Also good to remember is that cc isn't something that is done day in-day out. For a lot of babies, it simply doesn't work, and it's just not right for them. There are babies though, who, after a couple of nights with cc, end up having a much better sleep patern, wake up happy babies, and it's only those couple of nights where they cry at all. Also, when using cc properly, one is not leaving their baby to just cry...it's no different then when your on the toilet and can't get to your baby straight away, or when you take a while to wake to your babies cries, you are still going in regularly and comforting your baby. If people try cc in any other way, it isn't cc, it's neglect, yes....but that isn't cc and is not the norme....so I think it's important to have a clear understanding of what parents mean when they say "we've tried cc". Most often, it's simply the same sort of thing as when , as some of the ladies who have posted here have talked about, you don't go in to your baby immediatly, so that they have a chance to self-settle (because, I agree, a lot of the time, if you check on them constantly, they end up crying more and more and getting distressed because they're really tired and just want to sleep). Maybe I have a different notion of what cc should be, but I don't believe if done correctly, that it is a forceful technique or one that leaves the baby crying with fear or anthing terrible like that. I think probably a lot of people doing research into cc aren't really researching cc, but variations on it, you know? So, it'll always be hard to get a clear idea of the outcomes of cc....if it is studying babies who have just been left to cry for chunks of time, of course the outcomes are going to be bad....but I don't believe that is cc.....where is the control in that? Anyway, I support all loving parents, however they go about things.