8 month old co sleeping

firsttimer86

I've co slept with my daughter since the day she was born. Around 4 months we transitioned into her crib and she slept through the night 10-12 hours straight. We went away on vacation then and she came home with a cold which put her off track completely. Now when we try to put her in the crib she wakes up immediately and flips out. I'm not into the cry out method. I don't mind co sleeping but I do want her to sleep in her crib now. Any tips?

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dufferoo

I would probably let her sleep with me at least until she's feeling back to normal. A vacation is a big stressor on a baby, as is a cold, so it sounds like she just needs some extra comfort right now.

Bigboobsmcgee

dufferoo said:

I would probably let her sleep with me at least until she's feeling back to normal. A vacation is a big stressor on a baby, as is a cold, so it sounds like she just needs some extra comfort right now.

It sounds like the cold is gone right OP? (I would agree with this if baby was still sick)

Bigboobsmcgee

firsttimer86 said:

I've co slept with my daughter since the day she was born. Around 4 months we transitioned into her crib and she slept through the night 10-12 hours straight. We went away on vacation then and she came home with a cold which put her off track completely. Now when we try to put her in the crib she wakes up immediately and flips out. I'm not into the cry out method. I don't mind co sleeping but I do want her to sleep in her crib now. Any tips?

I'm not sure why parents think that CIO is the only method to try. That is the most extreme method of sleep training or crib training but it's not the only one.

If you do in fact want her in her crib and you don't want to co-sleep then you just have to be consistent. It will take work but I think it can be done. Anything you try will involve some tears, besides co-sleeping, but I personally liked doing interval checks with my kids. Go in every 10 minutes or so until your LO calms down and goes to sleep. Just stay consistent and it will work.

firsttimer86

The cold is gone she had it at 5 months she's now 8 months. The problem is when I put her down she flips out, she doesn't self soothe she ends up choking on her saliva. I dont mind co sleeping honestly but my back and neck are taking a beating. Plus it would be nice to snuggle up with hubby.

She has a paci, I have a sound machine, I've slept with her security blanket so that it smells like me and I have her snuggle on it but she goes insane the second I put her down.

What other methods have you mamas tried? Cio is garbage imo lol

killysmum23

I co-slept with ds until he was over a year he was a preemie so I was paranoid ha anyway what worked for us was dh and I took our matress into his room (I know it was a lot of work but cio was to difficult for me.) And we started off sleeping in there and then gradually moved him into his crib and we stayed then moved matress back and I actually would just lay on floor for a little until he feel asleep I still nursed to sleep which helped but he still woke up but it worked well and very little tears were shed. Just an option our house allowed it to be easy to move our matress so I know it seems extreme but it worked!

valerie1132

My daughter is only 5 months but I still have a towel rolled up under the crib sheet in a semi-circle around her head and shoulders to make her feel snug and cradled.

Also-heating pad!!! I warm up her spot in the crib with the heating pad and then of course take it out. If she's fallen asleep with me I can transfer her and I'd say it works 8 times out of 10. 

firsttimer86

The heating pad is a great idea I'll try that thank you