Will she sleep through eventually without CC?

[mummynumnum]

Dh very keen to try CC for dd (18mths) who still likes to wake up a few times in the night for quick cuddle and sip of milk. Both have been accepting of this, but over xmas hols she has been more persistent at wanting mummy to co-sleep if she wakes late at night. Desperatley dont fancy the cc lark, but dh says she has bad habits and need to stop.

Do they sleep through eventually without cc? Interested in your experiences.

Yes, eventually they all do. Dd at about 2 years, once all her teeth had come through.

Yes. If your heart's not in it, don't do it. If you do need to institute some kind of relearning, try very gentle sitting with her and moving further away from the bed until out the door. Then further away from the door. And give it lots and lots of time.

Mine were nightmares, always woke at 4am whatever. Now at 3 and 8 they sleep like logs and both have done for years. Because they feel secure I'd argue.

Thank goodness! I blame the teeth thing alot. her molars are almost through and she has lots of dribble and red cheeks so that is my excuse for her to dh at the min.

oh and I like the secure arg. I feel like cc would be a huge break in her trust in me. True or me just being soft??

cc didnt work for my ds (now age 4) and he was 3 before he started sleeping through on his own.

dd is 13 months and has always been a bad sleeper, she still wakes several times a night and has been co sleeping for about 2 months.

Anyway, something snapped tonight, I was exhausted and desperate so I put her in her cot, she cried for about 40 mins and then fell to sleep!

I dont know how the rest of the night will go but all I know is that im at my wits end so I have to give it a go.

I think what im trying to say is do what feels right for you, I think you have to be sure it's the route you want to take before you do it but I couldnt risk it taking another 2 years for her to sleep through like it did for ds!!!

She is my first, so have nothing to compare with so is great to hear all your experiences.

She wont sleep again and trying to do cc but finding it really tough.

hi mummynumnum. i know it's hard. dd is doing OK. First night cried for about 40mins before falling to sleep and woke up several times in the night but i left her each time and she went back off after about 20 mins.

last night was better again, although i did go in at one point just to reassure her.

ive become weirdly detached from the crying, think it's the only way to deal with it.

fwiw, she's totally normal in the day, not more clingy at all.

good luck with what ever you decide.

Dh got DS to sleep through the night without doing CC when I was away for a few nights when he was 18 months. He knew that he was only waking up and crying because he wanted num nums, not milk as he was offering in the sippy cup, and it got batted away, so stopped offering and just cuddled and put him down like we do at going to bed time.
After 2 nights he didn't bother really waking up anymore and has slept through since. If he does wake before our agreed 6am 'num nums wake up' time, DH goes to him and settles him back.

The 'No Cry sleep solution' by Elizabeth Pantley is really good, and very gentle.

I may try that as I listened to 30 mins of crying yesterday and went up and gave her a cuddle. She did sleep afterwards!!

She has also yet to wake up tonight!