re: Page 6 UPDATE: Baby is 5 months old.. waking up every time we put her down

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Brother, the cry it out method is the way to go. If the Mrs. thinks it’s cruel, explain to her that if the kid is fed and dry, it needs nothing else. The kid is taking advantage of you and expecting you to come get her. My kids’ pediatrician recommended it.

The kid realizes that you aren’t coming into the room and exhausts itself back to sleep.

Start the crying it out method now. If you don’t, the problem will never end. (Baby will learn that you come running every time it cries and start using it as a tool).

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Amen.

I have 2 kids. They both sleep 10-12 hours a night and have since they were 6 months old.

Both times I had to make my wife leave the house at bedtime for a week or so to establish bedtime.

She couldn’t handle the crying so she’d go take a car ride or go to the gym or find a huge Jody BBC to play with for 20-30 mins and I’d put the baby down.

Make sure she’s fed and diaper is changed. Put her down. If you’re feeding her solids yet mixing in some cereal will help her stomach stay full.

Let her cry for 3 mins.

Go back in and check on her, tell her it’s ok in a soothing voice but DO NOT pick her up or touch her.

If she’s still crying, Let her cry for 5 mins and repeat.

Then 10 mins.

Then 15 mins.

After 7-10 days max she’ll be sleeping all night.

There’s nothing wrong with rocking her to sleep. I still rock my baby girl to sleep but once she’s put down in the bed you don’t pick her up again till morning:

She will have some sleep regressions most notably at around 10 months because of teething and around 18 months because of speech and independence.