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Baby sleep training: Cry it out method
What is the cry it out method?
"Cry it out" sleep training involves leaving babies alone in their cribs to cry for as long as it takes to fall asleep, and not responding if they cry during the night.
Every evening, you'll follow the same routine to prepare your baby for bedtime, then you'll put your baby in bed drowsy but awake.
As long as your baby is well-fed and in a dry diaper when you put them to sleep, and not sick or hurt, you won't respond to their crying until it's time to get up the next morning – which often means up to 12 hours.
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This approach assumes that falling asleep on their own is a skill your baby can master if you give them the opportunity.
It's similar but distinct from the Ferber method, where parents allow their baby to cry for a specified, short period of time before offering comfort.
Proponents of the CIO method say that if your child is used to having you rock or nurse them to sleep, they won't learn to fall asleep on their own.
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