Baby Parenting Guide

How to do baby sleep training? Can anyone give more information on how to do sleep training on a baby? My baby is almost four months old and I would like to teach him to try to sleep through most of the night in his own crib.

Does sleep training cause Baby to take shorter naps in the beginning? When babies goes through sleep training, do they wake up from naps earlier until they have fully learned how to self-soothe? I think a 30 min nap is too short with sleep training compared to a 1-2 hr nap with baby being rocked to sleep.

when did you start sleep training your baby ? which method did you use? my baby is turning 3 months old tomorrow and i want to start sleep training her as its extremely difficult to put her to sleep at nights or for a nap and she keeps waking up all the time and i'm exhausted. i'm reading about all the methods and i'm not very comfortable letting her cry but i'd like to know what method you used, when and how successful was it. thank you. my problem is not that my baby doesnt sleep through the night..i dont mind getting up to feed her as she's usually asleep while she feeds in the middle of the night and its no hassle putting her back to bed. my problem is with making her fall asleep in the first place she wouldnt fall asleep unless i rock and feed for hours every night and she rarely naps..

What are some baby "no-cry" sleep training techniques? My baby is 6 months old and we want to start sleep training him. He has started to wake up 3-4 times during the night again and wants to breastfeed every time, even if its just for a few minutes. It's is extremely exhausting. I do NOT want to use a "cry it out" solution. Any NO CRY ideas?

Baby Sleep Training and Bath Time? My baby is 8 weeks old and we're starting to think through sleep training a bit. I'd really like to avoid nightly bath time if I can - since there will be nights when he's at Grandmas when baths aren't as easy, and I feel bath time limits us a bit too much as well. If I choose a different routine that is a bit more 'portable', my sleep training will be just as effective, no?

Are you sleep training your baby? I've tried sleep training my son for a couple of weeks now and I'm not sure if its working. I know the "experts" say to let them cry it out and they'll fall back asleep but I'm not sure if he is falling back asleep because he's just so tired from crying. Supposedly, sleep training is good for the baby because it teaches him how to fall asleep on his own which is good since the more sleep for the baby the better. If your baby doesn't sleep through the night, its bad for their health. However, since under the sleep training theory, I'm not supposed to fed or touch the baby at all when he's crying. Thus when he wakes up, he can't fall back asleep and is up for 1-2 hours each night. Does that seem like something worth doing at all? To me, he's actually loosing sleep via sleep training. It seems to hurt him more than help him. I don't think its working. Any thoughts?

Baby Sleep Training - Which one do you use? Currently I have a 13 week old baby in which I'm trying to use the EASY method (eat, activity,sleep, you time) to develop a routine. I was just curious if anyone else has used this method and what has been their results. If other methods have been used, how has been their effectiveness? Just to elaborate - I'm not putting him on a schedule just a routine so he knows what to expect....it actually was pretty much what he was dictating anyhoo

When did you start sleep training your baby and what method worked for you the best?

Sleep Training: How Many Nights Did It Take Your Baby To Get The Hang Of It? Mostly I would like her to be able to be put down drowsy and not need to fall asleep or be in my arms to sleep. My baby is almost 4 months old and I am considering giving it a go on laying her down awake trying to have her fall asleep. Is she too young? And HOW MANY NIGHTS CAN I EXPECT IT TO TAKE? Is it hard?!? What about How Long did it take to finally get baby to sleep each time?

How to get baby to sleep (any suggestions other than sleep training?)? My baby boy is 7 months and usually goes to sleep at around 730pm and then wakes up about 3 times before 12pm, then wakes again at around 3am, then again at 6am and then is usually up for the day at around 7am. He then naps usually for about 1 hour in the morning and if we are lucky another 1 hour nap in the afternoon. He cannot go to sleep without a bottle. We have tried giving water during his night waking to get his stomach used to not needing night feeding. Does anyone have suggestions other than trying to let him cry it out? Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing and when did your baby outgrow it?

is sleep training a baby good or bad? ie leaving it in its crib untill it goes to sleep even if its crying? Is sounds wrong to me tbh, but people say there are benifits to it?

What was the best sleep training method for your baby..? Hi Moms, I would like to know which method of sleep training worked for you and your baby. Thank you.

What Made You Decide It Was Time To Do Sleep Training With Your Baby? What was it that made you decide it was time? How old was your baby? What was your method? And how long did it take baby to learn it? Thanks :)

Anyone ever tried these sleep training solutions for their baby? Im talking "baby whisperer" "save our sleep" "Sleep sense program" ect ect.. they all go along the same lines. Teaching your baby to fall asleep on his own. Pretty much CIO till they fall asleep. while calming them, but not picking them up. My boy is 5 1/2 months and we have tried everything else except this. I absolutley hate letting him cry, but i dont know what else to do. Is 5 months too young? Has anyone had success with these plans?

Can anybody recommend an effective baby sleep training method that doesn't involve leaving baby to cry? My son is 6 months old and still wakes throughout the night. His problem is more than likely sleep association, as I usually give him a bottle and/or rock him to sleep. I think now it's time to break the habit, though, and start teaching him to fall asleep on his own. I am looking for a sleep training method that is a bit gentler than cry-it-out. I've got nothing against other people who use it and I think it's a valid approach, but it isn't for us. Does anybody have a recommendation for me that doesn't involve leaving him alone to cry? For those who are against sleep training, what then do you do for a tired, cranky baby who is not getting a good night's sleep? He won't nap for more than 30 minutes at a time, 3 times a day at most, and his night time sleep isn't restful because he's waking up so often and can't get himself back to sleep. I don't mind the night wakings, but I don't like seeing him tired the next day.

