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Pupd?
Hi girls,
I started sleep training elliott yesterday, He managed to settle himself to sleep fo one if his naps yesterday...but today has been awful! I've been doing pupd but everytime I put him down as soon as he hit the mattress it's hysterical screaming!
I just read there's more to pupd then just picking them up when crying and putting them down when they stop...can someone give me more details on it
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I started sleep training elliott yesterday, He managed to settle himself to sleep fo one if his naps yesterday...but today has been awful! I've been doing pupd but everytime I put him down as soon as he hit the mattress it's hysterical screaming!
I just read there's more to pupd then just picking them up when crying and putting them down when they stop...can someone give me more details on it
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Good luck with it, I have used it properly since my son was 4-5 months (now 9 months) and I think it is a brilliant technique. We've had lots of success with it and return to use it after teething, sickness or moving about /holidays. i started using it to teach him to sleep longer in the day and it was a great success.
Make sure you have lots of support!
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He's sleeping now...and didn't take long either! It's amazing to actually be able to have him nap in hi cot rather then on me...means I can actually fo some cleaning while he sleeps lol!
We used to put her down, sleepy but awake, if she cried I would wait for about 5 seconds, then pick her up (she'd stop instantly) cuddle her for about 30 seconds, then put her down for about 10 seconds, and (if she cried again) repeat. Like I said it never took more than a couple of minutes, and she never got very upset.
I know your not supposed to do any sleep training at this age, but it worked so well for us, and I am really glad we did it. xxx
nikkiandneil - I actually first used pupd when my son was 9 wks. I kind of just started doing it without really knowing the method (had read about it briefly back then). It also worked a treat for us and we went from taking up to 2 hrs to get him down at night, to getting him down within minutes and him self settling! I didnt realise until about 5 months (when I started using it again) that pupd / sleep training wasnt supposed to be used that young and it worked for us so im glad we did it too!
Today's nap was a pain in the bum though and after about 2 hours he was no longer tired and just wanted to smile and play lol!
But he's up sleeping in his cot now
We are going on holiday in 3 weeks, what am I supposed to do when away? Xxx
BTW I am going to try the PUPD method but apart from this there is nothing that really 'does it for me' in the book xx
The same applies during periods of sickness, or teething. But if he learns the method now, he should react well to it when he needs your help again in unfamiliar surroundings or sickness.
When I first did it properly with my son it was like 2 steps forward, 1 back. It took about a week to do. You think they are finally getting it, then they protest! By the end of the week my son changed to really enjoying his naps and they were much longer! So it was worth it.
Keep it up, you are doing a fab job. x
The same applies during periods of sickness, or teething. But if he learns the method now, he should react well to it when he needs your help again in unfamiliar surroundings or sickness.
When I first did it properly with my son it was like 2 steps forward, 1 back. It took about a week to do. You think they are finally getting it, then they protest! By the end of the week my son changed to really enjoying his naps and they were much longer! So it was worth it.
Keep it up, you are doing a fab job. x