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I hear your pain! We just started sleep training a few days ago, and although her sleep is far from perfect, it's def headed in the right direction and we are making some real progress. We nursed to sleep until around 3 months, then we started putting her down more and more awake and she would go to sleep, but I swear the minute she turned 6 months she decided to scream anytime we would try to put her in the crib awake at night, so I just started nursing her fully to sleep until we decided to give sleep training a try bc her sleep was so bad. I initially wanted to try Ferber, but both me and my dh are such babies when it comes to hearing her cry, so we decided to start with the stay in room method from the sleep sense program that I bought. It's awesome and comes with short videos to watch each night and a booklet with all the instructions. Night 1 was the worst so far, and nights 2 and 3 have been sooo much better. We are still keeping 1 night feed if she wakes after 1:30am. I am no way ready to sleep train for naps yet, but that's only bc she goes down so easily by nursing and takes nice long naps, so I don't see the point yet- but if she starts not falling asleep nursing or taking crap naps, ill def try. Also what @hilsy85 said that babies can separate day and night sleep, so it's ok to nurse for 1 and not the other. My LO also never took a paci, so I had to nurse for every wake up as well, which only made the problem worse. Good luck, you can totally do it!!!

Yep. It really wasn't awful for us. I think mostly because she was just ready. I don't know how to tell you she was ready, it was mother's intuition. Also, LO has never been one to take a long time to catch onto a new skill or habit. She's usually a pro by the third day.

We started with map training because that was what was giving us the most trouble. After a bit of trial and error we figured out that checks aren't very helpful for her. So, we did our routine (diaper, white noise, lights off, song, lay down), and would give her 10 minutes before going in to her. 20 if she was winding herself down.

@Weagle: Yeah, that's what T's doc said too. We saw GI specialist this past week again to discuss introducing cow's milk. We're gonna start next week slowly and the doc said not to worry about bottle weaning until we've fully made the transition.

We nursed to sleep until she was around 13 months. But her night wake ups were only once or twice a night and I think she really wanted to nurse.

We night weaned from nursing at the same time we sleep trained. I don't think its fair to sometimes nurse in the middle of the night but other times expect them to cry themselves to sleep.

I don't have experience with nursing to sleep and sleep training, but we did have to sleep train and for us, it was essential that we treated naps and nightime sleep the same. I was at home during the day and was breaking the rules for my son because i couldn't stand to hear him cry, which only confused him at night time.
I know some on the boards did night training first then tackled naps, but that was a recipe for disaster for us.

@PrincessBaby: My LO is seven months, and here's what works for us: While I nursed to sleep, at the end, I would play his Fisher price soothe and glow seahorse just before I put him in his crib. I would also let the burp cloth or A&A blanket rub against his cheek. If he woke up, I would go to his room, play the seahorse and rub the burp cloth or blanket on his cheek. half the time, that's all he needed. I think he started to associate all with sleep, not just the nursing. Now about 95% of the time, I can pop him in his crib, turn on the seahorse and let him rub his cheek with his A&A blanket.

5% of the time, I'll need to nurse him again, which I only do if it is his bedtime (no nursing for night wakings), or there is no consoling him and we have to let him cry it out for a bit.

@PrincessBaby: I totally would consider than STTN, haha! Dayum!! We're up every hour here most of the time..from 630-630

Eta--I plan to nurse to sleep as long as it works haha--for that reason alone, cause it works lol. I'm too sleep deprived to care anymore hahah

We weren't successful with sleep training until the third try at 11 months of age. There were so many factors going into it, but he wasn't ready and since I was staying at home, we just continued on the road. There's no right time, and I totally get moving, different cribs, shots, etc, playing into it.

You don't seem like you have to sleep train, so why put yourselves through that?

i don't think H needs to be sleep trained, but if you are thinking about it, i think you're doing the right thing, waiting until you guys are settled in your new place! with all of the changes and mental leap-- it probably wouldn't stick right now anyway!

as far as nursing to sleep, we still do at 6.5 months for night time sleep, sometimes for naps... he usually wakes up during burping and we put him down awake. sometimes he falls asleep on my boob and i put him the crib. he's been sleeping consistently 630/7-630/7 aside from a few days of 4 months sleep regression and random days here and there since 12 weeks old.

we did however use a paci for a few nights... and he started self-soothing with thumb, ever since his teeth came in tho, his A&A security blanket has been his go-to sleep aid.

We sleep trained at 11 months after nursing to sleep (for up to 2 hours some nights!!) and cosleeping. We moved her to her crib in her room and also put her to sleep awake. The first night was tough, and we still have some nights now at almost 13 months that are harder than others, but she is STTN now from waking up a million times a night. Her sleep has improved a million percent...seriously. I will send you the link to my blog that has more details on what actually happened at first (as I can't seem to remember!!).

we sleep trained at 6 months and he had previously been nursing to sleep. It was so rough! But worth it and I broke so many rules to do it the way I felt comfortable!

@rattles: aww that makes me so happy! I'm glad