Getting Your Baby to Sleep: The Ferber Method
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- With 6 kids, Doc knows what works and what doesn't with regards to getting your newborn to sleep through the night. Watch to learn the method that finally made getting some shut eye much easier!
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Great video! Only took 2 nights for our girl and she took to it. Now, just 5 days after starting, she is going to sleep happily within minutes. Thank you!
All the mistakes I did with my firstborn when it comes to sleeping, I fixed with my second born. First one I used to lie down beside her, for the time she fell asleep. She was in our bed for almost 7-8 yrs, refusing to lie in her own bed in her own room If we put her in her bed, after she fell asleep, we woke up in the morning, with her between me and her father.
I used this method with my second one. I used the interval 5 min, 7 min, 9 min, 11 min. Set timer on my phone. Didnt go myself or dad and the first one. They had problem with her crying, but I just decided, no one goes in, beside that interval. I went in after those minutes. Didnt pick her up, just talked, and gave her a kissy and went out again. I did this routine for like 3-4 days. After that she fell asleep on her own. Those intervel were the only one I used.
After those 3-4 days, she fell asleep in her own bed, in her own room, on her own. I bealive she was around 6 months.
It took us 2 days and now my baby is sleeping like an angel in a minute , thank you :)))
Wow this is so encouraging
How was the first night? Last night we started and I’m so confused we did 3-5-10 and baby keeps waking a lot - idk if it’s normal and how long to do it
My baby was waking up EVERY 2 hours all night for bottles. We did sleep training at 9 months. Ferber Method. Took about 3-4 nights and he was sleeping through the night 10-12 hours straight!
My oldest child was the same. By 6 months she was getting up every couple hours for a change and a bottle. And my sleep was suffering. She stayed up until 12am most nights and my mental health was suffering because of lack of sleep. After the Ferber method, she didn't wake at night. It was so nice. Now she's 4 and has no issues falling asleep or staying asleep.
sxtx have you had a baby tell you they were hungry every two hours? My baby slept through the night very early on. He had enough calories during the day so, no, he wasn’t hungry. You cannot assume that a baby who wakes every two hours is doing it out of hunger... there are many things that come into it such as sleep associations i.e. wanting to be re rocked or rocked all night. Don’t know about you but that would drive me insane and I would be a totally shit parent as a result.
@@sirsandknights totally agree...this is soooo sad...
Oh great it works
I really hope you see this. Your comment is 2 years so your kid is almost 3 years now. How is your relationship after this? Did this affect your kid in a negative way or something?
You are so well spoken I found this incredibly easy to watch! Wish me good luck!
I dunno whatcha talkin abou
I’m really glad that you made it clear it shouldn’t be done before 3 months.
This does work. It worked with all 4 of my kids. Although i didnt go up in 5 mins intervals. I went up in 2-3 minutes
My husband and I just started this method with our son who is almost 12 months. We went 2 weeks with barely any sleep and then came across this. The first night we did a modified method of going in at 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 5 minutes and again 5 minutes. A total of 6 times the first night. He slept through the night. I did this with his nap the next day and went in once at the 5 minute mark, he slept for 2.5 hours. Last night my husband went in at 3 minutes then 5 minutes. I highly suggest this method and to at least try it. Its worth a shot. Like she said in the video... You will probably cry the first night and possibly the second night but it gets them on a schedule and teaches them its night night time. He was so happy this morning when we got up. We normally put him to bed about 9pm and he sleeps until about 6:00am/6:30am. Happy parents, happy baby. Our routine is bath, bottle, bed. I let him play in the bath for a good 15-20 minutes which he LOVES. Daddy or I feed him and then bed. Whoever puts him to bed does the 5 minute checks on him. We do not alternate because we don't want to confuse him.
it seems you have done a research... can you advise what the disadvantages are?
Marie, can you please share a specific alternative approach to getting a 7 month old to sleep? It has become unsustainable for my wife and I to let her sleep with us. I'd prefer not to have her "cry it out" but I'm not seeing any alternate solutions proposed here. Thanks in advance.
I’m glad to hear you changed the check in time to 2 minutes. That sounds much better for screaming babies.
