Crying it out

HI PUTPUT, i have a 10 month old and i did CIO with him when he was 7.5 months old.....he sleeps well form 7.00 pm to 6.00 am every night but daytime i still rock him to sleep....after waking up at 6.00 am he needs to sleep at 9.30 am ...sometimes when he keeps wriggling in my arms although i know he is sleepy i just put him down ...he cries a little bit and then settles down himself....so for daytime i suggest see what makes both of u comfy....maybe a mix of rock and leaving alone.....but pl. follow the schedules completely....also maybe he is getting bord at home in the morning...try taking him to a park when he can enjoy diff sights and does not want to sleep so soon....hope this helps.
 
I think at 10 months your baby should be able to stay awake for at least 2 hours. some suggestions:
-put down for bedtime at 7:30pm and then wake up at 6/6:30am
-do not stay in her room after putting her down, just keep the door open a little so you can hopefully check on her without her seeing?
- what do you do together when's she awake?
- it's ok if she cries, it will eventually get less and less.
- sleep training takes a good week if not more, just stick with the timing and routine and your daughter should get the hang out of things and what to expect.
- remember that your baby wants structure and routine, it's our job is to provide it as best we can
 
Thanks so much for your responses, Mushi and Southside852.

Today has been a nightmare. I put her down at 7.30 after doing her routine and she cried till 8.45 then fell asleep for 50 minutes. Then at 12.00 I put her down again after lunch and routine and she cried till 2.30 at which point I picked her up and rocked her to sleep (haven't done that all week since starting the training but I was desperate!) and she slept for 20 minutes. Three days (not consecutively) she has been put down at slightly different times but fallen asleep between 8.30-9.00. Probably a daft question, but is this then her morning nap 'time' and should I put her down around 8.30? Could the problem be that I'm putting her down too early??? I put her down when she is showing signs of tiredness but then she's crying, fiddling, talking to herself when she's in the cot. Mushi, how many naps does your son have as I read in a previous post that he takes 40minute naps? Southside852, how long did it take to train your baby for daytime naps and did you go in and check once in a while or did you use the extinction method? Long post, sorry!
 
yes, i would give our son a quick cuddle and kiss and tell him it's time for his nap. then i would put him down, close the door and walk out. i could hear through the door whether or not he was playing etc...of course, i would occassionally peek in to see. once he fell asleep, i would go in and cover him. if your baby wakes up at 6/6:30am (likes ours did), his nap time is usually between 8:30/9am. it sounds like hers would be the same. 45 minutes is 1 sleep cycle and so in the morning, that's usually all they have. the afternoon nap is usually when they go through two cycles. hope this helps!
 
Southside852,

What time does your baby go down for nap no.2. I took your and Mushi's advice with nap 1 and she went to sleep after 25 mins of crying so thank you so, so much for helping. Now, I need to work out nap no.2 which I continue to struggle with!
 
...and how did you get two cycles out of your baby? So far, I've only managed to get two cycles if she takes just the one nap at 11.30 -13.00.
 
his afternoon nap starts between 12:30pm/1pm depending on what he's been doing before - ie. playgroup, market, playing with me at home etc...in which case i know he's going to be super exhausted. he usually goes down at 12:30/1 and sleeps until 2:30pm/3pm. crying it out helps them also figure out how to put themselves back to sleep so in the afternoon if he wakes up once after 45 minutes, do not go in. let him play etc..and see if she realizes that no one is coming in and then will then eventually put herself back to sleep.

whatever you decide to do, stay consistent with your behavior and responses to her behavior or else she'll get mixed messages and be confused.
 
Did your son ever cry through his whole afternoon nap? If so,what did you do in that situ? Southside852, I really appreciate all your help.It's giving me the confidence to get through this at a time when I really started to feel like I couldn't hack it anymore!
 
hi putput, did u take your baby out to the park like i said or did u do something else?> i am faced with another prob now.....my baby regularly wakes up at 6.00 am ...earlier it used to be 7.00am......and i don;t mind waking up with him but he gets tired very fast so by teh time his breakfast is laid he is a little cranky and it is diffulct to sustain him till his normal nap time which is at 9.30 am..... any ideas anyone who has experienced how do i get him to slep more...he goes to bed at 7.00pm sharp....should i let him cry it out at 6.00 am everyday? but i am sure he will cry quite a bit now that he is used to waking at that time.......psl. help.
 
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