Cry it out?

Personally I wouldn’t recommend it, Babies aren’t manipulating us they just need comfort and there are most likely better ways to help them sleep without leaving them to cry. I know your doctor suggested it but id look into other methods first. Babies wanting their mum is normal 💕

I’ve heard a lot about how crying it out teaches infants that when they cry out no one is coming. Breaks trust.

You’re doing the right thing by asking around.
If you don’t understand 110%, research.

We did Ferber method so like small little sections and then would go in after a few min as they got older we definitely did more cry it out because there was literally nothing we could do

Ive never, my boy is 2 and i still wont let him cry for longer then it takes me to get up to see him it absalutely breaks my heart

My 5 month old thankfully isnt really a crier and more so complains in baby coo's untill i pick her up 😅

I believe it conditions them to believe that no one is coming which breaks the trust, I was always against it because it’s how they communicate that they need something. I have sometimes struggled a lot with putting my daughter to sleep and she’d have to contact nap but this is a saying I see everywhere, why are we expecting babies to sleep on their own when we get to sleep with our pet or our partner and sleep with a warm body every night. Were their mama were meant to be their safe place and their biggest comforter

My 10mo old now sleeps through the night, once in a while she’ll wake for a feed but not every night.

We did no sleeping training whatsoever. Once she hit 6mo and ended up transitioning to formula full time, something just clicked in her.

So, no.. sleep training is NOT the ONLY way to get a child to sleep through the night 🙄 your doctor needs a good shake, and the Apple Jacks licensed needs to be returned.

I personally also hate crying it out, I have been getting my girl to sleep in the crib using the chair method. You sit with them until they fall asleep, letting them know you’re there and comforting them. I did find that it’s easier once they are a little bit older, I do think at some point they’re ready to sleep on their own. I started with mine at 17 months she still transfers to our bed in the middle of the night but she starts off in her crib. It’s a slow process to be honest. But I prefer that over crying it out. Also If it’s for sleeping through the night I don’t know when that happens mine still wakes up 3-5 times a night no matter what we do. She wakes up asking for her pacifier but goes right back to sleep. Sometimes they just need to be comforted to go back to sleep 🤷🏽‍♀️

How old is your little one?

I don’t recommend crying it out.

absolutely not. cry it out method is horrible. babies cry because they want something. babies crying is their way of communication and it just teaches babies that nobody is coming. there are healthier ways to get your baby to sleep at night rather than the cry it out method x

If my son was having a really difficult night and wouldn’t settle/stop crying
And I’d tried everything, I let him cry in his cot for 10 minutes while I go destress
When I came back he’d have tired himself out quite a bit so a nice long cuddle and a lullaby would get him sound asleep.
Apart from those nights where it feels like baby’s never gonna stop crying, I never leave my children to cry.