I could only let DD1 cry herself to sleep IF I was cuddling her. In that case I was trying to get her to drop her night feed and although she was crying I was cuddling and soothing her without the feed - fortunately it lasted only a couple of nights before she stopped waking BUT even doing it that way was not pleasant and I was also teary. I don't think I could ever let my babies cry alone for that length of time and not provide comfort
Totally agree here. All of mine I have done this with. They go to sleep after crying but I am ALWAYS cuddling them while they are crying. I personally don't believe in CC, I tried it and it resulted in clinginess and I felt like it broke trust. Babies are babies for goodness sake!! It's their right to expect comfort when they are upset!!