https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:17:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308206 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:58:07 +0000 matador84 308206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he starts crying, we wait 3-5 minutes and then go soothe. Belly/back pat, pacifier...etc. if he doesn't settle after 2-3 cycles only then do I pick him up to feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308123 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:21:19 +0000 cvbee 308123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 5 nights into CIO and agree with what everyone is saying about the first night being the worst, and listening to the crying being torture, but it is indeed life changing. My husband and I have so much time in the evenings to ourselves with the early bedtime and me not worried about him waking up every hour, like he was. And now even for nap time I can just put him into his crib *not even drowsy* and he puts himself to sleep, and if he wakes up in the middle of his nap, he extendes his nap by putting himself back to sleep. The way he went from waking up soooooo many times a night to just one or two times to feed, and to have that change happen so fast, was really remarkable. I'm proud of us for making it through. </p> <p>Oh, on that first night when I was trying not to listen to the crying, I was on my laptop reading every ounce I could that supports CIO so that I could get my mind through it. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308097 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:06:35 +0000 meredithNYC 308097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: And I just want to chime in with my support for CIO. You are not a bad mom for wanting LO to get more sleep, which is something he really needs. And yes, you need sleep, too, and it's okay to admit that. It doesn't make you a bad mom :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308091 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:05:19 +0000 meredithNYC 308091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: Yes, she sleeps until about 6:30 or 7:00 the next day. However, my husband was giving her a "dream feed" for a long time, usually around 11pm or so. Then recently my pediatrician advised us to stop doing it since LO is old enough and weighs enough to not need it anymore. The first night we dropped it there was no problem and she slept through. But last night she was up at 2am. I haven't been up with her like that in nearly 2 months and so I'm a little grumpy today, lol. I have no idea what's going on, but figure it may have something to do with the 4 month sleep regression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308066 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:55:12 +0000 mediagirl 308066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: I have to concur with @meredithNYC. It was suggested to me to get M's bedtime back to 6:30pm. It's been hard and it's definitely an adjustment (and sometimes she's not asleep until 7:30) but starting the bedtime routine at 6pm has really seemed to help her sleep. She's not yet 4 months but last night she slept from 7:30 to 12:30 and again from 1 to 5:15. It was wonderful and she has never slept that well before. </p> <p>We do shushing and back patting (because she sleeps on her side now) and the back patting/rubbing really seems to calm her into sleepiness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308035 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:45:28 +0000 Springtime 308035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: does she sleep all night long? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-308028 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:43:09 +0000 meredithNYC 308028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with Mrs. Wagon about earlier bedtime. It's tough, especially if you are working and you want to see more of LO in the evenings, which is totally understandable. But, it seems that most babies respond best to an earlier bedtime. I also get LO in bed around 6:30 and she's a pretty good little sleeper. We do CIO with her (she's 4 months old) but we are lucky in that she never fusses for long - usually about 10 minutes, tops. Hopefully it will be the same for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307859 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:19:03 +0000 mrs. wagon 307859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just a note that listening to them cry is probably the hardest thing you'll have to do. it's torture. but the change in your life when they start sleeping thru the night...!!! it is UNBELIEVABLE. plus you are more at peace knowing your baby is getting good rest and able to soothe themselves back to sleep. Life CHANGINGLY good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307836 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:13:18 +0000 Mrs. Train 307836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest was like 30 minutes the first night and it decreased each night for about three nights until it was jus a little fussing then falling asleep.</p> <p>My twins the first night was almost and hour but decreased over the next couple of days. It took a little longer with them. Maybe a week or so be ause they were waking each other up.</p> <p>My daughter was the hardest. It was just over an hour the first night. Again each night got better. It took about five days to get her down to five minutes of crying. But she has had a couple of regressions then we have to start all over. In general she sleeps better but there have been some really tough nighs lately so I am trying to ride them out then get her back to falling asleep by herself more easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307820 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:08:57 +0000 Springtime 307820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Oceanis723: how long did it take to work? How long was the worst crying session?</p> <p>I wish I could talk DH into doing it lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307776 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:54:16 +0000 Mrs. Train 307776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did almost exactly what @mrs. wagon said. The only thing was I wasn't e doing it. My husband was in charge of cry it out. I went in my room and cleaned like crazy with the tv on so I couldn't hear her as much.</p> <p>DH and I have a deal and we have done it for all four kids. I give in to the cry in to cry it out but he is the one who has to do it for the first couple of nights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307766 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:49:24 +0000 mrs. wagon 307766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: it's best if you don't, so we tried not to, but in the beginning obviously it wasn't enough to just shush and pat so we'd pick him up. we'd hold him for less and less time each time we picked him up. it was kind of a trial and error situation. by the end we were just shushing and patting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307761 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:46:02 +0000 Springtime 307761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: did you ever pick LO up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307730 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:31:51 +0000 mrs. wagon 307730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>definitely move his bedtime up... between 6 and 6:30 worked best for us. then we did the whole let him cry for 5 mins before getting him, then soothe him back to sleep. next time he cries, wait 10 mins before getting him, then 15, and every time after that 15 mins. awful and traumatic (mostly for mom! not baby!) but it worked for us at 4.5 months, after about a week or two. only had to wait the 15 mins twice. slept thru the night every night since, and he's 2 years 9 months now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-successful-cio-stories-and-how-you-did-it#post-307718 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:28:03 +0000 Springtime 307718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I am finally ready to let LO cry it out. I never thought I would do this but his sleep is only getting worse and I am only getting more exhausted and frustated with each waking. He is 5 months old and my worst fear is that it won't work. </p> <p>Here is what our nights look like: bedtime at 8:30-9 put him down in his crib. He wakes up at 11, I rock him bck to sleep and put back in his crib. 12:30 he wakes up and will not go back in his crib so I put him in bed with me cuddled up in my arm, the only way he will sleep. Wakes up at 3 thinking he's starving so I give him a bottle. Back to sleep but with me. Will sleep till about 6:30 then up for the day. Last night DH slept on the couch cuz he's terrified of bumping lO in his sleep. I need advice please! </p>