So we tried it last night with our 9 months old baby!
We gave him a bath, his bottle, read a story and put him in bed.
Explained to him that we love him and hell be sleeping in his own room and his own crib.
We went out:
Waited 5 min - Went in - talked to him
Again
Waited 5 min - Went in - talked to him
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After 3 min - he fell asleep
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Same night - At 3 am he woke up crying
We did the same steps - After 2 walk ins he fell asleep.
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We will stick to this method for a few days and see how it goes.
But seems its working, and he woke up at 7 am very happy, smiling and full of energy! I really thought he would wake up and not wanna talk to me or something!
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I recommend you guys try it ... But you need your husbands support!!
Coz i was literally banging my head and crying outside his room while he cried inside in his crib ...
What about the naps during the day? Do you still use the same method?
I'm starting this and honestly I didn't let her cry for more than 3 minutes because she starts crying "mum" between crying and omg it broke my heart so I sat by her crib and she fell asleep watching me and then the next time she woke up i fed her and put her to sleep again and she wasn't that bad! didn't even cry i left the door open a crack so she could just stare at the light coming through and she settled I mean she did coo but now it's quiet... will definitely be checking on her every while
I did the Ferber method with my 7 year old when she was 8 months. Only took 3 nights. Will definitely be doing this with my second baby
YOu only do this by night time or eveytime your baby needs to sleep?
Thanks I love how clear you are about the method and the feelings. I will start tonigh
Ummmm how do you look so amazing after 6 babies??!!!
probably good food.
Exercise, eat well, sleep well.
Thank God my baby just chugs milk and goes to sleep after being full and changed and burped . Check for a diaper change and feed and burp and then another diaper change if they are still crying and bam no more crying just make sure you feed him enough so he stops crying then burp him till he burps at least twice or thrice. Just give him the bottle right when he wakes and you’ll always be ontop of it. Very rarely will my guy cry for anything else other than wanting to sleep with us or be swung in his swing or sang to but that’s only when he’s awake and bored and can’t sleep and just wants attention
It’s called: plastic surgery
Ive been training my 10 months old for almost three weeks now.
He learned how to sleep on his own after almost one week and he is now sleeping through the night, he would sometimes wake up at 5 am but then ill just breastfeed him and he would go back to sleep again. But when its nap time he would still cry for 5-20 minutes and will sleep after the crying session, is this normal? Or am i doing somethind wrong?
We're on our 3rd night of training. Night sleeps are longer but he can't stand us leaving the room and immediately goes on his front - making it harder for him to fall asleep. Day naps don't seem to work and we have to stop at 1 hour of crying as suggested. Any tips?
WOW WOW WOW, God bless you and thank you for this instructional video. I can't thank you enough for making this video. We have been struggling with our twins over a year plus with their sleep, they were wake up up to 8 times at night and it had started to become frustrating and weighing on everyone due to sleepless nights. Watched your video two weeks ago, tried with the first twin and it worked and by the third night she was sleeping by herself. Tried with the second twin at the beginning of this week 07-03-2022 and she also started sleeping well by the 2nd night. Now they both sleep well and it feels unreal seeing both of them asleep at thesame time in a very long time. Thank you so much, if you have a donation link, I would like to donate for this help.
Hi. Did it also worked for daytime naps for ur babies?
My baby sleeps good at night but doesn't want to nap in her crib..
My baby needs to be swaddled to sleep, should I unswaddle for this method or can I still swaddle? She keeps breaking her swaddle.
Hi thanks for this video it was really well explained only one important question for me my 20 month old can sleep through Almost every night but putting him down is a battle. He really resists sleep. And when I tried this method with him a long time ago he would be screaming and totally unconscionable. There is no way I can calm him down and put him down again. If I managed to do so as soon as I put him down he would be screaming all over again. Is this method unsuitable for him?
Thanks.
I’m sure it was mentioned but probably didn’t fully grasp it. So when they wake up in the night you start the interval all over again each time they wake up?
Looks like we’d have to get rid of mother in law first before we can implement this method. Looking forward to it :)
Something every man looks forward to.
