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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you went in after 30 mins she learned if she screams long enough you will go in. If you are serious you need to not go back in. I sleep trained at 4.5 mos and the first night she cried for just over an hour. Yes I felt like a shit parent, yes I wanted to go in, but I didn’t. 2nd night was 30 mins, 3rd night 5 mins.... and done. We always put down drowsy but awake so she got used to falling asleep on her own. [/quote]

OP here.  Our expensive sleep consultant said to never let a baby cry for more than 30 minutes.  [/quote] did they say why? My kid is 8 now with no adverse affects. Slept from 8pm 7am by 5.5 months. I was a much better parent during the day than I would have been waking up twice a night still.[/quote]

OP here.  Consultant said extended crying get them too jacked up (my term) for restful sleep.  And something about stress hormones released.  I was told to go in and nurse her/settle her and then try again.  This made it worse.  As I would walk from the chair to the crib she’d start screaming.  [/quote]

You got a horrible sleep consultant. Even the pediatrician gave me the go-ahead to do CIO, the stress hormone is not scientific whatsoever. My baby cried for nearly two hours the first night, five minutes the second, slept through the night ever since. What do you think is more stressful? Learning to fall asleep one night or not sleeping through the night for a year? [/quote]

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