I really don't want to use cc/cio with ds (12 months) but I am reaching the end of my tether. He wakes at 4.30 every day.
He slept through 5-9 months. Then illness and separation anxiety made everything crap so we did gradual retreat sleep training which worked. But it didn't work for early wake ups. We got into the habit of bringing ds into bed with us to try and get a bit more sleep but he doesn't settle even then.
I've been advised on this board before to delay ds's morning nap which should help stop early waking but so far it hasn't.
I feel as though ds is in habit of coming into our bed even though he can self settle - We're obviously not helping him by bringing him into our bed, he's tired and we're at the stage where something needs to change.
Ds gets absolutely hysterical if you go into the room and leave again so for that reason cc seems crueller than cio, which although fills me with dread, might be kinder in the long run by not prolonging things.
Are there any other options? Or should I do cc (not cio) even though ds reacts so badly to someone leaving the room?
The other worry I have is that with cio for 4.30 wakeups, ds could just keep going until morning anyway.
I'm a bit lost. Has anyone else tackled the early wake ups successfully? Would rather try non cry methods of course but don't know what else to do.
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4.30 wake ups / use CIO?
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Hoggle246 · 16/12/2014 06:59
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