Parents!!! Please Help!!!
 

Okay, as many of you know; me and Heather are new parents. Our son is almost six months old now (my how time flies). Most of the time he is a relatively happy baby (very cuddly), but there are times when he cries and cries and cries and cries and well..................you get the picture. I am sure that the constant crying might get on some of your nerves as well. Is it okay to let the baby cry it out sometimes? I mean, does one always have to pick up the baby when he/she cries? What about when you're sleepy and it's late at night, you put him/her in the crib and he/she starts crying? Is it okay to ever just let the baby cry him/herself to sleep? Please, I need to know.

Always be on the alert for ear infections.

Even after you pick them up and they quit crying?

Ear infections or teething - -

Crying won't hurt them as long as you know that nothing else is wrong - - he's dry, full, not in pain.

Does he stop crying when you pick him up?

Yeah, Heather is usually on top of those things. And yes, he stops crying when you pick him up.

If you try to pick them up each time they cry, they will learn crying gets what they want and cry more.

My son is 14 but as a baby I let him cry himself to sleep and soon after I learned I dont have to pick him up each time he cries things started calming down at bed time. It wont be overnite but give it time and he will learn to go to sleep on his own

It might be good to first make a dr appt to make sure there is nothing like pain like ear infection making him cry, but after you know everythings ok, just let him cry himself to sleep

just my thoughts, hope it helps

Well, this is where I might be different than the newer moms - - he's learned how to get attention and crying gets him picked up.

Might experiment and just let him cry (as long as you know all is well) and in a couple nights he'll get it that you aren't going to respond and stop trying.

The doctor told us with a fever or rash. Crying is a natural process to help develope the lungs.

So if they are comfortable without the house being to coldd/hot.

Not dirty diaper, have been fedd etc.

To let them cry for a period of time is not always a bad thing...

I don't believe in letting a baby cry themselves to sleep. Some say to do otherwise is spoiling them, but my children are well adjusted and we are a close family. Whether or not that had to do with my picking them up anytime they cried is anyone's guess, but I didn't allow my babies to cry for what seemed to be no reason.

Where are pics???

See, this was what I was concerned about. I don't want to feel like a horrible parent If we don't pick him up every time.