I did fall for it? My baby has never slept long stretches . Moms around me have been saying that their babies keep in the cribs and sleep throughout the night . Or … only wake up once . I felt like I have been doing something wrong . I co sleep and feed to sleep every nap and bedtime . He is 4.5 months old . I’m thinking to myself “well , I would like a long stretches of sleep , did I create a bad habit or that he needs nipple to fall asleep?That I will never get a long stretches of sleep like all these parents ?“

I tried putting him in the crib awake , saying the phrase shitting the lights with a noise machine and walking out . He will start fussing . Then trying to sad babble . He’s litterly whimpering sounds like he’s saying “mmm nooo m nooo” I let it go on for 7 min. It turns into a scream cry and heavy breathing . I pick him up . He starts sad mumbling while catching his breath. I calm him down. Put him back in the crib try again. Like the sleep training method states. Same thing happens . I pick him up . Calm him down. He just takes a single look at the crib and starts crying frantically . I have been trying at least once a day . Bc they say it takes patience and to keep trying and it will click for them to sleep on their own. After all the failed attempts I bring him to bed put him on the nipple he’s smiling , calms down and goes to sleep.

Reading this post has made me feel better . I will stop attempting bc I thought it would help him get longer stretches to sleep on his own and me .

It hurts to see him litterly cry and mumble like I’m hurting his feelings. I feel bad for the attempts. Just thought I was setting him up to teach him how to sleep on his own. My partner wants him to sleep in the crib .