Rosehip I too have felt the pressure to CC! Honsetly i felt like I was doing the wrong thing by cuddling and loving my DS! We try to not let him cry at all by cuddling feeding etc! DH is a baker and leaves for work in the middle of the night and this is when DS would come into bed with me (DH is a very deep sleeper and I was worried he would roll on DS) Ds slept so well in the bed with me, and I loved the closness we had! People have told me that he wont sleep through, or sleep in his cot cause I have had him in the bed, but as of sunday he is now only waking for 1 feed and sleeping till 5:30-6am and sleeping in his cot!! He very rareley cries! So being a mum and tending to DS needs has paid off for us! I am so proud that I have stuck to my own beliefs and persivered!

Have any of you read Sheila Kitzinger Understanding your crying baby? This book helped me alot and its interesting to read about the CC! It nearly made me sick! The man (yes a man who would have no motherly instinct) invented CC says "A mother should not weaken if the baby cries so much it vomits" OMG why would you let a little baby get so distraught! And believe it does no damage!

This is not supposed to sound like Im saying anyone who uses this technique is a bad mother its just my opinion! I know some girls who use it and they swear by it, but its definately not for me!
Rosehip I too belive it cause long term harm to our bubs!