I have a generally awesome happy baby except I would say like once a week I have a cranky baby who A. cries ALL day or B. has a crazy 2+ hour meltdown.
I'm trying to soothe with everything I can think of but it doesn't work so I feel like I have her crying it out on her own...sometimes in my arms, sometimes in her swing. All the recent reading I've done on the effects of crying it out make me moreso want to try and fix her myself.
Anyway, just wondering your thoughts or what you do on bad days or for long meltdowns (longer than 1 hr).
If the baby cries until exhaustion in your arms do you think that is "crying it out"?
EDT: when these days arise I seriously try every trick in the book from the 5 S's to walking outside, to carrides.
Re: s/o meltdown WDYD/T
The articles refer to being left to CIO alone. If she's in your arms, she knows you haven't abandoned her.
Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
When it's just me at home with him, I rock him with big swing movements and that settles him or I put him in a breastfeeding craddle position and give him a soother
I can get him from a 10 to a 0 in 4 minutes max.. I've timed it lol