CIO (cry it out)

So yesterday we took the leap of faith and started the Ferber method with Andrea. I thought long and hard about this, and I really wasn't sure if this is the route that would work for us, but really I was so tired of having her fall asleep and than wake up an hour later and than having it take another hour of just holding her hand to fall back to sleep, and to only wake up an hour later again.

I reluctantly checked out the Ferber method from the library a little over a month ago.I read it and felt ready, but apparently I really wasn't. It was awful hearing my kid cry and cry and cry for almost an hour. Beto and I gave up and we just rocked her to sleep. I figured this wasn't for us, and eventually she'd learn to fall asleep on her own. Well as the month progressed I felt like things were just getting worse and seriously I was starting to lose my mind. I need my free time in the evening without worrying about her waking up. So I went and checked out Healthy sleep habits, happy baby. That book along with Ferbers totally did wonders. I understood why my kid needed to sleep, and why she needed to fall asleep at a certain hour everyday.

It hasn't been smooth sailing these past two nights, but I can already see improvements. Last night she cried for 30 minutes before falling asleep, and ended up sleeping 12 hours straight. The most beautiful feeling in the world after 9 months of waking up so much. Today she cried for 2 minutes, whined for 2 and than was completely out by the 5th minute. However, she woke up 20 minutes later hysterical. I was crushed. LOL. So we did the whole Ferber thing again, and it took her almost an hour, but she has been sleeping peacefully since than. I hope tomorrow is a better night. I hear it usually takes around 3 nights before they actually get it.

Here is too good luck and happy sleeping! Well that's all for today, nothing fun sorry.