To ask if “extinction” sleep training is as awful as it sounds

[Isahlo]

Hi lots of the mums in my group keep referring to this
I can’t find any information but it sounds scary.
keeps being recommend for my cosleeper, who is a bit of a night owl x

I would say drop the confusing label and then see how you think it sounds.

Sleep time? No, not too much hassle. I just leave Jackson in his cot, he obviously can’t climb out as he’s just a baby, then I go downstairs and hang out and just chill. If he screams or cries I just blank it.

That’s what it is. I think it’s awful. Sleeping is hard to crack but leaving your child alone to cry until they just stop is no answer.

It's CIO and it's cruel.

And it takes like seconds to Google.

Yes it is. If you are cosleeping going to the cry it out method is likely to feel pretty shit for you as well as baby. If you want to change your sleep routine something like The No Cry Sleep Solution might work. Althought if you like cosleeping and you and baby are getting enough sleep for you and baby then crack on.

It’s just another name for Cry It Out sleep training. There’s loads of information available online about it.

I’ve got no inclination or desire to change how we are sleeping. Although because I mention I’m tired and I’m waiting on a surgery date and will be out the house for a week, I’m Just getting unsolicited in law bullshit.
i use a crap work issued tablet so wasn’t getting great results on my search but looking at DH’s phone it’s easy to see that it’s the same a cry it out. So unfortunately for all the busybodies in my life it’s a no from us.

I never heard it called that before I just looked it up. I don’t agree with the method anyway but the word extinction is awful. Gives me the creeps.

Glad you're not going with it OP, cry it out is bloody awful.