https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 13:20:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-296135 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:05:20 +0000 Mrs. Pen 296135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: awww sweetie I'm so sorry to hear this :(:( I would say just try to be patient and go with the flow for awhile... it really sounds like he just needs his mommy for awhile!! My one rule with sleep-training DS was that above all, I had to trust my gut, not the "rules" or a book. You have to feel good about what you're doing as a mom and totally believe 100% that you're doing what's best. If you have reservations, don't force it. If you're feeling this isn't for him - then you shouldn't do it. Every baby is so different and has different needs.</p> <p>love you and sending you some hugs!! i hope precious baby Clementine feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-296132 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:45:16 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 296132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All I can offer is my sympathy. We've had to sleep train after every single vacation, and the older he gets, the tougher it is (more stamina, more stubborn etc). :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-296118 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:22:37 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 296118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: Awww poor baby. But it should pass pretty quickly (no more than a week?) and the sleep might even go back on its own. I keep up with the Tylenol at night and teething tablets during the day when my LO is teething to give her some relief. Good lucj! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-296056 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:32:45 +0000 Clementine 296056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleveesmommy: our LO drooled like crazy from 3 mos and then at 6 mos finally got some teeth. I am totally in the same boat as you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-296054 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:31:31 +0000 Clementine 296054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: He's def teething and like you said that's prob not helping. I think I'm going to take a break then try to start back up again but in a very gradual way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-295582 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:44:58 +0000 Clementine 295582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: @Cole: I actually saw my Ped today and she said often babies from 6-9 mos are very perceptive regarding their surroundings. When we went on vaca, new place, new people probably made him feel out of the loop. She said it usually takes 2 weeks to get babies back to feeling like their world as they know it is back to normal. She said to take a break from sleep training, and to make him very safe and comfortable. She said to slowly try sleep training again. I think I'm going to take a break now, and try that. Only bad thing is I'm taking him on the road with for a work trip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-294714 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:05:51 +0000 Cole 294714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a friend going through this and she is baffled, they were down to a few minutes of light fussing at sleep time but now it cio isn't even working. It is driving her crazy but she hadn't figured out a solution yet. Her baby is on the brink of walking though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-294625 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:51:10 +0000 Mrs. Bee 294625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i let the kids have a couple of days to get back into things before trying to retrain, and don't mind rocking/nursing/whatever it takes to get them down for at least a couple of days. </p> <p>i'm sorry it's been so tough! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-294563 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:43:54 +0000 littleveesmommy 294563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sort of in the same boat as @honeybee with DD dictating her sleep. From 2 months until 4 months she slept straight thru 830-630 without any wakings, then the sleep regression fpillowed by "teething" happened (all signs of teething from then until now at 7.5 months but still no teeth?!?!?!). She gets up 1-3 times a night now and needs to nurse back to sleep. I'll let her cry for a few minutes to see if she really needs me first. I've tried ignoring her to see if she will go back to her STTN but it's harder to ignore now. =| </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-293720 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:10:05 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 293720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: Could there be something else going on, like teething or a growth spurt? If so, then you may need to wait a week or do before trying to sleep train again :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-293705 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:54:12 +0000 Honeybee 293705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: Maybe it's not? Idk, I feel like parenting is so much trial and error. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-293685 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:33:51 +0000 Clementine 293685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Thanks for responding. I'm beginning to feel like CIO is not right for my LO. He did great the first time, but now. Maybe, I should just go with the flow like you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-293411 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:47:21 +0000 Honeybee 293411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't use CIO, but DS started putting himself to sleep by himself at about 4 months, after we swaddle weaned. Now, all of a sudden, he wants to be rocked to sleep again! Completely baffling!</p> <p>I've basically decided to stop worrying about it and just let him dictate his sleep schedule. We still have a strict bedtime and sleep routines, but I'm not stressing if he wakes up every 2 hours (like he did last night) or if he sleep 11 hours straight (like the previous night) or if he decides he wants to be rocked to sleep instead of putting himself to sleep. I'm pretty sure everything I do is arbitrary and he's going to do whatever he wants anyway, lol. :) Anyway, I have no advice. I've basically just given up and decided to let him figure it out on his own in his own time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-not-sure-what-to-do#post-293386 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:36:00 +0000 Clementine 293386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has definitely undone all his sleep training post vac even though I stuck to his routine as much as possible.<br /> HE NOW SCREAMS LOUD AND LONG, but refuses to fall asleep by himself. We sleep trained and he was doing great, but now he refuses and even CIO doesn't seem to be working second time around. Thank God, he is not waking up at night. He actually is almost sleeping through the night, but getting him down has been a nightmare. Anyone else had to retrain and not been successful like us? </p>