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Submitted by: Jane

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I did the same thing, had the baby sleep with me for "a month" which turned into 2, which turned into 3, etc. First of all, it WILL work out, don't blame yourself or think you did anything wrong. Now that my 4 month old sleeps on his own, there are times that I miss having that little cuddle bug next to me...it was a great bonding time for us! We used a bassinet (sp?) which seemed to be a smaller space for our son. Instead of a sheet (which I thought my feel too cold on his warm skin, I wrapped the mattress securely with a warm blanket. Then, I followed my pediatrician's advice and put him to bed full, dry, and happy and let him cry. I was picking him up after 15-20 minutes like you, but the doctor said that he wouldn't cry for much longer than that. HE WAS RIGHT! My son cried a bit the first few times, but after that, he stopped crying all together when I put him down. Now, he is not only sleeping on his own, he sleeps through the night and so do my husband and I. Next step...the crib in his own room! Yikes :-0 I know that crying it out is frowned upon by some, and I used to agree, but it truly helped in our case and it only lasted 25 minutes at the longest and was only for 3-4 days. Hope this helps!

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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Wow, you ignored your very young baby's cries for assistance and closeness with you when he needed it. You should be proud. That truly saddens me that this actually happens to these babies. I would hate to be ignored by my husband or anyone else close to me if I were crying and wanted someone there with me. Kudos.

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Submitted by: NewMom418

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Wow Little Miss Holier than Thou above has an opinion. While I don't agree with the method crying it out, simply because it breaks my heart to hear him cry, I don't think that 15 minutes of crying is going to turn a baby into serial killer. And I think that people who make you feel guilty for an already difficult thing are jerks. I was looking for advice for the transition also but from people who can offer something besides judgement.

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Submitted by: Christina

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My son has slept in the bed with me since he came home from the hospital..I breastfeed so i found this to be very convenient. I dont get my lil guy he will sleep ANYWHERE other than his crib and bassinet during the day time..At night i can put him in his bassinet sound asleep and within 3 min he is letting out a deaf defying cry. When i put him in bed with me i lay him in his sleep positioner wide awake with his binky and he falls asleep like there is nothing to it!! I dont kno what to do..ive tried the whole letting him cry it out and cry his self to sleep and this did not work he cried for over and hour and it made me feel like a HORRIBLE MOTHER! So i picked him up and within 3 min he was sound asleep..somebody please help me!!

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