CIO- need some advice

[SharoneLev]

Hi I started doing CIO last night bcuz baby needs help falling asleep. Baby 7 mnts old. came in every 2,4,6,8 min etc. Fell asleep in 1.5 hours.
But had a few problems:

1. Baby rolls over and cries for me to come roll him back, so I went in between a few times just to roll him back and left. what else could I do?
2. What do I do with nap after daycare today? (at day care he falls asleep on his own)
3. he woke up at 2:00 couldn't avoid.. picked up and gave water until soothed... Am I supposed to do the minutes theing then too? in the middle of the night it's too difficult.. maybe he didn't to drink...

your help is appreciated!

Has baby got something to use as a comforter? I'm thinking dummy but other babies establish a special blankie or comforter toy.

Children do not have the emotional development to go to sleep as an adult would (tired, lie down, close eyes, sleep). They need some form of comfort to help them sleep. That does not mean it has to be you, but he will need something to help him.

Yes - if baby is not comfortable and cries when rolling over and cannot roll back you must always go to assist straight away. This is a safety issue, baby might be as a SIDS risk if he cannot get back onto his back alone.

The method you are using appears to be Controlled Crying (leaving to cry for controlled intervals) and not Cry It Out (making sure baby is safe, has needs met and then just leaving them). I would not recommend either before 12 months and even then not unless you are replacing the comfort with something else.

If you are going to do this though, you are going to have to be consistent otherwise it will undo all of your efforts and just cause horrible confusion to a baby who will not know if this time you will come to comfort them or maybe you won't. Baby will be stuck in limbo without any emotional development to understand why sometimes you sooth him and sometimes you don't. He will learn nothing unless you are consistent.

Have you thought about other sleep training methods like Shush Pat? Or Pick Up, Put Down?

Thanks.
He does not take dummy. I will try a doll as a soother.
It is cio, I do walk in to check on him and roll him if needed. I even Changed his diaper when needed. cio is acceptable beyond 5 mnts.
Tried pu/Pd that didn't work.
Still looking for specific answers to my questions though.
Thank u

I thought I'd answered your specific questions? Feel free to look for different answers though.

1. Roll baby back onto his back
2. The same as you do at bedtime. Be consistent.
3. Yes. Be consistent.