I don’t think trying to sleep train your baby is abusive. I know some people who were lucky and had babies sleep through after 2 months… I have other friends who tweaked naps and that worked…. I have other friends who would leave their baby to cry it out… I don’t judge- no one deserves to go through sleep deprivation. No one should feel guilty trying to get more sleep. Unfortunately what I experienced as a new mum looking for sleep training techniques I was bombarded with cry it out methods and sleep trainers charging loads for consultations. I had lots of people tell me to leave my baby to cry it out because it worked for them. Personally I couldn’t do it and I was stressed because I thought I was doing the wrong thing seeing to my baby the whole night. Eventually she slept through and looking back I wish I hadn’t got sucked into the idea that sleep training and cry it out was the only answer.I don't particularly like Rosey as she comes across very smug.
But my daughter has slept reasonably well since about 8 months and very rarely wakes. We're VERY lucky but it makes me kind of sad that people think we must have abused her and ignored her for that to be the case. Yes we have left her to cry on occasion but only when we know she's really tired and us going in has always just worked her up more. She doesn't have attachment issues, she's a very bright, chatty girl. Sleep training isn't all about 'cry it out' and yes, babies waking IS normal, but my personal opinion is sleep deprivation isn't a rite of passage and no one should feel guilty for trying to get more sleep.
I bleeping abhor the charlatans charging hundreds for a pdf though.
Just my two cents