I agree with everyone that has posted here so far - our DS has slept for at least 6 hours a night from about 6 weeks old (he's now 4 mths) but I was embarrassed to tell anyone and was even waking him up sometimes during the night just to make sure he was OK - which would usually mean an hour and a half or so of being awake before he'd go back to sleep - so I let him sleep now but I do still feel guilty and try not to "skite" about having a sleeping through baby - sorry Celsie if it was me that was skiting - it certainly wasn't intentional at all!!!
every baby is so different but there is no way that I could let our DS cry in his cot - if he's crying its because he needs to be comforted - I agree there is a difference between a grizzle and a cry and I can sometimes leave him if its just a little whinge but a full on cry I'm in there within a minute (my mum did beat me to his cot the other day tho which was hilarious)
a few of the mums in my mums group have tried CC without much success - to me it just seems cruel - babies cry because they need to communicate with us - and if I don't acknowledge DS will he then grow up to think I ignored him??? I certainly don't want that
its so nice to read the other opinions of mums on this and nice to know I'm not the only one who picks up and cuddles my boy when he's upset
the other thing I got told was to put my DS in his cot to go to sleep and to never allow him to go to sleep in my arms - well phooey to that - its the sweetest thing in the world to have this warm bundle snoozing away in my arms
hugs to you all
Mel