Posts Tagged "Baby Whisperer"

Should You Let Your Baby “Cry it Out”?

I’ve always thought “no way!”.  I have plenty of friends and even family who disagree with me, but I just couldn’t let my son lay alone wondering if anyone would come to help him, eventually giving up to sleep.  I did try not to rush right in to his aid, but would go in after a minute or so (okay, less than an actual minute, if I’m honest), pat him, offer a shhhh, replace his paci, and then leave again.  I’m lucky that this, for the most part, worked beautifully for him, and anytime he continued to cry, it was never longer than about 10 minutes.  I just increased the amount of time between when I would go back in his room.  He is now seven months old, sleeps 12 hours through the night, and takes 2 naps during the day, so I’ve felt pretty good about my methods…until today.

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