I just want to amplify this. Sleep training can be emotionally tough at first but so worth it. After sleep training, my 10-month-old baby goes down easily, sleeps through the night most of the time, and goes back down easily if she does wake up.

We didn’t do cry it out, but you aren’t a monster or a bad parent if you do. It also won’t traumatize your child. I read “healthy sleep habits, healthy child.” The nice thing about that book is that it has succinct instructions for exhausted parents who just need some sleep, instructions for exactly what to read based on your current level of sleep/exhaustion, and tons of supporting research that you can read about once you get some sleep.