A “No Cry It Out Method” Builds Attachment When Done Properly You’re right - it sounds like you do have a wonderful, trusting, and secure relationship with her. I don’t think you should ever feel guilty about that. You needed to hold her, soothe her, and do whatever it took to survive until she felt better. I think that in your case you did what you needed to do, particularly when she had colic and reflux. Why is this so hard? Why does sleep not come naturally?” No Guilt So many parents call and write me to say, “I feel like I’m failing. Lacey, I first want you to know that you’re not alone. Thank you for your time.” You Are Not Alone Any suggestions, insights or comments that you may have to calm my worries about my baby’s sleeping pattern would be greatly appreciated. I just believe in my heart that letting her cry will break that bond and will cause problems down the road. I’ve instilled an amazing trust and security bond in my daughter. “I’m a mom who doesn’t believe in the cry-it-out method. She asks what to do about the nap schedule and continues on: But now she’s pushing her nap later and later, starting anywhere from 2 to 4 p.m. She was napping a short amount of time at 10:30 in the morning and then at 1:30 p.m. Then, Lacey describes a lot of details about her napping. at the latest? I’m a full-time working mom and my husband and I both truly enjoy the time from 5 to 9 p.m. Is there a way to slowly push her sleep back to 7 or 8 p.m. At 14 months old she falls asleep between 9:30 and 10:00 pm at night. But I’m concerned that I’m failing as a parent when it comes to her sleep. She’s a happy baby and she’s right on track for development. For her evening bedtime routine we usually have bath time, sing songs to her, put on PJs, and then I nurse or rock her to sleep. Over the first 9 months of her life, we had to rock her to sleep to help her with the reflux during the daytime and evening naps. As a baby, she had colic and silent reflux.

Lacey is looking for help with a “no cry it out method” to get her baby to sleep.

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