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Day one of pick up put down, a tiny success story

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deaconblue · 23/02/2007 09:13

First attempt at pick up put down this morning. Ds awake at stupid o'clock (5.30) so put him back for first nap at 8. Took 45 mins of back breaking picking up and instantly putting down BUT he nodded off in the cot, not in my arms for first time. Fingers crossed that this afternoon will take same or less time.

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Cashncarry · 23/02/2007 09:41

Keep up the good work. I did pick up, put down with my DD (now 2 yrs) and it works a treat for us. Consistency is the key so don't give up! Good luck...

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 09:51

how old is your ds shoppingbags?

deaconblue · 23/02/2007 10:11

He's 10 months and although he goes down like an angel at bedtime, he's a nightmare with naps and I end up cuddling him or taking him out in the car to drop off. Have been taking advice on mumsnet and made his nap time more consistent with bedtime too - put him in his sleeping bag etc
1 1/2 hours later and he's still snoozing happily, usually only sleeps for 45 mins too.

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kittypants · 23/02/2007 10:23

well done,we did this for nights and it worked really well!but we went for over night visit on wednesday and up hourly!so need to be good tonight!

deaconblue · 23/02/2007 11:37

good luck for this evening. The book says there may be relaspses but they shouldn't take as long to sort out as baby will remember.

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deaconblue · 23/02/2007 11:54

It's the baby whisperer answers all your problems book. When we read the chapter on PUPD we couldn't believe how like us some of the parents were. We've tried leaving him to cry, staying with him, rocking him etc and always seem to just give up, bodge it up somehow. But we're determined to stick with this for at least a week and I'm staying in at normal nap times rather than letting him drop off in the car to give it a better chance. Good luck

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deaconblue · 23/02/2007 14:20

42 minutes this afternoon ,but this is the first afternoon nap in ages that wasn't started off in the car. First 15 mins spent playing an exciting game called ds stands up, mummy lays him down. He thought this was fun for ages. Patience prevailed though

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kittypants · 23/02/2007 14:23

well done!

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 17:07

i would lvoe the pu/pd to work for me here but ds just gets more and more hysterical so I ahve had to abandon any hope of any sleep plan/training ever working and therefore given up all hope of ever ever ever sleeping soundly again. Feel pissed off, tired, disillusioned with all these so called pissy sleep experts. Nothing works. Bye

deaconblue · 23/02/2007 18:21

You poor thing Cruisemum, I know how crappy you feel. We've been lucky with him at night but he's driven me to tears so many times with the daytime fights. Ds did hit a fairly hysterical peak this morning but I figure that as I'm actually there with him in my arms on and off he's ok. Hope you get a better night tonight

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kittypants · 23/02/2007 18:26

cruisemum,dont know what to say!its pants.

kbaby · 23/02/2007 21:38

we did this with DD and it did work eventually after numerous attempts at laying her down.

kittypants · 23/02/2007 22:50

we did 20 minutes first night but next few nights were less than half that!

Pavlovthecat · 23/02/2007 22:53

Does this work with babies who like to hand on to the side of the cot? Our Lo loves to do this when she goes to bed, we call it 'prisoner cell block I'. As soon as she gets put down, she pulls herself back up. However I have not tried actual PUPD method, yet...

kittypants · 23/02/2007 22:55

how old is your lo?

Pavlovthecat · 23/02/2007 22:55

almost 8 months...

deaconblue · 24/02/2007 09:45

Ds is a cot hanger. You don't actually lift them when they are standing, you just keep putting them down, unless they cry and then you pick them up properly and put them down again. Ds lasted 1 1/2 hours in the early hours of the morning. He's a stubborn little wotsit. My back was breaking and I was so pissed off but was determined to stick with it and eventually conquered him. Really hope it'll start getting a bit easier soon

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kittypants · 24/02/2007 09:52

shoppingbagsundereyes how long have you ben doing it?(pu/pd) we had big sucess by day 3 or `4.WE ALSO DID COLD TURKEY ON BOTTLE AT SAME(whoops) time.unfortunatly while we were away mummy got in naughty habit of putting bottle in ds mouth to get him to sleep easily so as not to wake hosts.weve been back 2 nights and hes now gone for nap with bottle.oh dear-will start properly again tomorrow.

deaconblue · 24/02/2007 09:58

WE only started yesterday so we've done 2 naps, bedtime (which has always been easy and was fine lsat night) and 4am this morning. He's just gone down for his morning nap without any fuss. I know it'll take a good few days, after all we've been mucking it up for 10 months
Shall wait for magic day three

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kittypants · 24/02/2007 10:00

for us we were shocked at how easy it was,how quick and how ds just coped with it!i thought hed scream the house down all night but he just coped!good luck.

cruisemum1 · 24/02/2007 12:17

kitty - how did it work? maybe my ds is a freak child! nothing seems to work here . mind you, i cannot bear to hear him cry and he does tend to get frantic - sobbing and all . maybe itwill be worth another go when he is past 6 months

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kittypants · 24/02/2007 12:57

my ds is 14 months.im not sure it would have been so easy before that.the first night i put him in his cot after usual routine except no bottle upstairs,just beaker with story.when he stood up or cried i lifted him out,comforted him saying its ok ilove you your only going to sleeps then soon as he stopped i layed him down,we did it over and over for about 20 minutes,my arms ached!in the night and going to bed the next few nights i didnt even have to do pu/pd i just put my hand gently on his back and said the magic words again.it took half the time of previous night.then it was down to 5 minutes !as i said though-ive got in bad habit these last2/3 nights of giving him bottle when he wakes.i need to go back to my rule of no bottle upstairs!he just accepted this is what were doing and did it but as i said if he had been younger im not sure he would have!i think because we did ncss first it helped me and him.

deaconblue · 24/02/2007 13:56

I've been saying exactly the same words over and over, it's good to hear the words will start to be recognised. Ds cried for 1 1/2 hours in the early hours but I was there comforting him and I keep telling myself it'll be worth it in the long run. After it worked with ds did you still have to stay int he room til he was in a deep sleep Kitty?

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kittypants · 24/02/2007 17:07

yes,i did, but was 10 minutes tops for us,

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