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My little one is 4 months now and falls asleep on his own for naps and at bed time as well. I do expect him to wake at night so if he does i apply this method. I do cluster feed him in the evening so i know if he wakes before his feed time hes not hungry.
Everyone says soothe baby while baby is in the crib but she will scream even if I pick her up, she’s still screaming for a good hour while I’m still holding her. It took two hours of her crying before she passed out in my arms mid-cry. Any suggestions?
For this method a few questions. First if the baby is breastfed how do you do the feeding? Not every baby can last an entire night with no feeding at 6 months old can they? Also do you do this for naps and bed time or just bedtime at first and lastly do you have to increase the time each day or can we stick to 3/5/10 minute rule?
Thank you! Just like you said, I started on a Friday night and by Sunday night my one year old was asleep LITERALLY within 15 seconds of me leaving the room, even though he was screaming and crying as I was leaving. I learned that he'd had US trained and has been playing us for months! Now it's the following Tuesday and for the first time ever I was able to put him down in his crib on his back while he was awake and he didn't cry once, even as I turned off the night light and left the room. So happy this worked! 😍
Hi, I tried this my daughter cried for 45mins and then I had to pick her up. How long should I allow her to cry without interrupting her ?
Would this method allow pacifier have for the baby going to be trained with this method or no pacifier allowed at all same as comforter soft toy?
Thanks
Zane Beinare I gave my baby his pacifier when I first put him to bed but when it fell out I never put it back in, he sucked his fingers, we’re working towards getting rid of the pacifier he was 3 going on 4months, hope this helps anyone else reading this!)
Does this go for waking after short naps as well? My 6 month old is struggling with naps. Often 30-45min and he's crying
My little girl is in a single bed she’s nearly 27 months, she will just keep getting up out of bed so I think at first waiting 5 minutes will be impossible... do I just keep going in and laying her back down? I also have a feeling she’ll get up out of bed before I’ve had time to leave her room.
Starting this method tonight, thanks
Hello.... I hope you read this and hope you are able to reply to me..... I tried the ferber method on my 6months old son when we were outside of our city for a month.... It worked with him and in 3 days he was trained....although he used to wake up once at night, not at a fixed time though...... However we got back to our city where our home is and he is just not sleeping as per how he was trained and has thrown up once or twice.... Gets up every 1 hour and the minute I keep him down he again starts to cry...... Can you please help me and find a solution.....
1. Why is it not working now?
2. How can I train him again?
3. Could he be teething or is at another stage of development?
I'm confused and I do not know what to do.
Thank you
Hi there ladies!, you are all amazing and keep doing what your doing, just need some advise, we are trying this CIO method, my wifes support is not great she understandably is giving up although this is going to benefit her the most, quick questions, when she has a nap im guessing we should also put her in the crib, but when do we take her out like i dont want to take her out when shes awake and crying as she might think iv cried and they have taken me out, same thing after he nights sleep when is the right time to take her out and most importantly the first night she slept in a seating position where she has been holding the sides and then fell a sleep and she had a stiff neck, this was heartbreaking to see, what are your recommendations on the back of this please thank you so much all any help would be greatly appreciated.
Our issue is, she can be drowsy when we're holding her and do the routine, but as soon as we put her down in the crib she rolls over and stands up wide awake. Should we at that point just leave the room and do the 5, 10, 15 min method? Thanks
My 14 month old is doing this now. Need to try Ferber. Never truly sleep trained but you have given me the confidence I needed. Fellow mom vlogger and might be vlogging this experience too. Tx again. My other 2 kids it was relatively fast hoping my Lil guy gets mama means business.
Does this work for a one year old? He uses to get to sleep on his own because he had a soother. I took his soother away and now it's been a week straight of absolute torment lol he's getting his first molars in too. 😭Does anyone have any advice?
Hello..on first day of nap training if baby don't sleep on first attempt then we take a break of 30-60 minutes and try for second attempt but my didn't sleep in that second attempt also..so my question is we have to continue keep trying in that same day for third attempt or we try on next day.. please reply as soon as possible
We tried this but baby didn’t sleep and cried for over 50 min, we started with 5 min then every 10 min until we realised it has been 50 min she hasn’t slept, 5 months exactly today 5th January
Do I do nap training at the same time as night training?
