First night of the cio method went well. He only cried for 30 mins or so and then the stupid creaky door woke him up so I had to wait until he fell back sleep. Any advice ? What should I do if he wakes up in the middle of the night?
Definitely background noise! Get a sound machine and play that from the beginning. That has been our saving grace. If there are sounds in the night or while he's trying to fall asleep, he doesn't hear them!
Bedtime routine to help him get settled, white noise, dark room, extend your time checking on him... first 5 min, then 10 min, etc for the night wakes, try not to talk to him, keeping it in sleep mode. Good luck, we are working on sleep training as well ♡