Crying it out
My 5 month old has been waking up every 3 hours crying/screaming. I feed him 2 oz. eventhough he shouldn't be hungry, but it's just easier. I took him to the dr. and nothing is wrong and they suggested I just let him cry. I try but after 20 minutes or so I give up. Has anyone let their infant cry for long periods? Does this really work? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Hi there. I have done this and you are going to get a lot of different feed back. But, it was hard to do and yes it's hard to listen to them cry, but for me the first night was about 1.5 hours and then the second night couldn't have been more than about 30 minutes and ever since, she has slept through the night with little or no trouble at all! It's not easy.....not everyone agrees on doing it, but it worked for us. Good luck and let us know how it works should you try it.
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Have you tried just rocking him and not feeding him? I'm not a fan of CIO, but I don't judge those that do it. I personally couldn't listen to my child cry for long periods of time. I let her "fuss it out" but once it turns into a real cry I pick her up and rock her. She sleeps through the night and has for quite some time though, so when she wakes up it's usually because she's not feeling well (she's 9 mos.) Could your ds be teething?
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I tried it a few times with my both of my kids and wont do it again. Everyone is different, but its not for me. Instinct is everything when parenting, and I feel that you should trust it. My daughter was sick and I didnt know it, and I just happened to pick that night to try it. When I finally went in 2 hours later she was still screaming. Come to find out the next day I took her to the dr and she had a double ear infection. I felt so bad knowing that she was having a painful ear infection and suffering and I wasn't there to comfort her. I tried it agian a few other times but it wasn't worth it at all. The next day she just clung to me and then she was scared at bedtime. Basically, it's hard to tell if theres really something wrong so I always play it safe. Plus sometimes babies just need to be comforted for no reason at all.
They're only young once, and someday they'll be grown and I'll wish that I had to wake up for a 3 am feeding!
I guess I'm just a softie though, I cant take the sound of my kids crying. But I dont hold anything against people who let their kids cry it out, and I know people who it has worked for.
Good luck!
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Thanks for your replies...last night he slept from 7:30-4:30 WOW! Hopefully this will continue and I won't have to let him cry.
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Hi there. I have done this and you are going to get a lot of different feed back. But, it was hard to do and yes it's hard to listen to them cry, but for me the first night was about 1.5 hours and then the second night couldn't have been more than about 30 minutes and ever since, she has slept through the night with little or no trouble at all! It's not easy.....not everyone agrees on doing it, but it worked for us. Good luck and let us know how it works should you try it.
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Have you tried just rocking him and not feeding him? I'm not a fan of CIO, but I don't judge those that do it. I personally couldn't listen to my child cry for long periods of time. I let her "fuss it out" but once it turns into a real cry I pick her up and rock her. She sleeps through the night and has for quite some time though, so when she wakes up it's usually because she's not feeling well (she's 9 mos.) Could your ds be teething?
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I tried it a few times with my both of my kids and wont do it again. Everyone is different, but its not for me. Instinct is everything when parenting, and I feel that you should trust it. My daughter was sick and I didnt know it, and I just happened to pick that night to try it. When I finally went in 2 hours later she was still screaming. Come to find out the next day I took her to the dr and she had a double ear infection. I felt so bad knowing that she was having a painful ear infection and suffering and I wasn't there to comfort her. I tried it agian a few other times but it wasn't worth it at all. The next day she just clung to me and then she was scared at bedtime. Basically, it's hard to tell if theres really something wrong so I always play it safe. Plus sometimes babies just need to be comforted for no reason at all.
They're only young once, and someday they'll be grown and I'll wish that I had to wake up for a 3 am feeding!
I guess I'm just a softie though, I cant take the sound of my kids crying. But I dont hold anything against people who let their kids cry it out, and I know people who it has worked for.
Good luck!
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Thanks for your replies...last night he slept from 7:30-4:30 WOW! Hopefully this will continue and I won't have to let him cry.