Parenting Question Answered - Do You Cry it Out?

One of the hardest decisions for a mom to make istired your baby is! They need more sleep than you do!
whether to let their beloved child cry it out or not? It isThey need their full twelve hours a night of sleep. This
heartbreaking to hear your little one crying andsleep is what rejuvenates them and gets them ready
screaming for you and just leaving them: It is almostto learn more and more each day. A tired baby is a
impossible. But for most moms, you simply cannot rockcranky baby!
your baby to sleep forever and have other things thatSo, if your baby is over the age of six months and not
need to be done.sleeping through the night, start getting a night routine in
What exactly does it mean to let you baby cry it out?place and let him/her cry it out. The average baby will
Well, this is when a mom teaches her child to fallcry for 30-45 minutes: My baby was one of the
asleep on their own. This is a skill that every babyexceptions and cried for two hours the first night! But, I
needs as they cannot depend on their mom for theirstuck with it and the second night he cried only 30
whole lives. It is a difficult decision, but one that I canminutes, the third night only 15 and then he didn't cry at
attest to, is the right one to make at the right age. Ifall! They learn quickly that if they cry, you will not take
you have a baby over the age of six months old, thatthem out of their crib, and they figure out how to fall
wakes up every couple hours through the night, thanasleep. They need this life skill as it will benefit them for
you are exhausted, frustrated and need your sleep!the rest of their lives. Get ready for a rough few
If you think about how tired you are - think about hownights, but after that you are smooth sailing!