Has anyone tried NCSS for naps and could it work for a 10 month old?

[Warwickmum]

My 10mo DS been really difficult to get to have naps in day since being ill for about a month on and off where he couldn't lie down without coughing. Am hoping this is the way to go as cannot face anymore crying - it's heartbreaking.
Anyone had success with it?

waiting with baited breath for someone to come along and say 'yes it does work' to this thread as I am trying some of the methods from this book with my 10.5mo... and have yet to see any real improvements. I knnow its a gradual thing but would be good to hear it does definitely work! I tried PU/PD but also couldn't take the crying...good luck hope something works for you soon!

Had really strange thing today. DS went for nap after BF (doesn't normally feed to sleep but tried to put him down for sleep around 3ish and didn't know if the crying was partly due to wanting milk??)and only slept for just under 30 min. When he woke crying I left him for a bit to see if he would settle himself but no. Went in and tried to settle with a cuddle and sushing. No joy. Then thought I would go and lie him on our bed to see what happened and honestly his head had hardly touched the bed when he was back to sleep! I laid with him and ended up getting a much needed 30 min myself, but in the end he stayed asleep for a further hour, so with the time in his cot he had an hour and a half - which is what I keep thinking he must need. Any ideas? Did he just stay asleep because I was next to him? He did stir a few times and even opened eyes but went straight back to sleep each time.
The fact that no-one else has responded to this makes me wonder if I have ordered this book to no avail!??

I tried it and started it for ds naps at about 9-10 months.

I won't lie and say it was a quick fix it did take a few days for a small improvement and probably a fortnight to get to pretty much my goal but because I could see a small improvement in a few days it did spur me on.

It does take work and consistencey to make it work but I promise I did get there.
My ds was the absolute worst sleeper ever and I just couldn't have done CC.

Like all sleep training when they have been ill you end up back at square one but it did only take a night or 2 after he was well again to get back on track rather than all the way back to the beginning.

If the next one doesn't sleep I will be digging out the bok again.

warwick mum - I have also had a couple of times when i've thought i'd just have a little nap with DS on the bed and we've both ended up sleeping for 2 hours! They obviously like to nap by their mummies, although mine has to be latched on to begin with or he won't settle... sadly not always practical as would love to spend every afternoon sleeping with him at the moment i'm so tired!

Ineedacleaner - did you use the gradual removal method? I really don't know if i'm doing it right as i just cannot get to the point where i can take my nipple away without him rooting/fussing for it back... unless i do it as i am putting him in the cot when it seems to work (i.e i stand up with him still latched on, and as i lower him into cot pull nipple out - my nipples are going to be very stretchy by the end of this!)... only problem is i'm not sure if he is awake at this point... which i think is the point isn't it? that he falls asleep in cot rather than with nipple in mouth? could really do with some guidance as i said before don't feel like we're making any in roads at all...
could it be because he's teething?
sorry about thread hijack!!!!

No worries - am interested to get any feedback on this situation. This afternoon I tried to put DS down when he looked tired and was giving all the signs about 2.30pm. He went into cot, rolled onto side,put thumb in. BINGO I thought. Came out, closed door, got downstairs - crying started!! Tried to leave for a bit to see if would go off but no. Went and tried cuddles etc but no. Gave up and ended up using a combination of ALL the things you shouldn't do!! Gave him some boobie, put him into growbag, tried to put him down but no, so then added to this with a bit of cuddling and rocking and after a couple of minutes I think he was probably asleep as I was able to put him into cot . I guess we try again tomorrow. I am just so glad that he doesn't seem to be doing this at bedtime and am keeping EVERYTHING crossed that he doesn't decide to do so!

OK i'll confess I introduced a dummy for this. DS always spat it out as soon as he was sound asleep but it was the only way I could find for this and I wasn't particularly anti or for dummies so I tried it.
I stoped feeding him when his sucking got a bit less and he was going over but not asleep and popped the dummy in.
He would wake up at this change but it didn't take him long to just keep sucking.

I will also admit to endind up in some hilarious postitions getting him into the cot like hanging over the side still holding him tightly my big ass waving in the air
That went down to me still bum in the air but with arms gently resting on him to just touching him to patting every now and then to being able to put him down drowsy, still sucking and looking at me and then dropping off himself.
It DID take a could of weeks though but as I managed to gently retreat that little bit more ever few days I could see that it was working and things were changing.

One thing as well it worked for both dd and ds was put them in the gro bag before the last feed, dd used to get excited after a while seeing her gro bag knowing it was fed and bed and it did become part of ds routine too.
I also never used the gor bag for day sleeps only ever night time so they knew the difference and what the routine was going to be.

That was the key I think for ds especially in the end was the routine of everything being the same every night same order roughly the same times that helped with the transition to using me to get to sleep and doing it himself.