Help... end of my tether

[bigbluehouse]

I shared a thread a few weeks back on my journey of controlled crying. A VERY last resort to try and get my baby to sleep.

It worked pretty much perfectly from night two. It's worked in the sense he no longer needs cuddles to sleep, he goes in the cot and soothes himself at bedtime.

4 of the night since we started, he's slept the whole night 7:30-6. Amazing.

However the last four nights it's all gone to shit and he's back to waking 3-4 times a night! He doesn't get fed, we just lay him back down, he cries a minute then goes back off to sleep until th next wake up.

The broken sleep is exhausting and I'm a working mum. HELP ME.

I can't see your previous thread, only one about night terrors?

You sure he's not hungry? Sorry, don't know how old baby is

That’s still pretty good if he’s going back to sleep within a minute? I get that the broken-ness is annoying but assuming he’s not in pain or hot/cold then I would just continue as you are and sit it out.

Please see Controlled crying...www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/3287809-controlled-crying

Controlled crying can be a very devisive topic on here. I used it like you very reluctantly but was at the end of my tether too (baby was also knavkered). It's a VERY personal choice but you know your baby best and what will or won't work for your family. Also, it's not selfish to make sure you as a mummy is fresh. On planes they always tell you to put the oxygen mask on yourself before your child despite your instincts because if you pass out you won't be able to put the mask on your child. Same goes for parenting. As long as there is no medical cause for the wake up then CC is ok, but just bare in mind the heat and is that causing the wake ups? I wake up loads when its hot to take a sip, maybe a fan and a sip of water whilst the heat is around and then take measures if you want when its cooler.

Trust your instincts. Good luck x

Thank you @Catheroooo

Yes, we decided CC was probably for the best as he was very moody during the day due to being tired. It's amazing how much his mood changed on the days he slept through on the previous night.

For both our sanity, it's definitely been worth it. We just need to get back on track because it worked almost instantly. He's just turned one.