no crying sleep methods, any success?

[TwittyMcTwitterson]

Has anyone tried this? to my understanding it is picking DC up when they cry until settled and then put them in their cot and repeat until they settle in their cot. I tried it a bit last night and after around 20 lifts and put downs I gave up.

Did I give up too soon?
Was I doing something wrong?
Has it worked for you?

Thanks in advance :-)

With DS I have always went to him as soon as he cries and try to soothe him before he gets upset and before picking him up.

Once he's in bed and the lights are off I don't utter a word to him unless something is wrong (ill or teething etc).

I haven't read any of the books, this is just what was natural for us so I don't know what you are supposed to do! But this seems to have worked quite well for us. :)

I think it is really dependent on the baby. How old is your child? My DS hated the PU/PD method your describing - it was like torture to him. It infuriated him that as soon as he was settled I was going to put him back in the bloody cot - I could see him getting crosser and crosser each time. There was no way my DS was ever going to be settled that way - same for lots of other ways people suggest i.e. gradual withdrawal, lying by them and soothing them, placing a hand on his belly.

In the end CIO was much better and involved far less crying than the 'gentler' methods! but like I say every baby is different

How old is your child?

I think it really depends on the personality of the child. DD was a terrible sleeper early on but in the end I got her sleeping better by gradually teaching her to self settle.

First by stopping feeding to sleep, then by resting my hand on her back and gently patting until she went to sleep before gradually withdrawing. It took a couple of weeks before she learned to just go to sleep with no fuss.

But I know some babies will scream themselves silly if you try this, so I think you need to try a few different things to see what works best for your child.

But give each methods a few nights before giving up as sometimes it takes a while to work.

Yes, we are doing this. First night, 3 and half hours of pick up, put down between 3am and half six. We gave up at half 6 and made it 'daytime' (lights on, morning routine). DD was pretty shocked. Kept her going till 9am and then she napped.

Hi, sorry for late reply! My DD is 17 months on the nose. She didnt seem angry about the up and down of it but i bet she was wondering what the hell was going on! Last night she only woke up once \0/ !!!! I'm going to turn her cot into a cotbed as soon as the guard arrives as she seems to scream as soon as shes in it. I think she finds the spindles a lot like jail bars! At nursery, they sleep on mats in an open environment so a bed is similar! x

P.s. She used to be an absolutely amazing sleeper! She goes through phases which i think correlate with when shes teething but this 'phase' has gone on far too long! x