morahrach, thanks for giving me a preview of my upcoming feature presentation!!!!! 🙂 we dont have a second bedroom to put a baby in. so until we can afford to move to a bigger place our baby will have to sleep with us no matter what. er, must be so tough having to choose between teaching him to sleep independantly or letting him cry and then in the end getting his way. i think 7 months is still young and at that point they are bound to wake up and cry for mommy in the middle of the night. i know a couple that had a similar issue. the baby was older tho. atleast a year and a half or so maybe 2. they also tried the CIO method but the problem was shed cry so hard shed throw up. this would go on nightly. so they put the baby back in their room. the pediatrician told them to try again and the next time she throws up they should let her sleep in it. they followed his advice and sure enough she stopped crying through the night. i know this story doesnt help you but the point is babies are smart. your son will take advantage of you. so eventually you WILL have to let him learn and and let him “cry it out”. in the end youll both sleep better. good luck!!!
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