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I can't do it Our first guy just slept. This little one, isn't having it, and is unpredictable every night and CIO would make me flip I think.

We're looking into the no cry sleep solution..we shall see

I just read the no cry sleep solution today so I'm hoping it works. I tried letting her cry it out but it broke my heart plus she eventually throws up if she cries too long.

@Mrs. Bee: I hope it's that easy for you!

We implemented an earlier bedtime tonight since no bedtime we've been trying worked. She went down at 6:30 after starting her bedtime routine at 6. She slept until like 7, then went back to sleep until 7:40 then fell back asleep until 8:15 all with about 10 minutes in between of awake time. I hope it's this easy to get her to go to bed earlier on a regular basis and that she stops all the waking up between 6:30 and the time she's been going to bed (which is 8:30-9, ugh).

Sleep training was more intense for DD.. we did CIO at 5 months, and even though it only took around 3 nights, it was so stressful. It was definitely easier mentally with DS since, like you way, we knew what to expect and what the end result would be (sleep!). But we waited a lot longer to train.. mainly since I nursed him longer and because he's the baby

@Baby Boy Mom: how long did it take once you guys were fully committed? I am in this same situation. LO is 7 months, and a horrible sleeper, always has been. At 5.5 months we decided to sleep train but didn't commit fully, it was very hard on me, emotionally. Now, I think (I think) I am ready to try it again. Interested to see how you did it!

I just can't do it! My instinct is telling me when he cries, there's something wrong. He's really not a crier at all normally but he gets very stubborn that he wants to go to sleep with mama. When my mom babysat him he stayed up - from 3 pm to 11 - until I came back, and then he was out in 30 seconds.

Nursing him to sleep is the fastest because he'll cry and cry until we do it his way - it does take a while for him to really settle in. We might try a gradual sleep solution when he hits 11 months - I read that's a good time to try a new routine developmentally. I waited a long time to have a baby so I just enjoy the snuggling - the only hard part is if I'm super hungry because it's around dinnertime and he refuses to go down (usually because of teething).

We transition from the pack and play in our room to the crib at 4 months with no issues. Then we decided to lay her down drowsy, but awake, and had no issues at all. She plays for a bit some nights, but we never have to pick her up for comfort or anything. We were expecting a battle, and didn't have one.

We stopped as Grandma wasn't with the program. Being inconsistent has really been our downfall plus being paranoid about pissing off neighbors. He's now 9 mos and I think I need to start up again as he's still not weaned or sleeping through the night.