Does sleep training your baby actually work? My daughter is 5 1/2 months old and from about 1 to almost 3 months old she slept perfectly. Then ever since then it's been pretty bad. She's up most nights at least 2 or 3 times a night (she is still in the same room as me and we plan on moving her to her own room soon). Right now she's teething and seems to grow an inch everyday! lol So my question is does sleep training actually work since babies so often go through developmental phases that disrupt sleep? I've been considering sleep training (when she's around 6 months or a little after), but really don't plan on using the cry it out method. I hate to see her cry. When she looks at me with such sad eyes and tears it melts my heart and I know I wouldn't have the strength to put her through that. She's also pretty dependent on her pacifier at the moment and I think that has to do with her teething. Does sleep training work even with the numerous developmental milestones babies go through that disrupt sleep? How (specific technique) did you get your baby to sleep through the night? (I know that sleeping through the night is only 5-6 hours straight). Thanks for any help or advice! It's greatly appreciated! I am bottle feeding her. Pippin, I always love your answers. You really seem to know what's up! I feel like a fool asking this but, what do your abbreviations mean? lol I only know a few. : P I should add that I get up to feed then comfort her about 2 to 3 times per night, but am up a lot more either because of her rooting around in her crib or her fussing because she wants her pacifier back in. I'm pretty sure that once we get her into her own room, I'll sleep a bit more because her rooting around and little grunts here and there (and toots lol) won't wake me up. I'm sure my moving around in bed probably disrupt her too. Never mind Pippin, I looked them up. I really need to brush up on the shorthand/slang, whatever it's called! lol

Sleep Training Baby- 8 months old? My baby is 8 months old. He started on solid at 6months. Till date, he is up 2 or more times at night to be breastfed. He goes to bed only when he is nursed and is a very light sleeper walkes up at any noise. I am trying to sleep train him but he stands on the crib and cries loudly. Is it too late to train. I am tried and exhausted and sleep deprived. Pls help

Baby sleep training!!help? I train my 4 mths old to sleep longer,he gies to bed around 10 every nights he will go for just 3-4 hrs so I start train him to go longer by not feeding him,at first try he wouldn't go back to sleep at all so I feed him only 2 oz ,next night he woke up around 1 I put him back to bed and he did! Then again he woke up at 5 n I feed him,next night he woke up at 2 I put him back n he woke at 5 like day before!,next night he woke up at 3 and next 4 and finally he went stright from 10-5 one day,but just only that day,now those pattern Start over,tonight he woke up around 2 and wouldn't go back to Bed at all so I have to feed him 2 oz,how do I do this ? Why he won't keep sleep for longer when it's already happen before.

Has any one had to resort to sleep training their baby? Does it hurt the baby? Is there a way that's not CIO? I normally don't believe in sleep training, but my 27 week old son is getting worse and worse to get to sleep. My usual soothing methods are beginning to back fire-almost like he knows what I do makes him sleepy and he'd much rather be awake. Once he's out, he's a great sleeper. Him getting to sleep is the battle. He is bottle fed and if he isn't asleep before he's full, we have a long road ahead of us. Rocking him and cuddling him just gets him really fussy and he fights against being held. I lay him in his crib with his pacifier and he just spits it out and cries. I have a regular bedtime routine. I'm afraid of the traditional Ferber or Babywise methods of sleep training because of the fear of crying hurting him. I do allow him to fuss for a minute or two before going in and soothing him, he has a mild fuss that is distinctly him fighting sleep. Is that damaging? Letting him protest bedtime for a minute or two. I'm really doubting my mom skills today because the thought of resorting to sleep training keeps coming to my head. It seems like my evenings are filled with getting the baby to sleep. I forgot to mention...Yes, I've considered that he might be hurting from teething. We have teething gel and teething tablets at the ready and use it often. As I said earlier, and solutions that aren't cry it out are welcome.

Did you try sleep training your baby? At what age did you start? What method did you try? How long did it take? What was your overall experience?

What are your views on sleep training for a 9 month old baby? Good? Bad? Dangerous? What do you suggest for helping my baby fall asleep on his own? I lay beside him on my bed or hold him and rock him for what seems like a forever long time. Sleep train is a bad phrase, but I simply mean just helping my baby learn to fall asleep on his own.

How Many Nights Of Sleep Training Does It Usually Take Before Baby? how many nights before they catch on go the new habit or routine? How many nights did it take for your baby & what method did you use?

sleep training VS lovingly teaching your baby to go to bed? Is this true??? Sleep training is the rough way to teach a baby to fall sleep? If so, is there a way to do it gently? how?

Does my baby need sleep training? I have a 4 month old girl and I'm not sure if she really needs sleep training, though everyone says all babies need it. For naps I can swaddle her, rock her for a minute or so, give her a pacifier and put her in her crib still awake and she will typically just turn her head and close her eyes. For bedtime at night, I nurse her until she's groggy, then again I put her in her crib with eyes open and she just drifts off to sleep. HOWEVER, she sometimes wakes frequently at night, but all I have to do is go in and put her pacifier in her mouth and off she goes back to sleep - I never have to pick her up and it only takes about 10 seconds. While this is a pain now, I know eventually she'll be able to do it on her own, so I'm not too fussed about it. All told, she never has major crying fits at night where it's impossible to get her to go to sleep and we have to pace and rock her trying to get her to go to bed. Does she need sleep training? I feel like she's doing pretty well! She does still eat 2 times at night, though, which I realize I will need to wean her off of eventually.

Do you think sleep training a baby can cause sleep issues later in life? I'm asking this because for as long as I can remember, I have hated sleeping and have had issues falling asleep. My mom said that I was that way as a baby and she just let me cry myself to sleep all the time. Now, is it just "how I am" or do you think my mom letting me cry it out all the time caused my sleep issues. I have a 9 month old son who also doesn't like falling to sleep, and I tried to do sleep training on him, but I couldn't follow through. Now, I'm wondering if I might have made things worse by attempting sleep training. Um, "nasty cow".....not what I asked. I already have given up on the notion of sleep training. Reread my question.

