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4s a crowd? Co-sleeping Q

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Hi all, I don't usually post on this board, but I hope you might have some advice =)

DS has been sleeping independently since he was an infant, but when I got pregnant again I was emotional and anxious (PGal) and he was having some difficulty with the transition to preschool, so he started sleeping with us. There are lots of things I like about it, but I am worried about his sleep being interrupted when the baby comes. I started slowly moving him back into his own room (we slept with him, then i was sleeping on the floor next to him, etc) but he really started backsliding, and then he had to go to daycare part time and I could just tell how overwhelmed he was. Soooo, long story long, it looks like he's hanging out in my bed for a while longer...

 Does anyone have older kids cosleeping with new babies (Little Bro will be in a basinett, not in the bed...)?

How is the Big Kid sleeping?

Any tips on this?

Should I still be encouraging Big Bro to try his own bed, or let it go for now?

How about keeping a bedtime consistant for Big Bro, even when Little Bro (and Mommy) are still up?

What can I do if it's a disaster?

Thanks ladies!

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Re: 4s a crowd? Co-sleeping Q

  • braelyn26braelyn26
    unfortunately there are a million answers to this lol. My daughter slept with me on and off til she was over 4, the more i worried about it the worse it was so i said heck with it and got a good night sleep with her in my bed every night, when i had my second daughter my husband said no way my oldest was already 7 so we had 3 peaceful yrs, well that said my now 3yr old that always slept great alone, is in our bed. I don't worry about it and love the time at night with her. as far as the new baby that will be an issue maybe during feedings as it will wake up big brother, and def keep big bro on same night schedule, i told my oldest even though we were still up she needed way more sleep to grow and learn at school. might not have given you much advice but that was my small story
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