How long do you let your baby cry before picking them up?

Sammie posted June 3, 2020

Who else is struggling with this? Do I use the cry it out method for sleep training? What works? Help!!

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Shonda posted June 3, 2020

I hear you!! It’s not easy, but just remember it’s probably harder on you than it is on your little one. If your baby is <6 months then don’t worry about sleep training quite yet, but if you’re in the thick of it, hang in there!

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Alyssa posted June 3, 2020

I know people swear by it and it works for a lot of infants, it did NOT work for me. The CIO may simpoly just not be for you. I always wait a few mins though, so maybe try that? 😊

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Alyssa posted June 16, 2020

I don’t do CIO with my son. They cry because they need us. Here’s a link for a babe I follow on FB called the Beyond Sleep Training Project. https://thebeyondsleeptrainingproject.com/blog/the-beyond-sleep-training-project-stance-on-what-constitutes-sleep-training

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Samantha posted June 16, 2020

Go with what you feel. If you are okay to pick the little one up then go for it. But if you need to step away because you are pulling hair out, make sure the little one is in safe spot and let em cry. Follow your instinct. No right or wrong as long as they are safe and loved.

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Michele posted June 16, 2020

My daughter just turned 10 months today. I did not let her cry it out nor did I let either of my sons cry it out when they were younger. My daughter finally began sleeping through the night at 9 months on her own. I noticed the biggest difference with a time frame in between her waking was when she began solid food. The more solid food she ate during the day, and the closer to bedtime she ate solid food, the better she slept and the longer she slept.

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Sarah posted January 8, 2022

A tip that works for babies still on milk, too, is to give them a bottle of formula milk rather than only breastmilk, right before bed. For some reason, formula kept my little one more full at night and he slept through much easier. it was a weird discovery; we had to do formula because we found out he was allergic to dairy and I still had too much dairy in my system, and he was throwing up and arching his back a lot, so our pediatrician recommended a dairy free formula that we used right away, and he slept totally fine at about 3 months old, through the night.

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Dirdura posted April 29, 2022

Good morning,
Infants can't talk and cries are their communication system.
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