son had always fallen asleep with a bottle but around 6months he started to fight with me at bed time, he just didn't want to go to sleep. So I started to put him to bed still awake and I let him cry for about 5mins and then I'd check on him and a little longer each time...he now puts himself to sleep and sleeps ALL night long. Before I started CIO he sometimes slept all night but now...its great, I'll do it again with my next child |
| posted by Amers on 08/22/2008 10:27 PM |
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My daughter slept in her own crib from the day we brought her home. Even though she rarely cried at nap or bedtime, when she did, we let her work through it. We knew she was safe in there because we had a camera set up in her room and we were able to see and make sure she was OK.
She started sleeping though the night at 6 weeks...no kidding. She now sleeps 12 hours a night (at almost 13 months old) and has been for quite some time. |
| posted by FirstTimeMommy on 08/26/2008 11:34 PM |
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| only when I finally decided to sleep at night again and moved her to her own bed in her room. It lasted a couple of days and not more than 30 miserable minutes. Everyone kept telling me "its for the best, she will not remember it, she needs to learn to sleep on her own". Whatever! I put her to sleep everynight on my chest like I have done since the day she was born and then I take her to bed and she normally will sleep through the night. If I could get a good night sleep, I would let her keep sleeping with me. |
| posted by Leslie on 09/02/2008 10:28 PM |
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| I let my kids cry themselves to sleep by 6 months, or I would have been up all night. As far as nagging me while I'm cooking, or very busy, by the time they were a year old I would put them in their rooms if they wouldn't leave me alone. I never wanted to take a chance at them getting burned on the oven door, or stepped on. |
| posted by Jackie on 09/03/2008 11:10 PM |
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| My daughter was once a night waker and I had always helped her go back to sleep, I could not let her cry it out. Around 13 months she pretty much just stopped waking up and would just fall asleep on her own without help, and we didnt have to stress everyone with the cry it out. |
| posted by Brianna on 02/27/2009 05:48 PM |
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| I let both my childrens CIO. Their ped. also favors this and since she was supportive I went with it. It was hard but after a few (2 for my son & 4 for my daughter) nights we were all good. I also am big into a schedule and I think this helped with thier ability to predict 'events'. But note: If they are sick, teething, or had a bad day I do cuddle them a little longer before bed, get up when the cry is a serious cry, and adjust to thier needs. |
| posted by Amanda on 03/26/2009 11:29 AM |
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| I used to breastfeed my son to sleep until he was about 9 months, (I was also still feeding him 2x a night at that point as well). Then I stopped feeding him at night and that first night he cried for an hour, then the second night he slept all night! |
| posted by Rosie on 08/13/2009 10:48 PM |
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| I have NEVER let my son cry it out. When he was an infant he woke up in the night to feed when he was hungry. Eventually when he got old enough he stopped that and slept through the night. The only time he wakes up in the middle of the night and he is crying is when he has gas and burps or when he is teething. I cannot let him cry in his crib. In my opinion he is crying for a reason and I feel absolutely compelled to meet his needs. He doesn't wake up to play. As a stay at home mom I am able to let our son keep his own hours. He goes to bed when he is tired. At 14 months his bed time is around 8 or 9 PM. He is sleeping soundly within minutes he is in bed. |
| posted by Diana on 03/31/2010 06:22 AM |
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| I believed a child is crying for a reason. Be it pain, gas or just wanna be touched. If a child is crying because he/she wants attention - give it to him/her. Simple as that. |
| posted by Nicole on 05/18/2010 05:12 PM |
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| i had to start early with my second. no matter what i did at bedtime he would fall asleep for 10 minutes then wake up. if i let him cio he would stay asleep all night. my first i started at about 9 months. its tough but sometimes you have to. i do cave once in a while just because its so hard to see or hear my baby crying. |
| posted by skittlez on 05/28/2010 10:03 AM |
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| I only let my son CIO when he was 3 mo and I moved him from the Bassenet to his crib in his bedroom. Then he only cried for like 10 minutes and went to sleep after 2 nights of that he started just going to sleep when I laid him in the crib.Now I let him whine it out when he does not want to stay in bed, but he is tired and it is past his bed time. |
| posted by Mel on 01/04/2011 08:45 AM |
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| I try to never let my daughter CIO but i am not perfect and must admit it does happen. she is a very happy baby to so having her cry every once in a while is not causing her harm. i usually prefer to have her in arms instead of crying but like i said its not always possible. |
| posted by Sarita on 03/20/2011 12:17 AM |
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| anaika will cry because she wants to have her own way ,either she is not ready to go home, or she does not want to leave the park ,thats why i will leave her to cry ,i am trying to teach her to listen so if she cries i tell her you will be alright |
| posted by Camille on 05/07/2011 06:00 PM |
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