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Charly
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CIO for naps - please help
Is 5 months too young? According to Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby I should start it now. That for naps they should CIO for 1 hour before going in. She's fed and changed and just wants to play ALL the time!!!
DD pretty much stopped napping these last few weeks. She'll catch a cat nap here and there, but nothing restorative. She actually has circles under her eyes.
At night she's sleeping 8 - 4am and then is up. I give her a bottle and keep everything dark and quiet but as soon as I put her back in the crib she wants to play. I leave her to play - she doesn't fall back to sleep!!!
So I just put her in the crib for her 2pm nap (she's been up since 11:30) and she's crying. She can only roll one way - do I flip her??? or just let her cry?? This is going to kill me, but she needs to nap right????
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
I used it for naps and did it incrementally...went in after 5 minutes, then 10 minutes, then 15, etc. After a few days they get it. 
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Charly
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
its been 10 minutes - I go in and do what? She's going to want to play...just rub her back and walk out again?
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pmpkn087
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
I let Steven fuss and cry a little bit, but I can't bring myself to let him full out cry. I think if you can do it, then go for it. But you have to be consistent.
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pmpkn087
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
Posted by Charly
its been 10 minutes - I go in and do what? She's going to want to play...just rub her back and walk out again?
does she use the paci? I don't think you are supposed to touch them, but I could be wrong.
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Charly
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
Posted by pmpkn087
I let Steven fuss and cry a little bit, but I can't bring myself to let him full out cry. I think if you can do it, then go for it. But you have to be consistent.
she's screaming - its killing me....but she's just soooo tired I know in the end its the right thing to do, just getting there is going to be difficult
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Charly
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
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Posted by Charly
its been 10 minutes - I go in and do what? She's going to want to play...just rub her back and walk out again?
does she use the paci? I don't think you are supposed to touch them, but I could be wrong.
nope, no paci. Its in her crib and she knows how to put it in her mouth - but she hates it.
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pmpkn087
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
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its been 10 minutes - I go in and do what? She's going to want to play...just rub her back and walk out again?
does she use the paci? I don't think you are supposed to touch them, but I could be wrong.
nope, no paci. Its in her crib and she knows how to put it in her mouth - but she hates it.
I ususally just go in and give him his paci and rub his back. I don't let him cry long though. Maybe like 2 minutes.
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pmpkn087
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
Posted by Charly
she's screaming - its killing me....but she's just soooo tired I know in the end its the right thing to do, just getting there is going to be difficult
You're right...your baby needs her rest so that she can be happy and healthy! 
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Charly
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
I went in and she immediately started smiling - I didn't interact just flipped her onto her belly and started rubbing her back. She cried and cried but eventually calmed down.
Let's see how long this lasts.
I HATE nap time
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casey31
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
OMG Jodi- we are going through the same thing- he naps so well, 2-3 times a day (on a pretty regular schedule) but NOT in the crib- only with me in the bed or in the swing!
I give you so much credit for doing CIO- I'm too scared to do it- I keep saying THIS week we will do it but then I back down!
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
what was the outcome?
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Charly
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
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what was the outcome?
She's been sleeping since my last post...but I went in and rubbed her back for a while. 
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Re: CIO for naps - please help
Glad that you won the napping battle. Letting them CIO is so tough. I did some of that and she is a pretty good napper now. She will play in her crib sometimes for a half hour before falling asleep but she's content & eventually drift off to dream land. I hope it improves for you!
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