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Originally Posted by habernac
Letting them cry it out is better for them and makes them get used to sleeping in their own room. Letting them sleep in your room ensures you don't ever get laid again.
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I assure you, we let our kids cry it out. However, when my oldest was around 1, letting her cry it out was the most useless thing you could try. She would cry for an hour, finally fall asleep, and wake up 15 minutes later, and take an hour of crying again. If we put her in our room, there would be no crying, and she'd be sleeping really quick. We ended up taking the crib mattress out and laying it beside our bed on the floor. I wasted many hours sitting beside her in her room (she'd be quiet then) waiting for her to fall asleep before we figured that out.
Let your kids cry it out, but if that clearly is not working try something else.
Our second falls asleep for good after about 5 minutes of crying, if we have to let him cry.