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11-12-2012 at 5:22 PM
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So nervous :/

So, my boy will be 8 weeks old Thursday and he has turned into a horrible sleeper literally overnight. He has slept beside my bed in his napper portion of his PnP since he was born. Last night, he woke at 11, I put the paci back in and he slept til 12. I gave him 3 oz, and he went back to sleep and woke at 2. Didn't eat much at 2, got up at 3,  I offered him a bottle because I figured he was hungr now, but he still didn't eat much. He woke at 5, I gave him 3 oz, and he slept til 7. I just got us up for good at 7. On an average night he wakes at about 12, 3, and 5. That's IT. Everyone is telling us to put him in his crib, and when he cries, if you know he is full and dry, let the little boy cry. What are your opinions of a)how well this will work for us getting more sleep and b)how early it is in the game to be putting him in his crib in another room (he is almost 8 weeks) and c)your opinion of letting him cry himself back to sleep.

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11-12-2012 at 5:27 PM
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8 weeks!? Who in the world told you to let him cry? Absolutely not. I think even four months is too early but that is the minimum that most pedis/experts suggest.

Has this just been one night? I think you need to just go with it. Infants wake up at night.

DD woke up a dozen times a night and we didn't CIO until 15 months when I couldn't function any more.

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11-12-2012 at 5:37 PM
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Even ferber doesn't recommending CIO until 6 months. Please attend to your child, and disregard the morons who tell you otherwise.

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11-12-2012 at 5:55 PM
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Thanks y'all. I had a bad gut feeling about CIO at 8 weeks old. 

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11-12-2012 at 5:55 PM
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I can't even bear the thought of putting LO in a different room at this point and do not know when I will be ready. I love having him an arm's-length away and he sleeps in bed with us half the night. And no, do not let him cry it out. He is a baby and needs to be cuddled and comforted. 

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11-12-2012 at 7:28 PM
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Please don't let your LO cry it out. An 8w old cant self soothe yet. Read up on it.

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11-12-2012 at 7:38 PM
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Maybe he has hit a growth spurt? I remember with my son, who has always been a great sleeper, would occasionally have wakeful spells where he wouldn't sleep well. It would usually only last a few nights or maybe a week.I never let him CIO because I want his to feel safe in his crib and know I will be there if he needs me. This is just my personal philosophy but it has worked great with him!

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11-12-2012 at 7:41 PM
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Definitely not old enough for CIO yet.  At the same time--I would take a "walk don't run" approach to attending to him when he wakes up.  Sometimes DD starts to cry and then falls right back to sleep (I'm not sure she's even waking up completely at these times).  I'd give him a chance to fall back asleep on his own if he's just fussing, not crying.  If he's not waking completely when he wakes--or he's waking but not full-on crying--it might make sense to have him in another room if this bothers you.  But I'm not ready for that yet even though DD does bug me a lot with her night noises.

This may just have been a bad night, too, or he might be on one end or another of a growth spurt--see how things go the next few days. 



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11-12-2012 at 8:45 PM
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I'm thinking growth spurt as well.  That sounds a lot like what DD does during her growth spurts.  Start transitioning to the crib when you feel it is best for your baby.  As far as CIO, no way I could/would do it.  Just keep going with your gut.  It will rarely do you wrong.

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11-12-2012 at 9:22 PM
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Thanks y'all. I have him in his crib for the first night ever :) plan on going to his rescue whenever he chooses to cry out :)

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11-13-2012 at 7:34 AM
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i think it might be easier for baby to sleep in his crib, but i would not let him cio yet! my baby girl was waking a few times a night and we moved her into her crib at about 8 weeks (i planned to at 6 weeks but she got sick so i wanted her by me!). now she is 12 weeks and sleeps 8-9 hours at a time. she sleeps sooo much better in there, and once i got used to it i sleep better too! it's wonderful!
 
11-13-2012 at 7:40 AM
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8 weeks is way to young for CIO method, please don't do that yet. A baby that young cries for a reason. Maybe he didn't feel well last night or maybe he just needed to be cuddled with you regardless of why he was crying he was crying b/c he needed something and a baby that young should be given whatever he needs.

I am not a huge CIO fan. I don't really care that others do it, it just isn't for me. If my children are crying I go to them to soothe them. If that means no sleep then so be it. Hang in there it sounds like you may have just had a rough night or myabe your LO is going through a growth spurt. Whatever the resonings for last nights wakefullness just keep in mind that it will get better and they will establish a routine as they get older. Right now you just never know.


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11-13-2012 at 7:45 AM
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We put DS in his crib at 4 weeks and he sleeps so much better in there.  You could always just try it, if it doesn't help and you're not comfortable just put him back in your room.

 
11-13-2012 at 2:04 PM
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Hyaline:

Definitely not old enough for CIO yet.  At the same time--I would take a "walk don't run" approach to attending to him when he wakes up.  Sometimes DD starts to cry and then falls right back to sleep (I'm not sure she's even waking up completely at these times).  I'd give him a chance to fall back asleep on his own if he's just fussing, not crying.  If he's not waking completely when he wakes--or he's waking but not full-on crying--it might make sense to have him in another room if this bothers you.  

This.

We did sleep training with DD1 at 7-8 months. Looking back, if we had moved her to her own room sooner she may have started sleeping through the night on her own. I think hearing me sleep and smelling me (I EBF'd) made her sleep a little lighter and wake up more often than had she been in her own room. and then I picked her up as soon as she made a peep, instead of making sure she was truly awake and hungry.




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11-13-2012 at 2:25 PM
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Do NOT let your baby CIO until they are at least 6 months old. You're baby is in a wonder week! This will end in a week or so.

 
11-13-2012 at 4:26 PM
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Hyaline:

Definitely not old enough for CIO yet.  At the same time--I would take a "walk don't run" approach to attending to him when he wakes up.  Sometimes DD starts to cry and then falls right back to sleep (I'm not sure she's even waking up completely at these times).  I'd give him a chance to fall back asleep on his own if he's just fussing, not crying.  If he's not waking completely when he wakes--or he's waking but not full-on crying--it might make sense to have him in another room if this bothers you.  But I'm not ready for that yet even though DD does bug me a lot with her night noises.

This may just have been a bad night, too, or he might be on one end or another of a growth spurt--see how things go the next few days. 

This. DD makes a lot of noise at night and also during the day for naps. Until recently, I started picking her up whenever she stirred during her naps. Now, I wait until she is crying or has stayed awake a decent amount of time before I get her up. I can now tell the difference between her 'I'm tired and falling back asleep' cry and her 'Come get me now mom' cry. Turns out she was way over tired during the day and needs way more sleep than she was getting. This helps with over night sleeping and nap times as well.

Obviously, your LO is too young to cry it out, but I wouldn't rush in at every noise. Give them a chance to fall back asleep and if your LO does, then that's great! If not, then you can go get him.

Like the PP said, it may have just been a bad night for him (gas, over-tired, etc.) or could be going through a growth spurt. Good luck!


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