CC - how long did it take to work?

[mamjo]

I was just discussing with DH all the different sleep training methods so that we can get started with our 6 month old. We both think that CC might work for us as our DD hates being held when tired, and shush pat doesn't work.

So out of interest, how long did it take for your LO's to get the picture?

He cried for 2 hours, DP rocked him to sleep in the end and he slept for a whole half an hour

Then he came in our bed.

Complete bollocks tbh.

Is there a rason why you didn't just take him into your bed when he started crying? Think of the extra 2 hours sleep you all would have had!

Well we started at 8, he wouldnt have slept til at least 9 anyway.

Anyway bringing him in our bed defeats the object of getting him to sleep in his cot.

I know he came in our bed eventually but we'll leave him longer next time.

How old is he?

1 night really - actually first night we did it it took a long time to get him to sleep initially them my "waking hourly for a one hour feed" baby slept the entire night. 2nd night was much quicker (again slept through), 3rd night was 10 minutes - where it stayed for a week or so

As I said yesterday, she went to sleep with no fuss whatsoever last night at 7. She woke at 1 and I fed her, she then woke at 5 and was moaning rather than crying and i thought to myself just count to 100 slowly and if she's still doing it feed her. I only got to 73 before she went quiet and slept til 7.30.

She went to sleep giggling at her morning nap. I LOVE IT!!!!

I just did it with DD last week as she was getting up up to 6 times a night and we were at the end of our tether.
It only took one night and she's slept through the night since.
I didn't agree with letting babies cry themselves to sleep but we were exhausted and I reached a point where I was willing to try anything.
I don't think you are supposed to do CC if they are less than a year old though. DD is 1 next week.

Hes 7.5 months seeker.

Hi there. It took me 3 weeks to finalize a successful sleep training for my twin boys. I preferred to use Tracy Hogg's ideas, which means that you don't leave your baby to cry it out alone. Instead, you stay in the bedroom for as long as it takes. I have 2 year old twin boys and I did sleep training when they were 19 months. At that time, they were also waking up fir bottles during the night and it was driving me crazy. Couldn't believe that after only 3 nights I also solved the bottle problem! In the first 2 nights I stayed with one if the twins for almost 2 hours, he was still crying when I out him in his cot so I decided to go into his cot myself (I'm very small). He immediately wanted to come to the cot, was asleep in less than 5 minutes and I managed to get out of the cot without disturbing him. Second night was better, but similar, but after a few nights, it got soooo much better. My problem was that I did it very late, that's why it took so long. Should have dine when they were around 15-18 months. I wouldn't really do it with a young baby....let's face it, you are supposed to not sleep too much when you have small babies...

2 nights, started the day before his 1st birthday (happy birthday DS ). It's gone from waking up every 2 hours expecting a cuddle and a feed to sleeping through until 6. Amazing. It felt horrible the first two nights when he was screaming so hard he was gasping to breathe in-between sobs though :(

We put him down in his cot awake, then stayed in the room and every time he stood up laid him back down again saying, 'Goodnight DS, we love you, time to sleep.' We gave him water from a free flow sippy cup when that didn't work at 2 in the morning and otherwise braved it out. 'Twinkle twinkle little star' seemed to work too :)