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[quote=Anonymous]CIO may not work for everyone, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work for anyone.  OP sounds like she wants to try it.

OP -- I also get really unnerved when my baby cries and I can't easily soothe her.  I'll start getting upset myself and wondering what's wrong.  I just try to remind myself that she won't remember how upset she was.  My mom says I cried all the time as a baby - I have no recollection of it, nor do I seem to have any long-term ill effects.

We did Ferber at 6 months.   DD was already sleeping through the night for the most part, but we were spending 2 hours every night rocking and swaying and bouncing her to sleep, and she would cry for 1 hour and 40 minutes of that time anyway, so it's not like she was happy with the status quo either.

The first night, I cried as much as the baby, until DH sent me to the basement.  I spent the next 3 nights in the basement with a book and my Ipod while DH did the sleep training.  It was not easy for anyone and I admit that I could not have done it on my own.

BUT, our daughter was one of the babies that Ferber worked for and, looking back, I genuinely feel that it was one of the best things we've done for her.  After a few nights, she would fall asleep on her own within 5-10 minutes, with no fussing at all.  There was also a big difference during the day - she was noticeably happier and calmer.  Probably because she wasn't spending over an hour fussing and crying and getting over-tired each night.

So, if you want to try some form of CIO sleep-training my advise is: (1) see if DH, your mom, or a friend will do the hard work for the first 3 nights while you hide out of earshot; and (2) remind yourself, over and over, that your child will not remember this, and (hopefully) will come out on the other end more well-rested and happier.  But, even if you give it a week and CIO doesn't work for you, your baby still will not remember that week when he's 7.  He just won't.          [/quote]

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