tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456007446606477169.post4770156988770022647..comments2024-03-09T20:52:49.618+00:00Comments on Four Down, Mum to Go?: Cry babyFourdownmumtogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514505371212340284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456007446606477169.post-714635618917190512010-04-24T21:39:33.577+01:002010-04-24T21:39:33.577+01:00Aaargh the great divide.
My first child wailed fo...Aaargh the great divide.<br /><br />My first child wailed for 15 mins for 2 nights, then slept perfectly for years. Definitely worth it. My second child wailed and wailed for night upon night, and we kept going because a health visitor told us to, for weeks. Didn't work. Make us all miserable. My third child was naturally a good sleeper.<br /><br />So I say, do what works. I don't think crying causes psychological damage, because then at least half the world would be psychologically damaged. What about all those babies with colic, for a start?<br /><br />And when we did controlled crying with #1, we replaced a whole evening's grumpiness and over-tiredness with 15 mins crying (going in every 2 mins to reassure). Which is more psychologically damaging? A short dose of crying, or a whole evening being whiny and grumpy and being entertained and distracted ad infinitum by two inexperienced parents who didn't recognise over-tiredness when they saw it?<br /><br />Horses for courses, is what I say.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com