Wracked with guilt and doubt, mixed with hopefulness. It's day 5 of the "Weisbluth" cry it out method and I am cracking. On the whole, she seems to be sleeping better, but there are ups and downs and she's still waking up to cry pretty frequently. Sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes like today, one hour! I almost died!.
Am I doing something wrong by letting her cry it out? Will she be emotionally scarred? I wish the results could be seen faster and clearer so I know I am on the right track. I try to be strong but it's my baby crying for me.
Some schools of thought say it's wrong. Your baby will think you have abandoned her and only stop crying because she has given up communicating with the mother. Or that letting the baby cry so long will make her insecure or worse, cause brain damage. Others swear by the method but they seem to see results in a few days! I'm still not sure my results are signs of progress.
To be fair, there are a number of variables everyday, like disrupted naptimes, unfinished dinner. Yesterday, she had two very good daytime naps of 2 hours each and she was put to bed at 830pm. Woke up once at midnight and cried for 10mins. Then next time at 6am when I fed her.
Today, she had hardly any nap, 40 mins in all today. Put her to bed at 8pm. Woke up at 930, cried 10 mins, then woke at 1015, cried for an hour. I hope the seeming worse results can be explained by the bad naps.
Keeping my fingers crossed again.
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