Going to be trying the Ferber method.... only thing is he will be sharing the room with his brother. How should I go about this?
What do you if the baby wakes up in the middle of the night? Especially a baby who breastfeed. What are the steps for that.
if you plan to continue for the second week do you need to restart 3,5,10,10 again
What to do when baby wakes up at 1am for feeding, which ideally I would like to move to 4-5am. Do I implement ferbers method also for middle of the night waking or is it okay to pick him up and put him back to sleep that way(since Ive been doing that till now trying to wean him from 1am feeding)
I would appreciate your answer🙏🏽🙏🏽
My question is for parents who have used this method and have success. What do you do on those nights when baby is teething and having cold?
Baby isn't able to sleep good those nights. So did you have to bring your baby in the bed with you?
And then retrain them again to sleep on their own when they get well?
“Sweating, crying, vomiting in the hall” 😂😂😂
i am a new mom and have 6 weeks old baby .my baby takes cat nap all day long for like 5-20 minutes and sleeps like 7-8 hours at night including Feeding se ssion.she Doesn't want to stay at her bed or crib. Always wants to be held on arms and keep moving. And cries and fusses a lot frequently. It seems she wants to sleep or feeling sleepy but wakes up instantly. It has become very hard to maintain other chors during the day with this going on.how can i make my baby to take long naps for at least half an hour during the day..badly need help.
Great video, just wondered if you could clarify something. If the baby wakes up in the middle of the night do you go through immediately and check them and then start with the intervals or do you wait for the first time interval before going through at all?
This is exactly what I am wondering! getting my guy to bed isn’t really the problem it’s throughout the night wake-ups/ wanting a bottle/ being inconsolable!
@@mkloveish did you figure it out?
Did you figure it out?
Thanks Doc. I am your fans from HK. and I have two questions,
1. what if she doesnt stop crying after I pad her when she cries, can I pick her up for calm her for 2-3 minutes and put her down again?
2. what if she wake up in the middle of the night? do I do same routine again?
many thanks
I did the 5mins-went to his crib n console him
10 mins- still crying
15 mins- still crying
I had to pick him up, rock him and put him down while he's still awake ,then he fell asleep.
Question-was I supposed to pick him up if he was still crying after 15 min? Or was I supposed to add 5 mins each time until he settles? I'm confused. Kindly respond, thanks
My baby falls asleep but she doesn’t stay asleep. She’s 7 months today and has been waking up at 2 am and then again at 5 a.m. will this method work?
So when baby wakes up again later, start the intervals again same way 1st round?
MizClayton yes :)
So what if the baby freaks out the entire time when you’re trying to sooth him? We put ours down he immediately freaks out and screams, we wait 5 minutes and go in and he just screams the entire time we’re in there soothing him.
love It, How you deal with the middle of the night awakings? my baby is 5 months old and all of the sudden she is back with the newborn pattern of awaking every 3-4 hours asking for a feed. She was doing so well before that sleeping solid 7/8 hours with just one feed in a scheduled time. sometimes when I don't breasr feed her she even has a steric crying during 40mins or more, then I need to rock her back to sleep, because in that point she doesn't even want the feed anymore.
My problem is my almost 2 month old sleeps through the whole night and wont sleep during th day but she cries all day long
Hi, I only wanted to know if you did that for naps too?
Any specifics on bedding. Should one keep a dockatot for example or remove it all ?
Anna Garber don’t use that it’s not safe SIDS says cot or bassinet for sleep only.
I did today for the first time during the day and it took 35 minutes but worked! :)
Ash.nk my first child it took him 40min on first night my second child it took him one hour and a half on the first night. But both were sleep trained by three days
Dr., if the baby wakes up after initially falling asleep, like a couple of hours later, do you repeat the cycle? 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc? Do you refuse a feeding?
Yes. Google Ferber Method step by step.
Hi doc .. my baby is 8 months old .. he wakes up for every 2 hrs .. how to manage this sleep regression
I'm going to try this method with my baby. should I begin it with his nap time or wait till night time?
