We are now 11 days into sleep training and I think we are finally getting somewhere. It's not been without many, many tears (N's and mine).
I think I mentioned, but we started with Pick up, Put down and closing the boob bar. Well, whilst the latter definitely worked; PUPD was a dud.
So four nights ago we decided to play hardball and change up the strategy. We have followed the Ferber method and so far, so good.
Night one was an absolute bastard with 46 mins (yes, I counted) of crying. Night two got us down to 14 mins and night three, we'll he settled himself!!! Yes!!
Having spoken to another friend who tried this with her bubba, I think the babies just need to be ready themselves to self settle. What's more, we have gone from up to FIVE feeds a night to just ONE around 5am and even then I'm starting to think we could erase that completely (though, I am still a mum and don't want to deprive my baby).
What's more, we are then not waking until after 7am - absolute bliss I tell ya!
The true test will now be once the hubby returns to work tomorrow, how N copes with more noice around the house in the morning. As ever, wish us luck!!
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