Hmm...
I think I've mentioned how DD screams in the car seat, right? Without giving up, too. But not always. She actually naps once in awhile now in the car seat. I had her scream one time for an entire hour ride home. I even stopped once. I was shaking and nearly crying. I didn't leave the house with her for almost a month after that. It was traumatic! She was basically limp and hyperventilating when we got home. I expect CIO won't work with this one.
The longest I was ever able to listen to her cry was 7 minutes (except for her colic - she cried and nothing could help til I got rid of dairy in my diet.) I put her in her co-sleeper and laid on the bed next to her, but she couldn't see me. The crying got worse. I think I tried this once a month for the first few months, right around when I felt like I was going to have a breakdown. Haven't done it lately.
Also, she cries just about every single time when she wakes up. She wakes up from naps and in the morning wailing. Does this mean she is still tired and wants to sleep more? I try to nurse her back to sleep, but it rarely works once she is up.
The thought of enforcing a schedule sounds amazing, but any schedule I make will be crap with DH getting home so late. I've been holding out hoping he gets a normal job. We eat dinner at midnight.
It is terrible, but I can't finish dinner without some help usually because the baby isn't asleep and won't sleep (Well, I could if I made hamburger helper, but I won't.)
