Controlled Crying - needs defining?

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LOL I was just about to give my comments but it seems you've already found them

I think controlled crying is a program of sorts used to train a child to sleep through leaving them to cry, whereas comforted sleep is still a routine but instead of leaving the child you comfort the child to sleep. For us we did a bit of both with Paris, and only comforting with Seth. Although we aren't AP'ers or co-sleepers we still comforted rather than using Crying It Out methods.

I look at my sleep patterns (I was CC'd as a kid) and I always used to think "It never hurt me" and now I question that as I often have anxiety attacks at night in bed, when I worry... and I need a good 15 mins of worrying every night before sleeping unless I'm dog tired. Whereas my husband who was comforted to sleep falls asleep at the drop of a hat and is a heavy sleeper. Is there a connection? I dunno but it only just dawned on me that this occurred...

Off track a bit... but food for thought I guess And like kelly I leave judgements at the door when I post in these topics I only offer suggestions based on my own experiences and what I personally have researched, and have developed opinions based on.

*hugs*
Cailin