My son does not just cry it out we let him sleep with us sometimes we want him to learn to sleep in his crib?

Question

like i said He just doesnt cry it out if you leave him be he gets louder we have only tried the cry it out method once maybe we should try it again. I dont know. We want him to sleep in his crib we want to get him off of sleeping with us. any advice?

my son is 10 months old the big debate is let him cry it out or not? we want to teach him that the crib is his bed how do I teach him that

Answer 1

Don't let him "cry it out" in crib if you really want to keep your sanity.

He'll associate the crib with "bad place where mom and dad do not come get you" and just cry more.
Start putting him in the crib when he's already asleep or almost asleep. Put a soother in the crib to give him something to look at if he wakes up. If he cries come right away and comfort him. You're trying to "teach" him that the crib is a nice place to be - letting him cry won't teach him that. Don't rush in and grab him up every time he wimpers though, just go in if he's CRYING and soothe him, only pick him up the first few times. Try rubbing his belly, talking in a low voice, giving him a pacifier, turning on the soother.

If you are persistant about putting him in the crib when he's asleep or almost asleep, he'll learn to associate the crib with sleeping.

Answer 2

I have to agree with the above poster about with the link to the dr. sears website. I'm not a fan of the cry it out. Here is what I do with my daughter. We have a bedtime ritual. She was co-sleeping with us for a while, now she still does when she wakes up early AM. She is seven months. Now that she is used to the crib she *most of the time* will fall a sleep right away. I will place her in her crib awake but sleepy, but the binky in tell her it is time for sleep and give her, her blankie. I let her fuss (not cry) for a few mins. if she starts to cry I go in right away give her back the binky and blankie pat her bottom (she sleeps on her side). If she isn't a sleep yet I will pick her up burp her most of the time that is what she needed. Always check the bum. Then I will put her back down and repeat blankie and binky. Most of the time she is a sleep within a hour for the night until early AM. It has worked for us, I'm sure this methond isn't for everyone. Some ppl. like the cio, some ppl. like the no tears. It is all about what works for your family. In the end though the no tears is a lot less tramitic on baby and yourself. Best of luck.

Answer 3

Start by putting him in his crib for naps. Then slowly work your way to bed time in the crib. I have a 5 month old daughter and that is the only way I could get her to sleep in her crib. She still occasionally sleeps with us but not every night.

Answer 4

I would start by putting him down for a nap in his crib. That way he begins to become familiar with his new surroundings. For me, I put my son in his crib at 2 months, started off with just naps, then at night. He was never in our bed, he was in a port - a - crib bassinet.
Start with that and see how he does. When he starts to cry, set a timer. Set it for 5 mins, if he continues and gets himself all worked up, then go get him.
Its what we did and it worked.

Good Luck to you!

Answer 5

well this is soo hard u have no idea...my daughter is 20 months old....she does the same thing...when she was younger she slept with us...and then when she hit 12 months she slept in her bed...and then we moved when the was a 15 months and ever since our move shes been in the bed with us...so we have done the late night drive to get her asleep and then when we come home...we put her in her bed and she sleep in there till about 5 am....umm but if we dont do the drive we let her fall asleep with us...and then put her in her bed...shes doing better each time she sleep in there...its like an hour longer each time...you have to trick them to think they are gunna sleep with u ans SLOWLY GENTLY AND QUIETLY put them in thier own bed...i tryed the "put her in the bed and let her cry" yea not happening she gets soo loud and i hate that it makes me feel bad...but she is know sleeping almost the hole night in her own bed...
GoOd LuCk ToO yOu!!!

Answer 6

I personally don't believe in the "crying it out" method so I'm no help there. I would suggest a slow transition. Start by putting him in his crib for naps and at night put him down drowsy.

Answer 7

first and formost as a mom of 3... they shouldn't have been in your bed to begin with. all three of mind had basinettes before their cribs... all but my daughter slept in the basinette. my daughter would only sleep in the car seet. but to get her used to the crib when it came time. when she was near sleep i would carefully put her in the crib. if she woke up i let her cry no more than 5 mins.... if she didn't fall back to sleep i put her back in the car seat till she did doze off....... once she did that it was back to the crib..... this went on once all night.... finally she was sooo tired that she didn't even cry when i put her in the crib and fell right to sleep. after that horrific night she never did it again and slept in the crib from then on. my other two since they slept in the basinette from the start had no issues transitioning to the crib.

There would have been no way any of them would have slept in my bed. my bed is for me and my husband not me, my husband and child.

hope this helps

Answer 8

i think you should wait until ha's asleep then put him in the crib i have the same problem with my daughter she's 10 months

Answer 9

Leave him in the crib and let him cry he will go to sleep. I dont think kidsshould sleep with there parents unless they are sick

Answer 10

Trying something like that once is not going to work. How many months is he? If you really want him to sleep in his crib, you can't give in and put him in your bed. I agree... consistency.