I have a 5 month old that still wakes up in the middle of the night. I cant let him cry it out because I have another roommate. I thought that it was really bad to get up with him when he cried at 4 in the morning but now I dont think that it is so bad.

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Review 2 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:April 12, 2012

Janay1217

I have a 9mth and he wake up in the middle of the night and the only way for me to put him back to sleep is to lay him right under me and if he don't feel me he starts crying

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Review 3 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:March 28, 2012

Anonymous

With my older children 3, 6 & 8 I feel like the quicker I get up and see why their crying the better, I can get them right back to sleep before they fully wake up and since their older I know their up for a reason either a bad dream, needing to use the bathroom or not feeling well. My 8 month old shares a room with us so its easy to check on him right away and either feed or change him and hes great at night he goes right back to sleep some times I feel like he just needs to know mommys still there. I'm lucky to be a stay at home mom and I pride myself on being very hands on with my children meeting their needs as soon as possible (actual needs!) I think its made the bond strong between us I want them to know I'll always be there when they need me even if I'm tired and its 2am.

Of course all moms are different and have different ways of raising their children and I know letting them cry it out wont hurt them physically I just wonder if emotionally their hurt by you not comforting them when they need it?

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Review 4 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:February 9, 2012

Anonymous

It hurts to let your baby cry but when the baby gets old enough and you know the baby doesn't need anything or doesn't have a dirty diaper it okay to let them cry a little... but i don't think you should completely neglect your baby how i see other ppl do. I believe your baby also needs you to enjoy these very special moments even when they cry.. When they get older that crying will just be a memory you might wish you could live through once more so enjoy your baby & all you moms are doing a great job no matter how hard it is for you your doing your very best despite the tiredness so know that other moms know you great! =)

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Review 5 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:January 30, 2012

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During the past week, I've been putting my daughter to bed without me. She has cried herself to sleep, because she is so use to us going to sleep together. I've been weaning her off of me so that it can be an easier transition by her 1st birthday which is rapidly approaching. A few times though, I had to pick her up and sleep with her, because she would not stop crying. I was so exhausted, I just wanted peace and quietness so I could go to sleep.

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Review 6 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:January 12, 2012

tcampos

my son just turned 1 dec 31. for the first 6 months he was rocked to bed even for naps, and he slept in the bed with us. we moved him to the crib once he could hold his own bottle we put him to bed and he would fall asleep by himself. when he stopped wanting bottles through the night we tried the cio method... it worked wonders. the past few weeks he got his 1 yr old check up with shots and he was in pain from that and he got 5 teeth at one time. he started to wake up again through the night and we rocked him again. now he will not go to sleep unless we rock him... however he still sleeps through the night, we just have to put him to sleep. last night i tried to let him cry it out but he cries so hard! i feel like we never should have stopped putting him in there. most times he would only cry for 5 minuts if at all. i feel like we are starting over. i want him to sleep on his own i just dont think he should be crying as hard as he is for as long as he is. what should i do?

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Review 7 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:January 9, 2012

Mommie17

My daughter just turned 6 months old and she has been sleeping through the night since she was 10 weeks old, however I breastfeed her and I would like to try to wean her off and let her go do sleep by herself and its not working like I would like. I have been trying to use the Cry It Out method and it only seems to make her worse. What can I do? I'm afraid she will never fall asleep with naps and at night on her own, will it ever get better for her that she is not so upset, it breaks my heart :(

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Review 8 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:January 4, 2012

laylamariewebb

Our daughter is now 6 months old. She was a horrible sleeper and i tried everything from feeding more, daily routine, same bedtime, rice cereal in her bottle. Nothing was working. I was the mom that every time she cried i would go in there give her the binky or pick her up because i couldn't handle the crying. She was waking up 3-5 times a night. Then i researched the cry it out method because i was mentally physically and emotionally tired. I started with her naps during the day would let her cry i would check on her every 15 min rub her face tell her she was okay and leave the room but DO NOT PICK THEM UP!!!!! I didn't even give her the binky! Now she goes to bed at 8 and wakes up once at 5 and sleeps till 8 :) Its not going to hurt your baby to cry. The key is to check on them let them know you are there! It definitely takes dedication and hard work and both mom and dad have to be ready! Hope this helps!

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Review 9 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:December 29, 2011

kaidysmom

My daughter has never had any trouble going to sleep and staying asleep throughout the night I give her a blanket and a stuffed animal and she always puts herself back to sleep if she wakes during the night and crying because she wants out typically sounds different than a crying that something is wrong I just think giving the older ones a little time to work out if their are wet or just woke up helps a lot and isn't as exhausting as running every little whimper.

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Review 10 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:December 26, 2011

Anonymous

My son is 7 months now and will not sleep through the night. He wakes up 3-5 times a night and wants his bottle or binky. I'm not sure what I can do to help him sleep better.

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Review 11 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:December 1, 2011

Helena100002

I check on my son anytime he cries. He just turned 9 months old. I find it is normally he has lost his bottle and wants it back. When he is fully asleep I take away the bottle and he normally sleeps through till 12 has a bottle. Then he is up again at 3am and he wants another bottle. He is already on solids but he still wakes up every night at around the same times. I have tried giving him more food before bed but he will not eat more and he does not want more bottle. Any ideas?

