https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:17:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1791475 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:58:36 +0000 cathyice 1791475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked great for us! I always say that letting him CIO was the best decision ever. I did it when my son was 9 month old. He was waking up every 2 hours and after that he was sleeping 11 hours. Happy mom happy baby!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1791432 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:51:42 +0000 dolphin 1791432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: Just checking in to see if you tried CIO and if it worked? DD is 19 month and I'm starting to think sleep training a toddler is impossible and looking for some hope! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761650 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:50:25 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1761650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worked well for us, in one night at around 6.5 months. I hadn't fully weaned at that point either. But it didn't work for my nephew at all. He would cry for hours and hours, and it never improved and he would get so upset he would throw up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761624 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:43:29 +0000 illumina 1761624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked instantly (1 day!) though she was just over 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761486 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:05:15 +0000 wonderstruck 1761486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked amazingly well for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761469 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:59:22 +0000 travellingbee 1761469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was a long miserable process at 9 months but worked very well in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761468 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:59:22 +0000 imbali 1761468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't work for us at 5months but tried again at 7 months and it has worked so far - fingers crossed. Good luck with it :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761426 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:38:27 +0000 looch 1761426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked for us at 11 months, but we had a big regression at around 2 years of age that CIO hasn't been able to resolve, since he refused to sleep in a crib any longer and can get out of his bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761411 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:24:08 +0000 ShootingStar 1761411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worked for us, though it took a couple weeks. I can now put him in the crib awake at bed time and in 5 minutes or less he's asleep with no crying and stays down for 11+ hours. Before that he was waking every 2-3 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761408 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:18:56 +0000 Tidybee 1761408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked for us but we had also fully weaned. It took 2 nights of over 90 minutes of screaming crying and falling asleep standing up, but she has been an awesome sleeper since then and she goes down totally awake which has been amazing. Instead of taking 45min-an hour of walking and rocking to get her asleep, we just put her in and close the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761397 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:09:33 +0000 Trailmix 1761397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked for us only after I fully weaned. We had tried 3-4 times before that and it would work for a few nights and then they'd slowly regress. Once I stopped BFing, we went hardcore, extinction CIO and while it sucked (DS cried for 2.5 hours the first night), it was very quick and effective. Two nights later and both babies have STTN ever since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761285 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:43:37 +0000 Zbug 1761285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems like it does for some babies and not for others. I think we will eventually try dr jay Gordon's strategies as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761279 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:28:47 +0000 birdofafeather 1761279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worked for us in 3 nights at 12.5 months. We did interval checks. Had to do another round of light training a couple of months later after sickness and travel that went well and she's been good since! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761273 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:08:33 +0000 Katrocap 1761273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithnyc: Great to hear that it worked for you!</p> <p>@rrachael: I think this age will be good for DS. He knows to turn on his GloWorm when he wakes up; I just need to let him self-soothe. And, like you said, he knows where he is, which helps. Thanks for your response, and three cheers for your LO! Oh, and I'm going to check out this Jay Gordon guy :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761264 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:55:35 +0000 rrachael 1761264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us, I really feel like 17/18 months was the best time to let our lo cry at night. She finally seemed ready to self sooth, she knew where she was, she could communicate when something really was wrong (dirty diaper, teeth hurting). It was like a switch went off and where as she used to get more and more hysterical until I caved ... She now wakes once, fusses for about a minute to three minutes then lays back down and goes back to sleep. Sometimes she has off nights but we are going on two months of overall success. I say try it ... You know your little one best and if they're not ready you'll know it :)</p> <p>P.s. I didn't follow dr. Jay Gordon's plan exactly ... But it has a lot of good tips for night weaning :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761245 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:36:39 +0000 meredithNYC 1761245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It did for us, though I started when my LO was younger (3.5 months). At 18 months it may be a bit more challenging, but it should probably work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-that-cio-really-does-work#post-1761235 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:28:18 +0000 Katrocap 1761235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 18 months and I can't take these MOTN wake-ups anymore. He wakes up about 1-3 times a night and, yes, I go in and nurse him to sleep because it's been working, kind of. But it's time to pull off the band-aid and we're going to try CIO tonight. Does it really work? </p>