Mommas, PLEASE do not use the cry it out method. It is psychologically damaging, and if baby is crying, there's ALWAYS a reason. Even if that reason is needing to be held, that's as good of a reason as being hungry or a poopy diaper. When you let your baby cry it out, you aren't teaching them to self soothe. You're teaching them that they can't trust you. That they're alone. That no one cares. They aren't ceasing their crying cause they're better...they gave up, and probably cried til their litt...