If you ever let your baby cry it out?

There is a big difference between true crying and 'I'm going to sob and shed a few tears to make you feel tremendously guilty for putting me in this room all by myself and making me go to sleep, so guilty, in fact, that you'll let me out to do as I please'. Of course, children don't rationalize it like that, but there is a difference between the two types of crying.

A young baby doesn't do the second type of crying. If they cry, it's because they need something, and should be tended to, even if that need is just to be held. 'Crying it out' is detrimental to a baby's health, both emotionally and phsyically. Now, if you have a two-year old that you're trying to put down for a nap, and every time you do, she squeals and sheds a few tears, trying to put up a fuss because she doesn't want to nap, that's a different story. It takes all of two or three minutes and she'll be out like a light. It's not 'true' crying in any event, so that's not something to feel guilty over.

I don't have kids, but I care for them. My heart aches when they truly cry because something is wrong. There have been a couple of times when the baby has had a cold and he was inconsolable that I've just sat on the floor, held him, and cried with him until he cried himself to sleep. It wasn't a good feeling, but I didn't know what else to do.

I dont usually let my daughter cry it out because she gets herself into such a state and usually only really cries hard if she needs something, but yes the first time i tried to let her cry it out i ended up sobbing outside the bedroom door until i couldnt stand it any longer

yes i have cried, because of fraustration and because i felt bad. I know we shouldnt feel guilty but actually if you do some research and speak to your baby's doctor you will see that actually carrying him and holding him more will help him develope better. dont ask me how it elps because i dont know, but tahts what i have heard and read. plus when they grow older they will be pushing away so i would just enjoy my time right now holding him/her. just give her/him enough floor time and im sure it'll be alright. Enjoy your baby and cuddle with your baby as much as you can, i love sleeping with my baby, i notice he sleeps longer and doesnt wake up cryin, he wakes up with a smile : D

Yes. My baby is two months old and just got a shot. She cryed so bad I wanted to take her pain away.

don't let her CIO, but when I couldn't calm her after colic started I sat in the closet floor with the phone...cried...and called my momma for help.

I felt like a failure that couldn't handle my child.

Even now when she is having a bad night the stress level in my house goes up...I think it is a natural response to want to fix the cry...therefore I think letting her CIO would give me an ulcer.

I don't let my son cry it out, but once, when he was about 2 months old, I was home alone with him and I couldn't calm him down. So I just sat on the floor with him in my arms and cried too.

I've never let my son cry it out.

I have, walked out of a friends house one night while she was letting her son cry it out in his crib, alone in his room, on the other side of the house. Haven't been back since.

No, but I don't think it's unusual. A baby's cry is very impactful on a mother.

Yes I have let him cry but not to that extent.

I didn't cry, but I wanted to. This was at seven months when my daughter was catching on that she could get me into her room at all hours of the night if she woke up and cried.

The first night she screamed for five hours straight. It was insane. We actually had to turn off the monitor and shut our door to drown her out.

The second night she screamed for a looong time too, but not as long.

It took about a week for her to get the picture, and after that she went down like a trooper. I just turn her fan on, turn out the lights, sing her a lullaby and tell her good night, and she snuggles up and goes to sleep. Easy as pie.