tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637660894912362831.post7094786074121279919..comments2012-08-13T23:07:38.578-07:00Comments on Mayhem with Minis: The Cry-It-Out MethodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485349846750644672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637660894912362831.post-27395175144377464502012-06-02T10:31:02.085-07:002012-06-02T10:31:02.085-07:00Amy,
Thank you so much for your comment! The CIO i...Amy,<br />Thank you so much for your comment! The CIO is actually starting to show signs of success so for now that is what we are going to stick with. I know that each child is different so any tips or strategies are welcome on my blog! Brayden is almost 11 months and we are just starting the CIO method...it didn't feel right before to let him cry but for some reason, now it seems to feel right and make sense for us. I really appreciate your input and wish you luck with sleeping and all other adventures that babies bring us as mothers!<br />StephanieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485349846750644672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637660894912362831.post-2038106752174215992012-06-02T06:35:27.774-07:002012-06-02T06:35:27.774-07:00I know how hard that is. We did that with my first...I know how hard that is. We did that with my first son and it was rough. He seemed to cry a lot though....all the time. Not just at bedtime. He was very colicky. I have a 7 1/2 month old and I have only let him cry maybe 2 or 3 times. (I can't stand to hear him sob.) He went through a stage from 4months until 6 months where he didn't nap. At all. It was rough. We eventually got him to start napping though. We put him on his belly in his bed, give him his paci and cover him with a blanket. I also play "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins on my iphone and leave it on repeat right next to his crib. He would flip over onto his back and I would pick him up and put him back on his belly every single time. When he would get squirmy I would pat his booty or shake it. (That seemed to calm him down). Then I would rub his booty while he laid there. We would do this for probably 30 minutes or more but eventually he would fall asleep. It took about 2 weeks of doing this (kind of a pain) but he finally learned how to go to sleep. Now we just put him on his belly and and he goes to sleep on his own. I was SO shocked that this worked because we did the cry it out method with my other son (which worked too but it was far more painful for both of us.) Anyway, I know it is difficult because I have been through it twice. I know there are different schools of thought with the CIO or No CIO so I don't want to push my opinion on you. I just know from my first child that they don't stay babies for long. I look at my toddler and wonder where my little baby went. So I definitely held my 2nd baby more while he slept, etc. (Which some people would say is spoiling but he is just SO dang sweet. I can't resist!) My heart just breaks for you as a mom because I know how rough it can be. It is horrible to hear your child not just scream, but sob. I hope things get better!<br /><br />Amy<br /><br />fashionandbeautyfinds.blogspot.comAmy Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495170150357229324noreply@blogger.com