I'm worried that this might bother some people...I hope it doesn't. I'm not a perfect mama and I never will be. My little girl is 7 months old and I'm trying really hard to get her into a bedtime and sleep routine. She is a night owl. Even in the womb. This champ can have long naps during the day but night time she's bright eyed and bushy tailed. Extra chatty. Rolling. Talking. Smiling. Grabbing toys. Restless. And angry when you walk away from her. Won't sleep. The earliest shes fallen asleep on her own was 3 am. Shes like me. I can be up all night. But. I am planning on going back to work and I need to get her to sleep at night.

Is letting your baby cry a bad thing? Is it abuse? She isn't in distress. But my mom thinks its abusive to not go and get the baby when she cries.

I let her cry for 15 minutes at the most. Because I don't know if its right to let her be and cry for hypothetically an hour.

Is is child abuse to let your baby cry in her crib? Please advise!

(BTW I have tried everything. Soothing sounds, flipped her around, warm room, cool room, warm night light, complete darkness, bottle before bed, swaddle, lavender essential oil (in the hallway outside of her room so it doesn't get too strong), door open, door closed, rocking her, sleeping on her back, her belly, and her side, EVERYTHING)