5-10 minute break?

Sounds like they need a break too if they're screaming. I don't see anything wrong with it at all!

Absolutely it's' fine. Better to do that than scream or beat them. I do it when my kids drive me nuts. I remember seeing a female comedian on TV, one of her jokes was about her teen daughter, and how her daughter got mad because the comedian went for a walk. So she told her daughter "You should be happy. Going for a walk saved your life, because if I'd stayed here, I was going to kill you." lol

Or maybe you go to your room for 5-10 min..

As long as you know your child is safe, I don't see the problem. Being a parent requires a lot of sacrifices, but your eardrums and sanity are not among them!

I remember having to do that with my 2 week old. It was late at night, I was tired, she was NOT going to sleep...I figured a few mins in her crib would do ME a big favor.

After about 5-10 mins, I went in to check on her, and she was sound asleep. She just didn't want momma to put to her sleep!

(Background: I co-slept with all my kids until they were around 6 months old due to breastfeeding...she apparently didn't want to co-sleep and wanted her own space.)

Nothing wrong with at all. I work with a lot of moms and we have had this very same conversation. You're a mother, you're not perfect and even you have your breaking point. If you feel like you are at that point, put her in her room and walk away for a couple of minutes. I remember when DS was smaller I put him in his crib (he was about 10 months old) and he was screaming his head off. I sat outside his door crying for a good 5 minutes, I regained my composure and calmed down and went in and got him.

You have to be careful about how you communicate going to the room for a nap or sleep so that it does not seem like "punishment".