Gage finally fell asleep at 10am (2.5 hrs after bed) then was right back up this morning at 6pm! As a result, he had a nap at 10:30 am this morning, so our whole day if waaaaay off. I did try to stand in the door, but although he stopped crying he started farting around in his bed. I don't know why he would need the gradual withdrawl method as we have been baby whispering since 4mths old and he was a PERFECT sleeper before (which took a lot of work). With that said, I am willing to try anything to help my bub sleep.