OT shall I use the CIO method with DS7 months?
My DS will be 7 months old soon and has been exclusively breastfed from day one. He stll continues to wake upto 8 times a night, he is not really feeding during this time just using me for comfort to get back to sleep. He also starts the night off in his cot but due to him waking so much he ends up in bed with me and DH. I've tried everything to try and settle him back to sleep and he will just continue to scream until I Breastfeed him (as I said not proper feeds just comfort). He will sleep all night in my arms on the sofa but this is not practical for me as I hardly sleep and can't catch up during the day because of DS3. I feel like the cry it out method is my only option. Please help.
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It all depends on his
It all depends on his temperament. CIO never worked with ds4. But it worked very well for bs18months when he was 14 months old.
I do think 7 months is a bit too young though. I wouldn't attempt it until at least a year.
My BS3 went through a stage
My BS3 went through a stage until he was about 6-8 months old where he would not sleep in his crib. Even though I swaddled him, I think the space was just too big. I'm not really sure how I ended up doing this, but I would just let him sleep in his infant car seat. I would put him in it (not buckled) and put him on the floor right next to our bed or the sofa and he was happy as a clam. I don't know if it's because it was a smaller space and it was nice and cozy in there or if it was just a fluke?? Probably sounds wacky.. but hey, sometimes you just have to do what work! I just kept trying every so often to put him to sleep in his crib at nap times, etc then eventully bed time eventually he was fine with it.
Wow I did CIO with my son as
Wow I did CIO with my son as well, it was hard but OMG his sleeping habits since then are FABULOUS (and hes almost 3)..
I think I waited just a little bit longer maybe 9mo or so. Just make sure you are committed, listening to your baby cry for you is really hard and makes you feel horrible, so be sure your DH is on board too, cause you might need to walk outside/go to the store so you cant hear him. The cries never bothered DH like they did me, must be a mother/baby thing.
Have you encouraged other ways of self-soothing? Thumb or paci? I know pacis are tough with BF but baby needs a way to sooth himself.
He's had a pacifier from day
He's had a pacifier from day 1 but at night he will suck it for a couple of seconds spit it out and scream. He uses it during the day for nap times with no problems.
I'd like to add that maybe
I'd like to add that maybe your DH can be the one to put him down at night. I had to do this for my son b/c he would "smell" me leave and start crying. Also try introducing a blankie of sorts. You could even just walk around with whatever pj's he sleeps in so it as your scent on it when he goes to bed.
Not sure wether I have the
Not sure wether I have the cry it out method and controlled crying mixed up. What I plan to do is leave him 5 minutes then go in soothe him until he stops crying then put him straight down. If he starts crying again I plan on leaving him ten minutes then go in to soothe him and put him straight back down and gradually increase the time I'm leaving him until he falls to sleep.
He does have a great bedtime
He does have a great bedtime routine (bath,story,feed then bed) and he goes down like an angel. He then wakes up Approx 4 hours later and then continuously through the night.
Thanks echo. I know this is
Thanks echo. I know this is my own fault and I feel like a horrible mum at the moment. I should have tried harder int the early weeks with him but it was so much easier to co-sleep when he was feeding constantly throughout the night (during growth spurts etc).
To be honest it has hit me like a thunderbolt because I wasn't able to Breastfeed DS3 and he always slept perfectly from Approx 8 weeks old. I think I have just made allowances this time around because I've breastfed.