How old was your baby when you started sleep training?

help with sleep training baby PLEASE? I recently started sleep training my 10 month old and the first day he screamed for 2 hrs for nap time, but by the 2nd night he was sleeping from 9 to 7 am. i'm sooo glad he's sleeping all night but naps are still extremely hard... the second i lay him down he gets up and jumps up and down screaming for me... i still go in and reassure him but it seems to make him even more mad.. any advice? i should have started alot sooner but my living situation wasnt stable... anybody know how long it will take for him to not get so worked up when i lay him down for naps? it kills me because i go in the room n his face is bright red & he looks PISSED! somebody with similar experience pls.. he cries for about 30mins to an hour, sometimes longer... it hasnt even been a week so i guess i'll keep on trying! i think going in there is sorta like teasing him so i really dont like going in there.. it is working obviously if he hasnt slept all night since he was born. he would wake up 3 times a night for a bottle & now hes sleepin ten hours a night? the method is working he just doesnt want to nap.. i dont need your judgements thanks. i asked for advice :)

Training a VERY stubborn baby to sleep in his crib? Can it be done? My son turns one years old in a week, and now I'm going to try to buckle down on getting him to sleep in his crib. The thing is that he is so stubborn. Last time I tried, he just cried for an hour straight. An entire hour straight. He'd take breaks with his crying and then he'd start back up again once he caught his breath. I don't know what to do.

Anyone tried sleep training a very young baby? My daughter used to be a terrible sleeper, waking every 45mins or so around the clock and needed to be nursed or rocked back to sleep. At age one we finally did controlled crying. It worked a charm and in three days she was sleeping happily in her cot for 13hrs at night and a 2hr nap. I just had a second baby a month ago and tried very hard not to end up with the same problem. However it seems impossible! He already has associated falling asleep with being in my arms and as soon as I set him down or within just a few minutes he is awake again! After many attempts he will finally stay asleep in his moses basket for two or three hours, but after he wakes for food the whole process begins again and it takes up to 3 hrs to get him back down again and he always ends up in my bed, where he sleeps like an angel!! Anyway sorry this is so long but I just wondered if anyone had any good advice or had successfully sleep trained a baby this young before? Thanks very much!

Has any parent noticed a personality change for the worse in their baby after sleep training? ie cry it out... I'm trying to figure out sleep issues with my 7 month old. Want to know if any parent who used either the NO CRY SLEEP SOLUTION or CRY IT OUT found a personality change for the worse in their baby after using said method(s). I love my little girl's personality. Sleep issues, however, are killing me (and trust me, I'm one tough cookie myself). Would rather die than use cry it out, but, regardless, a mom with only 3 hrs sleep per day, who is constantly missing completed REM cycles, is not a long term workable solution. So, did you go from a happy baby to a less happy baby? I know there's a tough balance between sleep deprivation in the parent and guilt. But I'm looking for some honest answers. Thanks

Parents: When did you start sleep training? Regardless of what method you used, at what age did oyu start sleep training your baby? 3 months, 4 months? By sleep training I mena getting them to fall asleep on their own without rocking them first, etc..

Sleep training for baby - husband wants to pick him up and "play"? Most of the time I'm the one that looks after the baby, occasionally when our 8 month old won't settle, my husband would suggest for him to go and pick up the baby, and he likes to put him on the chest and play games with him. However, that is totally different to how I train the baby. When it is sleeping time (e.g. between when he goes to bed, usually about 8:30pm, till the morning), I would not play with the baby because I want him to know it is not play time, it is sleepy time, and I keep things low-key and low-light. I reckon my husband playing with the baby delays him falling asleep, compared to if I go in with controlled comforting (mainly patting him, use soothing words, and pick up to hug if he seems really stressed). I have said to my husband I wish he would try to just soothe him at the cot, but I also think it's his baby too, so I don't insist. What do you think?

At how many months should I start training my baby to go to sleep on her own?

Moms Who Did Sleep Training With Your Baby- How Many Nights Did It Take? I do NOT mean leaving baby to CIO until they vomit. I mean going in IF the baby is whining or crying reassuring them you're there, binki, patting, etc. I PROMISE I am not letting my baby CIO- just don't want all the moms who freak out about sleep training to get on their soap box :) But I wanted to know on average about ***how many nights it takes babies to learn to fall back to sleep on their own when they wake up at night?*** IF OF COURSE they aren't hungry or wet, etc. thanks!

During sleep training does your baby get more upset when you walk in the room? My son is almost 9 months and before his cold and before teething became a real issue we were making some progress on his sleeping. He wakes up habitually between 11-1130 and wants to eat, even though he ate well during the day and his bedtime is 7pm. I feel like he can sleep longer than this. I was playing hard ball before he got sick but then caved and nursed him at this time to keep him from getting to upset. I try to have my husband help but he always questions whether he is really hungry and then I lose confidence. Sometimes I wish he had the boobs! I really want to knock out this feeding, because he will wake up again around 2 or 3 and want to eat again, and even recently there have been a few nights where I have fed him 3 times! I feel this is uneccessary but its so hard to deal with a screaming baby at 2 am. This is what I usually try for the first waking: I let him cry/fuss and see if he will go back on his own, occassionaly it works but often he escalates to screaming. If I go in to comfort him he goes ballistic even if I pick him up and try to sway or rock, he wants to nurse so he is pissed. (this is what I think anyway, its not like he actually told me this:). I hate to leave him screaming in there, should I just go in and pat him and reassure him then go out again even if he is wailing? he doesn't seem to calm down this way but at least he might know I'm still there. He is on the tale end of his cold but still teething, but won't he be teething for another 18 months?! My husband is about to go out of town for a couple nights and I thought it might be a good time to try to step up the training again since we've fallen so far back. This way I can make my plan and stick to it (hopefully) without him making me question myself. Don't get me wrong my husband is great and he is really trying to help. Any advice would be much appreciated! K- thanks for reminding me why I don't ask questions on here anymore. You are an idiot. I don't need to explain to you that we are completely loving and devoted parents. If you haven't heard of sleep training you've been living under a rock. Some babies sleep through the night no problem, others need help. My son is in the 85th percentile for weight and height, he is a big boy who gets plenty to eat and his pediatrician told me at 6 months his was ready to sleep at least 6 hours without a feeding. Since he is almost 9 months I am pretty sure I am not a monster who is neglecting my child. Thanks for the helpful answer though.

