For all she knew, we had just fallen off the earth. Babies do not understand that the world is a big place. When Mommy and Daddy are not in sight, they do not realize that they are coming right back. It took a couple of days for her to accept this new arrangement. During that time, Scott and I read everything we could about getting a baby to sleep on her own.
Babies learn best though routine.
Scott gave Cassi a bath, I dressed her in jammies, we read her a story, and then I nursed her until she went to sleep. I would then place her in the crib. At first she cried, so I continued nursing her until she was better and tried to put her down again. As the months went by, I would end the nursing earlier and earlier until she was comfortable being put in her crib, even before she was completely asleep. Cassi is now almost 1 year old.