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To help care for your new baby - teach your baby to get himself to sleep by putting him down awake. When you know your baby is tired, have him fall asleep in his crib without you holding, patting, or rocking him. It will teach him to get himself to sleep, without creating bad habits that will have to be broken later. Great advice for new mothers!!!
Due to my son's prematurity and severe acid reflux, we put off putting him to sleep awake because he would spit up (ALOT!). Now, we are at the point where I can put him to bed awake but he screams and cries. Am I a horrible mother to let him cry it out? Is there something else I should do to ease his crying?