CC and PU/PD - has it not worked for anyone?

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Has CC not worked for anyone? I only ever hear about it working but has anybody tried it consistently and had it fail? And the same question about PU/PD

Thanks!

I am pretty sure CC would work for most people as long as it is consistent, perserverance is also a key. I never thought CC would work for me as my DD never fell to sleep alone and was a very poor sleeper. However, when she was 7 months old I decided I needed to do something to help her fall asleep on her own as I knew it would be for her own good. I hated to leave her cry but would never let her get too upset and after 6 days it worked (I started with nap times)and night time just followed on. It is honestly the best thing I did and I wish I had done it months ago. Instead of feeding, rocking, walking her to sleep she now goes down in her cot awake and in the morning will have about 2 hours sleep (would only ever have 30 minutes previous to this and never in her cot). She is now 9 months old and is so much more content and I feel being able to settle herself has really contributed to this.
Have you tried controlled crying?

how is your dc? and are you doing cc and PU/PD at the same time? you might be giving out mixed messages.

choufleur, I haven't tried either yet. DS is 8.5 mo and I'm considering both of them as we are about to lose it. PU/PD seems much kinder but I really can't see how it can work (though I know that people say it does). It seems to me that it would just teach the baby to cry each time it wants to get picked up! Lisacat, your experience is good to know, thanks.

CC did not work for DD2

And believe me, I was consistent! Will of iron child...

PU/PD just wound my DS up at that age.

we just sat by his cot till he dropped off from about 10 mths, he now at 14 mths goes into his cot awake and drops off no problem. Doesn't stay asleep mind ! still has a night feed.

have you tried shh pat ? whya re you about to lose it? have you tried NCSS

shh pat does nothing. Not sure what NCSS is? We are about to lose it because in nearly 9 months I haven't had him sleep for more than about 2 hours at a time, day or night.

i've a friend who did the baby whisperer (I think that does PU/PD) and it worked really well for her and her ds. However she did become a hermit for quite a time while she made the system work. i haven't got the patience or the stamina to keep going with something like that.

I thin ds goe through phases. DS is now 2 and goes to sleep absolutely fine on his own. he didn't at 8 mo though. he still wakes sometimes and needs settling back down but i'm sure he'll grow out of that with time. I can't imagine a 16yo needing his mum to settle him

I used CC for a few days to get DD used to napping in her cot in her own room when she was 4 months old, and PU/PD when she found it hard to get herself to sleep when she was around 7/8 months. Different approaches seemed to work at different ages and for short period only. When she was a bit bigger, PU/PD would only rouse her and she had to get used to getting herself to sleep after that - very little crying though at 10+ months, would just chatter a lot then cry a ittle then zonk out.