I am assuming that you might be refering to a technique where the child settles himself to sleep slowly over a period of time and involves some crying. Let me say this....some people are all for the family bed. I personally could not do it. I think there comes a time when kids need to learn to be able to put themselves back to sleep at night. When I nursed, I often nursed in bed and drifted off to sleep. When I would wake, I would pick up the babies at either put them back in bed on in the craddle next to the bed. Perhaps you could try an approach when your slowly get the child in his own bed. Perhaps a portacrib next to the bed then closer to the door then its own bed. My son cried worse with getting blood draws than trying to get resettled back to sleep and did not require stress doses. I think you are doing your baby a big help by trying now as opposed to later when they can climb out of the crib, etc. I have had friends have a really hard time with this because they waited until the kids were really mobile before they let them get resettled (other than feedings, of course)