Sleep Training

I understand not wanting them to "cry it out" I hated doing it with my son. It came down to where I had to and didnt have a choice. What I do is lay my son down with a bottle, baby sleep music, a soft blanket that smells like me or his dad, and then walk out of the room

Are you wanting to stop the rocking or holding? Or just other people are telling you you should? Just want to be clear! If it’s not a problem for you then keep doing it. We still support our 4 year old to sleep and are happy to do so.

You can try layering sleep associations if what you’re doing currently isn’t working for you anymore. So you could add in singing, for example, and then once you’ve done that for a bit you could try laying baby down in their sleep space but still singing - just remove the rocking portion. That’s just one example, of course. You definitely don’t need to let your child cry it out!