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Fantastic news 
long may it continue!
long may it continue!
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Well done!! So pleased its working for you.
We actually did CIO at 5 months by accident
. (I know they're not meant to do it til 6). As you can imagine having two is exhausting and one night they woke up at 3 am for a feed and I was literally too exhausted to get up (OH was working away). I remember literaaly not being able to move my legs 
I must have fallen asleep and woke up about 15 mins later. Ran in to their room (yes I was also one of those mummies that moved babies into their own room at 6 weeks) and they were fast asleep! They have slept through since that night!!!
Naps are a completely different story and we still struggle to self settle for those. Oh well....r
We actually did CIO at 5 months by accident
. (I know they're not meant to do it til 6). As you can imagine having two is exhausting and one night they woke up at 3 am for a feed and I was literally too exhausted to get up (OH was working away). I remember literaaly not being able to move my legs I must have fallen asleep and woke up about 15 mins later. Ran in to their room (yes I was also one of those mummies that moved babies into their own room at 6 weeks) and they were fast asleep! They have slept through since that night!!!Naps are a completely different story and we still struggle to self settle for those. Oh well....r
Wow! I have stalked this thread. Congrats on the sttn!
Even a month ago I thought there was no way on earth I would consider any form of the crying methods for my LO ( who co-slept for 6 months, breastfed to sleep, was carried in sling etc)but when you feel the affects of 7 months sleep deprivation and sheer exhaustion you realise something has to give. I'm at that point. We are day 2 doing our own adapted sleep training that we think will work for us and your strength of consistency has really encouraged me!
Even a month ago I thought there was no way on earth I would consider any form of the crying methods for my LO ( who co-slept for 6 months, breastfed to sleep, was carried in sling etc)but when you feel the affects of 7 months sleep deprivation and sheer exhaustion you realise something has to give. I'm at that point. We are day 2 doing our own adapted sleep training that we think will work for us and your strength of consistency has really encouraged me!
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Babyjo and Joybell - you're so right. I got to 7 months and just felt exhausted to the bone (I didn't sleep for the last month of my pregnancy). I'm so pleased this thread has been helpful to you 
Update:
Bedtime
Last night took 25 minutes. About 2 minutes of hysteria again
then a further 3 of crying then the mithering. Good grief can this girl mither! Again I was waiting for the 11pm feed and she did wake but as she was just mithering not crying i left her and she went back to sleep I then went to bed and woke at 5.10am again because of my breasts. I checked on baby girl and she was still snoozing. So I used the bathroom then checked again and she was awake making no noise and full of smiles. I fed her which took 20 minutes then put her back in the nursery. She slept till 7am, but I didn't go to her when she woke and she went back to sleep till 8am no problems or crying.
Nap one
Cried for 1 minute, moaned for 3 then was asleep.
Nap two (in the car on way to our little caravan holiday)
Asleep in 2 minutes from eye rub to snoozing with NO moaning or crying!
Nap three
In a caravan she's never been to before. ..asleep in 10 minutes with no crying just mithering.
Bedtime tonight
Again away from home, but we brought her bath and stuck to the same routine and time etc. Took 10 minutes of just moaning and she was asleep.
I can't believe how quickly and successfully this has worked. She also doesn't wake between 7pm and 9pm now which she used to do every night. Her dad and I would be up and down the stairs all night re-settling her. Now she sleeps through (or re settles herself before she makes a noise? )
In the day she's a happier baby too. The extra sleep she is getting is doing her wonders her dad and I too.
Hoping to stretch the 5am to 6am then we're done (as this is the time we need to be up as a family in a couple of months when I return to work).
This all seems so amazing and totally worth the few times she got hysterically upset and I felt like the world's worst mom.
I won't be so quick to judge the 'harsher' parenting methods in the future.
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Update:
Bedtime
Last night took 25 minutes. About 2 minutes of hysteria again
then a further 3 of crying then the mithering. Good grief can this girl mither! Again I was waiting for the 11pm feed and she did wake but as she was just mithering not crying i left her and she went back to sleep I then went to bed and woke at 5.10am again because of my breasts. I checked on baby girl and she was still snoozing. So I used the bathroom then checked again and she was awake making no noise and full of smiles. I fed her which took 20 minutes then put her back in the nursery. She slept till 7am, but I didn't go to her when she woke and she went back to sleep till 8am no problems or crying. Nap one
Cried for 1 minute, moaned for 3 then was asleep.
