When to Let Babies Cry Themselves to Sleep

It's such a tricky balancing act, isn't it? None of my children really got the hang of sleeping on their own until much later...probably 6-8 months. While I know many people might disagree with me, I do not think the "cry it out" method should be used with any baby under one year. My reason for this comes from a developmental standpoint. At this first year of life, babies wants are their needs and their needs are their wants...they are intertwined. They are not trying to manipulate or create us stress. They must have a need if they are crying and I think it's our job(s) to meet that need to create a secure feeling for that child. The first developmental task according to Erik Erikson is trust vs. mistrust...so if their needs are not met, now can they learn to trust the world and their place in it? My opiniion only...

Don't put her down like that when she is over tired. You should put her and yourself on a strict schedule and feed her and change her and put her down when she is clean and full and not too tired.
It will take a couple of days for a schedule to kick in but it is well worth it.
I once was told that if your child is yawning and rubbing thier eyes they are overly tired. That is just the start of trouble for bed.
Good luck

have you heard of dr. harvey karp and the happiest baby on the block? he explains how our babies are in their 4th trimester until about 3-4 months. how their needs are still similar to what the womb can provide for them.

here's another site that may help you learn more about sleep and feeding pattern needs from birth to about 3 years. good luck!

http://drjaygordon.com/development/ap/sleep.asp
http://drjaygordon.com/development/ap/babywear.asp

the definition of attachment parenting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_parenting

8 principles on attachment parenting
http://www.attachmentparenting.org/principles/principles.php

benefits of babywearing
http://www.thebabywearer.com/index.php?page=bwbenefits#Be...

scientific research article on attachment and baby wearing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2245751?dopt=Abstract

at 2 months thats too early o start o sleep train them. i didnt start it with my daughter till she was like 4 1/2-5months. i keep the same routine every night (shes 18mos now) what i did was i got her in her jammies then i got her bottle ready and we would go into my room (she was still sleeping in a bassinette) and i would hold and feed her and rck her. then burp her when shes done. i would continue ohlder an rub her head and back till she drifted abot 1/2 way sleep then place her in bed (in the dark) if she started to stir i would pat her back and jiggle her bed a little and give her her pasi. just take it slowly theres no reason to rush this at such a young age. i didnt really start having to let her cry it out till about 7 months. i only let her cry for like 30 mins before i go in calm her down and put her back in bed. good luck!