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Review 12 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:November 26, 2011

lemoncar100

My baby is 4 months old and we are lucky if he sleeps 10 hours in 24 hours! He wakes up crying at times and we pic him up immediatly. He is always a happy baby except when he wakes up. We wish we were that lucky that he would sleep thru the night!!!

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Review 13 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:November 17, 2011

janiecornell

My son will be 6 months old in a dew days, he's been sleeping through the night since about 3 months old, which is great! But now that he has learned to roll :) he rolls onto his back about 3 times a night (he always sleeps on his tummy). For some reason he hasn't really mastered the technique of rolling back onto your stomach. Once I turn him back onto his stomach he'll fall right back asleep until he does it again. And during nap time he does it for about the first 5 to 10 mins and I have to constantly keep going in and flipping him over. QUESTION..do I keep doing this or should I just let him figure it out on his own?

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Review 14 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:November 17, 2011

masonleesmommy

I think it is fine to let your baby cry it out. My son is 3 months old and i have done this since he was 2 months old. Of course i check him out first to see if anything is wrong but if all is well then i put him back down and let him cry. Now he hardly crys at all, and he sleeps through the night already!!

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Review 15 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:November 14, 2011

Simy86

I hate it when people say that I am spoiling my baby, if he wants comfort there is nothing wrong with giving it to him.

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Review 16 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:October 26, 2011

joslynsmommy28

omg my daughter always does this she will cry and cry and right away i always pick her up and my husband is always saying let her cry she will never learn if you always pick her up which is true, now i let her cry and she falls asleep!!!

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Review 17 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:September 17, 2011

momma1st

well my 11 month old baby will not sleep in his own bed!!!! at all! he sleeps with me and my husband and since this is our first child now i need to know how to break the habit of sleeping in our bed. how do i do it? and how do i do it with minimal sound considering ive had headaches for three months from morning to night!!! i cant take the crying..

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Review 18 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:August 21, 2011

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I use the cry it out method. It works wonderfully! My son was 4 months old when we first started. The pediatrician advised me he should be going to sleep on his own in his crib. I let him cry it out for 2 days and now he goes to sleep with no problem! I lay him in his crib, turn his night light and noise maker (white noise) on, lay his blankey next to him that he hugs, give him his paci, tell him I love him and leave the room. Occasionally he will whimper or whine but it only lasts 5 minutes. He does so well because hes been in his crib since he was a month old and because I started when he is young enough to not really know what was going on. My best friends daughter is 9 months old and she didnt start the CIO method soon enough and shes having major sleeping problems with her daughter.

One tip is to have a video monitor. I have one and it gives me piece of mind if hes ever crying or whimpering because I can see hes okay.

To those parents who think its better to let them sleep in your bed- its not safe for them for suffocation reasons as well as falling off the bed, or being rolled over on. They also need to learn to sooth themselves to sleep or they never will. As they get older it will be harder and harder to get them to sleep, and they can develop bad sleeping habits. Babies also need their alone time. They need to learn to be alone and have quiet time to themselves. Its good for them or they can have attachment problems later on.

I hope this helped. If your really concerned about what to do speak to your pediatrician, they gave me great tips!

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Review 19 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:August 8, 2011

RedCat6

I have never been a fan of CIO. Scientific studies done with chimpanzees have shown that an infant detatched from its mother would choose soft physical comfort over food. other studies have shown every single study that infant primates not able to bond with their mothers properly gorw up to be violent or disturbed adolecents and adults. If you look at more simplistic tribal cultures they dont have issues with colic or what not, probably because the infants always have others closeby. We are social creatures and crave others. Every human can agree at least on the simple fact that we thrive on touch. A hug, a kiss, or even just a pat on the back can mean the difference between being happy or having a rotten day. Babies crave and NEED our affection and comfort. Responding to your infants cries builds a trust bond that will last a lifetime. Your child will develop independance at his/her own rate. Our society now is so rush rush rush, often I see parents pushing children to do things they just arent ready for. I am not saying let your baby have lord over the household, but be attuned to what your baby wants and needs and what they are comfortable with, and keep the knowledge that eventually they all get their one way or another. My daughter was VERY clingy the first month, we have gradually at her pace worked up to overnights in the crib by herself and now you would never have guessed she co-slept with us for 5 months. She is also very independant now, because she has realized that if she does need us we are close by and will be there for her.

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Review 20 for The Great Cry It Out Debate

Date:August 5, 2011

krystallocantore

My daughter is 9 months old and I use the cry it out method for when I put her to sleep. But she shares a room with my and my fiance since we live in a one bdrm apartment. I've learned that when she gets up the easiest way to put her back down if she doesn't go back down on her own after 5 minutes is to turn on her glow worm, give her a binky, and her bunny and she is the happiest little thing ever and then usually sleeps until about 6 in the morning when she says okay I'm up and refuses to go back down. :)

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