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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with pp, I'm a nanny and cry it out is not a good idea. It is only natural for a crying baby to be soothed, it's just not good for their bodies. A little whimpering is one thing but if the baby sounds really upset you should definitely sooth him. [/quote]

This is not a BABY. The kid is 1 1/2.[/quote]

This doesn't matter, if the mother wants the child to be comforted then that is her decision. OP you need to either accept the parenting style the parents have decided on or quit. I've had jobs before where I don't agree with how the parents are raising their kids but as a nanny I have to follow their parenting style. [/quote]

The PP was responding to that specific post, PP. The first PP was saying that a "crying baby" should be soothed, that "it's not good for their bodies," and continued to call him a "baby." While 17 months IS quite young still, she made it sound like we were talking about a 0-7 month old or something. By 17 months old, he/she should be able to learn to self-soothe. Btw, crying is NOT physically bad for their bodies. If you believe it is, can you elaborate in what specific ways? Physically?

I agree with the point that the OP should do what she was hired to do, if it was specifically stated especially to go in and soothe. But OP-you can always (and should!) bring it up with your MB to see how you guys can work together better. Especially if both of you end up going in his room and doing this elaborate routine-talk about really waking him up! If no CiO, can't you go in and rub his back, calm him down and try to leave after a couple min? Instead of rocking him for 45 min??

Good luck OP! That sounds stressful, but I know there was a phase around this age, I believe, (maybe more towards 2 or so) that my DC literally out of nowhere started to scream her head off when we tried to lay her down in her crib, and then bed. She would scream and cry for 30-45 min, then have a restless sleep for about 1 hr, then wake up screaming again. It was awful and we still have no idea what pre-empted it, but it only lasted for about 2-3 weeks (I know, I say 'only' in retrospect ha) then she went back to normal just as suddenly as she started. I DO think it had something to do with becoming aware of "ghosts and monsters" and being scared (she has older siblings too), so you may be right on the night terror thing, even though your DC is a little younger than mine was when this all happened. [/quote]

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