controlled crying in a shared bedroom

[Indadhanu]

Meegm, no advice as I have no idea what cry-it-out involves (other than crying obviously lol), but wanted to give you a hug from one sleep deprived mother to another. I've been pretty desperate for some sleep as well (and my partner gets up at 5am for work each day so I know the feeling).

I have worked on the No-Cry Sleep Solution, and it went great for 2 weeks then down the hill. Yesterday we noticed two sore red and pretty nasty looking bumps on her gums, two molars at once! Oh boy! So at the moment its more about riding the wave with Jazz than trying to make her sleep. Is it possible you little one is teething? I know its probably been a while since you slept through (since before December for me, so I really DO know how you feel), but some bubs really do suffer through teething. I always feel very jealous for myself AND Jazz when I hear of mums who just 'find' teeth in their bubs mouths, while I check multiple times a day to see if Jazzy's are even close to breaking through

To tell the truth though, and keep in mind i know very little about CIO techniques, but I can't see it working while she is sharing a room with anyone. Any other issues aside, your poor boy wouldn't get ANY sleep either, and would probably make your days even harder dealing with two overtired little ones. Just what I assume would happen anyway.

Hope you get some sleep soon


BTW: At least one wake-up is common and entirely normal until they are 2 years old, so I am told, so its possible that she DOES need you during the night. My daughter wakes multiple times a night and expects a feed, she barely goes 2 hours, so THATS habit.
One feed during the night is normal and sometimes necessary, remember their stomachs are TINY and babies do so much growing in their first few years. If it is once or twice during the night I wouldn't personally try to cut it out. A lot of the time they really do need it.