Originally Posted by
123LuckyMom
Mctlaw, I really would try leaving the room. The trick is that the baby needs to learn to fall asleep without you, or else s/he will continue to need you to fall back asleep at every waking. For us, the original putting down was the hardest and least important piece to tackle. It was the wakings that sucked, and the wakings that were easiest to extinguish. Originally, we did Ferberize the original bedtime, but now I still nurse DD down and put her in the crib asleep. I do not, however, nurse at night for wakings. I started by cutting down (only nursing after 3am, for instance) until I knew my DD wasn't hungry, and then I Ferberized for wakings. It reduced the wakings by the second night. If I were you, I'd either go for it in the entirety, or at least Ferberize the wakings. You'll have to leave the room, though. At least in my experience, my DD would cry forever if I stayed in the room. It was only when I left that she could give up on wanting me and go to sleep on her own. Good luck!