Comments on: Sleep Training Sucks http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/ Mother. Partner. Lawyer. Writer. Grad Student. Activist. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ktjrdn http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-34856 ktjrdn Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:39:21 +0000 http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/#comment-34856 We had to go the "not checking on [her] at all" route too. What I found out is that my daughter needed a little time at the end of the day by herself to wind down. Even after we sleep-trained, she rolls around in her crib for 20 minutes or so kicking her feet and just generally getting comfortable. Which I'll take over screaming-it-out anyday. Good luck. This part is the worst We had to go the “not checking on [her] at all” route too. What I found out is that my daughter needed a little time at the end of the day by herself to wind down. Even after we sleep-trained, she rolls around in her crib for 20 minutes or so kicking her feet and just generally getting comfortable. Which I’ll take over screaming-it-out anyday. Good luck. This part is the worst

]]> By: Isabel http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-34838 Isabel Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:50:20 +0000 http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/#comment-34838 Oh Liza...this is hard. I remember when we were having a hard time getting Babboo to sleep through the night and trying the whole "cry it out"...just like you are doing. What finally worked for us was NOT checking on him at all. It worked, but it took 45 minutes of him crying. 45 minutes is like a knife to the heart. But let me tell you...our entire family is much happier now that we all it all figured out. It was worth it. And Babboo still loves me and Noah will still love you!! Oh Liza…this is hard. I remember when we were having a hard time getting Babboo to sleep through the night and trying the whole “cry it out”…just like you are doing. What finally worked for us was NOT checking on him at all. It worked, but it took 45 minutes of him crying.

45 minutes is like a knife to the heart.

But let me tell you…our entire family is much happier now that we all it all figured out. It was worth it.

And Babboo still loves me and Noah will still love you!!

]]> By: MaMaMia http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-34833 MaMaMia Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:07:06 +0000 http://lizawashere.com/2007/08/12/sleep-training-sucks/#comment-34833 Yes, sleep training does suck! We are currently doing this with our nearly 14 month old. Not only was I having to nurse him to sleep, but he would wake in the night an I would basically be there for the all-night-snack-a-thon. It was keeping me awake so much that we had to put a stop to it. So, I cut him off from bedtime and nighttime nursing cold turkey--and the pacifier too. He did remarkably well. The first night was awful. We used the "sleep lady's" technique. You start off next to the crib, then go to the middle of the room, then the door, then finally the out of the room and come back every 5 minutes. In the middle of this "training" we moved him into the same bedroom as our older son--wow am I rambling. We just recently moved and up until this point they were sharing a room. Once at the new house they had their own rooms. Max was having a really hard time being in his bedroom alone, so per his request, we moved them together. Cooper has since gone down for bed in his crib pretty well. Once he wakes in the morning, we have a marathon nursing session and usually one around dinner time. Anyway, good luck with your sleep training. It can be so hard! Yes, sleep training does suck! We are currently doing this with our nearly 14 month old. Not only was I having to nurse him to sleep, but he would wake in the night an I would basically be there for the all-night-snack-a-thon. It was keeping me awake so much that we had to put a stop to it. So, I cut him off from bedtime and nighttime nursing cold turkey–and the pacifier too. He did remarkably well. The first night was awful. We used the “sleep lady’s” technique. You start off next to the crib, then go to the middle of the room, then the door, then finally the out of the room and come back every 5 minutes. In the middle of this “training” we moved him into the same bedroom as our older son–wow am I rambling. We just recently moved and up until this point they were sharing a room. Once at the new house they had their own rooms. Max was having a really hard time being in his bedroom alone, so per his request, we moved them together. Cooper has since gone down for bed in his crib pretty well. Once he wakes in the morning, we have a marathon nursing session and usually one around dinner time. Anyway, good luck with your sleep training. It can be so hard!

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