We have had this contraption since Anthony was born. I tried it one of those early childhoods nights when he wouldn't sleep. It didn't help then, so it has been sitting in the closet for a few months. We were heading out for a walk last night and Laura decided to try it again. He liked it. At least he didn't complain about it.
For a week we tried rice cereal. All week he woke up in the middle of the night a few times crying, then would fall asleep after just a minute. Sat and Sunday night he was awake a lot. We decided to stop the cereal for a few days to see if he goes back to sleeping 9 hours straight. Monday night he woke up again 30 min after going to bed. We gave him some gas drops. He slept 8 hours straight. Guess it was just gas all week long. During the daytime he was fine. Only at night he was fussy. Looks like we are moving in the right direction now.