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No but we were going to till we decided on the spur of the moment to CIO.

I had a consult with the New Zealand "Baby Whisperer" when Miss A was 6.5 months old and whilst it wasn't a magic cure-all solution it definitely did help!

I don't believe in CIO (and A has never responded well to being left to cry) and thankfully the consultant uses other, more gentle techniques, the advice she gave also really took into account her personality and my limits in terms of sleep.

In terms of my girl, Miss A was an early crawler and very active (both physically and mentally) so we added more solids, a stronger routine and I try to really wear her out between sleeps.

We were on the verge of getting one as well until we had him CIO. CIO seriously saved our family and taught him to get himself to sleep.

I know someone who did and it worked for them.

@aprk, early rolling is WHY we needed Merlin! She can't roll in it, but she rolls too much without it and was up every single hour. She sat up before she hit 5 months old =\.

@aprk: I'm going to be honest with you and say that the best thing I did for LO's sleep was to just stop fighting it and let it go. I gave up on the expectation that A would self-settle and STTN, I stopped worrying that I was "ruining" my child by nursing to sleep and part time bed-sharing and suddenly I felt so much better. I guess I've just come to terms with the fact that A "feels" her milestones and needs extra nighttime parenting from me.

CIO does work for some babies but a good sleep coach should be able up offer you several different strategies to improve your lo's sleep. You could also try taking a note of your lo's eating, sleeping and activity for a week to see if any patterns stick out that might help you with his sleep.

And DWIW My girl is now eleven months and occasionally will put herself to sleep and can STTN every now and then so there is light at the end of the tunnel!

@aprk: totally fair enough that you want to make changes!

What does your wee guy's daytime routine look like? Has he always been a frequent waker? What do you think wakes him up? I know that at that age it was a combination of crawling in her sleep, teeth and not quite enough food that woke my girl up!

oh mama! i am sooo sorry you're dealing with this!

this doesn't answer your question but i couldn't remember if you ever mentioned it. does A have a sound machine?

YES. Do it. It turned out my problem sort of resolved itself the week I had my consult, but I learned a ton from it and wouldn't hesitate to do a follow-up. And yes, the free webinar recordings they have online are awesome.

@aprk: hmm when's the last time you tried sleep training? I ask only because we tried and failed at 5 months, and then tried again at 6.5...so if it didn't work before, he might not have been ready. If you feel up to it, you could give it a shot--it sounds like you have nothing to lose!

@aprk: gotcha, good luck!