Advice on sleep training my baby? I've read all the books and am trying my hardest to incorporate each of the theories that work well for my family into the everyday life of my 3.5-month old. Right now, she sleeps pretty great during the night, but I'm having a harder and harder time with her napping. She will fall asleep in my arms, but 30min. after I set her down in her crib, she awakens. I know that the reason for this is that 30min. is the first sleep cycle, so when she wakes up and finds herself in a different situation than when she fell asleep, it startles her out of her sleep. She has to learn to fall asleep on her own, which is what I'm reading everywhere, but I'm having a hard time determining what the right age is to start sleep training her for this. Desperately looking for advice and real-life situations that other moms have experienced with their sleep training (ex: what and when????). PS: If you don't agree with sleep training, please don't bother responding to this just to tell me what a bad mother you think I am

Sleep training your baby. Has anyone tried this method? I took my daughter to her 4 month doctor's appointment yesterday. Her doctor told me that I should start making her sleep through the night by letting her cry herself to sleep, because at this point, she is only crying for comfort, not because it's necessary for her to eat. To ease her into it, I would set my alarm for one feeding time at night, wake her to eat for 10 minutes and put her back to bed. She said the crying spells would get shorter and she should start sleeping though the night in about a week. This sounds so harsh, but my baby is still waking up every three hours, so I am at the end of my rope and exhausted. I just don't know if I will be able to do it. I may cry if I know my baby wants me and I have to ignore her. Has anyone done this? Anything to make me not feel so bad about starting this tomorrow night? I dread it so much. I know ladies. I don't think I can do it. It doesn't feel right. I can't let my baby cry knowing she's calling out for me. As one answerer said, the trust issue is a main concern for me. I want my daughter to know that I am here for her and whenever she needs it. I don't want her to have stress issues. I just want her to be a happy baby. If that means having to go without sleep for a while, well, that's just how it's gonna have to be.

Sleep Training- What Should You Do When Baby Wakes? I recently read in a sleep training book that babies wake or go into a very light sleep every 50 minutes or so. Recently my 3 month old daughter wakes after being down for about an hour or hour and a half. I have picked her up out of her bassinet and rocked her back to sleep which I know I can no longer do or she will depend on that to go to sleep every time. My questions are: What age can you start sleep training? She is 3.5 months If she was hungry I will gladly wake to feed her- her sleeping through the night isn't near as important to me as her being able to fall asleep on her own. How can I achieve this? (sleep training method- details/instructions) I would like to be able to lie her down drowsy and let her fall asleep without having to be rocked. THANKS SO MUCH

Raising Hope episode "Sleep Training" who did voice with baby food jars? When Jimmy drank the tea the baby food jar baby faces talked to him. The voice sounded familiar.

Hubby will not let me train baby to sleep thru the night or to self-soothe. Thoughts? Every time I try to teach our 10 month old to sleep thru the night and to self-soothe, her dad feels sorry for her and picks her up. I am letting him do all the 3am feedings (which she is too old for waking up for feedings in the middle of the night) and all the rocking-baby-to-sleep because I think this is a stage we should have been out of long time ago. What do you all think?

Sleep training 9 month old baby and he's teething.? I really need to get him into his crib and not have him feed in the middle of night. Now he's teething and I was told that you shouldn't sleep-train when they're teething. Won't he be teething for years? Any advice?

For those who didn't do any deliberate 'sleep training'.. when did you baby stop nursing, and start sleeping..? .....through the night stretch of how many hours?

Can You Sleep Train Your Baby If They Still Nurse At Night? my baby is 7 months old and we have decided to try and teach her to fall asleep without being rocked or nursed to sleep. But when she wakes in the middle of the night I still plan on nursing her since I don't know for sure whether or not she is waking out of comfort or hunger. How should I handle those times? Nurse her then just lay her back in crib awake? And do the CIO over again :(

How do you get an 9 month old baby to sleep in her own bed? My husband and I are having a hard time training our baby to sleep by herself. She was a preemie, born at 36 weeks and 4lbs. We have moved the baby bed in the room with us and still cries until I get her from her bed and sit in my bed with her on my chest. She sleeps somberly when she is held but the minute I put her in her bed, she awakes and it is hours before I can get her to go back to sleep. Any suggestions?

when did your baby start to sleep through the night? just wondering. I have a 6 month old who still take a feed during the night and wakes several times in between the feed anyways. did you have to resort to some form of "sleep training" as they call it or did your little one just sleep through when they were ready ? i know every baby is differant but your experiances would be interesting none the less!

Is it too late to sleep train my baby at 12 months? My baby never learnt to sleep on his own..I had to rock him till he slept and then put him in his crib but then he would again wake up in an hour or so and want to come to bed with me. He wakes up 3 to 4 times at night..its driving me nuts..he needs to learn to put himself to sleep..i would appriciate any tips and suggesions..please help??

will a baby sleep thru e night by herself 1 day? without any "training"? i nurse my baby to sleep everynight? my baby is 8months, me n hubby do not want any CIO n i dont mind nursing him to sleep as i know it wont last forever. but he wakes up every 2hours i know its either for comfort or he is teething now

Can 1yr old baby be sleep trained? Our DS is 14 months old. The only way he will fall asleep is if one of us goes to the bed with him to sleep. We made a early mistake of having him sleep with us in our bed. When he gets tired, we take him to our bed and he rolls around for about 30 minutes and falls asleep. Can we still sleep train him (ie. Ferber method)? AND last few weeks, he's been waking up 3 times a night screaming. I know his molars are coming in. Could that be the reason? Thank you.

