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Do You Ferber?
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on July 6, 2007
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I have a almost six month old son. My husband and I are pretty much united in the fact that we dont want to co-sleep much longer due to the fact that our two year old...
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- Hi E., I would say research the method you are thinking about.I would try googling the technique. We just used a basinet until ours was 3 months. She then slept in ...
- Hi E., There are many other ways to help your baby sleep at night without letting him cry it out. Think about a few questions here: Why is your baby crying? (he ne...
- I ferbered at six months. I'd recommend you pick a night when you and your husband are both off the next day and let the two year old crash in the living room or in w...
To Ferber or Not to Ferber....
Asked by L.G. from Philadelphia
on July 16, 2008
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I am beyond frusterated. My 8 month old is being very difficult at nap time and bed time. We had a bedtime routine that used to work... dinner, bath, read a few books,...
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- i know its hard to think without sleep, let alone read. But p-l-e-a-s-e read some Dr. Sears books, esp the Sleep Book. Or Elizabeth Pantley's "The No Cry Sleep Solut...
- Hi L., I am not technically familiar with any of the official "sleep training methods." But I have a son who is 5 and has put himself to sleep since he was your child...
- Hi L.! We definitely taught our children healthy sleep habits at a young age. What worked for our family was crib sleeping from day one. My kids LOVE(d) their cri...
Ferber Method
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2008
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I'm curious if anybody out there has any negative feedback on the Ferber Method, other than the crying. I know advocates of it say it's the best decision they ever ma...
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- The Ferber method does not advocate just letting your child scream and ignore it. You are supposed to go in and soothe your child within a few minutes. With my first...
- I don't ascribe to the Ferber method, as I believe there are many other methods that can help a child learn to fall asleep on their own w/o letting them cry it out. I...
- It does work for some people, and it may be worth a trial run to see how it goes for both of you.... that said, my experience with it was terrible. I was told that ...
The Ferber Method
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on May 22, 2011
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Will The Ferber Method work on a 1 year old? My daughter wakes up at least 5 times a night and I am falling apart because of it. I waited a year to see if it would g...
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- L., My sympathy for you and your daughter. Sleep is so important! I think Ferber method is very reliable if you can stick with it, but if you can't there are ...
- I was in the same boat as you. My son was waking 5-6 times per night until around 18mo when he FINALLY started sleeping more than 3 hours at a time (this was from birt...
- We used it on our daughter when she was around 15 months. Also had to use it on my son a couple of times at 1, 2, and 3. You do have to be consistent with it though....
What Is the Ferber Method?
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on March 23, 2007
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Hello moms: A friend recommended I read a book by Dr. Richard Ferber to get some ideas on how to get my 9 week old baby to sleep better. I have very little time to ...
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- I read Babywise, and it worked wonderfully for my first baby. It is not a strict schedule-it is a routine. Eat, play, and then sleep. It teaches babies how to fall asl...
- I believe Babywise and the Ferber method are similar. I have read Babywise, but not Ferber, but from what I understand from ANY of the methods is that you will have s...
- The Ferber method has been good for some, but I felt it was a little harsh. We did Baby Wise. The book is actually called On how to be baby wise by Gary Ezzo (I thin...
Ferber Method
Asked by A.D. from Grand Junction
on April 1, 2010
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After co-sleeping with my son (15 mos.), I am trying to get him to sleep in his crib. I'm trying the Ferber method, but everytime I go in to soothe him (after him scr...
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- So sorry you're going through this! I am on night four of letting my son "cry it out." It has been hard, but I know nothing is wrong with him. I got in the habit since...
- Hi A., You asked why the Ferber method isn't working for you? Your son got used to sleeping with you for 15 months and now all of a sudden he is on his own to cry....
- In my personal opinion, if this is going on for over an hour, he's not ready for this separation. I once quit a nanny job where the parents were insisting on thes...
The Ferber Method
Asked by L.M. from Nashville
on February 27, 2007
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well, I feel I am at my witts end. I am not having any luck with the Ferber method and I'm determined not to give up. I started it with my son when he was 6 months, I ...
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- Ugh! I have no idea how Ferber can do anything but grind on a mother's nerves. Have you tried white noise, night lights, light music- like NPR radio, or maybe you ha...
- L.~ I agree with Racheal! Babies dont cry for no reason. because I am used to sleeping with my husband, and I can't imagine letting a baby that young cry himself...
- Hi- instead of retyping everything: I wrote a response to a similar question on 1/23/07. I will say that every child is different. My daughter slept VERY well pr...
Ferber Method
Asked by N. from Tampa
on February 20, 2008
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I had great results with the Ferber Method when my older son was 1 year old.
My younger son will be 6 months old in March. Is it too early to try this technique with ...
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- Oh my gosh. I can remember JUST how that feels. Soon, he will be old enough to find the paci himself and it won't be a problem. We used to have five or 6 in the cri...
- My daughter's son will be six months old on 2/28 and she has been doing the Ferber Technique for about 6 weeks. Jackson is doing very well with the Ferber Technique.
- N., I Ferberized my son at 6 months and we have been sleeping full nights ever since! :)
Ferber Method
Asked by C.M. from Janesville-Beloit
on October 23, 2006
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My son is 10 1/2 months and he always fights sleep. Now that he's crawling and pulling himself up, he's more interested in playing that sleeping. The few weeks he's ...
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- I am a nanny, and the people I nanny for had to do this with their daughter, I guess I was strong or something. Her mom couldn't handle it, so I put her down for naps...
- Hi C., We had to do this with our twins and they worked themselves through it in a couple of nights. Hang in there, I know there is nothing harder than listening to ...
- I'll never forget letting my oldest son cry it out those first few times! It was painful! In my opinion you are doing the right thing. I have 3 kids, the oldest was th...
Ferber Method
Asked by J.O. from New London
on July 30, 2008
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My daughter will be 5 months next week...boy time does fly. My husband and I are doing some research on sleep training and we have read a bit about the Freber method....
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- i would say get rid of the feeding first. i did the ferber at 5 months because all of the sudden my daughter was waking up a couple of times and i would nurse her to g...
- I know that the asker has already responded to this request, but I read through them and I just felt I had to answer to some of the comments made here. I had my k...
- I have a 10 month old son. We did the Ferber method with him when he was almost 7 months old. It is about a week of torture- followed by bliss. We have a great nigh...
