Picking up a crying baby.........

Help!!! Our 7.5 month old is in the stage where he cries at pretty much everything! I can't leave the room or put him down or even turn my head without him crying. The pediatrician said that I need to set him down and let him cry it out as long as he is fed and changed, but it's sooo hard..........any advice???

[rainbabies]

personally, im a holder. i dont think you can hold a little one and comfort their needs enough. they cant vent their frustrations at 7.5 months any other way but crying. as long as you have the time, energy, and your other kiddos don't need you...i say hold, snuggle, and love 'em up while he is still little.

I had this problem with ds and I was tld the same thing as you only problem was ds would scream and then vomit his whole bottle hitting the other bed in the room and his sheets and would end up in the bath and another bottle, so on that note I'm a holder he eventually grew out of the intense screaming and reall intense clinging, still likes a cuddle at bedtime after his bath and reading his book and generally falls asleep before its finished. I think he finds it soothing to be in my arms and hear my voice.

[PrincessFiona]

personally, im a holder. i dont think you can hold a little one and comfort their needs enough. they cant vent their frustrations at 7.5 months any other way but crying. as long as you have the time, energy, and your other kiddos don't need you...i say hold, snuggle, and love 'em up while he is still little.

ditto

kris

[migirl]

personally, im a holder. i dont think you can hold a little one and comfort their needs enough. they cant vent their frustrations at 7.5 months any other way but crying. as long as you have the time, energy, and your other kiddos don't need you...i say hold, snuggle, and love 'em up while he is still little.

ditto

kris

Me three!

[Meenah]

I always held and snuggled them!

[DCJenn]

My friend who has the best kids ever had a theory that I think is great- she said for the first year of their lives, she revolves around them. That changes once they reach toddlerhood and they need to expore more 'away' from mom (and dad). When her kids cried, she picked them up whenever possible (obviously, she cooked and took showers and attended to the older kids, etc.) because she wanted them to know and understand into their core that mom would be there for them.

Jenn

I am holder too, if you are talking about going to sleep they might just cry a little bit but I could never let it go for long.

[planet]

personally, im a holder. i dont think you can hold a little one and comfort their needs enough. they cant vent their frustrations at 7.5 months any other way but crying. as long as you have the time, energy, and your other kiddos don't need you...i say hold, snuggle, and love 'em up while he is still little.

Me four.

[Malpka]

Another holder Personally, I can either be exhausted holding the baby, or miserable listening to one wail alone. I will take the sore back and the happy baby any day of the week!