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@scg00387: thank you! that actually makes me feel a lot better...the crying was pretty bad, but I kept reminding myself I am doing this for both of us and I was with her the whole time so it's not like she was crying because she felt abandoned or scared or what not, she was crying because she didn't know how to sleep on her own

@jmarionsmith: yes! I was so convinced she would absolutely hate me come morning time, but when I turned on her light and said good morning! she was her smiley self, thank goodness!

@mrsmate: thank you! that also makes me feel better

@Katrocap: awww thank you! don't get down on yourself mama, how old is your LO?

@knittingmama: i wouldn't mind nursing to sleep if her sleep wasn't suffering from it or she was sleeping long stretches, but she is in the habit of waking every 2ish hours at night and needing to nurse in order to fall back asleep, and I know it is affecting not only me, but her as well, by all the fragmented sleep. I know she is able to go to sleep on her own, because from 4 to 6 months we have been able to put her down awake and she would go to sleep, but for some reason when she turned 6 months, she would scream anytime she went into the crib awake and it was exhausting.

@plantains: she did have a huge smile when i turned her light on to say good morning, and all the guilt went away, at least for now! haha

@hilsy85: thank you!! I needed to hear that- I am bracing myself for tonight, but hoping it will get better quickly like yours did.

@SLR: that's so true- we are just trying to teach them to fall asleep on their own. when did you start Ferber? How is it going for you guys?

@BeachMama: oh man lol, that's rough! thanks mama

So here is an overview of our first night sleep training:

6:45pm: Cried 45 minutes- Stayed in room by crib the whole time until she fell asleep, patted/shushed, picked up 3 times when hysterical but put back down when calm
7:30pm: Asleep
1:40am: Woke Up- Fed, Changed Diaper, Put back in crib awake, no crying, fell asleep right away
1:55am: Asleep
(here is where I am not sure if I did the right thing or messed up)
5:40am: Woke Up- Cried 3 minutes, fell back asleep.
5:43am: Asleep
5:48am: Woke Up- Cooing, Playing in crib, rolling ( I left her hoping she would just go back to sleep)
6:00am: Started crying hard- I went in and stood over her crib and used the same techniques as when she first went down, but she kept grabbing my arms chewing on them, so I nursed her and put her down awake, hoping she would sleep a little bit more (looking back I should have probably just gotten her up for the day)
6:15am: Went in crib awake, just played and rolled around
6:30am: I went in and said good morning and brought her out

So, overall not too bad, compared to our waking every 2-3 hours in the first part of the night and waking every hour from 3am onwards not being able to put her back down. I had planned to keep 1 night feeding, if she woke after 1:30am (and thank God she did lol) We will see how tonight goes! Thank you everyone for your support on this

@hilsy85: yea, i was a little confused at that last wake-up....her normal wake-up time is between 6 and 6:30, so it wasn't TOO far off, but I don't want her to get in the habit of waking up for the day anytime before 6! thank you I hope it only gets better going forward, I am totally fine with the 1 wake up!

@hellobeeboston: hahah, plotting against you....sneaky lil fella!! It really is do hard to listen to them cry, like it goes against every mommy bone in our bodies. Hoping tonight goes better, thanks mama I hope J keeps up that awesome stretch for you!!

@mrs. wagon: I'll have to remember that- stay flexible...it's not now or never

@2PeasinaPod: thank you for the reassurance!!! I keep reminding myself it will be worth it in the end, and hearing everyone's success stories really helps!

@SLR: I am sure it will only get better for you guys! we are aiming for just 1 night feeding as well. the early morning hours are the worst for us as far as waking goes, I am hoping in a week it will be much much better

@hellobeeboston: i think it went pretty good! she woke around 10:50pm, but just kind of played in the crib for 20 mins and fell back asleep on her own (i think i put her to bed too close to her last nap). she then woke around 2:45am and I fed her and she went right back to sleep. then she woke at 4am SCREAMING, so that wake up was hard, but i stayed in the room with her and she eventually went back to sleep in 10 mins and then slept until almost 7 am! which is the latest she has slept in in awhile. hoping tonight we have less wake-ups!!