Is rocking baby to sleep every night bad?

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I've heard mixed opinions. I have no regrets in doing so. I love rocking my baby to sleep every night.

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Seriously, do what works. If your child needs to be rocked to sleep at night- do it. If your child doesn't need or doesn't want to be rocked to sleep at night- don't do it.
No matter what you do EVER, people are going to criticize you and tell you that you're hurting your child.
Do what works, do what you feel is right.

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Prepare to do it for years if you start.

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It's not "bad", it's just the possibility that the child might develop a need for it. Meaning, if that happens, care givers will be required to constantly rock the child for it to sleep. It could last years and be a huge problem for parents.

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Eh. I'm mixed. My son, for the first 6 months, would only sleep in his swing. Then we somehow got him to sleep in his crib. My daughter would nurse til she fell asleep, and when we went to the bottle, she still wanted held to fall asleep. I noticed a few months back that she was "going to bed on her own" meaning she'd get her blanket and crawl into her brothers toddler bed. I'm about to have baby 3, and I will probably nurse him to sleep too. They (whoever they are) say that snuggling to sleep helps build their confidence and they'll be more independent as adults

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No. It's whatever works for you and your baby. People get all persnickety when someone does something totally different than themselves.

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I do The Same For My Child Every Night ,I Rocked him To sleep he loves it :-)

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I would for sure if baby was sick or something. I personally would do it ever night just to get baby sleepy and then place the baby in the crib before she/he fell asleep. 
There is no evidence to say it will create a problem unless you consider cuddle time to be a problem. In my books things like cuddle time are perfect.

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I don't know that I'll do that but why do people think it's bad?

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It's a bad habit, they get used to it and then it becomes time consuming and you will be exhausted because you have to do it every time the child sleeps! Not something I would do, because I'm sure my time will be limited. Unless you're a sAHM

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I rock my daughter to sleep a couple nights a week. For the most part, she can sleep on her own. She is 10 months.

Is rocking baby to sleep every night bad?

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