tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778939379626694305.post1762593150923033424..comments2013-03-04T12:50:48.759-08:00Comments on vinoyogimama: Sleep Training: Day II and Night IIIKiera Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17070679541389760769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778939379626694305.post-47072870601073154292011-10-10T20:21:19.937-07:002011-10-10T20:21:19.937-07:00I have heard that cry it out with checks is actual...I have heard that cry it out with checks is actually the fastest way to get a baby to learn how to fall asleep on his/her own. I would venture to guess that in the long term, cry it out cumulatively involves less crying than a longer process! I'm glad that worked for your family. Juna is a little young to do that yet, but we had to do something now. I feel pretty good about how we did this, especially now that I am seeing the benefits of her getting more sleep. She is a much happier baby! Thanks for your support, I truly appreciate it!Kiera Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070679541389760769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778939379626694305.post-4755888212127693552011-10-09T12:26:58.573-07:002011-10-09T12:26:58.573-07:00I am very much enjoying reading about your sleep t...I am very much enjoying reading about your sleep training. You and Bradford are doing such a wonderful job working it out in a way you're (mostly) comfortable with. My beautiful daughter is 9 now but it doesn't seem that long ago that we dealt with sleep issues. She was a champion sleeper at night but refused naps unless she was in my arms. Carriers, car seats, wraps and slings made very angry. Once in her crib, she would sleep nor more than ten minutes before the screaming to get back into my arms would start. I had a 1 year old son, so my mindset and schedule weren't quite the same as yours. This baby needed to nap! At four months old I ended up doing a modified CIO where I would look for her cues of being sleepy but not to the point of exhaustion. I would put her in her crib, where she would inevitably cry. I'd go in every 10-15 minutes to soothe her but not pick her up. It broke my heart to hear her cry and not go to her. The first day was rough, the second day easier, and on the third day she was able to self soothe and go right to sleep for naps. She remained a fabulous napper until she dropped naps at age 4 1/2 years...late, according to my mommy friends. <br /><br />I hope you don't feel like you're a "bad mother" for teaching your baby how to comfort herself and fall asleep....whether in your arms or in her crib. I believe it's a skill you are teaching her, just like any other skill children learn as they grow. <br /><br />I wish I could hug you and Bradford and tell you that this too shall pass, and then onto the next challenge. Just when you think you've got your kid all figured out, they change. :-)JulieNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684540275527856318noreply@blogger.com