CIO And Napping.

I think the consistency is important. Both are sleep times, so why treat naptime different than bedtime - I'd think that would confuse him.

I think that in the book "Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child" (or something like that title), it says CIO during naps is also recommended. We let our older kids CIO when they were at least 9 months old because they were co-sleeping. My baby is just a whole different ball game. I don't know how old your child is and if he's mobile, this might now work, but -What I did with her is to let her CIO when she was about 5 months old, before she was mobile....BUT I was laying right next to her in my bed. I knew she was tired, but would always fight the naps. So, I laid next to her in bed while she cried and fought the sleep. She would eventually fall asleep. She has been putting herself to sleep ever since. She has binkies and her "Fuzzy" blanket and sometimes I will try to rock her because I want to. Nope. She points to her crib and wants to sleep. Since she's my 4th- It makes me a little sad, but with homework, ball practices, dinner, etc. I am grateful for a very easy bedtime. Hope this might work for you. If not, like I said, I think I read that CIO is for naps, too. Good luck!

yes... if you're gonna suffer (and of course him, no one likes to cry), you might as well do it all in one shot... i did it to my now 4 year old at 6 months... took away the 2 am feeding, and he's a great sleeper now... you basically do the same thing... give him a minute, then 2, then 5, then 7, then 10.. and eventually he'll get it... i'm a big promoter of milk, both my kids drink lots of it... i have a 1 year old and a 4 year old.. she takes 4 bottles a day, after she wakes up in the am, before nap (half hour after lunch), after nap and before bedtime... i just switched her to one nap, so its a little complicated, but before, it was 7:30, 11:30, 3, and 7:30 again... breakfast at 8, 8:30... lunch at 12:30, 1, dinner at 5:30, 6... it worked reaaaaly well.. Milk is good for them... so i wouldnt take the milk away, but i would definitely let him cry it out for the nap/sleep... let me know if you need additional info, i feel like i'm a pro, after these two... good luck...

HI M.--
See the response I gave you about your son being clingy. Also, check out this link to a Harvard study that CIO actually does long term damage to your child's nervous system.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/04.09/ChildrenNe...
Again, good luck!
J.

Yes, but Weisbluth recommends no more than an hour of crying (if it takes that long). An hour seems like a long time though! After the hour, you can calm them down and try again for another few minutes to let them fall asleep, or try it again later. Once I decided to let my babies learn to put themselves asleep, it seemed confusing to have them do it at bedtime and not naptime. Good luck!

I used CIO every time I put my daughter in her crib. It really worked. My daughter still cries sometimes, but after about 2 weeks, her crying time went from 20 minutes to less than 2, and now it is an occasional cry out, not even a cry.

Yes, do the CIO. It worked, didn't it? Make your life easier, so let your baby to fall sleep by himself. Whether is nap time or bed time, let your son to do it by himself. I did it with my two kids and so far so good. Once a technique works, keep it in place, do not change it.

Personally I think CIO is horrid and from what I have read it does more harm then good long term.
Babies need to know they can trust that their parents will come for them- it creates a bond of trust an love!
I know there are books praising CIO, but please do some more research yourself on why CIO isn't a good method.
Hopefully some other mommies will have some ideas.
For me, I just delt with my needy baby by holding, feeding and cuddling..... in time they work it all out and then you miss the days they don't want you as much.
Good luck

For all the Moms against CIO you do realize you can find information for whatever you believe in, but I let all 3 of my kids CIO at one point or another and maybe by grace of God nothing horrible happened, but I'm more inclined to think its all a farse for the parents that believe anything. My 9 month old is doing the CIO now and we will see if he has "issues" later inl life or the kids that are babied and parents go to there every whim have more problems later in life ????
Also, what about the babies with Colic that nothing works to stop them ??? Are they doomed for life ??? Think about some of this stuff before beleiving everything. As long as you are a loving parent and not leaving your kid screaming so you can go to the bar down the street I'm sure they will make it in life :) just my opinion

Please get the book "The No Cry Sleep Solution" (Pantley), even if you just check it out from the library. It will give you an alternative to CIO. I know a lot of parents think CIO is the way to go, but I can tell you that many babies will not respond well to that kind of parenting. (Besides that, I personally believe it is cruel.) Just know that there are alternatives and that you can find support from other parents who don't believe CIO is an acceptable way to parent.