So after a few days of sleep training, we decided that it wasn’t for us. Lily began acting differently in other areas aside from sleep. Also, just putting her in the crib for any reason or anything related to sleep immediatly led to crying. I think we subscribe to the parenting style in which crying is a form of communication. Therefore, when we started ignoring her she started acting out in other ways. It just didn’t feel right to me and my new parenting rule #1 is go with your instincts.

So, instead I have set up a cosleeper (she was sleeping with us in our bed) and I am going to try night weaning first. She is good at sleeping for the length of the night but she still wakes up several times just for a few minutes to eat then she goes back to sleep. I think if I can get her to stop eating at night, then that might gradually lead to her not waking up at night. But my new philosophy is that there is no rush. She is only 10 months old and that last 10 months have raced by.

I’ll keep you posted.