Ferber Method

So we finally started sleep training Jemma. Mike really wanted to do it and I told him he had to read a book about it first. So I got him the Ferber Method book on tape and he listened to it. He wanted to start it before Detroit but i said that was a bad idea since she will be all over the place in Detroit. Then he wanted to start it after but she was getting a tooth so I thought that was a bad idea too. So ... finally ... Saturday night we did it. It said to let her stay up 30 min past her bed time, but since she doesn't have a set schedule, Mike let her stay up playing till around 10:30pm! I think this kid could play forever. She was clearly tired then. So Mike put her into bed. And less than 5 minutes later she was asleep! I think he only went in to check on her once! If i would have known it would be that easy, I would have done it before. She did wake up once at 5am and that was a little more difficult. Mike changed her diaper and she was still fussy so I ended up having to breastfeed her. It didnt put her to sleep but she clearly had been upset because she was making those hic-up sounds after crying so maybe she was hungry. She didnt fall asleep but it calmed her down enough that when we put her back in the bed, she only fussed a little before falling back asleep. That was about 15 minutes total of crying. But then she slept until 9am and we were late to visit Baby Benjy!!

Last night we did it again and we had her out all day, so around 8ish she was clearly tired. So we fed her and put her into bed then. She cried a little longer this time, probably around 15 minutes but she definitely went through periods of crying then stopping. Mike had to check on her probably about 4 times before she went to sleep. Then she slept all the way through the night until about 6:30! YAY! Hopefully this is working :)