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Crying It Out

I am at my wits end! I have two month old twins at home who will only fall asleep in my arms, and about five minutes after I put them down they start to cry. I have let them cry it out at times when I am too exhausted to be carrying them 24/7. I feel guilty when they're crying, but as soon as they stop, they are out for 3-4 hours straight. Is it cruel to let them cry it out at this age? My mother-in-law stays to help sometimes, but she's not one to let babies cry, she hates hearing them cry. So she holds them while they sleep. Once...