7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!

My son stopped crying after two nights....my daughter, 7 and counting. I am so stressed. I have moved her bedtime up gradually cause she just seems so tired. She used to sleep to 8:30am and now she only sleeps till 7:30. This s*cks. At least she is sleeping all night now. I hate listening to her SCREAM! any advice?

Re: 7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!

hang in there - - I really feel that Ferber ways work.

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Honestly, I don't think Ferber works for every baby and is right for everybaby

So i think i'm reading this right, you want her to sleep to 8:30 in the morning instead of 7:30am? But she sleeps through the night? I totally think that's okay

I used methods from the secrets of the baby whisperer and the no cry sleep solution. If you do a google search there's a whole message board about secrets of the baby whisperer, you don't even have to buy the book.

Ferber doesn't work on my two little ones, and we can't stand to hear them cry for more than 5 mins. Both my girls sleep from 7:30 pm to 7am from the time they were 8 weeks old.

Good luck I hope you find something that works for your family

Message edited 3/13/2008 8:55:53 PM.

Re: 7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!

Thanks. Honestly, her sleeping to 7:30 in the morning is not the problem, but I do not want her to wake any earlier, so I can not put her down any earlier in my mind. (Which accoring to Ferber and some others would prevent the crying. The problem was that she was up all night until I started Ferber.

Thanks for the info on secrets of a baby's whisper. I will look into it.

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What does your DD do? Does she wail and wail?

I haven't read Ferber's book (so I don't know how long it's "supposed to" take), but I know my DD stopped (pretty much ) by night 2 like your son. I'm not sure I could have continued past that if she wasn't letting up.

Have you tried standing by the crib as your DD falls asleep? Also, what is your purpose in doing CIO? That might help us find a "solution."




Edit: I didn't see your reply above when I started mine. I think you may need to read your DD's tired cues and make sure you're putting her to bed when SHE'S ready. I realize you don't want her waking before 7:30, but her body just may require an earlier bedtime (and an earlier wake up). I don't think this method will work very well with an overtired baby.

Message edited 3/13/2008 9:34:59 PM.

Re: 7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!

Posted by InShock

What does your DD do? Does she wail and wail?

I haven't read Ferber's book (so I don't know how long it's "supposed to" take), but I know my DD stopped (pretty much ) by night 2 like your son. I'm not sure I could have continued past that if she wasn't letting up.

Have you tried standing by the crib as your DD falls asleep? Also, what is your purpose in doing CIO? That might help us find a "solution."




Edit: I didn't see your reply above when I started mine. I think you may need to read your DD's tired cues and make sure you're putting her to bed when SHE'S ready. I realize you don't want her waking before 7:30, but her body just may require an earlier bedtime (and an earlier wake up). I don't think this method will work very well with an overtired baby.

Message edited 3/13/2008 10:47:39 PM.

Re: 7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!

Are you going in and checking her in intervals? Does that work for your DD or does that only make things worse?

Perhaps try go in intervals - say, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min ... if she hasn't fallen asleep by then, stand by the crib until she falls asleep. Then, make your intervals longer and longer each night (or every other night).

Also, if she's teething, it may not be the best time for CIO ... right?

Sorry this is so hard.

Re: 7 nights of crying (Ferber) and not subsiding!