Pinkz they say nighttime is easier than the naps for training
What if your child is 10 months old or older?
Can it be done during daytime naps?
it worked for me 5 years ago with my 1st. now i m going to try it with second. but we are only 1 month old . 5 months to wait (
Hi. I tried to wait till 3 minutes tonight to go in but my 6 mo baby got even angrier when I went to calm him down and wouldn’t cam down with just shushing or patting. What to do?
If going in to check on your baby upsets him, you might want to try extinction (i.e., you let him cry without doing any checks).
How was the first night??? My baby is 6 months we tried the first night and baby keeps crying would only sleep 2 hours then wake and cry again and again please someone help is this normal how many days dose it take
Wow thank you for this
Thank you every freaking video on here is a bunch of crap you get straight to the point! Wish me luck this will be night one of trying!! ❤️
Do you do this every time the baby wakes up during the night?
Does this works for day time nap training as well?
Eriya you first try night time training then naps, naps I find are harder
My child stands up in his crib ,so when I go back in I can lay him back down right?
I had to lay my little one down a couple times... I found that it worked all the same..
Does it work for 9 months old?
What do you do when the baby wakes during the night?
I had a son that didn't sleep through the night until he was 22 months old. This was not normal and I knew it but didn't know how to break the cycle. Every time he cried, we'd pick him up right away, soothe him, and help him fall back asleep. We crippled his ability to fall back asleep on his own. Then I saw a segment on 20/20 with a method similar to this that swore it would work in 3 nights. Intervals were something like 3 min, 5 min, 7 min, then 9 min. Stayed at 9 min until baby fell asleep. I started it that night. The 1st night was a living nightmare but stuck to it!! (so glad my husband was on the night shift...he wouldn't have been able to handle the crying). The 2nd night took only a few hours before he settled down to sleep through the rest of the night. The 3rd night, he went right to sleep and slept throught the whole night!
PaalEl did it work? Did it continue after that?
032213 RN It worked for me. I saw the same episode on 20/20. Saved my life. I have often looked for that episode on you tube wishing someone would post it.
What if the baby doesn’t calm down by patting etc?
Paige Ashmore did you find a solution
I was thinking same thing
I think you still leave the room after 2 minutes
I have a question that I can't find an answer for. What do you do if the baby wakes up after 4 hours? Do go in and pick them up and feed them or let them go back to sleep on their own?
Mona Khandan feed them!!!!!
Mona Khandan i watched this video a month ago, the first 4 nights he woke up every 2 hours, don't pick them up, try to clam him/her down and put your baby back to sleep but I stayed with him until he fell asleep again, after 4 days my boy is sleeping through the night and sleeps 11 hours!!! a big blessing. After the 4 days he woke up one time the following week and then, nothing. I hope is not too late, just be very patient.
At 6 months, the child is hardy enough to not be fed. Soothe them and walk out.
What do you do if you cant calm the baby without picking baby up?
My baby go to sleep 8pm and wake up 2am and go back to sleep at 4 some times 5am and he woud sleep all day but not in the night I would try every thing feed him and change him but he still don't go back ti sleep. What should I do please tell me he's 9days old just coming back from the hospital with a c section and I can't sleep .
Yearly Charles. This is normal for a newborn, stick with it. This phase will pass soon enough.
9 days old? Of course he wakes for feedings and has days and nights mixed up...he's a newborn. He sounds completely normal to me. Welcome to the world of motherhood. No sleep. He'll get better with sleeping you just have to hang in there. I know how tough it can be. I've had 3 myself. My middle son didn't sleep thru the night till he was 2. Now my daughter is having sleep issues with her 1st child which is how I ran into this video. Good luck and congratulations on your new baby.
Thank you so much! Perfectly explained and it worked for us! Last night was the first night she slept through!
Thank you for your video!! My son was up 6-7 times a night. It took 2 nights and he is now sleeping through the night. He never cried more than 7 mins and the last 4 mins of those 7 mins he was just whining! Now he doesn’t wake up at all until morning!
What do you recommend if the baby wakes up an hour later crying? Is the point not to pick up the baby from the crib unless a legitimate reason comes up? This is where my husband and I struggle. Our son typically takes 20 minutes to fall asleep but then wakes up distressed an hour later. We have no clue what to do at that point.
