https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:07:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257186 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:46:38 +0000 rachiecakes 257186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pediatrician asked how DS was sleeping at his last appointment (6 months). When I told him our routine: in the crib at 8:30/9, wakes at least once, nurses, stays in bed next to me until I get up at 6:30, back to crib - he said to move the crib out of our room if I wanted to sleep and not to breastfeed from 7pm to 5am. Well, since I work full time, that's the only time I get to nurse him. And I told him honestly, I'd rather go without sleep and spend the time with him while he's still nursing and still small. The pediatrician totally got it and said that that was fine, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257071 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:57:17 +0000 stargal 257071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is only 5 weeks but we have him sleeping in 3 differnet places,so that he can easy acculate to sleeping anywhere. he sleeps in his crib in his nursery, cosleeps in bedwith us (usually in the mornings) or in his bassinette in our room, its been working great and he is fine in all 3 places. we prob will not be sleep training until 4-5 months. i agree with everyone that 2 months is just to young, cant believe your doctor would recommend that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257063 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:55:38 +0000 erwoo 257063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow... I'd find a new pediatrician too. My sons' pediatrician usually only addresses serious issues and always asks me if I have any other questions before she leaves in which I always do! She usually gives great advice and doesn't force it. All the books that I've read says to sleep train at around 6 months. I CIO'd my oldest at 5.5 weeks and it took about two weeks for him to learn how to self soothe. I'll probably do the same with my 4 month old when he's about that age. We didn't co-sleep with either boys but did have them in a mini arms reach co-sleeper that's a couple of feet away from our bed. First slept in our room for 4 months and second is 4 months and counting. Haha! It's mainly b/c we're still getting his big brother's room ready so he needs to move out the crib first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257049 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:50:24 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 257049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like other people have said, I would consider changing your ped. We co-slept (happily) for 4 months. Then LO slept in his own crib in our room for another month (disaster), until we moved him into his own room. Around 5.5 months we did a gentle sleep training and we all slept much better after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257014 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:28:17 +0000 skibobrown 257014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would find a new pediatrician stat! Sounds like this doctor is not a good fit for you guys. Our daughter sleeps in her Pack N Play for most of the night each night, and then comes into the bed with us sometime between 5 and 6:30 AM when she starts rustling around. She sleeps for another 1-2 hours in bed with us. She's 4 months now, and we're going to try transitioning her to her crib in her own room this week. I suspect that the morning co-sleeping will be continuing for some time though. If you're not ready to stop co-sleeping, and it's working well for you, then why make a change? You can always change your sleeping arrangements later when you're ready and when it suits your baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-257009 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:23:16 +0000 Honeybee 257009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We co-slept with DD until she was 11 months, and we never sleep trained her. DS is about 4.5 months, and he's a sometimes co-sleeper, at this point. The only sleep training we've done with him was swaddle weaning, and we didn't use CIO.</p> <p>I think 2 months is pretty young to CIO. I think most sleep training books say not to do that until 4 (or maybe 6) months? So 2 months seems early to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-256998 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:20:12 +0000 cvbee 256998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How nosey of your doctor!</p> <p>Sleeping arrangements have never been asked about by mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-256982 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:12:53 +0000 Downward Dog 256982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pediatrician was pushing sleep training on me. We co-sleep and I did not agree with the dr.'s approach. Now every time she brings it up, I tell her I read "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley, and that it is really helping us and we are following it very closely. That usually gets her off my case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-256890 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:38:38 +0000 keiki_mama 256890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't cosleep but our pediatrician supports it. She said we could start sleep training at five months. Two months seems a little young... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199559 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:31:48 +0000 deannab1 199559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I *wouldn't* let him CIO this early on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199557 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:30:36 +0000 deannab1 199557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had jaundice really bad and had to sleep in a bili bed for 3 days. We weren't allowed to get him out of his bili bed except to feed him or comfort him. It was so warm and comfortable for him that think he was inadvertently sleep trained. When we got home from the hospital he did NOT want to sleep with us and much preferred being in his crib. He has never slept with us. We didn't "sleep train" but we put him on the eat/wake/sleep schedule suggested by the baby whisperer and it has worked miracles. I don't feel like I have to guess as to what is wrong with him and I don't usually even have to do a process of elimination. I know what comes next and so does he. It was really natural schedule for him and he seems to love it. We started the schedule at 6 weeks, but we aren't very strict with it. When we first put him on the schedule he began sleeping a 4.5-7 hour stretch at night and has stuck to it ever since. I get up with him once at night and that's it. He goes down really easily at night time and nap time. I couple of rocks, his eyes start to get drowsy, I lay him down, and he's out. I think I got lucky. I would let him CIO this early on, but I also haven't had to because he's such a great sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199550 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:20:29 +0000 MegWag 199550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was totally anti-cosleeping before our son was born, but we co-slept a good portion of the time until he was about 2.5 months. He's been sleeping in his crib consistently for several weeks and just recently started sleeping through.<br /> We didn't sleep train, but I did have my husband handle wake ups one night and night-weaned and that made a huge difference to duration of sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199529 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:02:58 +0000 BananaPancakes 199529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 9 week old sleeps in a bassinet right next to the bed or actually on me. He has reflux chokes a lot, so I'm not comfortable with him being any further away than where I can quickly grab him. He'll be sleeping at arms reach away until I'm sure his reflux is under control. And even then I won't sleep train until at least 6 months if seriously necessary. My ped hasn't even brought up our sleeping arrangements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199400 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:33:15 +0000 looch 199400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't plan to co-sleep, but we basically would put him to sleep with motion, and then when he woke up, I'd go and get him and we'd sleep the two of us in the bed in the nursery. We did this for almost 10 months, when we were all finally ready to CIO sleep train. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-199055 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:03:54 +0000 Mrs. Pen 199055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: that is so young! I cannot believe a dr would suggest sleep-training (CIO method, not even a gentler method) as early as 2 months! That's insane. I totally wouldn't follow that advice at all and I concur you may need a new doctor.<br /> IN ADDITION - isn't a dr for the health and medical needs of your child? They have no right to tell you how to parent as well. Co-sleeping is a parenting choice and as long as you do it safely, it never has to be a medical choice.</p> <p>We half co-sleep. We coslept 100% from 4weeks to 3.5 months. the last few weeks we've had DS in his crib for half the night, then for his early morning feeding (between 5-6am usually) he makes his way into our bed and gets up anywhere from 7-8:30am. He actually won't sleep in his crib in the morning - I have no idea why! He will at night, but he will immediately wake up if he's in his crib.<br /> I actually like this setup. We still get out morning snuggles and the special quality time of co-sleeping, but we also get some privacy and quality sleep for ourselves! It's been a great balance for us. </p> <p>I don't plan to sleep-train, at least not the traditional CIO method. I have tried gentler methods and they don't seem to work so well for Cobi, and that's okay. We'll just muddle through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-198926 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:48:49 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 198926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician told us not to co-sleep and to sleep train too. That just wasn't going to work for us. Lala is 2 and still sleeps with us. Mei Mei is 4 months and sleeps in her crib until about 5 or 6 am then comes into bed too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/co-sleepers-how-long-did-you-co-sleep-did-you-sleep-train#post-198918 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:33:29 +0000 mrsjazz 198918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 2 months and has only slept in her bassinet once or twice. Other than that she has slept with me and most recently we got an Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper so that the three of us could be together.</p> <p>My original pediatrician left the practice (she supported co-sleeping as long as it was "safe") and we have a new pediatrician who mentioned starting sleep training now. I said no, I think she's too young and mentioned we were using a co-sleeper. She said she didn't think that was safe and that LO will sleep in her bassinet if we just put her in there and let her cry it out. I said no. She said we'll talk again about sleep training at the 3 month appointment, maybe you'll be ready then. We weren't planning on using CIO as a method and I don't like it being pushed on me (I just can't take hearing her cry and it hurts my husband even more). I think we're going to be looking for a new pediatrician.</p> <p>So, I'm curious: How long did you co-sleep? And if you sleep trained, when did you start? </p>