Baby Rolls to Stomach While Sleep Training? My baby just turned 5 months and I want to start sleep training her, but the few times I've laid her down in the crib awake but sleepy, she starts crying after a little while and rolls around onto her stomach. She's not able to roll from her stomach to her back and always freaks out when she's been on her stomach too long. Plus, she has always slept on her back, so I don't like leaving her on her stomach unsupervised. I'm starting to think that I should wait until she can roll from her stomach to her back before I try sleep training. Did anyone else experience this problem with their baby?

How to get 8 month old baby to sleep by himself? Our baby boy is about 8 months now and he can't sleep by himself. My wife and other relatives all pamper him too much...the moment he starts crying or even merely pouting someone is already there to assist him. He's gotten used to being carried or swayed around whenever he's sleepy and would scream even louder when no one picks him up. I keep telling my wife to sleep train him but she can't resist our baby's cry and can't even fathom the thought of letting him cry himself to sleep. What should I do? Is our baby already too old to be acting this way?

Need tips for "training" a baby to develop normal sleep patterns? My 4 1/2mo. has NO sleep pattern. He fights sleep "every" time I put him down.(which I only do when he's tired). He is up 2x at night still to eat, and up early am. He only catnaps all day off and on. It is extremely difficult as I have other children. Seems I spend all my time trying to get this baby to sleep, yet he doesn't sleep enough. How do people get their babies into a routine? btw: my other children were not difficult like this! They were "easy going" babies He's been getting cereal in his bottle for 2mos. (per dr.s orders)

Moms Who Have Successfully Done Sleep Training With a Baby- Easy Question 10 points? I am considering starting some sleep training with my almost 4 month old, is 4 months a good age to start? I don't really mind if she doesn't sleep through the night really. Its more about her waking after she has been put down asleep, she wakes & fusses. So basically I guess I would like her to be able to put herself back to sleep when she wakes, HOW DO I ACCOMPLISH THIS? details would be greatly appreciated

How do you train a baby to sleep through the night when you live with others? My baby has no problem falling asleep on her own but still wakes up a few times durring the night. I'm trying some new methods to help her sleep and i know that sometimes you just have to let her cry, but i sleep in the same room and i also share a home with other people. I'm afraid that they will get mad if i dont tend to my baby right away when she starts to cry.

For those of you who used the ferber method of sleep training an older baby? how long did it take? How long did baby cry? and what about when it is almost time to wake up? I just started last night with my almost 12 month old. she cried for about 40 min but only on and off. normally when she cries i give her a bottle in bed (i know it was a bad habit that i wish i never did) but anyways i wasent sure what to do this morning when is was about an hour or so before she was due to get up. I gave her a bottle and she went back to sleep. what should i do next time? I dont know if she would go back to sleep if i let her cry

How to train 7 weeks baby to sleep at night? My baby wants to be carried and walk around at night when she wants to sleep. She even cries so much sometimes and wants a change of hands to carry her then she stops crying. How shold I get her to sleep easily? Is there a way to train her or I can only give in? How does your baby fall asleep at night?

train baby to sleep on their own? I have a 11 months old girl, and we are trying to train her to sleep in her crib on her own. She sleep with us most of the time before, but people keep saying it's not good to practise this. We tried 2 nights to put her into her crib. She cried so bad that we didn't know what to do next. She stood inside the crib and held on to the side of it. Her arm reached out to the door hoping someone would come in for her. My heart broke when I saw this, but I really want to train her so that she will feel secured even she's by herself. Any experienced parents can answer this?

did sleep training work for you and your child? My daughter is 5months and wakes most hours in the night. I really need to start being firm with her and start some sleep training before it gets too late. As she's my first child, i'm finding the thought of it scary. But needs are a must. Baby and i sleep in the spare room each night. I need her to sleep alone and me being back in with my husband. Any advice would be grateful x

What Is Sleep Training? is it trying to train your baby to sleep through the night OR fall asleep on their own? Or both? When is the best time to start training, what month? How long does it typically take baby to get the hang of it? And what method do you recommend? Thanks!!!

Who has sleep trained their baby? How old was your baby? How did you do it? How did baby take to it? I definatly always breastfeed at night. Shes just haveing a hard time settling at bed times and naps.

Is it possible to train a baby to sleep during the day and 20 years later still have it assume that;s normal? Lol I know it's incredibly ridiculous in that babies do that anyhow but since we think that night is normal sleep time because we were brought up to think so could the opposite be proven true?

How to train your baby to sleep trough the night? Hi i have a 10 month old baby, he wakes up about 5 to 8 times per night, he does falls asleep at his own ( with some crying) but keeps waking up, sometimes every hour or so, i am very tired because as soon as i fall asleep he is up, is there any method execpt crying it out? Please help, and he is using a pacifier and still eats up to 6-8 oz per night. Thank you

When and how do you start training your baby to go to sleep when you want them to? I have a 4-week-old baby boy. When and how should I start training him to go to sleep in the evening? Not unless he sleeps all night or even earlier?? So far he wakes up every 3 hours to be fed. Is it good to start the whole routine like giving him a bath, maybe read a book etc. every evening?? I'm just afraid I'll miss the right time and it will be very hard to get him used to go to sleep at the same time every night. What worked for you? Thank you for all tips!

