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I used a modified CIO starting with letting him cry for only a minute before going in and patting his back (never picking him up out of the crib) and gradually increasing the time before I went in over the next week. He now sleeps throught the night almost every night and on those occasions when he wakes, all I have to do is go in, pat his back for a minute and he's back asleep. It's hard to let your baby cry, but long term, it teaches them to fall back to sleep on their own, an important step for them. Kids go through these stages on and off for the first few years, it's normal. Don't see attachment problems everywhere, it will just make everyone, including your child, unduly stressed over normal development stages. Good luck.