i insisted that i would NEVER let my son cry in his crib to train him to sleep. ha. i didn't really want to (who does, right?) but none of my gentler techniques seemed to be working.
last night he cried for over an hour. it was horrible. i wanted to go in there and hold him so badly, but i knew that meant all that crying was for nothing and we'd have to start all over again next time. so i suffered through it. i guess he did too. :( he did sleep the rest of the night without waking up.
tonight, we put him down at 8:20 p.m.
he was asleep by 8:22.
i'm still not sure i like the whole idea of "crying it out" and feel pretty guilty for doing it, but every mom i talked to today has done some form of it and it didn't scar their children. and if it's really as easy as this, maybe it's not so horrible. we'll see how the rest of the night goes......
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Ah well, its a lot less work once you child starts putting themself to sleep. Congrats on the Ferberization of your son!! Can't wait to see you guys!!
You are very strong...I still haven't got the guts to let him cry it out so to speak. The last time I tried four hours later he was still crying. I envy you...lol.
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