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"Crying it out" with an infant - OT Parents, how was your first experience?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:53 pm
My son is 10 months old and needs to be rocked to sleep. If he stirs a bit in the middle of the night, he cries until we comfort him to sleep. He also still eats in the middle of the night.
Tonight's the night we put our foot down. He's in his crib screaming right now. I'm dying. My wife's more calloused to it than I am since she is usually the one to rock him back to sleep and is ready for him to go down on his own.
Tonight's the night we put our foot down. He's in his crib screaming right now. I'm dying. My wife's more calloused to it than I am since she is usually the one to rock him back to sleep and is ready for him to go down on his own.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 8:54 pm
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Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:55 pm to StringedInstruments
I never did it. I always cradled him. You only get so little time with them at that age. They need your touch.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:55 pm to StringedInstruments
You need to watch Supernanny.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:55 pm to StringedInstruments
He'll get over it in a few days. Until now, you've just been his pacifier. Stop being the pacifier.
It will get better.
It will get better.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:56 pm to StringedInstruments
Get some good earplugs and enjoy the ride.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:56 pm to StringedInstruments
I never had to do this
Put them to bed to sleep in the first place. They have to learn to self soothe
Put them to bed to sleep in the first place. They have to learn to self soothe
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:57 pm to SabiDojo
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I never did it. I always cradled him. You only get so little time with them at that age. They need your touch.
I didn't really want to do it either, but people we know with kids say they did it and that it was tough for a night or two and then it was perfect. No more rocking to go to sleep.
I'm fine with helping in the middle of the night, but he's so particular about falling asleep. It's usually a 45 minute process after the lights go out just to get him down. He has to be in a full deep sleep while being rocked before going to the crib.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:57 pm to SabiDojo
My bad, OP. I thought you said 10 weeks. Yeah, it gets better. Just give it time
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:57 pm to StringedInstruments
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Posted by StringedInstruments My son is 10 months old and needs to be rocked to sleep. If he stirs a bit in the middle of the night, he cries until we comfort him to sleep. He also still eats in the middle of the night. Tonight's the night we put our foot down. He's in his crib screaming right now. I'm dying. My wife's more calloused to it than I am since she is usually the one to rock him back to sleep and is ready for him to go down on his own.
We were in the same boat. Our son handled it like this:
1st night 40 mins
2nd night 7 mins
3rd night 1 min
Now he gives a token cry but is usually out before we can get to the monitor after leaving his room.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:57 pm to StringedInstruments
Let the boy cry. It won't hurt him one bit. Make sure he's been taken care of and then go sit on the porch and have a drink or watch a movie or something.
People these days are too coddling.
People these days are too coddling.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:58 pm to StringedInstruments
I let all of my kids learn to fall asleep and go through a good cry. I still had plenty of tender moments and ended up getting a lot of good sleep as well.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:58 pm to StringedInstruments
Must suck for sure. Glad the wife and I are waiting to have kids
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:58 pm to Paige
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Put them to bed to sleep in the first place. They have to learn to self soothe
Did you worry about them developing trust issues? Our first pediatrician said it's bad to make newborns cry in a crib because it can cause issues later on. Of course, we had reasons to leave that pediatrician....
Posted on 3/31/14 at 8:59 pm to StringedInstruments
He never minded going to sleep. Either because he liked it or he knew how to self soothe
He was sleeping 8 hours by 8 weeks
He was sleeping 8 hours by 8 weeks
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:00 pm to Paige
Did you breast feed?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:01 pm to StringedInstruments
go out to a movie. kid will be all cried out and asleep by the time you return. 
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:01 pm to fr33manator
Yes
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:01 pm to StringedInstruments
Turn the monitor off and go to sleep. Feels good.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:02 pm to Spelt it rong
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Glad the wife and I are waiting to have kids
Lol
So you're just putting it off
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:04 pm to StringedInstruments
The lil phucker will be fine. He will tire himself out and crash. 3 nights tops.
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