Crying it out

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CableChick

:giggle:

Go ahead and giggle now. You've got TWO sons.

[CableChick (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cattitude

Go ahead and giggle now. You've got TWO sons.

Believe me, it's already started! I have one drama king and one bully!

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by Speedy70

Just wondering what other parents think of this? If you are for it, at what age do you think is appropriate?

If you are against it, why?

I'm not asking to start a debate, I just want honest opinions.

I let my daughter "cry it out" at 2.5 months of age. I'd put her to bed, she'd fuss for a few minutes, but eventually she would fall asleep. It took a good week or two before she didn't really fuss and had no problems falling asleep.

[onebdzee (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Oh pooh. If he's not prone to allergies through genetics, he's not going to get allergies from a smidge of rice cereal.

Anyway, don't give him cereal if you're not comfortable with it. But do train him to fall asleep on his own or you'll be a crazy person. Let him cry for a few minutes, go soothe him, put him back down, etc. It doesn't take more than a few days for them to get the picture, and you can hang in there for that long.

I fed mine cereal usually about 2-3 months just to get them to sleep more than 2 hours at a time and mine don't have any allergies, nor are they overweight

I also did the same thing with all mine that Auntie Vrai and Catt have been saying....laid them down, checked on them after about 5-10 minutes, etc.....It's going to break your heart the first couple of nights....but, you have to do it in order to get him to sleep on his own(I think it starts the "independent" person process, too)

oh....and I have vodka, cigarrettes AND brownies

[Speedy70]

Originally Posted by cattitude

Speedy, what do YOU feel like you should do? Aside from what you read. I really think moms (well, most of us) know our kids, especially after a few months. You won't hurt him and you probably already have a sense of what you need to do.

I want to let him CIO, but not screaming. It's so hard to hear it...he sounds so pitiful.

I need a backbone, don't I?

[mamissa3]

Cryin it out is not fun. I have a 2 month old and was wondering this exact thing last night. She is not a big crier anyway so when she does it breaks my heart, and she is my 5th. lol I had one that i had to leave the apartment when she was little to get her to go to sleep. I did the every 10 min thing or so.

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by Speedy70

I need a backbone, don't I?

He just doesn't understand the change in his routine. Just like puppies, they take time and patience.

[Speedy70]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

He just doesn't understand the change in his routine. Just like puppies, they take time and patience.

Yeah, the when we put him to bed in a sleep sack instead of his Miracle Blanket the other night, he was probably way confused. He was probably like "Why can I suddenly move my arms?"

Nothing soothed him. We ended up putting him into his Miracle Blanket (because it was midnight and we all needed sleep). He did so much better, but it's because that's all he knows.

I just wish my mom would get off of my case. She says things like "Are you going to swaddle him until he's 17?".

[OldHillcrestGuy]

Originally Posted by Speedy70

I just wish my mom would get off of my case. She says things like "Are you going to swaddle him until he's 17?".

Mom's know best.

[Speedy70]

Originally Posted by OldHillcrestGuy

Mom's know best.

Hush.