When Jonathan was about four months old we began some sleep training, not to get him to sleep through the night (he did that on his own) but to get him to go to sleep in the first place. Jeremy and I couldn't handle the endless rocking and shushing, gently placing him in the crib and subsequent awakening and screaming routine any longer.
So we let him cry it out. BAD PARENTS!! >:(
But you know what? It took 3 days of minimal crying and worked like a charm. And I regained some semblance of my sanity.
Lately things have changed. For the past couple of weeks he has cried when we put him down - for 10, 15, sometimes 20 minutes - before finally falling asleep. It's truly more heartbreaking than it was the first time, because it has gone on for so many nights in a row.
I don't know if this is some kind of stage or just a result of it being lighter outside at bedtime, but either way, it's tough to hear your baby cry. :(
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