If you have LO's that share a room....

lking2007 · October 2011

DS1 goes to bed around 7/7.30pm and DS2 around 7.30/8pm. While DS1 is having his bedtime routine (teeth and books) DS2 is either playing or hanging out in the swing.... Once DS1 is in bed, I'd give DS2 his last bottle and then he'd go to bed - at which point DS1 is already sound asleep. I've tried putting both boys to bed at the same time, but that doesn't work - they talk to each other & are not able to fall asleep.

DS2 has also started to be really attached to me & has started waking at night & will scream unless he's next to me. I don't think I can really let him self soothe and cry alittle, since he's in the room with DS1. So, he ends up in my bed.....

I'm not sure how to teach him to self soothe, if I "can't" let him cry alittle in the middle of the night. He does fine at nap times, goes right to sleep on his own (he gets put down awake).

Any advice/thoughts/tips? TIA

Bejebus · October 2011

DS and DD will be sharing a room.... as soon as DD starts STTN. We still have her in the pack'n'play in our room for this exact reason, so I'm not much help. DS needs his sleep in order to not be a pill the next day, and I'm too lazy to try and get both of them back to sleep if she wakes him up. Is it possible to put a PNP in your room, let him fuss/cry for a few nights until he stops waking up, and then move him back into their shared room? Good luck!

missfire · October 2011

DS2 used to wake up really easily when DD cried, but they have gotten over it. They can both sleep through at least 20 minutes of each other crying without waking up. They also often will calm down when they see they aren't alone on the room. You can try it out with a Pack N Play in your room first, but it also might just take a few nights of crying and waking up DS1 to get everyone used to how things are going to go.

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