Why did you do CC, did it work?

[SWandSH]

Hi. I am just wondering if people who have done cc could tell me why they did it? ie couldnt self settle, drop a feed etc and if it worked?
i am trying to decide whether my current problem is CCable.
I appreciate that there are those who are against CC and i respect that but please no posts telling me not to do it. I just want to get some info from those who have done it and the outcomes. Thanks in advance :)

[OurLittleBlessing]

I did it with DD1 when she was younger. It worked beautifully.... for a while. Then we tried it again, and no, it didn't work at all. It was very upsetting for her, and me too.

We still have problems with her sleep now at 33 months and I think part of the problem is the negative connotations she associates with sleep.

I won't tell you not to do it (only because you asked me not to), but I saw you had no replies so thought I would tell you what happened with us.

DD1 now co-sleeps with us, and I can't believe we didn't do it sooner!!

[2pink 1on way]

Yep used it with all three of my children and it is hard but so so so worth it at the end.

The first night is the worst but each night after that they cry less and less until they stop crying and happily go to bed when you tell them to. its 7.04 here and i it is slient they all climb into bed i read them a story each and say good night close the door and they sleep till morning they are 5, 3 and 1 years old

But if you do it stick to it otherwise it will take twice as long. Sleep time here is now peaceful and calm i never stress about sleep anymore cause the kids are more then happy to go to bed and if they are tired they will even ask to go to bed.:smiliedance:

[One of THOSE mums!]

Cc is one of those topics where people who do support it are sometimes too afraid to post.

I'll post though!

I used a form of cc. Started when Ds was 10 mo and sleeping through the night.
We would put him down and never leave him for more than two minutes. Even if it sounded like he had settled we would go in and give him a gentle pat on the back. I think it built a strong trust that we were there.
We would never leave him if he was in distress. I'm am a strong believer that babies cry for a reason most of the time.
He learnt to self settle in a few days.

Alot of the controlled crying info sounds out of control to me. Hence why we used a very gentle method.

[Sian]

Cc is one of those topics where people who do support it are sometimes too afraid to post.

I'll post though!

I used a form of cc. Started when Ds was 10 mo and sleeping through the night.
We would put him down and never leave him for more than two minutes. Even if it sounded like he had settled we would go in and give him a gentle pat on the back. I think it built a strong trust that we were there.
We would never leave him if he was in distress. I'm am a strong believer that babies cry for a reason most of the time.
He learnt to self settle in a few days.

Alot of the controlled crying info sounds out of control to me. Hence why we used a very gentle method.

Wow, sorry to butt in but I love the sound of this method. Out of curiosity, how did you decide that 10 months was the age to start or did it just happen naturally?


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[meljemillie]

I'm a cc!!! with dd2 by 8 months she was waking 7 or so times a night id gone back to work and i was exhausted the sleep deprivation was destroying our relationship and i was a zombie at work where i also wasn't being the mum/girlfriend that i wanted to be we followed t hall for the overnight routinet dd2 slept well during day
it worked fantastically for us up until i tried it we had no routine for bubs sleeping she was rocked to sleep and i found for us that was the hardest habit to break the first few nights were extremely hard i sat in the hallway and cried as bub cried but i knew i had to do it otherwise i was gonna end up resenting bub and dp and i didn't want that i found it took about 4 days for her to teach herself to self settle and every night the crying got less and less till she didn't cry at all and now at almost 18 months she puts herself to sleep everynight with no tears or protests and has since a week or so after we started you have to be consistent and i also use to go to kitchen or back room so i didn't hear her cries cos that made it hard i would wander near her room incase she was distraught but she never was i think she learnt to stop fighting it seriously its not for everyone but it was the best thing for me and my family and i found having dps support was vital tooxxx good luck pm if you need a chat or some moral support
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[SWandSH]

Thanks so much for your all replies and your honesty. Much appreciated :)