Has anyone successfully sleep trained a Velcro baby? What method did you use?
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We used a form of the Ferber Method. We went in every few minutes to comfort and waited until she calmed to leave. A couple times she’s fallen asleep with us still in there and still does fine. At times I’ve picked her up to give extra comfort if I felt she really needed it and would put her back down drowsy but awake. We’re currently nap training her. Just started today and had to get blackout curtains because the sun is so bright in her room. She did okay today for both naps so we’ll see how tomorrow goes. I’ve just been doing the same method for nap and picking her up to nurse as well if I feel she needs that extra comfort or feed. So I just listen to my instincts if I feel she needs extra support. I won’t deny her that.

that’s the method I’ve been trying any experience with infants who stand straight up instead of staying laid down? I’ll come back and he’s standing and crying but when I lay him back down he just starts screamin and hyperventilating.

yes my little one does that too, I’ll lay her down and she’ll go to standing position.

thank you for the reply my little one doesn’t staying laying down she stands up

it’s at the point where if I leave him standing I’m worried he’ll lose his balance and hit his head but he’s calmer that way and if I lay him down I almost immediately pick him back up to make sure I didn’t accidentally hurt him. I don’t know what to do but my back hurts so bad I just need one night of him not laying on me

do you pick him up or just stand by his crib and comfort him? My LO will sit up and sometimes get upset if I lay her back down but she doesn’t stand up. I’ve had to pick her up sometimes and nurse her, get her a little more sleepy and then put her back in her crib. I would try standing next to the crib, rubbing his back or singing to him if you do that. Let him know you’re there and see if he will stay calm while you’re standing there, even if he doesn’t lay down right away. If he still continues to get too upset(hyperventilating, etc), I would pick him up comfort him or nurse (if you breastfeed) and try laying him back down. Ferber says not to pick them up but if they’re super upset I feel it’s better to pick them up.

I don’t know if my daughter hasn’t done that because of her sleep sack but she does stay sitting up. Or I’ll leave and she’ll pop back up. I’ve had to rub her back and stand there until she calms down and gets sleepier. Even if she sits up I’ll continue to comfort and not leave her until she calms again. Has she slept in her crib at all? The standing up sounds rough :(