We have been going strong with sleep training at our house and things are getting SO much better!! We are still putting Hannah down in her crib for 2 daytime naps (one is in the early morning, which she never cries for so we only have to do CIO for the afternoon one) and then again for bedtime. She has yet to go down without any crying or fussing, but these days it's mostly just a couple minutes of fussing before falling asleep. She very rarely hits those horribly high-pitched screams! haha I am SO glad that we started her sleep training so early. It has now been 20 days since we started and I just can't believe the progress we have made! For those that care, here is a detailed update from where I last left off. I have condensed the notes so it isn't so boring to read! :-)
Day 6 - April 20, 2010
- Nap - Hannah slept until 5:30pm, when I woke her up!! :-)
- Bed - On and off crying for 26 minutes (but never longer than 10 minutes at a time). Slept from 11:30pm-5am
- Nap - On and off crying for 7 minutes. Slept from 2:30-5:15pm (I woke her up!)
- Bed - On and off crying for 22 minutes (had to go in to comfort her once). Slept from 11:30pm-3:30am (not a very good night)
- Nap - We were out and about during nap time, so no nap in her crib
- Bed - On and off crying for 11 minutes. Slept from 11pm-5am
- Nap - Only 5 minutes of crying!!! Slept from 2pm-5:15pm (a huge accomplishment!)
- Bed - Only 5 minutes of crying!!! Slept from 10pm-5am (WOW..this is getting a lot better!)
- Nap - On and off crying for 12 minutes. Slept from 2:30-5:30pm (I woke her!)
- Bed - Only 3 minutes of crying!!! Slept from 10:30pm-5:30am (Another GREAT night!!)
- Nap - On and off crying for 20 minutes (woke up mid-nap and cried herself back to sleep...tough day!)
- Bed - On and off crying for 24 minutes (Had to go in one time to comfort her...I think she was too hot! Then I ended up feeding her again....not a very good night) :-( But I had to remind myself that sleep training has its good days and its bad...don't get discouraged!!
- Nap - On and off crying for 9 minutes. (She woke up after being sound asleep for 35 minutes, and cried herself back to sleep). Slept soundly from 4-6pm when I had to wake her up.
- Bed - Only cried for 5 minutes!! Slept from 11pm-6am (I woke her!) A WONDERFUL night!!
- Nap - Only cried for 1 minute!!! Oh my goodness...could she really be learning?! Slept from 1:30-5pm (I woke her!)
- Bed - On and off crying for 16 minutes (This counts when she woke up after sleeping for 53 minutes and then cried herself back to sleep). Slept soundly from 11pm-5:45am (I woke her!)
- Nap - Only cried for 1 minute!! AMAZING! Slept from 1:30-5pm (I woke her!) We are on a roll!
- Bed - Only cried for 2 minutes!! Slept from 10pm-4:30am (could have used a little more sleep, but that's my fault for putting her down earlier than usual)
- Nap - Only cried for 3 minutes! Slept from 1:30-4:30pm
- Bed - Only cried for 6 minutes! Slept from 10:30pm-5:30am
- Nap - Only cried for 5 minutes! Slept from 4pm-6:30pm
- Bed - We were out really late and her sleep schedule was way off! I didn't even keep track of her crying because I just didn't think it was fair to count this as a normal night. She really only cried for a few minutes, but we ended up giving her a bottle of formula before putting her back down because she was all off! Our fault completely! :-(
- Nap - Only cried for 5 minutes!! Slept from 2:30-5pm
- Bed - Only cried for 5 minutes!! Slept from 10pm-4:30am
- Nap - On and off crying for 10 minutes (went in to comfort her once). Slept from 2-5:30pm
- Bed - On and off crying for 13 minutes (went in once because we forgot to put in her eyedrops...she has an eye infection..boo!) Slept from 10pm-4:30am
- Nap - Only cried for 6 minutes. Slept from 1:45-4pm and then I brought her downstairs to finish her nap in her swing
- Bed - Only cried for 2 minutes!! Slept from 9:30pm-4am (Again, we put her down earlier, so she woke up earlier!)
- Nap - So far, she has only cried for 5 minutes and has now been sleeping for almost an hour...however, I hear her making some noises now, so we'll see if she cries herself back to sleep or not....
Overall, I am so thrilled with her progress! Not only is the actual crying becoming less and less, but it is becoming less of a cry and more of a fuss. Don't get me wrong, she still has her days, but for the most part sleeping is becoming less of an issue for us!! I can't wait for the day to come that she doesn't cry at all...but that may never come. I tend to think that fussing is her way of unwinding and soothing herself to sleep. She has SO much energy that she wants to get out! Maybe once she starts crawling the crying will stop altogether because she will have another outlet for releasing her energy?! We'll see....
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Crawling was a major factor for us so hold on. Also I am so happy you are getting good blocks of sleep! Makes a happier mommy. Dont be surprised at some point if she starts waking up half way through the night. It just means that she needs more food to help a growing spurt. Have to be careful though because sometimes it does turn into a habit. That's when you trust your mommy instinct and be flexible and work with her more. You are doing so great!
ReplyDeleteGlad she is crying less and less these days, yay!! Can't wait to see you after we get back from our trip next week :)
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