re: "Crying it out" with an infant - OT Parents, how was your first experience?

We did it at 12 months with our first. We gradually exceeded the amount of time we went back in to console her after she started crying. So we let her cry for 10 minutes, went in to console her for a few minutes, left, then gave her 20 minutes, but she was asleep after 15 minutes so we didn't need to go back in. We did this for 2 nights, and by the third night, she no longer cried. But all kids are different so you'll just need to see what works. If he's dependent on food, that's harder. Our second child we gave milk in a bottle in the middle of the night for about 18 months until we were able to cut it out by gradually mixing with water.