What do you think about allowing your baby to sleep in a playpen instead of a crib? I recently began putting my 7 month old daughter in her playpen in her room for naps and nighttime sleep, just to try to train her to sleep in it. This is because she refused to sleep in it before and wouldn't nap at my mom's when being babysat or when my husband and I would take her places. After the first day she caught on quick and has been sleeping in it for a whole week. She actually seems to sleep better in it than in her crib! With her crib she had been trying to yank the bumper off, and if I take the bumper off she smacks her head on the rails and gets her legs and arms stuck in the rails. Plus, she loses her pacificer through the rails and screams bloody murder until I come back in the room and give it to her. Having her in the playpen has eliminated these problems of the crib. Has anyone else had their baby sleep in a playpen? I worry that it may not be very comfy for her, but she seems to be sleeping great in it this past week. What do you think?

What's a good response to the sleep training question? My husband and I have decided (for various reasons), not to allow our baby to cry herself to sleep. We feel she will sleep through the night when she's developmentally ready. I am not judging anyone who uses other methods but I am getting tired of everyone around me asking me when I will sleep train her and that I just need to let her cry. It becomes awkward because I don't want to get into all my reasons but I need some ideas on how to respond.

Sleep Training for a 4.5 month old baby? What kind of sleep traning can I use for a 4.5 month old baby. Right now, My baby can only fall asleep drinking, he won't even take a pacifier. Once he is asleep, he wakes up very often to only take a few sips and fall back to sleep (so abviously he is not hungry). How can I break this habit? I'm not a fan of cry-it-out method. However, if nothing else works, I'm willing to try it. What sleep traning worked for your baby? Any good how-to online sources?

Is it too late to train my baby to sleep in his crib at 8 months? my baby has slept in my bed and his bassinet since he was born but he's gotten too big and i just bought him his crib and mattress but every time i place him in his crib he starts crying and stands up. he never stays down or lays down. he will not even play in there during the day and when i lay him down after he's fallen asleep he wakes up instantly and cries hard.

How do I train my baby sleep through the night? 10pts!!!? My 8 month old baby slept through the the night until a month ago. Sometimes he wakes up 5 times a night. If I leave him in his crib he will cry and cry. What do I do???

Previously sleep trained baby started screaming at naptime? Our baby is now 9 months old. Starting about 7 months we trained him to go to sleep for naps and bedtime on his own, we gave him a routine and put him down at the same time and everything. It took a while but then it was a breeze just put him down and he goes to sleep. Last week he was sick and cried a lot at night so my husband and I were a bit more lenient with him, but he wouldn't go to sleep by us doing anything for him anyways (holding rocking, nursing, even trying to put him to sleep in our bed) so we just let him cry in his crib and he fell asleep shortly that way. Now he's not sick anymore and he doesn't have an ear infection (We took him to the doctor this morning). Do you suppose he got used to us going in there when he was sick, or is this part of the "object permanence/seperation anxiety" thing they go through at 9 months? At night he just sleeps fine when i put him down after his story like usual, but for naptime he just cries and cries and cries for over an hour. (I go in there once in a while to hand him his binky and smell his diaper.) Yes you can, it takes A LOT of work but my son was so much happier after I taught him to sleep. He used to cry all the time and be tired and wake up every hour at night before I trained him. Also he didn't nap before unless I held him so I used to hold him 3 hours a day. He even slept in our bed before and didn't sleep, and so my husband and I taught him to sleep in his crib it took a week to start seeing results. We used the ferber method because none of the other ones worked for him, it was very hard but so worth it becuase he didnt cry anymore at bedtime like he did when he needed me and I just needed a shower or something. I say "trained" because that is the commonly referred to method, not because I made it up. Don't take your pet peeve with this word out me please, that the medical community chose to use this word instead of "SLEEP EDUCATION" or something. :)

Can you sleep train a baby and then intentionally co-sleep with them later? I've just started to sleep train my 13 month old baby as his night wakings have become a problem. Since my bedtime is much later than my baby's, I've been putting him to sleep in his bed first and then co-sleeping with him during the later part of the night when I'm ready to sleep. This has been going on for several months now. But lately, his wakings before I start to co-sleep have become more frequent and he solely relies on me to lie next to him to go back to sleep. Everytime this happens, it can take upto 40 minutes to get him fast asleep so that I can sneak out again. But this is very disruptive for me as I only have a few hours to work on my own things during this time. So now that I've started to sleep train him, I'm hoping to teach him to learn to sleep himself without my help. As I want to co-sleep with him later in the evening, will this ruin my training on him?

how can i train my 7 month old baby to sleep through most of the night? he was a good sleeper but recently has started to wake up every hour (yes!) during the night, or even more, he will usually feed for about 3-5mins and fall asleep again. if i try to offer him more milk, he will turn over then go back to sleep, and wake up again in about an hour. Freinds have said to try giving formula as it will fill him up for longer but he will only have about 2/3 oz, and still wake up again in about an hour. Is there any way of training him?

when should i begin to make my baby sleep on his own? he is 4 and half months old and i must hold him to sleep, with the pacifier in his mouth.my friend told me u should star training him to sleep on his own, but i think its too early , whats the right thing to do?

Is a 2 month old baby too young to start sleep training? this method? # When she gets sleepy, put her in her bed. # Position yourself so that you can gently pat her and make sure she remains lying down by gently applying pressure on her body if needed. # When she begins to cry, don't pick her up -- this will be extremely hard to do, but if you pick her up, she will learn to cry next time until you do again! # Continue to pat her, sing to her, tell her you love her --whatever it takes --even though she is crying. You will not be abandoning her, only teaching her to let go and fall asleep. # Ideally, you and her mother can do this together for mutual support. # When one of you can't take it anymore, that one should leave the room for a while. # Keep singing, patting, and comforting her until she falls asleep. http://www.drgreene.com/21_655.html

did anyone tried 3 day sleep training or the "Sleep sense program by Dana Obleman? Hello . I wanted to teach my baby to sleep through the night and i saw in the internet two famous e-book : 1- is 3 day sleep training and 2- "The sleep Sense program" by dana Obleman. Did anyone use them and how helpful they are...?

