Should you continue the cry it out method if baby is crying for more than 2-3 hours?

Your child should not be allowed for CIO for more than 1 hour MAX. Start by weaning from the paci. When he wakes dont speak to him. Not a word. I started to give the silent treatment and would only change his diaper if it was dirty. This helped keep him sleepy and less awake. I have white noise in his room at all times. You can use a fan, a humidifier, a noise machine. You need to find a new doctor also. Try giving a sippy of water in place of the paci while weaning. You could also try to get him to have one specific thing that soothes him. A particular blanket or toy. If he associates something with sleep you can pull it out as needed.

6-7 hours is exhaustive all that will do is stress out all of you. Unfortunately you may have to cut out the rocking, try rocking until he’s almost asleep then put him in his crib – when he cries try rubbing his back instead of picking him up. Gradually decrease the length of time you rock him before he falls asleep. Same thing when he wakes up at night – try just rubbing his back. Make sure he has a full tummy when he goes to bed too.

i wouldnt leave a child cry for more than 15-20 minutes. im not a doctor, but any more than that suggests there is actually something wrong with the child. have you tried medicine for acid reflux? i say this because my son cried a lot and it turned out his stomach was upset due to acid. so he was put on a med and that really helped. my son also slept better when we covered him with not one, but two blankets. he was cold all the time! and also, music helped. my son liked nature sounds, but every baby is different. there are music players that have all different sounds, encluding one that is supposed to remind them of being in the womb. also, do you have a pacifier “holder”? a clip on the end of pacifier that also clips to his clothes…that way he can put it back in his mouth himself and quiet himself…was a lifesaver for us. i would also reccomend dont put him to sleep in a deep sleep, but put him in crib when he starts to get drowsy. that will get him used to putting himself to sleep.

Have you tried co-sleeping.
http://www.bygpub.com/natural/family-bed.htm

We did this with all our children until they were between one and two years old. I pushed the bed up against the wall and slept between my husband and the baby, with the baby next to the wall. One of my daughters for some reason couldn’t sleep alone til she was eight. She finally stopped waking up in the middle of the night when we put her two year old sister in bed next to her.

Here’s a really good article on helping babies sleep.
http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/ap/sleep.asp

I could never let my children cry. I tried once and never did it again. All my children are happy well adjusted children/adults.

Some of my children with high metabolisms gave up their naps at 12 months. He might sleep better if you let him stay up during the day.

Letting him cry for 2 hrs is horrible. He surely won’t want to go to bed. That’s a horrible memory and he must be terrified he’ll be left alone again and being ignored.

And that’s an insane doctor to suggest something so idiotic.