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Post by elizac on Dec 14, 2011 8:11:24 GMT -6
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Post by supermommy on Dec 14, 2011 9:42:44 GMT -6
Sorry but ifi didn't let ds2 cry it out I would have zero freedom and would still be up 10 times a night which makes me resent having a baby...that's not being a good mother. I let ds2 for 2 nights and now he sleeps through the night and we r all happier around here....we all get better sleep
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Post by love on Dec 14, 2011 9:50:18 GMT -6
Thanks for sharing! I say do what works for your family. No judging here. We did not believe in CIO, we never could do it. But then again we co slept so we didn't really have any issues with needing to. GASP co sleeping hahahahahah
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Post by irish on Dec 14, 2011 10:01:18 GMT -6
I agree, to each his own. We did both, co-sleeping and CIO. DS slept with us until he was 7 mos old. We decided to move him to his crib bc he was a wild sleeper and would always end up sideways between us (so we basically made an "H" lol). I tried many different methods to get him to sleep in his crib and the best thing that worked was letting him CIO. He cried for about 20 min for 2 nights and then adapted. After reading that article my first thought was that the author meant extreme CIO. I just do not believe that letting your child CIO briefly leads to whiny, needy and depressed kids. Our son is so incredibly loved, we always cuddle him and kiss him (so much so that he's always cuddling and kissing his cousins lol) and he's very rarely whiny or needy and most certainly is not depressed!! I think you have to take these articles and advice with a grain of salt and do what you think is best for your family!
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Post by jrose on Dec 14, 2011 10:10:16 GMT -6
Oh no we CIO and my kids are just fine! If we didn't let them CIO we would've never gotten any sleep and co sleeping just wasn't an option for us. Everyone does whats best for their families.
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Post by gwensmama9206 on Dec 14, 2011 11:23:20 GMT -6
I hate letting DD cry it out but sometimes it needs to be done. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing it or not doing it. Like the other ladies said do what works best for your family.
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Post by supermommy on Dec 14, 2011 14:22:51 GMT -6
We co-sleep too. I generally have an attachment style of parenting. But I do have the sense to know when enough is enough....Ds2 at 12 months old was waking up every 1-2 hours and could NOT fall back to sleep without a bottle and being held. We tried everything and none of it worked. We let him cry for that 2 days and he sleeps through the night 100% and has no more bottle either. He is still SUPER happy and cuddly and more dependent than before. He is not whiny and pulling on us all the time like he used to. I do NOT do CIO under the age of 1 though....
I agree that we do what is best for our families...as long as they are loved and not neglected and you don't let them cry for 6 hours in their crib you are just fine :-)
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Post by apryllraye87 on Dec 15, 2011 7:22:45 GMT -6
When DS was a baby I never let him CIO.. I just couldn't do it. He's 4.5 now so if he's crying or throwing a tantrum because he doesn't want to go to bed I'll leave him in his bed until he falls asleep.
We also co-slept and I felt that when he was a baby he needed to know that he could trust us to be there if he needed something, even if what he needed was just the closeness or some snuggles!
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Post by sharon on Dec 16, 2011 6:39:56 GMT -6
We never did the CIO thing.
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Post by fungirls on Dec 16, 2011 7:44:37 GMT -6
I let them cry it out once they were old enough and big enough to sleep through the night. It only took letting them each cry for 10 minutes one night, so it wasn't bad. I wouldn't let them cry very long, it makes me too anxious!
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Post by betherin on Dec 16, 2011 7:47:00 GMT -6
DS2 has chosen CIO for himself. When it's time to sleep he fusses whether he's being rocked, nursing, or alone in his crib. He actually calms down faster in his crib. He usually fusses for 2-3 minutes, talks happily for another 2-3, and then falls asleep.
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