How old does a baby have to be before you can start sleep training her? My daughter is 3 1/2 months and I'd like her to be able to fall back asleep on her own when she wakes up in the middle of a nap. Currently I have to go in after 30 mins and rock her back to sleep and she'll sleep another hour or so. Right now she needs swaddling a pacifier and white noise to sleep, it seems excessive. Also can anyone recommend a good book for sleep training? Well advice from various internet sources is telling me that I'm doing something wrong by rocking her to sleep and giving her a pacifier etc. Saying she's "dependent" and should fall asleep on her own from an awake state. So I just don't know at what age this should be happening. Also "sleep training" is the term that many experts use to describe the process by which you teach your baby how to fall asleep on her own, so... don't need the suggestion that I'm treating my daughter like a dog, thanks.

Baby Cry for Hours, Shaking but Still Won't Sleep, What to Do? My baby is 11 months and she had been sleep trained and did okay since 4th month. Recently we went away for 2 weeks and come back. We couldn't re-train her using the cry method we used before. She'd cry for a very long time. When we pick her up, she vomits. She cries so much that she's shaking. I am out of wits on how to make her sleep. Any suggestions?

Have you used Dr. Weissbluth's baby sleep method? We are on night four using Dr. Weissbluth's sleep training method on our seven month old. We are in good shape so far, but have noticed that she SCREAMS when she is first laid down. Did other experience this in the first few days of training? Does it get better?

How did you "train" your baby to sleep through the night? (or atleast for 5-6 hours at a time)? My little girl is 5 weeks today, I know I'm asking for a little much from such a young one, but I'd just like to know some different sleeping strategies. :)

can you sooth a baby to sleep with a sippy cup? My 9 month old only takes the boob. i will be going back to work in 6 weeks. her only way to sooth is when i breastfeed her to sleep. should i train her on the bottle for dad to sooth her to sleep while im gone or is it possible to do that with a sippy? im confused....please give me your helpful opinion!

Baby sleep routine....good or bad? Personally, do you think giving babies a routine and pattern for sleep is good or bad? At what age should a pattern start? Shouldn't one start teaching/ "training" your baby from day one? All opinions and thoughts welcome.

Does it hurt to let a 18 month cry to sleep? I am always against sleep training. However, my baby wakes up every 2 hours at night. SO I am up 3-4 times each night to take care of her. My husband said that this situation is not good for the baby, nor it is good for me. So he suggested cry-it-out sleep training. I have lots of friends who did it and they told me it is OK to let the baby cry. Even my baby's peditratian said the same thing. But I want to know, will the cry ever hurt the baby physically or emotionally.

ANyone sleep train there baby? WHy did you? How old was he or she? What method did you try? How long did it take? Were you succesful? Would you do it again? Sleep training is using diffrent techniques to help your baby learn to fall asleep on his or her own without you breastfeeding, rocking ect baby to sleep. Diffrent ways of doing it some gentler then others.

Who trained their baby to sleep through the night... any ideas??? I have a 6 month old, who was sleeping 10 hrs but got sick at 4 mnths old and now wakes 2 or 3 times a night. Sometimes up to 6 times a night. I'd prefer not to let her cry out but if it works...I breastfeed and often have to let her fall back to sleep nursing.

how do i train my baby to go to sleep without the breast and without crying it out??? i want to start the detachment from relying on sucking to go to sleep-mainly at night- without doing the leaving to cry method. trouble is, she wont take a dummy.....any tips??? last night i managed to rock her to sleep in my arms to music...should i continue in this way? sh is 10 months old

sleep training methods 7 months old? my son is 7 months old and not sleeping well at night. i know some babies sleep through the night at his age. and i wouldn't even mind getting up once or twice a night with him. but i have to get up with him 7-10 times a night. he goes to bed fine at 8:30 every night and doesn't get up for the day until 8:30 in the morning. but when he wakes up at night he wants me to put him back to sleep. sometimes he nurses and sometimes he just wants me to hold him or put his pacifier back in his mouth. i am exhausted and something needs to change. i am looking for advice on what sleep training method to use. what worked well for you? and also, my son is breastfed. does he need to eat at all during the night? thanks

How do you train a baby to go to sleep on there own at bed time?

do you think babies naturally know how much sleep they need? Some books suggest that we need to "train" babies how to sleep. That when they are born they are not programmed with self soothing skills and skills of how to sleep.. Then some say that your baby will sleep when he wants and play when he wants.. Whats your opinion on this?

How do you teach a 16 month old baby to sleep through the night? I'm still breastfeeding my baby and she wakes up several times during the night asking for milk. She sleeps with me. So when she wakes up for milk, she'll pull me up to a sitting position and climb onto my lap. If I refuse to feed her, she'll cry her heart out, and I can't bear to see that. I think it's not the milk that she wants, but I don't know exactly what it is. It could be that she feels the need to pee, but doesn't know how to say it. She's half potty-trained (knows how to tell me after she pees. No problems with pooping anymore. She'll tell me before she does it). Any suggestions?

how can you train your baby to sleep through the night? my baby will be 3 months on the 26 and we both go to bed at 9:30 pm (since we co-sleep) and wakes up at 2 or 3 for a feeding and then every 3 hours after that. Im gonna go back to work on june 1 and i go in at 5 am, i've been praying that he could wake up at 4 am instead of 2 or 3 is there anything i can do to help him sleep a little better. i have heard that you can train your baby to sleep through the night is this true( I find this very odd, but im just a first time parent), or he will just sleep through the night when he is ready?

Has anyone had luck with " The sleep lady's gentle guide to sleep training"? I posted this on baby too, I really need help and sleep- My son hasnt slept a night through for 11 months now and Ive made every mistake possible, letting him sleep with me, nursing him when he wakes up etc. I must have sleep he's only sleeping 6 hours total a day including naps. I bought this book because I wont let him "cry it out" Have you had any luck with this or similar no cry methods?

