How do you do controlled crying?

[thingymaboob]

Basically I'm going to do this next month as am having to rock and shush baby to sleep. She's 10kg and I can't do it anymore! Any advice on how to do it... What worked for you? Tell me your success stories! Thank you

Starting reading this thread and the replies and about a minute in and already disgusted as the attitude of @BertrandRussell towards OPs experiences of co sleeping

Hi OP,

Just wondering how you’re getting on now? I’m thinking of doing this with my baby in a month or two and was wondering how much success you’ve had. Also, the way I understand it, you’re meant to start off with crying for 2 minutes, then soothe for 2 minutes, then gradually increase the crying intervals. I’m a bit worried about what might happen if my baby doesn’t calm down in the 2 minute ‘calming’ phase? Are you meant to just leave the room again? Any advice would be gratefully appreciated- my daughter is miserable as she is so tired and I’m dead on my feet!

desperately prepare yourself that your baby probably won't calm down in the two minutes and will realistically the first night probably cry for a long time- the going in is so they know that you're there but is hard as they get more upset in a way when you go in but don't pick them up- it is hard to do it took about an hour of this the first night when I've done it and the second night about half an hour the third night maybe 10 minutes?
Make sure you know you're baby is a healthy weight, over six months and has had a good feed that day, is definitely clean etc etc so you know they're not crying for other reasons. Also in the day leading up to it and the days around it give them heaps of attention when they're awake and it's not sleep time

Thanks for the reply Thirtyrock. Do you use the same method for night wakings too? My little one goes down ok at bedtime but then wakes 4-8 times a night and needs rocking, patting or feeding back to sleep. Thank you!

I did it with my son and it took around 2 weeks and every night the crying got less and less the first night he cried for 45 mins, go in check there ok but don't not pick them up it's not pleasant but works

My son was 5 months btw

Why the hell are people on here suggesting co-sleeping is better alternative it's ridiculously dangerous. It's ok to squish and kill your baby but not to leave them to cry just because they want picking up. I've heard it all now