Can you do the cry it out method on a two month old or is that way too young?
ByIf you’re completely against the cry it out method I don’t want to hear about it! 
Thanks!
The only reason I said I don’t want to hear about it if you’re against it is because there are usually heated debates in cry it out questions and I really don’t want a heated debate.
And I was just curious, I didn’t do the cry it out method on my oldest until she was eleven months old and it worked within a week so I was just wondering when I could do the same with my youngest.
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April 12th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
It’s a SIDS risk at that age, but I’m sure that’s all part of the “:)”
April 12th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
The earliest you should start the CIO method is 6 months because at 2 months they don’t know how to self sooth themselves. A lot of people even wait a year first. A 2 month old (my daughter is 2 months as well) just needs their mommy and daddy to sooth them, that’s what we are here for after all =]
I would never try it on my little girl at this age.
April 12th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
I’ve heard that in infants 10 minutes of crying is enough; don’t let them go longer than that or because they must really feel they need something. Crying/fussing is their only way of communicating and if we ignore them, they learn they cannot communicate with us and lose trust. I don’t pick up my son right away if he cries, but if he continues for a few minutes I know he needs something. He is 5 months now and only cries if he is hungry, needs changed or needs help going to sleep.
April 12th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
My little guy’s 3 months old and I can’t imagine him Crying It Out. At this age they still need to be reassured that their needs are met by their parents. They don’t have the ability to even realize that you’re still there when you cover your face with your hands (what makes peek-a-boo so fun at this age) how would they know you’re still there when you close the door and let them cry? I’d wait longer to try this method.
April 12th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Is there an age that I can allow my child to have cigarrettes? But if you’re completely against giving children cigarrettes, I don’t want to hear about it.
April 12th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
That’s way too young, especially if you’re still swaddling (you don’t say one way or the other).
Babies younger than 6 months are often unable to self-soothe (suck a thumb, etc). My daughter was okay at 4 months…she cried herself to sleep no matter where she was. I started letting her cry for 10 minutes.
I’d strongly suggest buying Ferber’s book.
April 12th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
at that age the baby shouldn’t be able to self soothe yet so I think cry it out at two months is too young I think after they are 4 or 5 months it would be ok. Right now the baby still needs to feel like they are safe and secure so I wouldn’t do it just yet.
April 12th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Too young. Sorry to rain on your parade. You seem awfully excited to try this out on your baby huh? How odd… 6 months and up is the recommended age to try cio. Poor baby….
April 12th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Your child doesn’t know how to self sooth. The child doesn’t know how to do anything by himself right now including putting himself to sleep. He relies on his parent’s to feed, comfort, and sooth him. He needs the closeness of his parents and he needs to know that when he cries someone is there for him. He is way to younge to be left to cry himself to sleep.
Why on earth would you even need to use the CIO method? There’s NO harm in rocking your baby and comforting him to sleep. He NEEDS this closeness. It’s just plain cruel to deny your baby of that.
But that’s my opinion.
***I don’t understand why a mom would want to pass up reasuring, holding, comforting and cuddling their baby and instead, make him cry his self to sleep alone. I just don’t get it.
April 12th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
two months too young. I will start CIO method around 9months
April 12th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Your baby is too young to self-soothe.
You would really rather pass up time cuddling and loving her to sleep to listen to her scream for her mommy? I don’t get it. Be a mom.
Enjoy your tv show or whatever it is that’s so important that you can’t take the time to rock your baby to sleep.
Edit: Umm…2 months, 11 months…HUGE difference.
Master: Part of being a mom is being sleep-deprived. I was sleep-deprived at the beginning and still am, and I managed to not to let my baby cry. This is where co-sleeping works wonders. Let your baby nuzzle up to you and fall asleep while YOU sleep. No tears, plenty of sleep for both.
April 12th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Way, Way too young. They simply can’t grasp the concept yet. I am not for the cry it out method, but, to each their own. But either way two months is too young. I think those who do it don’t recommend under 4 months, and even then it may not work until they are 6 months or older.
April 12th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
i didnt do with mine but at the end of the day its ur child so if u think that is the right thing to do then do it
my mum done with me and my sis so i really wouldnt listen to any one one here if they dis u
u gotta do wot u think rite w ur baby
as long as he/she ok and u in regular contact w health visitor then fine
April 12th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I agree with the majority of the posts that say that 2 mos. is too young. I waited until 6 mos. and even then, I still didn’t/don’t let him cry for very long. I know you didn’t want a debate, but I always find it funny how people can say “I don’t understand why a mom would want to pass up reasuring, holding, comforting and cuddling their baby and instead, make him cry his self to sleep alone. I just don’t get it.” or “You would really rather pass up time cuddling and loving her to sleep to listen to her scream for her mommy? I don’t get it. Be a mom. Enjoy your tv show or whatever it is that’s so important that you can’t take the time to rock your baby to sleep” when they don’t live your life. What’s worse, letting your baby cry a little, or causing harm to your baby whether intentional or not because you are so sleep deprived that you can barely stand up.
April 12th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
The point of crying it out is learning to self soothe..
A child can learn to self sooth at 6 weeks of age..
A child can also legally learn to drive at 15 ( where I live ) but that doesn’t mean they can or are ready..
Crying it out and teaching a child to self soothe are different..
We as adults, self soothe, we don’t sleep all night, we wake up, roll over and go back to sleep. Babies need help doing this..
You do this by putting them down in their bed when they are showing signs of being tired, not freaking out because they are exhausted. You slowly, calmly relax them..
You should google self soothing, develop a routine with your baby.. and try and ease him into this.. that way you never have to do cry it out.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
i think 2 months is WAY too young. i also would not take advice from someone that cannot even spell ‘what’. i try to avoid advice from people that cannot spell or even attempt using correct grammar. my daughter is 11 weeks and i cannot imagine letting her cry for extended periods of time. i would do what you did with your first and wait until your child is closer to a year old. good luck. i would much rather comfort my child than listen to her cry.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
At that age the baby wont cry any longer than 15 minutes. If the baby is than something is wrong. But its fine to let even a 1 month old cry it out from time to time