"Tough Love" Is Working

We are shocked to say it, but "Tough Love" has worked thus far for little Collin. We began on Friday. The first day was hard. Collin cried an average of 30 minutes each time he went down for a nap. He did succeed in falling asleep on his own for 20 minutes for his first nap and slept 11 hours that night by himself. We were shocked. On Saturday he averaged about 20 minutes of crying each time we put him in his bed and took 3 naps. Although the naps were only 30 minutes each, he still fell asleep by himself. Saturday night he cried about 20 minutes then slept 10 1/2 hours without a visit from us. Sunday he averaged about 15 minutes of crying each sleep period and continued with 30 minute naps. Sunday night he slept 10 1/2 hours without a sound. I woke up several times during the night to see if he was breathing since he was being so quiet. Today he has averaged 10 minutes of crying per sleep period and has taken one 40 minute nap and two 30 minute naps. I am hoping the amount of time per nap will increase but I am just happy right now that he is falling asleep and napping alone. This is a huge accomplishment for Collin. We were told by our doctor to stick to this "Tough Love" plan for 10 days and by then he should be fully able to nap and sleep alone at night. We are hoping this is true!