Letting him cry it out 😢

My baby is 3 1/2 months old. And up until now I’ve cuddled him to sleep, nursed him to sleep, and laid with him while he slept. But it’s getting to the point where I can’t put him down at all! Used to I could get him off to sleep then put him in his doc a tot or rocker seat and we take a nap. But now if I leave his side he is awake and screaming! So right now I just put him down for a nap and let him “cry it out” I wanted to stay there with him and watch him fall asleep but it honestly broke my heart.

After about 10 minutes he started to settle down but still whimpering. And he looked over at me with his little lip out and softly sobbing and I broke down into tears 😭 I felt like I was hurting his feelings. But for his sake and my sanity he has to learn to self soothe 💔