| Another alternative to lots of crying is a more gradual approach such as that described in the No Cry Sleep Solution book by Elizabeth Pantley (I think they have it in the Geobaby shop). You'll have to read it for more details but that describes how to withdraw gradually, which may take a long time but would certainly be less traumatic. The Babywhisperer also outlines a method that involves the "pick up/put down" method, where you are constantly reassuring your baby that you are there but still teaching her to go to sleep by herself, which is less harsh than the cry-it-out methods but might achieve faster results than the Pantley approach.
Hope you find some ideas that will work for you in those books! |