So tonight I have been really strong and stuck with putting Jordan in his own bed to go to sleep. It has been so hard and I feel like crying myself listening to him. I have seriously tried this a million times and I always end up going to get him. He is so head strong like his dad. It has been 1 hour and a half so far not consectuetly
but still that is a long time. I decided to get on here and write to relieve some stress while I listen to him cry in the background.
I don't know if I should really let him cry it out or not but I do know the more I change my mind the worse the situation gets. I really need some advice here so every ones input would be nice.
I have tried music, night lights, music boxes on the side of his crib that play a scene on the ceiling, bottles which is a whole other nightmare, and standing in there to comfort him. I have also tried the 5 minutes of crying and then comforting cycle all of which has miserably failed! I am at my wits end I swear!!
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It's so hard to listen to them cry. He knows you will come if he cries long enough. We had to do that with Hally and it only took like two night of crying for a couple hours, then it would get less and less until finally she would just go to bed without crying. I guess you have to just be persistent even though it probably breaks your heart.
Oh yeah, the super nanny says that you put them in their crib and then just sit by the door, but you can't talk to them or look at them. This way they know that you are still there, but they will eventually go to sleep. I never tried this method, but it might be worth a try.
Sarah, I totally sympathize. Maddie went through this stage too, and is also VERY headstrong. It took about a week of letting her cry it out (with me crying in my room because I felt so guilty for letting her cry for so long) before she finally got the hang of it and started putting herself back to sleep. I felt like a terrible mom at the time because I knew if I just went in there, she would stop...but Joel talked me through it and in the long run, it was so worth it. She was happier and slept better, and even now that she's in a toddler bed, we can just put her in it and she'll put herself to sleep and sleep the whole night. Hang in there, you'll all be happier if you can get him sleeping on his own!
You've heard my advice before- but I would say just try to stick to a bedtime routine and schedule as much as possible so that he knows it's time to go to bed. With the crying i would say just let him cry and hopefully it will get less and less each night and he'll learn to calm himself down and fall asleep. Be Strong!
Oh and from that one book Baby Wise.."You're in control of your baby, don't let he/she control you!" Good Luck, I hope it gets better!
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