5 Nights of Sleep Training

Problem: Sophie does not know how to go to sleep without someones assistance (ie. rocking, nursing, soothing). Sophie wakes up multiple times a night, wanting our attention, nursing with mom, and often ends up in our bed at 2/3/4am. All in all, mom & dad are left exhausted in the morning, with interupted and inconsistent sleep.

Resolution: 5 nights of sleep training directed from clinical studies. Now we've read all this in multiple books in the past months, and even started to do it with some success, then with regression back to the problem described above. Once and for all, we needed to create a habit for all three of us that results in quality sleep for all three of us.

Results:
Night 1: 5.30pm Dinner routine with solid food, followed by bath routine, change, pjs, and last nurse from mom. 7pm hits the crib with dad. Leave the room. Crying ensues. Checks at 2, 5, 10, then 15 min. intervals not staying for any longer than 5 seconds for quick reassurance. Minimal physical contact to allow Sophie to learn to put herself back down to sleep. Crying for 45 min. or so. 1.30am wake up, crying for 1 hour straight. 4am wake up, crying for 45 min. 6.30am wake up. Up for good, Goodmorning!
Night 2: Sleep at 7pm, wake at 1am again for 45 min., wake at 4am for 30 min.
Night 3: Slept 11 hours straight, 7-6am
Night 4: One small waking and put herself back to sleep
Night 5: Slept 11 hours and 20 min. straight!
Night 6: 11 hours.

Done.