Rebecca asked*:
I have a rather long-winded question for you. We started Babywise with my daughter when she was 6 weeks old (CIO included). She is now almost 12 months old and STILL has to CIO before naps.
She was not a ‘textbook’ babe when we first started CIO; she would have cried for hours had we let her. My husband and I have been very consistent with her feedings & waketimes because I feel it is important to do CIO responsibly.
For a while (maybe 4-8mo of age) it seemed a little better; she would only cry 10-15min or so when we laid her down. But the past 3 months have been tough–she will talk/fuss/cry for an hour or more at times.
I lay her down for naps at the same time every day, and bedtime is the same also (bedtime is the only time she doesn’t CIO; just goes right to sleep).
Do you have any suggestions? We have tried troubleshooting everything; waketime lengths, etc, but it is so frustrating. I would greatly appreciate any insight or advice. I know she might just be a baby who needs to ‘blow off steam’ before naps, but for more than an hour? Ack!!
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*I broke it up into paragraphs.
Please share your thoughts and experiences on this topic! Thanks everyone!
