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mjhom
03-01-2012, 05:17 PM
For those of you who have successfully sleep trained your babies...

I've been trying to sleep train... My 7 month old baby starts crying 20-30 minutes after I nurse & put her in crib. We finally get her to go back to sleep & put my 3 year old down. About an hour later, baby is crying again. Tried to let her cry it out- checking 20 mins or so... but my 3 year old wakes up & is crying. That wakes up the baby, even if she did go back to sleep. Result: Both my girls are crying & cranky- and WE are getting more tired & cranky ourselves.

Tried telling my 3 yr old that baby is ok & to go back to sleep, but she won't go back to sleep because baby is up & she can't sleep (sensitive sleeper).

Baby sleeps fine for 2 naps during the day. 1st child was Ferberized- thought it would be the same with 2nd one, but just cannot figure out what to do.

AND baby started sleeping 6 hours at a time, then suddenly hit this wake up pattern. I know she's capable, right??

Anyone????

Uno-Mom
03-01-2012, 09:38 PM
No advice but I've wondered the same thing. I'll be watching with interest.