Sleeping Night

The same thing happened to me, though the twins were 9 months old. They went down just fine but then woke up in the middle of the night crying. Keep in mind, if they aren't sick anymore, then they can cry a little. I agree, though. Use the Ferber method, where you let them cry for 5-15 minutes, however long you can stand it. Go in, love them, say it is ok, then leave and start the clock again.
Now, a little tough love.....lesson learned, don't put the baby in your bed!! :)

Marda has good advice! After all, SHE is not walking back into your room by herself at 4 months! LOL She's training you--you need to switch it around, Momma! Good luck!

Sleep traninig is the ONLY answer- and you have to be consistent about it as well. It will hurt you no end to hear your baby cry her lungs out, we tried the Ferber method and it worked. The first night we let our son cry for about 45 minutes... it tore me apart to hear him cry but my husband stopped me from going in and 'rescuing' him because that would mean that he cried all that time for nothing. Once the time you set is over, and your baby is still crying, then you go in and console her and then put her right back int he crib.

Make sure you have the same consistent bed time activities like play, bath, bottle and book and then you can rock your baby till she is pretty sleepy but not asleep yet. She has to associate going to sleep with being in her crib. Once you do this consistently, she will be sleepng on her own in her crib... it takes a week sometimes more- but again consistency is key. Remember if you give up half way through, the child had cried and cried for days on end for Nothing!

Good luck and hope your child is better!

She has now had a taste of the good life all snuggled up with mommy.
Enjoy your time with her.

God bless.
= )

Shalini's suggestions about consistency is right on. However, I don't agree with letting a baby cry it out for 45 minutes. I recommend a modification of the cio method. Let her cry for 5 or so minutes before going in and soothing her without taking her out of the crib. Once she's calm say good night and leave. She'll cry again. go back in, repeat soothing. Gradually lengthen the time before going back in. Do this for as long as it takes for her to realize that you are still there and will come in when she needs you. So plan to do this on a night after which you don't have to go to work the next day.

It may take 2-3 nights of consistently do this combined with a consistent warm bed time routine for her to accept that she's going to have to sleep in her own bed now. You have reassured her that you're still present and will take care of her needs. By lengthening the time before going in you're letting her learn a way to soothe herself. Be sure to provide her with her security items. blankie, binkie, whatever

Personally, I prefer co-sleeping but I understand it's not for everyone.

She is going to cry until you pick her up. Let her cry and see if she stops. If you stop going to her and taking her out of her crib she will learn how to self soothe and fall asleep again. If she screams more than a half hour take her in your bed,let her fall asleep and put her in her crib. I would try to the first one and do the second as a last resort. I have gone through that and it is a pain. Good luck