Hellobee Boards Topic: Is 4 months too young for CIO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Is 4 months too young for CIO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:03:13 +0000 SweetiePie on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2333054 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:52:50 +0000 SweetiePie 2333054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At the advice of our pediatrician, we did CIO at 4 months for his final night waking (which was 4/5am) and it worked like a charm. Within a week he was instead sleeping 12-13 hours straight. I know you're wondering about going to sleep, not staying asleep, but I would think it's the same. Good luck :-) PawPrints on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2333045 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:37:28 +0000 PawPrints 2333045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We sleep trained just after 4 months. I do think she was probably too young since she kept having relapses until she was about 5 months, but I'm still glad we did it. We were just spending way too much time bouncing her to sleep for every nap and bedtime. Now she's 6.5 months and is super at putting herself to sleep. Freckles on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332999 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:49:41 +0000 Freckles 2332999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It totally depends on the baby. LO1 was sleep trained with CIO at 4 months but she already had a soothing mechanism (her fingers). No matter what, LO2 couldn't be sleep trained until 8 months!! I tried every month but he was just hysterical. 8 months was our magic number. catlady on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332976 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 13:00:26 +0000 catlady 2332976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We tried at 16 weeks and it didn't work for us at that point. However, I know it does work for some babies at that age so I think it is worth the try. We really only had to try for one night to figure out that she wasn't ready. We tried again at around 5.5 months and it worked very well at that point. I have no regrets about how we did it. Good luck! Little Misters Mom on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332823 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:10:38 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2332823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We sleep trained at 14 weeks. I was at a breaking point and our family was so much happier and healthier once we were getting more regular seep. Key for us was total consistency. Good luck. jape14 on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332820 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:05:36 +0000 jape14 2332820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did Ferber for falling asleep at 4 months and it was life-changing! Briony on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332815 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:49:39 +0000 Briony 2332815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We sleep trained at three months and have no regrets. Go for it! Happygal on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332810 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:42:48 +0000 Happygal 2332810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I agree with the "depends on the baby" crowd. It seems to be the perfect time for many, but it was too young for us. She freaked and got clingy, defeating the whole purpose of sleep training. It was a hairy month with motor milestones and the start of teething, so I focused on good sleep habits. Good luck with whatever you do! I hope peace will be restored to your home soon. travelgirl1 on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332808 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:41:08 +0000 travelgirl1 2332808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't do it, but our doctor told us at her month well visit with my first that we could do CIO at that point. Hugs mama. The balancing act of getting both kids to sleep is no joke :heart: looch on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332798 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:45:14 +0000 looch 2332798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think it depends, you know your baby best and if they have the ability to self soothe at that age, it could be a viable option. gracecat on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332776 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 01:26:51 +0000 gracecat 2332776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did it earlier than 4 months but to be honest I don't know if 20 minutes (on the short end) is that bad for a baby to fall asleep! But of course you have toddler to deal with so that doesn't make it a clean 20 min. I just don't know if you can expect thaaaaat much shorter even if you sleep train. But I hope it does work! Corduroy on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332753 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 23:45:59 +0000 Corduroy 2332753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, we did DD at 16 weeks and DS at 17 weeks. No regrets. HLK208 on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332739 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 23:05:40 +0000 HLK208 2332739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did by 4 months with my third baby - sometimes it's just what you have to do with you have other LOs to take care of. I did modified CIO and I checked on her often. Luckily, it only took 20 minutes total the first night and the second night, maybe 10? Pumpkin Pie on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332735 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:54:04 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2332735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started sleep training just before 3 months, so ..... TiredmommaMD on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332734 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:53:54 +0000 TiredmommaMD 2332734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks for the feedback. It feels young, but I feel like I get no time with LO1 because LO2 is such a high maintanence sleeper. Sleep training so young doesn't seem fair to LO2, but not doing it doesn't seem fair to LO1. Ugh. Foodnerd81 on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332731 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:45:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 2332731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TiredmommaMD: we sleep trained just before 4 months. It felt so young to me but nothing else was working and she would cry whether we were rocking her or putting her in her crib. I actually hadn't even though about that plus a toddler... It's young but I say you know your baby best. rosegold on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332728 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:38:10 +0000 rosegold 2332728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TiredmommaMD: have definitely heard of people sleep training their babies earlier than 4m. will be tough but you do what's best! youboots on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332726 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:35:20 +0000 youboots 2332726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We sleep trained T at 4 mo. TiredmommaMD on "Is 4 months too young for CIO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-4-months-too-young-for-cio#post-2332724 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:30:31 +0000 TiredmommaMD 2332724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am losing my mind. LO2 takes 20-30 minutes of rocking to go to sleep, naps and nighttime. I miss putting LO1 to bed because i am stuck rocking LO2 to bed. For nap time, LO1 can only keep herself entertained for about 10 minutes, then will come and find me trying to put LO2 down and in the process will accidentally wake her up and we start all over. I cannot keep doing this. How young is too young for sleep training?