This is an old comment, but you may want to try an earlier bedtime. If a baby wakes up within 60-90 minutes it often means the bedtime was too late and they're overtired. (But specifically for sleep training, I think usually if it's not a wakeup at a time you've planned for feeding, you want to handle it the same way you did at bedtime.)
Does this work with breastfed babies?
CoyoteFur Yes. In theory, you go in to feed when baby cry’s, then diaper change, and right back down to bed. No lights, no talking, no playing.
What happens if they wake up in the night? How long do you wait til you go in?
Michal Kauffman search Ferber Method ok google and it’ll show you what times to go in
My baby is 4months old. He gets put down around anywhere from 9pm to 11pm. Sleeps for a few hours n wakes up for night feed around 2-3 am. After that he doesn't want to sleep more than hour n half. Can I try ferber at 4 months?
Me and you both 😩
What do you do if you can't settle the baby during the 2 minute settling session? Our baby just cries continuesley
Let him cry, I'd say. My baby only stops crying when he falls asleep (not counting when he has dips in crying).
My son is almost 9 months old and he stands in his crib. When we leave, he stands up right away. We lay him back down but stands up right away again. His naps are worse, he does not go to sleep on his own at all! Stands up in his crib, I'm not sure how to go about it. We tried a security blanket/ stuffed animal but he cries and pushes them away. The only way he sleeps is if he's holding my hand, almost every single time.
Will this work with a 1 year old that stands up in the crib in your opinion?
I am in the first week of trying Ferber’s method. My baby is 10 months old. It seems to work on her but yes, when she stands up when crying and looking for us really beats the purpose of keeping her sleepy. We just go in when its time and lay her down everytime and pat her. It seems to wear her down and she goes to sleep. Once it took us 1 hour of back and forth but it was our worst and best was 10 mins. So keep on trying... All the best.
what do you do if your baby keeps crying for a couple hours? do you still keep up with the 5,10.15.. intervals
I know this is 2 years old but I'm going to clarify. You do two rounds of 5 min intervals, then you do two 10 minute intervals, then two 15 min intervals. If after this cycle your baby doesn't sleep, pick them up and soothe them. Feed them or offer them food and see if they need a diaper change. Then repeat once they're sleepy.
BUT WHAT IF THE BABY DOESN'T CALM DOWN??? You said go back in and calm the baby down and go back out and then repeat but the baby doesn't calm down.
Never do it... I regret it i tried and more clingy than that she use to be. She keeps checking if I'm still next to her ohh it feels bad
My 10 old month doesn't gets sleepy till 8:30 or 9pm. How do I get her back to getting sleepy around 7:30pm?
Wake her/him up at 6am, they'll be tired by 8:30 guaranteed.
I'm sorry but I don't hear any of the People disagreeing coming up with any solutions?? Kids sleeping in beds with parents until they are toddlers or teenagers are bound to have some ongoing issues ....
Be there for your baby when it needs you. Be patient with it. I am a 31 yo father of a 8 month old daughter (my first born) and I love her to death. I would do anything for her to feel comfortable and safe. It breaks my heart if I hear her cry or see her desperately searching for me in the dark. I immediately embrace her and talk to her gently. Never lose patience, breathe deep and smile. That helps. And if you need to: Remind yourself how much you love your child. Baby´s needs are number 1 priority since she was born, but that´s a price I am more than willing to pay as she is all I ever wanted and needed in my life. My daughter is a high-needing baby, it´s difficult but we need to work through this, because I want my daughter to be confident in her environment, feel safe and loved, empathic and have a strong bond with her.
Since 6 months now it is me who takes her to bed every evening at 7 PM. Many evenings ended there for me, but it´s ok. It´s for her. She´s more important, I can deal with jsut laying beside her and hearing her breathe calmly. And I dont even have the comfort of breastfeeding her when she´s upset. Love makes it all easier. She sleeps 30 minutes, wakes up, cries. I take her int my arms, walk with her through the dark room and sing for her like 20-30 minutes, then she hopefully falls asleep and I try to put her in bed again. If she wakes up while I try to gently put her there: Repeat.
