Well, he's an anecdote for you - with my kids it was fine. You let them cry and poke your head in every 10 minutes or so to make sure they know they're not alon

Well, he's an anecdote for you - with my kids it was fine. You let them cry and poke your head in every 10 minutes or so to make sure they know they're not alone, but that the parent is right outside. Eventually they get the point. And your reward is a stable sleep cycle - for us usually this bought us a few months at a clip until it went to hell again.