I went with a combination of A and B. I kept nursing and rocking and singing (we went through his lullaby CD twice), and he would conk out in my arms but start screaming whenever I tried to put him in the crib.
Finally, he seemed to settle down, but about 5 minutes after I left his room he started to cry. It's funny how many of you mentioned that a screaming baby would clear out a party: either The Boy doesn't scream as loudly as I think he does, or my friends are deaf because the crying didn't seem to alter their behavior in the slightest. Although later, when he did stop crying and I returned from peeking on him to be sure he was asleep, the party broke up of its own accord, and the the guests kindly tiptoed past The Boy's room.
Phew.
Yay for deaf friends. I think you handled it really well. You need to do what's right for you and your baby, I'm sure your friends understand that.
Posted by: Sassy | July 19, 2006 at 01:48 AM