Nap two (in the car on way to our little caravan holiday)
Asleep in 2 minutes from eye rub to snoozing with NO moaning or crying!
Nap three
In a caravan she's never been to before. ..asleep in 10 minutes with no crying just mithering.
Bedtime tonight
Again away from home, but we brought her bath and stuck to the same routine and time etc. Took 10 minutes of just moaning and she was asleep.
I can't believe how quickly and successfully this has worked. She also doesn't wake between 7pm and 9pm now which she used to do every night. Her dad and I would be up and down the stairs all night re-settling her. Now she sleeps through (or re settles herself before she makes a noise? )
In the day she's a happier baby too. The extra sleep she is getting is doing her wonders
her dad and I too.Hoping to stretch the 5am to 6am then we're done (as this is the time we need to be up as a family in a couple of months when I return to work).
This all seems so amazing and totally worth the few times she got hysterically upset and I felt like the world's worst mom.
I won't be so quick to judge the 'harsher' parenting methods in the future.
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So glad it has worked well for you. It really can be like magic if it's a good fit for a particular baby. Sounds like it was for yours!
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So glad it's still working for you You must be feeling much better now you have had some sleep. I know I did when Eamon finally STTN.
I think for some mothers that criticise what they perceive as "harsh" methods, sometimes it's like, well, don't knock it till you try it
Otherwise why is my baby STTN and you are wondering how to resettle yours for the millionth time using "gentle" methods that are obviously failing if you have had this issue for a while. I get that a lot of mums don't want to do CC but there's no need to bash it when it clearly works and it isn't the end of the world that the kid cried for a few days learning how to sleep. I'm always glad to see any baby learn to sleep. I don't think any mum should be judged for taking the road she feels is right for her and her baby, as long as it's not dangerous or silly of course. CC isn't either of those things when done correctly and I don't understand the bad rap it gets on here, honestly.
You must be feeling much better now you have had some sleep. I know I did when Eamon finally STTN. I think for some mothers that criticise what they perceive as "harsh" methods, sometimes it's like, well, don't knock it till you try it
Otherwise why is my baby STTN and you are wondering how to resettle yours for the millionth time using "gentle" methods that are obviously failing if you have had this issue for a while. I get that a lot of mums don't want to do CC but there's no need to bash it when it clearly works and it isn't the end of the world that the kid cried for a few days learning how to sleep. I'm always glad to see any baby learn to sleep. I don't think any mum should be judged for taking the road she feels is right for her and her baby, as long as it's not dangerous or silly of course. CC isn't either of those things when done correctly and I don't understand the bad rap it gets on here, honestly.
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stalking this thread. Well done so far with the CC. I have read lots on this too as I have been thinking about doing this for a few weeks. I read that day 4 they sometimes have a regression before getting back on track which I notice might be tonight, I really hope that isn't the case for you.
My LO is 6.5 month old and is still walking 5+ times per night mainly after 12 mostly if his dummy fell out (he also has a lovey). I feed him when he wakes at 12ish and 5ish but not other times. He used to settle back down quickly but now he takes ages and fights it. I had thought about CC but kept thinking he is teething (at this rate he has been teething for months!!) so keep putting it off. Do you have to get rid of the dummy for this to work? He only uses it for naps/bedtime.
OP - hope tonight goes well again.
My LO is 6.5 month old and is still walking 5+ times per night mainly after 12 mostly if his dummy fell out (he also has a lovey). I feed him when he wakes at 12ish and 5ish but not other times. He used to settle back down quickly but now he takes ages and fights it. I had thought about CC but kept thinking he is teething (at this rate he has been teething for months!!) so keep putting it off. Do you have to get rid of the dummy for this to work? He only uses it for naps/bedtime.
OP - hope tonight goes well again.
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Pink, my understanding is that you do not have to get rid of the dummy. You just don't give it to him yourself. If he can find it himself, it's his, and if not, he will learn to settle without it. That way in either case you won't have to keep going back in to replace it.
