re: Non-CIO Support Thread!!!

Quoting Elizabeth Winsor:" My baby is 6 months and doesnt sleep through the night yet. I been trying everything to get her to. Nut ... [snip!] ... I was always told to let her stay fussy and not to get her right away. I do anyways, I dont want her to be fussy or to cry."

Sleeping thorugh the night is a milestone that all babies reach at different times.

I can never understand why people force milestones.

I think I must have accidentally unsubscribed from this thread  

hi my name is jackie, i have a 6 well almost 7 month old daughter. ( 7 months on jan 6th) i dont believe in letting my baby cry but my so is the complete opposite. he is rarley left alone with her thou. so it doesnt matter what he believes lol. i pretty much nurse and rock her to sleep every nap and nighttime. she still doesn't sleep through the night so we nurse atleast twice a night!

I need some help! I am totally against CIO. My daughter is 5 months and the last two weeks she has been staying awake until 3 am and sleeping until 11 or 12. I dont know how to get her back on schedule. I work late and i dont have help. She use to sleep from 10pm until 9 or 10 am. So she sleeps good its hard to get her to sleep. She feel asleep last night at 9 woke at 11...went back to sleep woke at 12 30 and then stayed up until 3. Im so tired! i give her a bath , feed her , change her, cuddle with her , gas drops , teething tablets.....she is teething but not too bad. im at a loss here. i cant keep doing this every night and its not good for her. ill lay her in her ccrib and turn her mobile on or something that sings lullabys , turn the night light on and give her her paci and blanket...she is ok for 5 min then screams so i go get her. She use to fall asleep like that. i do co sleep with her. help please

Quoting AubriesMom:" I need some help! I am totally against CIO. My daughter is 5 months and the last two weeks she has been ... [snip!] ... is ok for 5 min then screams so i go get her. She use to fall asleep like that. i do co sleep with her. help please "

I always found that taking baby to bed with me, laying down and sleeping helped her stay on my schedule.

Quoting Kara-lynn:" I always found that taking baby to bed with me, laying down and sleeping helped her stay on my schedule. "

ill try that thanks

Quoting AubriesMom:" ill try that thanks "

sure! I hope it works out, but maybe hearing your heartbeat slow, feeling you relax, etc will help even out her rhythms. also, good naps during the day may help also. I have a friend who swore keeping her baby up all day was the key to a good night sleep... it's actually the opposite. you don't want a OVER TIRED baby when it comes to bed time, any more than you want an over rested one lol!

also, repeat to yourself 'this too shall pass' over and over and over and over!

I am criticized for breastfeeding, for cloth diapering, for holding her while she is sleeping, and now for co sleeping. She cries in her bassinet, and I REFUSE to let her CIO. She's a month old  

<blockquote><b>Quoting mommytotxa ♡:</b>" I am criticized for breastfeeding, for cloth diapering, for holding her while she is sleeping, and now for co sleeping. She cries in her bassinet, and I REFUSE to let her CIO. She's a month old  "</blockquote>




Good for you mama! don't let others discourage what you know is right cio isn't even supposed to be used till 6+ months. But I don't think it ever should be. You're doing the right thing.

<blockquote><b>Quoting mommytotxa ♡:</b>" I am criticized for breastfeeding, for cloth diapering, for holding her while she is sleeping, and now for co sleeping. She cries in her bassinet, and I REFUSE to let her CIO. She's a month old  "</blockquote>


You get criticized for breastfeeding and for not letting her cry? WTF! She's only a month old, that's what babies need are breastmilk and to be held when crying. Some ppl... *facepalm* do those people not realize that breastmilk is the best thing for the baby. (This is coming from someone who doesn't breastfeed, couldn't keep up with his demand and I wasn't pumping more than an ounce by 3-4weeks.) Also do they not know that babies only cry when they need something, crying means hungry, dirty diaper, pain, cold, hot, need to feel loved.

I have a public health nurse that comes to see me and she told me last week that studies show that the sooner you respond to your child crying the sooner they learn to trust you know that you will be there to take care of them and you'll always take care of their needs. She also said that studies show that babies will be happier in the long run if you respond right away to them crying. That they live happier lives.

Quoting Tay L:" <blockquote><b>Quoting mommytotxa ♡:</b>" I am criticized for breastfeeding, ... [snip!] ... show that babies will be happier in the long run if you respond right away to them crying. That they live happier lives."

Because I would rather nurse than pump and bottle feed. My coworkers also said you should only breastfeed for 6 months. I asked why they don't stop formula feeding at 6 months -__-

<blockquote><b>Quoting mommytotxa ♡:</b>" Because I would rather nurse than pump and bottle feed. My coworkers also said you should only breastfeed for 6 months. I asked why they don't stop formula feeding at 6 months -__- "</blockquote>


WTF. My son's Dr told me that the baby should be drinking breast milk or formula for a year atleast.

Quoting Tay L:" <blockquote><b>Quoting mommytotxa ♡:</b>" Because I would rather nurse than ... [snip!] ... "</blockquote> WTF. My son's Dr told me that the baby should be drinking breast milk or formula for a year atleast."

Oh, I know. It was because a mother was breastfeeding her 1 year old. It's her child, her choice. Doesn't affect me any.

You're coworkers dont sound the brightest. Do any of them have kids?

Quoting Tay L:" You're coworkers dont sound the brightest. Do any of them have kids?"

Yes  

Today, she's gassy and fussy, so I've held her. My grandma put her in the swing, and then she started crying. She walked in, and I was nursing her. She said you can't put her down for a minute. I said SHE'S HUNGRY. Even if she was just comfort nursing, her tummy hurts, and she wants her mama.