How can I train my 3 month old baby to sleep on her own? What's that about letting them cry it out?Pls.? Other people say it's our fault that our baby wont sleep on her own because we always come to her rescue the second she cries.But now she's 3 months and at 7 kilos I just dont have the energy anymore to lug her around until she sleeps! Pls. Does letting her cry herself to sleep work? Assuming no health problems, how many minutes of crying will we wait before we take her off the crib? Please I need your help.

12 month old still wakes 3 times a night - will she grow out of this without doing "sleep training"? She wakes at least 3 times a night and I always get up and give her a bottle and rock her back to sleep because that's the only thing that works for her. I do not want to let her "cry it out" so I am hoping she will grow out of her night-waking on her own - any ideas or comments? Did any other moms have success with just being patient and letting their baby/toddler learn to sleep thru the night without resorting to any kind of "sleep training"? What age was your baby/toddler when they finally started to sleep thru the night? (And I mean really sleep thru - like at least 10 hours - not just the 5 hours that the baby books call "sleeping thru"!) Thanks to everyone who answers! :-) P.S. I have talked to her doc about the bottles at night and he has told me it is not a risk for ear infections or tooth decay as long as the parent is giving the bottle and taking it out of the baby's mouth when finished. Apparently it's just when parents prop a bottle or hand the bottle to the baby in bed and the baby falls asleep with the bottle dripping in their mouth that it becomes a health risk.

At what age should my baby be able to sleep through the night? My daughter is a month old and im just wondering when I should start training her on sleeping through the night. The doctor told me her tummy needs to develop to a size capable of holding enough food to keep her full through the night, but she never told me when that happens. Any tips on making this an easier transaction would be nice too, Thanks.

Did anyone NOT train their baby to sleep and how did it go? I'm curious to know how your babies learned to sleep on their own. Did you have to train them or did they finally just figure it out on their own? And at what age did they start falling asleep on their own? I'm not really interested in stories of people who's babies fell asleep on their own from birth because that's not going to help me, also it makes me jealous ;) Thanks! Thanks for all the experience stories. My baby is 3.5 months. She co-sleeps with us at night but naps in her Play'n'Pak. I've been trying to 'sleep-train' her (would never do CIO...breaks my heart to think about it) but it's very hit and miss. Plus I know how much she needs her sleep and can't bare to keep her up to teach her, then again I want her to be able to sleep on her own...ahh turmoil :) She sleeps really well at night, we're just trying to figure out the best bedtime for her. Naps are the real struggle, we're getting better now, a couple weeks ago I was missing my happy baby as she was always tired and cranky, that's why we started trying to sleep train. I still don't know which way I want to go but I really appreciate everyones input and especially the different links and articles. Thanks again. I'm not going to pick a best answer because I just wanted people's experiences and there is no best one. :)

Baby sleep cycles? Hi, I was wondering, how much control can you have over when your baby sleeps and feeds? Can you train/adjust a baby into cycles that fit into your routine better? I ask this because when I plan to start a family I will likely be a working mom, and I already function so poorly with disrupted sleep as it is. Does anyone have any good ideas? I am terrified that I will fail as a mom and holding my career together if I can't maintain my wellbeing. I want to be a great mom, but also successful in my job. My husband also works full time. And is it possible to use a combination of formula and breast-feeding or only one? I would want to go back to work after 6 months but want to breastfeed for longer if possible. If one isn't successful with expressing, is it possible to breastfeed only in the evening/night and formula-feed by day? I'm rather clueless about babies, but want to know what I'm getting myself into before I go down that path. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Does your baby sleep with a pacifier? Mine is 5 months old and has gotten fond of sleeping with the pacifier, which I know should be discouraged. How can I train her not to "need" it? She wakes up in the night and will cry until she has it. Help!

How long should you let a baby cry? I'm trying to train my baby to sleep in her crib but whenever i try to put her down,she starts crying. How long should I let her cry before picking her up? 10 mins?15mins? My daughter is 8 months old. I would love to hold her as soon as she starts crying but I have a 2 1/2 years old son who also needs my time and attention. I breastfeed her till she falls asleep w/c is like 2 to 3 hours.

Baby daytime sleep!!! Help!!? My baby is 7 months old and has always slept 3 times a day for a total of about 2 hours all together. For the past 4 days she has only slept form 9:00am until about 10:00am and thats it til 6:00pm when she goes to bed.....just wont sleep any more. She has always gone to sleep herself so please dont talk about training my baby to sleep etc shes fine (or has been)...whats happening and is there anything I can do?? Im a stressed mum and sorry if I sound angry but Im tired and need a cup of tea and food :-(

Only to moms who believe in sleep training? My son turned 4 months today. I have heard and read that babies this age are able to soothe themselves. I still swaddle him and use pacifier. To be fair I think I have to stop swaddling him, so he can suck on his fingers. Can you please tell me what method you used and how long time did it take for your baby to get to use to the new falling asleep and staying asleep. Thank you

My baby won't sleep? Can you help me? I have a 6 month old baby and he doesn't sleep at all. I have asked our pediatrician and she keeps telling me to sleep train him. And I've tried that. But the thing is he doesn't sleep during the day or night. And if he does, it's 15 minutes here and there. Then maybe if I'm lucky he sleeps 45 minutes. Then at night he hardly sleeps at all... I don't understand whats going on? Did/does anyone have this problem and what did you do for it?

How to train my baby to sleep through the night in his own crib??? My baby just turns one and he refuses to sleep in his own crib. If I lay him down in his crib, he would start to scream and cry. If he does fall asleep in the crib, he would wake up and scream several times later on during the night. I tried the "let him cry" method and I usually end up cleaning after his vomits all over the crib. Any moms out there had the same experiance that you could share with me? I talked to my doctor and she thinks it's all behaviour and I don't know how to correct it. It's been months...