There are many methods to get a child to sleep... and I don't like the idea of CC. But putting into perspective... CC is a very short term method to solve a long term problem. I would find it more cruel to have a sleep deprived child; or a mother that has PND or is too tired to be productive. There are other methods like co-sleeping... but at what cost sometimes? A child dependant an having someone sleep beside them, and possibly a breakdown of the relationship between parents? NOT that I am saying this has happened to anybody here... it is just a possibility.

I am an insomniac myself, and I have managed to go 5 months will no more than 3-4 hours at a time. But I could not see myself doing this for years! And my child would not eat well, and was tired. In a matter of a few days, I have seen an improvement in him getting those few extra hours sleep. He doesn't cry at all when I put him down. Both times I have posted today, my child has been placed in his cot, and gone to sleep within a minute without one whimper, let alone cry.

It was my MCHN that originally put me onto this sleep school, and I will be giving her a big thank you! There is help for people who want it. Whether it be sleeping, feeding or whatever issues are affecting one's child. I didn't want my child to suffer any longer.

Sherrie, this post is not in response to yours, and I fully respect and understand your decisions; and those of the many other women on this forum. My comments are to try and express another view and to let people know of the results I have had within a few days... without any vomiting or excessive crying from my child. But I don't think I could have done this bymyself or totally grasped the information from a book. The support and advice from the sleep school was invaluable - to me and my child.