Bellamie used to cry... a lot! Some called it colic, others chalked it up to her casts, and surgery, the reason didn't seem to matter much at the time, there just seemed to be a lot of crying. We are past what we donned as "fussy time". That time between 5 and 8 when she would just cry no matter we did. There were endless evenings spent bouncing, dancing, rocking, and walking, to try and sooth her. After her surgery we went through a stage where she would only allow me to her hold, or she would cry, so hold I did... All the time. Slowly but surely we also got past this and now it seems like an eternity ago. Now Bell only fusses when she gets tired and while she still may cry a little more than the average baby, I wouldn't change a thing about her. She is sleeping through the night for the most part, but every now and then, fusses here and there. Now, I have read about the "cry methods" and call her spoiled, but at the slightest peep, I am up and in her room to soothe her, which is usually just giving her the binkie and rearranging blankies and I am back to bed in under a minute. No biggie. But some nights I am up multiple times and eventually have a hard time falling back asleep... That said I still can not just let her cry it out no matter how tired I am.
Do you believe in the cry it out method? Did it work for you? Or do you rush to your little one at the first peep? Do you believe you can "spoil" a baby, or is soothing necessary to grow trust?
I cant do the cry method. There is difference in self soothing and just letting your baby cry. Thats how the communicate, if they are crying for more then 10mins they need their mama, some love, attention, milk, a change, something. They dont cry for no reason Spoil your baby, they are only this little once and you can only hold them this tight for so short a time.
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