shock at people letting tiny babies cry... when they're upset or want to talk do they expect others to just dismiss them? Crying to sleep is HORRID and WRONG. IMO, of course.

A good baby wakes at night to get the nourishment he or she needs. A bad baby sleeps through and starves. Some babies can go for long stretches at night, but if they only do it through controlled crying then it's a form of torture as it's food deprivation when a baby needs it. CC is a form of torture anyway, have you seen what it does to a baby's brain?

You're doing the absolute best thing. I never let DS cry anything out (he may cry and wail in my arms, but at least I'm trying to soothe him) and I've had doctors tell me he's so alert, bright, content and that they don't know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it right! So you can take my advice more than mummies who let their babies cry .