babymiracles: i've fond that the amber teething necklace has helped DS - but i got that when he was 12 months - other mums around the traps swear by them.

I agree that babies are so little for such a small amount of time i'd take getting up and cuddleing my LO - even if there was nothing i could do - then let them cry for so long on their own. DH has made a good point in the past "every one wants their kids to grow up so fast yet they complain when they do" no medical 'expert' would EVER be able to over ride my mummy intuition. they are my babies, not a number, not a study but my baby. its one thing to take a few moments to get to your child (IE shower!) but tis another thing to leave them to cry/scream for so long, maybe these "experts" need the shoe on the other foot - we'll lock them in a room on their own for 7 hours (or until THEY throw up )and see how they cope and repeat until they feel like a young, defenceless baby feels. im fairly sure that we'd be arrested for false imprisonment!