The first months it was way harder for me because I didn´t have the "right" mindset yet and what really helped me was a trick from my wife: Imagine it was you or your partner who sits there and cries - wouldn´t you comfort them or wish someone came for you and held you?
Lucky Charming No one is saying that dumbass. When your baby cries you pick them up and take care of them, comfort them. This is how you raise a serial killer.
Dramatic much? You're ways raises them to be an entitled brat.
Issues like what? I dont see any issues in my child, he knows that he is always heard, never ignored and loved!
eVACu8M if you run and hug your child everytime she cry, she is going to realize that she woukd get everything by crying and gonna cry for everuthing and you don't sleep and she won't sleep
Thanks , Doc! I'm totally trying this TONIGHT. I'm ready for it. Loved the way you taught this and it all really resonated with me. Going to believe this will work
Hello Alex, did you do it? How long did it take you? I am planning to start in 2 weeks when my baby turns 4 and half months. I'm very nervous to start this.
sarah mustakim did you start
Hello @@CynaRed , yes! It was done in a day. And now it's been almost a month and my baby is sleeping wonderfully. 11 hours at night. And perfect naps during the day too. She is happy and full of energy when awake and so am I!
sarah mustakim one day?! How long did she cry
@@CynaRed first night she cried for 25 mins. Woke up middle of night at 1:30 am and fell back asleep in 15 mins. Then woke up directly at 6 am. Subsequent days it just improved and there was hardly any crying.. More like whining. And now she just tosses and turns and falls asleep in 5 to 10 mins
Is an eight o’clock bedtime okay for my five month old?
It's on the late side but might work well if your baby's taking 3 or 4 naps. My 5.5-month-old recently transitioned to 2 naps and does really well with a 6 PM bedtime but every baby is different. Ways to tell if bedtime is too late: they take a long time (more than 15 minutes) to fall asleep at bedtime; they wake up and cry within an hour of being put down; they wake up frequently at night (more than every 4 hours); they regularly start the day before 6 AM; they wake up crying in the morning (instead of being happy); and if they're super fussy around 4-5 PM.
My baby is 6 mo and she's been angle to fall asleep independently since basically 2mo, but she still needs 2 feedings or night 😭
Goes to bed at 8pm
Dream feeding 12am
Wakes up crying around 4-5am
Wakes up 8am
Even during the day she can go max 5 hours between feedings.
She IS hungry, I tried CIO, soothing, but she needs food. She'd only take max 5 oz per feeding, how do I get her to eat more and sleep longer?? Please help 🙏
Did you ever get a response? I have the same problem. What did you do?
Going to try this tonight.
How do you calm them without picking them up
My twins are 3 months d but we’re born at 31 weeks. Do you think I can try this method? They have been going stretches of 4-5 hours without waking to eat.
I tried this, worked great for the first three days, then my daughter learned that her coughing so hard made me.worry she was going on vomit so I went in there, now she knows if she does that I'll come running. Any advice? She's a year and a month! Thank you in advance!
Britt Dennis Don’t come in anymore when she’s coughing. Or prolong the amount of time before you come in. She needs to break the association that her coughing and you coming will happen.
So what happened? Did you figure it out?
Your ooor baby needs you, let her sleep with you. We live in an insane world where expert advice tells you to ignore your child. Bring her into bed with you
This method is just not working for my son. I am in desperate need of some sleep and he can cry for 2 hours without soothing to sleep.
My friend used the Ferber method with her daughter. Took a couple weeks of her screaming her head off and sure it eventually worked, but she is 21 and has suffered from night terrors her whole life. I took a much more gentle approach and while it did take longer, mine are peaceful and solid sleepers. Ages 20, 10 & 7. Viewers please do your own research on the risks and harms on crying it out, for infants. I would also argue that exclusively breastfed babies who are six months old, may NOT be full for an entire 7+ hours.
what if the baby doesnt calm down from just touch?
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Hi, what do you do if baby wakes up in middle of night?
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CIO for Naps too?
The Uncouth Truth you typically start with night time training then go to naps, it’s harder to train them for naps