@mamatojessegrace, I see! Welp, I'm no expert but there comes a time when the night feedings need to end. So if you think the CIO method will work best, try it! It can be done safely ☺️ Good luck!!

@twinsandcounting, okay gotcha. My routine is about the same as yours. I can put her in her crib awake and she falls asleep. But it's the random night waking she won't go back to sleep unless I give her my boob and she just like nurses for 15 seconds and it's out again.

@mamatojessegrace, my son has anxiety issues but that's due to some minor vision issues that he has. But that never affected his sleep. My daughter in the other hand is miss independent lol. Always has been. She's bright and happy and mischievous haha.

What we did was routine. We bath them, then dry them off and massage them with some sleepy time coconut oil in a dim lighting. We also put them in a sleep sack since they can't be swaddled anymore. Afterwards I nurse them, rock them and sing to them in that dim lighting. Once they fall asleep, I place them in their cribs. When we first started training them, they would wake up maybe 2-3 hours later. I would go in without turning the lights on and rub their bellies. I would also sing to them for about 5 minutes. Then I would leave and close the door. If they started to cry again, you want to wait and see how upset they are. If they'd whimper, I didn't go in. If they were legit mad and yelling, I went back in after about 5-10 minutes and sang to them and rubbed their bellies. I did that over and over again every 10 minutes until they fell asleep.

You have to be consistent with it.

@grayslyns-mommy-stepmommalovinglife, yeah It wasn't easy but it wasn't a "hard cry" more of a fussy whine. If it turned into an intense cry I would have gone in.

@twinsandcounting, and how long did you let them cry?

@twinsandcounting, thank you!! Did they have any increased anxiety or issues? I don't completely cut out her feedings. I just feed her twice and not at every waking.

I've heard mixed things about it being too early and some say it's the perfect time to do it. I read the book "healthy sleep habits, happy child" and they suggested four months

We sleep trained our twins at 3 1/2 months. They were not too young. It worked perfectly. They are not upset or scarred over it. They are now on a proper schedule and get the healthy amount of sleep that they need. Because of this they are happier during the day and are developing nicely.

Do what works for you and your baby!

When my son was 4 months, he'd wake a bit and cry out whenever he rolled over or changed position. Our rule was that if he cried for more than a few minutes, or if it was a serious cry, we'd go in and get him, but if we went in every time he cried we'd be in there every hour. Usually he'd fall right back asleep within minutes, less than five. He's done that since birth, though, random cries while still asleep.

I think 4 months is too young for "sleep training" IMO