Elizabeth Pantley or Ferber method?
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firsttimemom
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Hi Lisa,
Well said!!! we moms won't ever ever allow our kids to cry but if it's not helping him to sleep thru the night, it's not healthy for him too. This is my last resort, i did try other method but nothing works for my 11 months old. I'm reading Ferber now and might be ready to start tomorrow night. Our situation are similar, my son wakes up 5-7 times a night just to bF, it's a habit already. Can i please ask you if you first eliminate the night feeding method before doing the progressive "cry it out"? Thanks.
Well said!!! we moms won't ever ever allow our kids to cry but if it's not helping him to sleep thru the night, it's not healthy for him too. This is my last resort, i did try other method but nothing works for my 11 months old. I'm reading Ferber now and might be ready to start tomorrow night. Our situation are similar, my son wakes up 5-7 times a night just to bF, it's a habit already. Can i please ask you if you first eliminate the night feeding method before doing the progressive "cry it out"? Thanks.
Well I started during the day for the 1st nap so that he would be a little bit used to it by night. I set up his naptime routine a few days earlier so he would know when naptime was so I wasn't just putting him in his bed and walking away. At night I do his bedtime routine. I haven't eliminated the wake up feed yet because he has reflux (getting better) so I feel he still needs that feed. Plus he has only just started solids. I think he will stop waking by himself for that feed.
Good luck! I'll be honest the first few days are tough! it really does tug on your heart strings!
And I made sure I was home for his naps so that he would not be overtired.
Good luck! I'll be honest the first few days are tough! it really does tug on your heart strings!
And I made sure I was home for his naps so that he would not be overtired.
firsttimemom
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Hi ladies,
Just want to update that i am now sleeping 8 hours straight - after 11 months of waking up every 2-3 hours to BF.
What did i do? FERBERized! it is simply unbelievable, as i've said earlier, my baby wakes up 2-3 hours to bf, i tried other approach as i don't want my baby to "cry it out" but it was the last resort for me. The good thing is - i was able to eliminate the night feeding WITHOUT crying as suggested by Ferber. So his approach is not just crying it out, we gradually extend the feeding time half hour every night and it works til he was able to removed it.
Then i did the progressive crying approach so he learns how to fall asleep on his own if he wakes up. He initially cried 25 mins total on the first night, second night 10 mins and tonight, no more crying at all. He sleeps from 7pm-630am now.
For those who are in the same situation as mine, read the ferber book, it works!
Just want to update that i am now sleeping 8 hours straight - after 11 months of waking up every 2-3 hours to BF.
What did i do? FERBERized! it is simply unbelievable, as i've said earlier, my baby wakes up 2-3 hours to bf, i tried other approach as i don't want my baby to "cry it out" but it was the last resort for me. The good thing is - i was able to eliminate the night feeding WITHOUT crying as suggested by Ferber. So his approach is not just crying it out, we gradually extend the feeding time half hour every night and it works til he was able to removed it.
Then i did the progressive crying approach so he learns how to fall asleep on his own if he wakes up. He initially cried 25 mins total on the first night, second night 10 mins and tonight, no more crying at all. He sleeps from 7pm-630am now.
For those who are in the same situation as mine, read the ferber book, it works!