Anyone let their baby cry it out for naps?

You ever watch Supper Nanny? I have two kids and let them cry it out till they fell asleep. It’s hard but worth it because they get the point after awhile.

We transitioned with crying it out. Until my son was about 7-8 months old I didnt leave him to fall asleep on his own from the onset. I’d go in and rock him, or pat his back until he was mostly asleep, or already asleep, and then leave him. If he woke up (night time or nap time) before he should have, it was his job to figure out how to fall back to sleep.

Once he was older and I KNEW he could fall asleep on his own I would put him down for naps awake. Let him cry a little, but he fell asleep right off. Night times I didnt leave him to cry himself asleep until he was probably about 8-9 months old.

The first few times he would cry and carry on for hours. But after a few days he fell straight to sleep like a champ.

Its only as tragic as you make it. Kids this age learn very fast, none of it lasts long as long as you leave them and dont interrupt the learning process by putting them to sleep yourself.

im trying the same with my son now….its only been a weeks so far hes starting to fall asleep on his own sometimes…but somtimes i just can let him cry..

I didn’t let my baby cry it out till he was about four months. I think now that I held him and nurtured him for the first four months of his life, he has an easier time getting to bed and only fusses for a few minutes before falling asleep. He does cry sometimes because he is overlly tired and even holding won’t calm him most of the time. So I let my husband lay him down on the bed and he stays with him while he cry’s and this last about five minutes before I come in and hold him. I can’t let my baby cry for some reason.

Wow with the P.S. If you ask a question you are asking for opinions. Yikes.

As to your question, it depends on how old the child is. You don’t mention an age???? I would never let an infant cry it out. They need to feel the love and security parents should be giving them. However as they get older and are able to be on a schedule you can let them cry for a bit, especially if they are simply disagreeing about wanting to go to bed.
You should be able, as a parent, to distinguish your child’s cry and know if they are crying for attention or something else.
You need to be patient above all else. Remember, this too shall pass.
And believe me, they grow up so darn fast it’s heartbreaking

I think every baby is different and different things work for different people, so if people judge you for doing what you have to do then they just should be ignored. Some babies go to sleep easily, and others (like mine, and I guess yours) are a little harder. I had to let my son cry. And I had to be consistent with it. Just listen to him on a monitor or outside his door while he’s crying (I know it’s hard) to be sure he’s okay. If you go get him, then he knows that you will do it and will keep crying and that just draws it out. Be consistent. If you go in after twenty minutes of crying, I promise that he’ll just keep crying everyday.
Stick it out. It’s important that your child gets the sleep that he or she needs, and establishes healthy sleep habits.
Which reminds me, read the book called “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child” it’s really helpful and will give you some confidence when people tell you that you are a bad parent for making (actually you are helping and teaching) your child to sleep.
And it does not mean you are lazy. You are doing something very important (and hard). People are really full of themselves sometimes and think that if they do something, it must be the right thing to do for everybody. Ignore people’s ignorant and self-absorbed responses and do what’s best for your child.
See who’s that bad parent when your child is well rested and happy while theirs whines all day from being over-tired and the parent is an exhaused wreck.