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@baby98765: has he started doing anything new lately? crawling or pulling up? sometimes developmental milestones make their minds go a mile a minute.

Have you tried sitting by his crib and slowly going further and further away until you're out the door? We did that a couple of times.

I can't let my baby scream that long. 1 hour is pretty much my max for continued crying. My son accelerates with his crying which means that he isn't soothing himself to sleep.

It could also be a Wonder Week. We are in the middle of WW55 and it is a doozy for us. Sleep is the hardest thing for us right now. He cries and cries and it never gets any better. So, we have to try something else. Right now my husband sits with him and every time he gets up he just puts him right now. No speaking, not attention just plop down on the bed. It takes a while but there is no crying.

Baby Whisperer has some supported crying techniques (we haven't done them for the most part). This one where were just lay him back down is a Super Nanny type technique. I started reading the no-cry sleep solution and it had some good ideas too.

Since he is sick, I would see if there is some way for him to sleep more vertically. We would put pillows under the mattress to elevate his head.

Wonder weeks typically start a few weeks early and last a few weeks. If that is the case, I would be a little more gentle because his mind is just racing. He can't settle it down. Also, this wonder week seems to be one that nightmares can appear in.

45 minute waking is typically a sleep cycle issue (he can't go back to sleep). 30 minutes is typically a sign of pain.

I think that CIO isn't working right now. So, I would recommend taking a break and getting the sleep. and try again after the WW and the sickness.

@mrs. wagon: @baby98765: This thread scares me! I thought once they are sleep trained that the hardest part was done. LO is 6 months and had been STTN since about 2 months...but you're telling me she is going to go through a major regression when she learns to pull up stading and I will have to CIO...I'm so scared...

We did CIO and with our LO we couldn't go in to soothe, it was basically like starting all over again. Can you maybe try not going in? A lot of the literature also says not to train when they are sick, so maybe wait until LO appears to be feeling better?

@baby98765: If he is hysterical, then I would stop CIO, personally. I tried it a few times with my daughter and she would get so upset so I knew CIO was not for us. We also had issues when she learned how to pull herself up to stand but it lasted 2 weeks max and she was back to sleeping all night. I would try to be patient while he is going through this developmental milestone and getting over his little bit of a cold. If he was a good sleeper to begin with, hopefully he will fall back into on his own once he is feeling better.

@sandy: STTN since 2 months?? I don't feel bad for you!! No just kidding Sleep is by far the most stressful thing in terms of taking care of your newborn, i think... closely followed by eating! Honestly Wagon Jr. never went through any major sleep regression when he went through developmental changes. Only when he was sick. But I remember Charlie Bee went through some regression during those times when he was learning to crawl and walk. Wagon Jr.'s regressions were only around illness and travel, and we were able to get him back on track within a day or two. I cannot complain!

I tried CIO once and decided it just wasn't for us. I just think kids go through developmental stages and it'll pass...just have to be patient, like @andrea said. If he's super hysterical, I would just see how the week goes, especially since he may be sick.