How can I get my son to sleep without a bottle?

Q. My son will be 6 months old on the 3rd of August and we have so much trouble getting him to sleep without a bottle. The only ways he'll fall asleep is if he's in the car or eating or being rocked for at least 20 minutes and no distractions. We've started him on baby foods and we think this will become a problem when we start working him off of the bottle. He's getting 2 teeth as well, and I don't want him to have dental problems. Any ideas on helping him get to sleep?

A. Have you tried letting him cry it out? I know alot of moms have problems doing this but, trust me, its going to have to happen eventually, or your going to have a three year old you have to rock to sleep everynight. Im currently a nanny for a 7 month old baby boy, and at a little after 6 months we started to let him cry it out. It teaches them to soothe themselves so you dont have to spend half your night rocking and putting him down...rocking and putting him down, over and over which is what we had to do. He doesnt go to bed with a bottle but just cries himself to sleep. Sometimes it takes 5 seconds and hes out lol...other times it takes 30 minutes, but it wont kill him and it will really help you...If you dont want to constantly hear him cry, shut his room door, and yours, and just make sure the monitor is on, we have one with lights that go up to indicate how loud it is, so you dont have to listen to him cry which is the hardest for parents to do, but you can still tell without checking every 5 mins how hes doing..when I have him I dont just..put him down to go to sleep...of course wait until you can tell hes actually tired...and then...calm him down..no playing and getting hyper...but....sit on the poarch outside if its cool...just listen to the birds...that always calms ours down...you can rock him and walk around with him like you normally would...and when you can tell hes absolutely droopy eyes tired just lay him in his crib..turn on the mobile if he likes it..and quietly walk out and shut the door or keep it open just a bit...Alot of times they will cry...get quiet....then start crying even harder..and,,start a pattern, but this is a way of self soothing and eventually they will go to sleep..and they wont love you any less... I know to alot of people this sounds cruel but its really best for the both of you...independence for you and him!! Good luck!!

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