I was never able to do CIO....tried when my oldest was 9 months and getting up once or twice a night, after having slept through the night for months. He stood up and hoisted himself over the edge of the crib (my kids are all tall, and my oldest crawled at 5 months), fell to the floor, and crawled, sobbing, to the door. Hindsight tells me that he was probably teething.....but at that point, I knew there would no CIO in my future. #2 got up twice a night for nine months, and at that point #1 was prone to horrible night terrors, so there was no way I was going to let #2 cry. He was up once a night from 9 to 15 months (and I kind of relished the uninterrupted time with him, tbh, although I was exhausted all the time) and then I took both
boys on a three week road trip. #2 went back to waking 2x/night and I despaired of ever feeling rested again. However, when we got back home, I think he was so glad to be back in his own space that he slept
through the night for the first time EVER, and that was that! #3 was a totally different story.....probably had reflux, but guidelines were different and since he didn't projectile vomit, I didn't even consider it. He was fussy all the time and was up three to four times a night. I finally got recurrent mastitis and switched to formula when he was nine months old, and that did the trick.
boys on a three week road trip. #2 went back to waking 2x/night and I despaired of ever feeling rested again. However, when we got back home, I think he was so glad to be back in his own space that he slept
through the night for the first time EVER, and that was that! #3 was a totally different story.....probably had reflux, but guidelines were different and since he didn't projectile vomit, I didn't even consider it. He was fussy all the time and was up three to four times a night. I finally got recurrent mastitis and switched to formula when he was nine months old, and that did the trick.
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