Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 22:55:59 +0000 meredithNYC on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065618 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:23:23 +0000 meredithNYC 2065618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, and for us it was not at all dramatic. My 2.5 is still a great sleeper and such a bright, smiley little person thanks to being well- rested. jape14 on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065594 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:47:18 +0000 jape14 2065594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did modified Ferber at 4 months and it has been life-changing so far. For example, last night I put LO down wide awake making hammy faces at me. By the time I went downstairs and turned on the monitor, he was asleep and slept straight through to his 4am feeding. Huge change from pre-sleep training where we needed to rock/bounce him only to have him wake up after one sleep cycle and not know how to go back to sleep. catomd00 on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065577 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:52:04 +0000 catomd00 2065577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. I believe sleep is developmental and not something that requires training. I am vehemently against CIO so that was never on the table for us. I think there are instances where sleep training is needed to get baby the sleep he needs, but in general is overused and done for parent benefit. ScarletBegonia on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065557 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:08:05 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2065557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, at 3.5 months, 6 months and just this past week post-illnes at 10.5 months. Every time has been relatively painless and has resulted in extended periods of sleeping through the night. Zero regrets. daniellemybelle on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065532 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:49:36 +0000 daniellemybelle 2065532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. So much. We have done full on sleep training at least 3 times. Some nights still at 15 months she has to CIO. If we travel or she's sick she gets used to waking at night & wants to sleep in bed with me so when we are getting back into our routine we have to CIO. Thankfully she does understand when I say "Shh, night night" and will lay back down but she still cries as she falls back to sleep. jedeve on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065525 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:26:11 +0000 jedeve 2065525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nothing against it but I just can't do it! I wish I could. We sorta tried with LO1, but he was having problems vomiting often so we could let him cry long because he would vomit. And I liked rocking him to sleep cause DH would do the kitchen. Also we tried night weaning and after a week he was still waking up at night. And lo2, no, not yet anyway. I don't know how lo1 would handle it. Although he did cry himself to sleep last night,,,,while DH was putting on his pajamas! Haha, I wish I could've seen it. DH said he was snoring as he pulled up his pants. Mrs. Bee on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065524 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:25:04 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2065524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes it was life changing. luckily both kids were easy to sleep train. Ms. Lilbunny on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2065511 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:04:54 +0000 Ms. Lilbunny 2065511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, nap trained at 11 weeks. Life changing, no regrets. Night trying now with no regrets. It's soooo hard, but so worth it. I never thought that CIO would work for my LO, but it has. thismustbetheplace on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064505 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:39:03 +0000 thismustbetheplace 2064505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Kind of? We really just had to teach him how to fall asleep on his own (PARENTS OF NEWBORNS: TEACH THAT FROM THE BEGINNING WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME :wink: haha). He was addicted to us bouncing him on the exercise ball for bedtimes and every MOTN wake-up. We did modified Ferber at about 6.5 months and it was life changing. His sleep got a million times better (he sleeps through the night now!) and he is a much happier baby for it. We are very pro-AP so I never thought we'd consider it but I'm so glad we did. LuLu Mom on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064458 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:27:24 +0000 LuLu Mom 2064458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep occasionally we had to use it, but honestly she was a good sleeper. Now as a toddler, I'm about to break it out again, because her night time routine is awful (it's our fault too) but it's time to get back into her bed and falling asleep when we say! Zbug on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064313 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:35:05 +0000 Zbug 2064313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not really. We started pushing back night nursing after a year by having dh handle early wakeups. There is some crying, but he's comforting her and I go in if she's really upset. loveisstrange on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064310 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:34:48 +0000 loveisstrange 2064310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. At 6 months. No regrets MrsB2012 on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064305 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:33:29 +0000 MrsB2012 2064305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ no, I changed around her environment and changed her routine instead. Sleep training was the next step but we were lucky and never had to go there. Pumpkin Pie on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064304 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:33:08 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2064304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. For falling asleep. We are now on day 2 for MOTN wakeups. The first night she cried for like 10 mins, but last night she cried on and off for about 30 mins. mediagirl on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064294 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:30:09 +0000 mediagirl 2064294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. We did what I considered gentle sleep training where I would sleep in her room with her while she cried in her crib. dolphin on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064284 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:28:08 +0000 dolphin 2064284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We never did for naps but we did for night time. Mrs. Toad on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064282 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:27:07 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2064282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes, and he still cries for a minute or two before falling asleep at naps. .twist. on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064265 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:22:25 +0000 .twist. 2064265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @blackbird: 6 months and life changing. yes & yes. oliviaoblivia on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064196 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:53:33 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2064196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A little for naps with #1 to help her break the nurse to also crutch before I went back to work. It was quick and painless. Mamasig on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064192 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:51:11 +0000 Mamasig 2064192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, I just can't handle the crying! And I'm not patient enough either. blackbird on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064140 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:36:13 +0000 blackbird 2064140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh yes. At 6 months. It was life changing mrs. tictactoe on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064132 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:33:26 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2064132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did some CIO when Liam was 17 months or so. I hated it and hope to avoid it next time, but we'll see. Smurfette on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064114 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:28:40 +0000 Smurfette 2064114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep! Both nap and bedtime. lawbee11 on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064104 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:25:00 +0000 lawbee11 2064104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, for naps and nighttime. Alivoo01 on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064102 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:24:24 +0000 Alivoo01 2064102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did when he was younger, but he was constantly sick so we gave up sleep training. Now, he throws up if we let him cry too much/hard. He's one of THOSE kids. sigh... Grace on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2064045 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:08:00 +0000 Grace 2064045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've done check and console. It was only 35 min at the longest time, so it wasn't hard core or anything. Mae on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2063982 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:50:58 +0000 Mae 2063982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. We did a slightly modified ferber for both night and then naps. I really didn't want to but it got to the point where I was sitting up rocking her all. night. long. and after 5 nights I broke. It really sucked at bedtime for one night. And then on night 4(I think?) we had an awful night. But otherwise it was sort of magical. Naps were a bit harder. She really didn't cry that much but she would just roll around and not sleep and we had a 45 min time limit on naps before we gave up. It took a few weeks before she stopped skipping naps and we still have an occasional skipped nap but mostly it is so much better. LovelyPlum on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2063945 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:39:55 +0000 LovelyPlum 2063945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are toying with it now. I really don't like the idea, but she has had a heck of a time falling asleep the last week or so. Last night was night 4, but I gave in after a while. We will see what tonight brings. mrsjyw on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2063936 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:35:05 +0000 mrsjyw 2063936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not yet, we're not opposed to it, but never had to with DS. autumnlove on "Have you ever done any form of CIO or sleep training with your LOs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-done-any-form-of-cio-or-sleep-training-with-your-los#post-2063933 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:33:42 +0000 autumnlove 2063933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did a few days of it when LO 1 was 11 months old during a "I want to stand up in my crib before I nap or go to sleep for the night" phase.