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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 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 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 StringedInstruments
Turn the monitor off and go to sleep. Feels good.
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.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:04 pm to StringedInstruments
All my kids were different. 1st one lasted a couple of days. Dad had to work early in the morning though, so he couldn't stand it as much as I could.
2nd one would cry until he threw up, which meant I had to go rescue him from gagging on his vomit, clean him up, & change the crib. So "crying it out" stopped quickly with him.
3rd one would wake up the other two if we had let her cry it out, so she got a lot of nighttime snuggling. Call me a pushover, a bad parent who spoils her kids, but eventually they all ended up going to sleep on their own anyway.
2nd one would cry until he threw up, which meant I had to go rescue him from gagging on his vomit, clean him up, & change the crib. So "crying it out" stopped quickly with him.
3rd one would wake up the other two if we had let her cry it out, so she got a lot of nighttime snuggling. Call me a pushover, a bad parent who spoils her kids, but eventually they all ended up going to sleep on their own anyway.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:05 pm to StringedInstruments
You've waited until 10 months to do this?!
Stick with it. You'll be glad you did. This must be your first child. I let my second child cry it out and she is such an independent young girl.
Stick with it. You'll be glad you did. This must be your first child. I let my second child cry it out and she is such an independent young girl.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:07 pm to StringedInstruments
Watch the clock--literally. 2 minutes feels like forever.
Let him cry 10-15 minutes and if he's still screaming crying go in there touch him and comfort him but do not pick him up!
Continue this until he's asleep. It'll probably take 2-3 times the first night.
Don't go in once he starts the crying and stopping then crying again game. He's just listening for you and is seeing if you'll give in. At that point hell be asleep soon just keep waiting.
Let him cry 10-15 minutes and if he's still screaming crying go in there touch him and comfort him but do not pick him up!
Continue this until he's asleep. It'll probably take 2-3 times the first night.
Don't go in once he starts the crying and stopping then crying again game. He's just listening for you and is seeing if you'll give in. At that point hell be asleep soon just keep waiting.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:08 pm to StringedInstruments
I give mine a few minutes and if he's still crying I'll get up with him. Probably could leave him in there longer but I know I'll miss those times when he's older, even after 4 kids.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:11 pm to StringedInstruments
We stopped feeding ours in the night by 9 months. If he woke up he cried himself to sleep 9/10 times. We turned the monitor off a few times and set an alarm. I can only count a few times he wouldn't go back to sleep and my wife slept in a chair with him. Feeding them during the night isn't helping them at this point.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:16 pm to StringedInstruments
Why are you starting this on a Monday night and not a Friday?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 9:24 pm to StringedInstruments
Don,t shake him.
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