So after doing a lot of reading, I came to a conclusion.  There really is no way to avoid crying when it comes to getting your baby to sleep through the night.  Granted, some parents are blessed with the baby that just started sleeping through the night on their own, but not all parents have that experience.  I wasn’t comfortable to just let her cry without any consolation, but I knew it was time for a change.  Knowing that she takes solid foods during the day, I knew she didn’t need to eat at night.  So last week, while Kyle was out of town, I made a decision.  No more eating at night.  I consoled her, but I didn’t feed her.  The first night was a little tough, but then the second night was a vast improvement.  Night 3 we were in new surroundings, so it was another rough night.  Since being home though, she has done great!  She sleeps 12 hours, and wakes up just a couple of times for a few minutes then falls back asleep.  Kyle took monitor duty last night, and I slept for a solid 9 hours! Talk about feeling like a new woman—WOW!  Instead of looking for a formula or program that would work, I just realized that I needed to approach it as if I were weaning her, and we were dropping a feeding.  And it worked!