Almost 3 weeks ago I discovered such a wonderful thing... Sleep Training! The night after we started this she went down and slept 10 hours and every night since then we have gotten 10 to 12 hours straight! What is this sleep training you ask? Well, there are several different methods, but the one that we chose to do starts with rocking her until she is drowsy and then laying her in her crib. You have to walk out of the room even if she is crying. Let her cry for 2 minutes and then go in and comfort her while she is still in her crib, but only for a minute or two. You then have to walk out of the room and let her cry 5, 7 12, and then 15 minute increments until she finally falls asleep on her own.
The first night we tried this it took her an hour to fall asleep and she woke up at 4, and cried another hour. The next night it took 50 minutes and she slept 10 hours straight! The first 4 or 5 days it took her about 45 minutes to fall asleep and now she just lays in bed quietly until she falls asleep and sleeps 10 to 12 hours straight. It is so wonderful! Before we were getting up every 3 hours with her and she would just scream and scream for an hour or so each time so this is a major step up.
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