Comments on: Why Pantley’s No Cry Sleep Solution Doesn’t Always Work

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:35:49 +0000

Hi @Begum Guney, thank you for sharing what’s been happening with your son with us. I am so sorry to hear you’ve been struggling with his sleep. There could be several factors contributing to the issues you are having so it would be very difficult for us to say exactly what is going on. I can relate to feeling clueless about what you’re doing, as I have felt that with sleep (and many other aspects of parenting if I’m being honest) and Baby Sleep Site is here to help parents like you. First off, here is a link to download a free guide with tips to help your baby sleep through the night: https://www.babysleepsite.com//sleep-through-night-free-ebook/
We also have tons of articles on our site that also lay out various sleep training techniques, and many of which are gentler methods. The other thing to keep in mind, is that no/low crying sleep training techniques often take much longer to see improvement in sleep so it takes perseverance for sure. If you’d like more help with this, our sleep consultants would love to help. They can absolutely work with you on a gentler method as well, they wouldn’t create a plan you are uncomfortable with. If you’re interested in learning more about our Personalized Services, you can visit here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/
Please feel free to contact us directly anytime at contact@babysleepsite.com if you have more questions. Hang in there!

By: Begum Guney

Begum Guney — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 20:38:00 +0000

Hello
We have been trying no-tears sleep training with co-sleeping with our 9 mo son for ten days now and we started really well. First day day it took him an hour to fall asleep as I was rubbing his back and softly singing lullabies. Next days it came down to ten minutes and he fell asleep on his own. He only woke twice at night (from 9 pm to 8 am) to nurse and then I put him awake but drowsy and he fell asleep right away. But a few days later it was harder for him to fall asleep (even though we had the same routine and almost the same time bed time everyday). It took him an 1-1,5 hours to fall asleep again. Also nighttime wakings didnt go as smoothly, after nursing it took him half an hour to go back to sleep. One or two nights he woke for nursing and didnt sleep again for another 3 hours, turning from one side to another, restless. Tonight, I put him at the same time but after an hour he started to fuss and cry. As I held him and tried to reassure him the crying went louder and almost unstoppable. After another hour (as his dad and I were almost about to quit and rock him to sleep as we were doing before) he fell asleep. Is it the course of the sleep training (or that we’re doing it wrong) or 8-9-10 months regression or maybe teething? Both my husband and I are desperate for the training to work, because before that we slept with our son on our lap and he constantly woke through the night. But sometimes it feels like we don’t know the first thing about what we’re doing and this is frustrating.
Sorry for the long post, thank you.

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:25:59 +0000

In reply to Leah.

Hi @Leah, I’m sorry your daughter is struggling with transitioning between sleep cycles. It can be frustrating to see them practice a skill such as going to sleep on her own but then not continuing it! You didn’t mention if you were offering any night feedings but at this age, most babies do still need a few feedings so you may want to check out our 5 month old schedule to make sure she’s not waking out of hunger: https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/5-month-old-baby-schedule/
Additionally, here is a link to download our free guide with tips to help your baby sleep through the night: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-through-night-free-ebook/
Hopefully those two will do the trick but if you need more help, let us know! We have a ton of other resources that are sure to help. Hang in there!

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 03:12:29 +0000

My daughter is 5 months old and I lay her down awake and she puts herself to sleep. But after about 45 minutes she wakes up and can’t transition into the next sleep cycle. The pacifier is hit or miss. The rest of the night gets worse. If she can initially put herself to sleep, why can’t she after that and how can I help her with her transitions?

By: CD

CD — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:30:10 +0000

In reply to mirbane. Some people do not have success when going from breast to crib, and others are unhappy bed-sharing. Count yourself lucky that you were able to place your baby in his crib after he fell asleep.

By: Neosha

Neosha — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:24:08 +0000

In reply to Kristen Lutz.

@Kristen – Thank you for stopping by our sleepy little village and for sharing with us. These kind of night wakings can be very frustrating, I know. 4-6am is generally a period of super light sleep for babies and adults alike so there could be a number of issues causing her to wake at that time – hunger, teething, noise, lost paci, sleep association, temperature, etc – that wouldn’t otherwise wake her. We’d need more information from you to be able to be more helpful. Please consider reaching out to our Client Relations team directly for more help -https://www.babysleepsite.com/contact Hang in there, Kristen!

By: Kristen Lutz

Kristen Lutz — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:40:02 +0000

My daughter has always been a great sleeper. She usually sleeps through the night with 1-2 night wakings, however, we gave her paci back and she would go back to sleep. She is now 6 months and the past few days she has had frequent wakings between 4-6am. Just last night she woke up every 30 min from 4-6am. She would take her paci and go back to sleep but would wake 30 min later. Do you think this is an issue with the sleep association of the pacifier. Or because she sleeps pretty solid from 8pm-4am is it most likely something else. She does seem to be teething the past week.

By: Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:43:30 +0000

In reply to Grace. @Grace That's wonderful, congratulations! :)

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:51:24 +0000

In reply to Danielle. I waited til he was 12 months and then stopped nursing at night wakes. He adapted right away and seems less dependent on nursing to fall asleep for nap and bedtimes now! I was concerned this change would be traumatic for him but it clearly was not. He was annoyed at first but that’s it.

By: Beata

Beata — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:37:16 +0000

In reply to Kirsty. @Kristy I have almost the exact same situation w my son. Can I ask what ended up working for you? I’m dreading CIO but it’s the only thing I haven’t tried and I’m getting desperate as he is now 5.5 months old and my husband has only ever put him to sleep once! Every other time it’s been me and I’m desperately in need of a break!