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~ModernMomma~
I saw in the crib post before that you had your little one in your bed until 9 months but you wished you had moved him sooner. Did you have a difficult time transitioning him to the crib in another room? My DD is a co-sleeper by her choice. I have tried moving her a few times but she became hysterical and I figure if she needs to be with us, then she needs to be with us. But, I don't sleep well with her in our bed (she kicks, punches, and thrashes). I am afraid if we wait too long then it will be even more difficult to get her out, but I don't want to deny her what she needs. I would love to hear about your experience! TIA.
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Re: ~ModernMomma~
I loved having him in bed with us in the beginning, but after a few months he became harder to sleep with. The worst part was that I couldn't put him down without laying with him, and he was such a light sleeper I couldn't ever sneak away. So if he went to bed at 8:30, I'd be stuck there with him for the rest of the night! Also, as he got older he wouldn't sleep through watching tv or anything, so DH and I never got to relax in bed before going to sleep.
We had a very hard time transitioning him to the crib. We ended up doing CIO, even though I was one that swore I'd never do it. It was very hard, and took a longer time than I expected, but it did work great in the end. At first we would put him in his crib for the first part of the night, and when he woke for his 3am feeding, I'd take him back to bed with us. Later we kept him in his crib all night. If I had to do it again I would have just trained him for the whole night from the beginning. Bringing him back to bed was really more for me than him.
I knew for sure that I had done the right thing a couple months after we had sleep-trained. He was sick with a cold and I was worried about him. So we let him sleep with us that night. He didn't sleep well, and finally after being up for hours I decided to put him in his crib. He slept perfectly fine the rest of the night! That's how I knew that despite his protests, he really did sleep better alone.
Anyway, I highly recommend reading the book Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child. For us everything in that book has turned out to be right. We'll use his methods for the next baby from the beginning.
That was long! Let me know if you have any more questions :-)