With Greyson's 1st birthday just weeks away I decided it was time to stop co-sleeping. Normally we put him to bed and he will sleep in his crib for the first 4 hours. Then he wakes up and wants to eat, so we snuggle in the twin bed in his room. He alternates between eating and sleeping and I alternate between sleeping and feeding. The best part about this has been that I don't have to fully wake up. Well that and snuggling my baby most of the night.
No, I never worried about rolling over him. No, I never worried about him rolling off the bed. Even in my sleep I knew where he was every moment.
Now I'm trying to have him sleep in his crib all night long. What this has meant for me is that instead of waking up once then spending the rest of the night cuddling my baby and sleeping, I'm now getting out of bed 4+ times during the night, staying awake to feed him then going back to my bed where I struggle to fall back to sleep because I know it is just matter of time before he wakes up again.
Right now the pro v. con list is firmly on the side of continuing to co-sleep, yet I'm still going to try to stop. I think it is the first step before we can night ween. I just don't think I'll have the energy to handle a walking and running little boy in the coming year if I can't get at least 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Last night the longest stretch he slept was just shy of 4 hours. The shortest, 1 hour and 35 min.
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we co-sleep too and Im worried about weaning her. ugh. It's soooo much easier to BF in bed then getting up multiple times a night. Stay strong!
Yep, we're still co-sleeping. Before Radar was born I swore that I was not going to let him sleep in bed with me because I was worried about rolling over, etc. But the more I read, it was clear that co-sleeping is really only dangerous when a parent is a smoker or has been drinking. Then I got hooked because it made my life and his life so much easier! I also put Radar to sleep in his crib every night, but he only sleeps 1, 2 or 3 hours and then it's into bed with me. Don't kill yourself over the weaning... if you can do it, great! But if you "cheat" every now and then, we won't tell anyone!!! ;)~
Wow! I had no idea you were still experience this Morgan. Best of luck! I'm lucky I guess. My kids were sleeping in their cribs at 3 weeks and slept in 6 hour spurts by the time they were 3 months. He eats table foods, doesn't he? As soon as mine started cereal, it all got so much easier! We just filled those little tummies at bedtime and they slept, slept, slept. Whatever works for you guys, you'll figure it out. I wish you the best. I'm sure your hubby would like to have you back in bed too!
Forgot to ask if you're doing parents as teachers? It starts at birth and goes for 3 years. It's free through the school district. If not, check it out, I loved it and so did the kids.
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