try not to make eye contact as if you do they will win every time and persevere i gave up and i am still in that boat an she is 2 nearly 3 shes not to bad now but my 7 month old is heading in the same way.so good uck and i hope it goes well

Ive always put my little boy (whos now 15mths)2 sleep in his cot but stayed with him whilst he fell asleep.Lately its been taking longer 4 him 2 go off & im sitting in the dark 4 1/2hr to an hr which is very frustratin!He doesnt cry & will lye down but if i leave the room he'll scream!
I made the mistake of letting the same thing carry on 4 months with my daughter.Shes 4 now & a good sleeper but i really dont want 2 go thru months of this again.
So,im gona try lettin him cry & just walkin in & lyin him bak down every few mins,any1 got any tips?or a success story wud be reassuring.I am dreading starting it on sunday & not convinced it'l work but at least i'l beable 2 say i tried it.
Wish me luck!
Jen x

try not to make eye contact as if you do they will win every time and persevere i gave up and i am still in that boat an she is 2 nearly 3 shes not to bad now but my 7 month old is heading in the same way.so good uck and i hope it goes well

I've been through this too and it is really tough. I think my little girl was a similar age when I started this method to get her off to sleep. It was hard to begin with but if you stick to it and never give in it does work. It took Rebecca about 2 weeks but it was getting better during that time. The first few nights are the worst. I looked at it that once i'd started I had to carry on or I would have put her through it all for nothing. Do persevere and it will work. When you go in to settle him say the same thing every time and leave again even if he hasn't stopped crying.
Good luck babe it will be worth it!
Love Tracey xxx

I have a similar story which might be of some help to you. My son is now 9months old but right from birth could never fall asleep on his own, me and my husband had to take turns rocking him to sleep in our arms night after night and when he woke 7-10 times a night we had to do the same sometimes for upto 2hrs! It was a complete nightmare and we knew something had to be done. When he was about 6months i decided to stop what we had been doing all this time and teach him to sleep by himself it was either that or go mad. I would give him a kiss and cuddle, put him down with his comfort blanket and dummy, turn on his musical night light and leave the room. He would kick up such a fuss, cry to the point where he sounded like he was going to pass out but all i kept doing was going in every 5mins, then 10mins etc putting his dummy back in, turning the music on again and just give him a quick comforting shush and leave the room i did this until he went to sleep. In the begining it took upto an hour and a half for him to settle but it gradualy got less and less and now he usually goes after 5mins sometimes he has bad nights but they are still 100% better than was before. I can now honestly say he is like a different baby, it was hard im not going to lie i cant even remember amount of times i just sat outside his room and cried but all i can really say to you is stick with it, it will work in the end. The most important thig is to stay strong and things will all fit into place. I can honestly say it does work but remember every child is different some learn quick and others dont but they will all get there in the end.
Hope this has been some help to you and good luck, you can do it.

Marie & Joshua x

Fanx 4 givin me abit of hope.I should av done it earlier b4 Harrison learnt 2 b so stubborn! It also occured 2 me 2day that he'l prob start headbutin the cot as he tends 2 headbut things wen he gets angry! I AM goin 2 do this tho but think id better warn the neighbours first!
I'l keep you updated,
Jen x