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We've just moved house and our baby is really struggling to get to sleep. He's been in bed since 10 to 7 and still screaming.
He normally goes straight to sleep at home having been trained using controlled crying. He was hysterical wen I put him down so I went back and comforted him but he was still hysterical do u ended up letting him go to sleep on me but every time u tried to put him down he woke and screamed.
So I tried putting him in his cot but staying in the room, he got more worked up than I've ever seen him so after about 15 mins I gave that up as a bad job and went back to cuddling. Same prob wen trying to get him down tho.
He now completely overtired bless him. Currently trying cc as I don't know what else to do. It's been most half an hour, I've been in every 10mins. Feel really awful and guilty
He normally goes straight to sleep at home having been trained using controlled crying. He was hysterical wen I put him down so I went back and comforted him but he was still hysterical do u ended up letting him go to sleep on me but every time u tried to put him down he woke and screamed.
So I tried putting him in his cot but staying in the room, he got more worked up than I've ever seen him so after about 15 mins I gave that up as a bad job and went back to cuddling. Same prob wen trying to get him down tho.
He now completely overtired bless him. Currently trying cc as I don't know what else to do. It's been most half an hour, I've been in every 10mins. Feel really awful and guilty
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Couple of things I reckon...If he is generally good at going to sleep then I reckon this could be something else..teething pain? Also could be the upheaval of moving.
Personally I would go in his room, pick him up in the dark and just cuddle him. When he goes to sleep sit there for another 15 mins until in a deeper sleep. Fingers crossed he will then stay asleep.
There's no easy answers but he will eventually go to sleep
New house, new surroundings, lots of things happening different to usual so it's probably no surprise.
If it was me I'd just let him sleep where he wants for now and restart the controlled crying once you're settled in fully in your new home.
Husband was just gearing up to go in and put bin bags over the windows while I take him out the room for a bit when he suddenly stopped crying
We'll expect an early get up with the sun rise and buy a black out blind tomorrow!
Feel a tad dramatic for my op now that he's quietly sleeping but I was starting to struggle and ds always comes up trumps in these situations
that said i've never done controlled crying and let him fall asleep on me. now he will go into his cot awake!
That's what the little sods do to us! They lull you into a false sense of security then throw a curve ball in and have you tearing your hair out and doubting yourself!
Only heard one one little peep from babs tho so hopefully he won't be up all night x
Therein is your problem. You cannot train a baby !! Even the nutters on Mumsnet have said Controlled Crying is both contentious and controversial
Of course u should never do it with a young baby or a poorly baby but once a good solid diet is being taken and as long as baby is not ill or in pain it's fine to use the technique.
Perhaps trained was the wrong choice of wording. I have used cc to teach him how to go to sleep by himself.