sleep programme here goes....UPDATED PG 2!!

[sam#3]

well we are about to start the 1st night of our sleep programme!

Harry feeds every 2/3 hours all through the night and im shattered so i rang the HV this morning and she has told me after the feed he has in a minute i have to not feed him again until 6/7am time.
She has told me when he wakes to ignore it for 2 mins, go to him tuck him in kiss him then go back to bed for 4 mins, go do the same, back to bed for 6 mins etc etc and repeat this process every time he wakes tonight.

She told me to be strong and keep this up for the next few nights until he sleeps through. She has said it will be hard and more tiring than how it is at the mo with him but that it will be worth it in the long run.

To be honest im dreading it!! I feel like hes going to hate me for taking all those night time nuzzles away from him

Wish me luck ladies im feeling a bit crap about it!!!

 

[alio]

awww darling. i wish you all the luck in the world... i'm struggling with fin waking once in the night..... i'm trying cio method now for a bit but i keep breaking it!!!! try be strong but we're here if you need us. xxx

 

[Vickie]

good luck

 

[pinkmac85]

Good luck I hope it works for you!!

 

[ryder]

Good luck! I dream feed Jasmine at 10pm and she gets up about 7... seems to work!

 

[sam#3]

Thanks everyone ive given him a good long feed and now im going to go to bed and wait and see how it goes.
For some reason i feel really sad about it.... which is stupid because these night feeds are killing me, especially with the other 2 as well!!!! I think im just being emotional and silly about it
I shall update tommorrow with how the 1st night goes, thanks girls i really appreciate it xx

 

[emma_27]

Good luck

 

[ryder]

I hope it goes well... Once you get past the first few days and he sleeps through your going to be glad you did it... Although it took me awhile to be able to sleep through the night afer she started lol!

 

[Ema]

Hope it works, it worked for me I did this last week and the ast 3-4nights were a NIGHTMARE, now he wakes about 2-3x for his dummy and thats it XxxX

 

[avistar]

I have stopped the middle of the night feedings and Ashlyn still wakes but is tired and sleepy. It is usually easy to get her back to sleep but she doesn't sleep long. Now I am trying to get to go to back to sleep on her own in her crib. It has been killing me. Last night she didn't stop crying after 15 mins so I went and brought her into bed with me. She slept 4 1/2 hours prior which is pretty good!!

Lots of luck!!! Stay strong!!

 

[princess_bump]

lots of luck honey x

 

[sam#3]

UPDATED..... wow!!!!!!!!!!!

Im so proud of myself!!!
I fed him at 11pm when he woke up
then he woke up at 2am and it took 45 mins in total but he went back to sleep... NO FEED!!!
Then he woke again at 4am and it took 30 mins but he went back to sleep... NO FEED!!!!
He then woke at 5.40am and i fed him and he went back to sleep until 8am.

I rang the HV this morn and she said the times will decrease night by night.

Im sooooo chuffed!!! Thanks everyone for the replies xxxx

 

[MaryJ]

Nice job last night.

As an alternate suggestion if it gets too hard on you... Have you considered starting LO on solid foods at all? Danny started waking up all through the night hungry about 10 days ago or so. We started giving him some food right before bed and right away he slept through the whole night and he doesn't need a feed the second he wakes up either. Anyways just throwing the idea out there - I noticed your LO is about the same age as mine.