Ferber Method

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Harls123 · 14/01/2020 15:34

Hi
My baby is 16 week and is currently co sleeping as she dosnt seem to sleep on her own. We are trying the Ferber method this weekend.
Has anyone got any advice on this and the best way to do it? I can see me crumbling as soon as she cries 😩

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dementedpixie · 14/01/2020 17:27

Dont think its recommended before 6 months. You could look into gentler methods

moobar · 14/01/2020 17:30

Not recommended until six months as pp said. Look at gentle sleep until then.

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Harls123 · 14/01/2020 18:15

What does gentle sleep entail?

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Willow4987 · 17/01/2020 02:16

There’s a few different ones like pick up/put down which basically means picking her up until calm and putting back down and then repeating about 100 times

When my DS was like this I tended to sleep with my hand rubbing his back as he was in a next to me crib. It seemed to reassure him that I was there

Kittykat93 · 17/01/2020 02:27

16 weeks?? Far too early for trying sleep training I would think.

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Harls123 · 17/01/2020 14:53

Im co sleeping she dosnt like the next to me crib, i just dont want to leave it longer for her to sleep on her own, im back at work soon and need some proper sleep

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EssentialHummus · 17/01/2020 14:57

I’m a big fan of Ferber but this is too early OP. You’re also likely in the thick of the 4 month sleep regression.

M0reGinPlease · 17/01/2020 15:07

No. Just no. Your baby is tiny. Her sleep pattern is normal. Deal with it

blueskiesbrighteyes · 17/01/2020 15:13

I did it at 4.5 months. Life changing. From the first night it made a difference. We got to the point where he was waking up after less than an hour and then every 1-2 hrs and it was killing us. Best thing we ever did

zoobincan · 17/01/2020 15:13

I know you are tired as a new mum but leaving your baby to cry int the way forward. Please think again

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Harls123 · 17/01/2020 23:13

Did you comfort every so often?

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