Cry cry cry

We've started a bit of controlled crying. Just leaving her five minutes or so to see if she can learn to settle herself. But its killing me. As I type this I can see I have two minutes to go before I go to her. And I hate it. Every long slow second of it.

Read various bits of advice from don't do it, to let her cry twenty minutes so have picked somewhere in the middle. Wouldn't have tried this when she was younger, but she's over four months old now and to date, we've just gone to her whenever she's even so much as murmured. I was starting to get worried we were going to have a problem ever letting her soothe herself.
Would love to hear what other baby blippers have done on this subject?

Had another lovely day with Chuckles. Such a happy, smiley alert baby right now. But have been here before (remember the smug Happiest Mum in Chorlton blip) and I know it can all change overnight. Just praying Chuckles might hang around for a while longer as I do enjoy her company.