The no cry sleep solution

[crazycatlady5]

Can I get some views on the NCSS? I'm wondering whether or not to buy it or will it be yet another baby product I've wasted money on to add to the pile

My baby is 7 months old, I've done everything parent led which I am happy with but there are a couple of things I'd love to be able to change. I feed her to sleep which always works but then if I move she wakes up constantly - be it 10 mins, 15 mins or 40 mins later. It means constant resettling at bedtime so I have no evening at all. I had friends over the other day and I had to keep nipping back upstairs, just not ideal. I would try to settle baby downstairs but there is just too much going on and then she gets frantic and overtired.

She does the same for naps too. I'd really like to be able to try to gently encourage her to sleep independently. I don't even mind constant night wakings id just like to be able to leave her for nap times and at bedtime for a little while.

Would it be a good book for the above?

@riversleep I'll bear that in mind!

That's fantastic!

Don't count your chickens... and all of that. There will no doubt be ups and down, good weeks and bad weeks. But hopefully you can get the general, long term trajectory towards ever improving sleep.

I wouldnt let that put you off. My DS1 was a particularly difficult baby re:sleep. He's 9 now, and will still be awake at 6am, whatever time he goes to bed. He's also still a very light sleeper. My DS2 sorted his sleep out himself very easily and sleeps very deeply now. Who knows if it's correlation or just their personality?

@riversleep I definitely agree it's about personality. Some babies are a bit needier than others, I was and so was my husband so she was bound to be!

Last night was pretty good. She slept from 7.30-8.30, I resettled and then she slept until 11. She grizzled a bit so daddy RAN and picked her up as he was late home from work so hadn't seen her. Cue her being wide awake in the bed pulling my hair while he falls asleep.

But on the whole another good night of not going up and down the stairs all evening!

So last night she went to sleep at 7.30, I resettled twice. Then she woke at 3am (which is great!) but was awake until 5am!! Two hours of rolling, gurgling, talking, pulling my hair etc. I am trying to work out of its linked to earlier bedtimes or just learning new skills (she's just started 'talking' more and sitting up totally unaided) - anyone have an opinion on this? Tbh I don't even feel tired which is a miracle I think you get used to sleep deprivation! Just curious if anyone thinks there's a link x