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Oh, no! I hadn't even thought about the time change. That will really mess up the routine...

I agree about not letting them get overtired. Will sleeps a lot better at night when he naps more that day.

My fantastic sleeper went to bed at 8pm and is still asleep! I'm actually getting a little worried.

Yay for sleeping babies!
Jack actually slept in today too. He slept until 7:45 am and I got a little worried. LOL. Of course, I still wake up at his usual time of 7 am sharp. He's sure got me trained!

Yeah, I've been up since 6:45. I should have stayed in bed,though, because mine slept until 8:20!! Crazy.

Yeah, I woke up at 6:15 this morning and thought I should have gone ahead and gotten up (although I didn't and lazed a bit in the bed first). Because come Monday morning, today's 6:15, which feels early, will be 7:15 and I'll be verging on running late! I am not a fan of changing the time - it totally throws me off.

I just thought I'd post an update:

After about 3 1/2 weeks of trying CIO we are giving up on it. I feel horrible about letting him cry for so long for so many nights. But everytime we were about to quit, we would seem to make progress for a few nights so we would decide to try it a little while longer. I feel so guilty...like what we did was a kind of child abuse. But, my husband said that Will won't remember any of this when he gets older.

I guess we are going to be co-sleepers. Who cares what are friends, family, pediatrician etc have to say about it! They don't have to live with us... So, for the past couple of nights I've gone back to nursing and rocking him to sleep and putting him down in his crib asleep. That way I don't have to go to bed when he does. Then when he wakes up for the first time I put him in bed with us and he's been sleeping there for the rest of the night.

When we were doing CIO Will had gone back to not napping very well durring they day. Since we stopped that he's been taking much longer naps.

We have always co-slept with our babies, and that is what has worked for us. I think you have to follow your instincts. The couple of times we tried to let them cry it out, it felt wrong and was very upsetting to us, the parents. I know that CIO works for some families, but in the end you have to listen to your instincts and do what works for your own family. You'll probably all be sleeping a lot more soundly now!
Here is a book that I read when my son was a baby that was helpful. I haven't read it in years but remember it was useful at the time.
http://www.amazon.com/Nighttime-Parenting-Your-Child-Sl...id=1206558977&sr=8-1

Thanks for the book recomendation!

I agree with LawMommy. You should follow your instincts. If you can only get him to sleep one way, then do it that way.

The only advice I would give would be to be consistant. If you decide to try something, do it wholeheartedly, and don't back down. The first time you back down (say from CIO for example) you have to start all over. If co-sleeping works for you then go for it.

I can't seem to get my LO to fall asleep anywhere except in the car or in his bed. He won't even fall asleep in my arms rocking him anymore . He squirms and tries to get loose!

Like I said before, just play around with your routine until you find what works for YOU! Never let anyone make you feel guilty about what you need to do to get some sleep. It is better to have him sleep with you, than to have you walking around like a zombie because you aren't getting any sleep. Some babies like being on their own in their own bed, and some like being with their mom/dad. So don't sweat it! If someone like you ped. says something off-color to you about you co-sleeping, ask them politely if they would like to come over and sit with Will while he cries all night long. I can guarantee they will say no and won't bother you again!