sleep help 10mo pleaseeee

I'm terrible - I really can't let the baby cio, although I know I need to. She wakes up in the middle of the night screaming standing at the edge of the crib. Its soo my fault because forever I've been picking her up to snuggle when she cries and now I fear we are stuck! She is sooooo happy - it kills me to hear her cry!!! How do I fix this???? How long am I actually supposed to let her cry. I fear she would cry for 5 hrs straight! I've done 15 mins - can't do more... Help???

Re: sleep help 10mo pleaseeee

DS is 5 months and we just did sleep training a couple of weeks ago. It worked SO well and he has been sleeping for 12 hours/night ever since!

Like you, I really couldn't do full-blown CIO. I learned about the Ferber Method on the boards and I swear by it now! It's a gentler way of doing it and it by the 3rd night, my DS who was waking up 4x a night, didn't wake up once!!

I just c/p this from a site... GOOD LUCK!

The first night you attempt the Ferber method, put your child to bed as you normally do. Your baby should be tired but still awake when you put him to bed, so that he is left to fall asleep on his own. After you leave the room, the baby will inevitably start crying. Allow him to cry for about 5 minutes, then re-enter the room to console him. It's important that you stay in the room for only a short time - even if he is still crying - and that you don't pick him up or rock him. This second time you leave the room, wait 10 minutes before returning in the same manner. The third time wait 15 minutes, and set this as a maximum wait time for the rest of the night.

Every time thereafter, enter the room briefly and then allow your child to cry for 15 minutes. Eventually, he will fall asleep on his own during one of the 15 minute intervals in which you are out of the room. The second night, you should begin with a 10 minute wait before re-entering the room, followed by 15 and then 20 minutes. In a similar fashion, increase your initial and subsequent wait times by 5 minutes each night.

Using this method your child will soon learn to go to sleep on his own. Although it can be difficult to listen to your baby cry, understand that the Ferber method is a safe and effective way of getting your baby to learn to sleep on his own.