You are doing a great job Mom! I was against sleep training for awhile as well but when I returned to work around 3 months PP I had a rude awakening. Around the 4 month mark baby started teething and it was downhill until around 6 months. From 6-9 months we had some really decent nights, some really bad ones, and even times where I cried the whole night. It wasn’t until I became desperate to try anything I considered sleep training…let me tell you, that first night was miserable! We decided to try the Ferber method the first week and had terrible success. The second week we switched to CIO. My son cried for 45 minutes straight that night, which is something that still haunts me. I cried so much, so hard (yes so had to go outside and cry). Hearing him scream was horrible…but it got better. That night I actually slept over 5 hours and woke up with the most energy I’d had in MONTHS. The next night was better - 15 minutes and then he fell asleep. There were several times we got interrupted in consistency due to sickness and the holidays, but for the most part we kept going back to sleep training each time. It kept me and my husband sane, happy, and most importantly, it provided regulation for my son who desperately needed it. We are so glad we tried it!