geekinthepink wrote:I can't believe this comment
"Amanda Stokes: Let her cry. Then go in and calm her. Then go out of her room. If she cry's again. Do it again. Keep doing it till she go to sleep. But don't stay in the room to long each time. It better to do it now before she can get out of her bed on her own. You will feel bad about doing it. But better now then latter."
the bad english aside... are you serious? she's only a baby! not a toddler
I can tell you right now, sand and water would have a mouthful to say about that comment!
What she was referring to was the "cry it out method." It should NOT be used in babies under six months old because their trust is still developing and because babies that young cry for a reason and need to be held/comforted. I know that method works for some people, but I don't recommend it. Many moms who use it say that their baby cried for awhile then stopped and fell asleep because they "self-soothed." This is not the case. Babies will eventually stop crying (it can take hours) but ONLY because they are so exhausted from crying and give up hope mom or dad will come to their rescue. I could totally imagine Anna using that method because let's face it, she doesn't care at all when her baby cries. She doesn't even flinch.
I hope I don't offend any moms on here who use that method. If it works for you, fine, but I really feel it should be the last resort if all other methods fail. I did it once with my son and will never do it again. It was just one day of him crying for 30 minutes, while my husband went in each time to comfort him. He had to do it for me because I kept wanting to "rescue" our baby and make him feel better. Anna is dumb enough to not research other methods, so she will end up doing either the "cry it out" method or even worse, the "extinction" method.