Now that Joshua is taking solids we have gotten serious about sleep training. We have tried to train him before, to various degrees of success, but have always allowed him to backslide b/c he wasn't yet eating solids & I was worried about calorie intake.
Well. Night #1 he screamed & cried in 3 big shifts but slept 6 hours in a row after all the fuss. Last night (night #2) we heard about 30 minutes of crying and then nothing for 6.5 hours. I have faith that this is for his benefit & will get easier over time.
For now it is tough b/c of geography. The boys room-share but letting Joshua CIO (cry it out) for long periods of time wakes David up & then they keep each other going. So, we have the pack & play in the living room & let Joshua sleep out there for the CIO sessions. It is my hope that once we get him to the point where the initial crying lasts less than 5-10 minutes that he will be able to stay in his crib & David will sleep through it. We always let Joshua CIO in the room first....but get him after 10 minutes if it doesn't sound like he will go down. David has adjusted to this arrangement by sleeping with his shark blanket over his face.
We will make it!!!!
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