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Stopping bedsharing.How?
DD is 20 months, and I am 18 weeks pregnant with 2. She and I bedshare and my husband sleeps in a different room. She recently weaned, so that is no longer an issue. However, I need some time to myself in the evenings, and I need better sleep. I'm also worried about her bedtime when I am in the hospital with 2. Currently, I lay down with her and she falls asleep in 20min to an hour. I usually fall asleep, too, and then have no time to myself in the evenings. Sometimes I'll get up for a couple of hours in the night, but rarely. We tried having DH put her to sleep tge other night and she screamed for mama. Not sure if we should just have him stay with her and let her cry or if I should somehow try to gradually get her to go down on her own. Anyone have any luck stopping bedsharing? If so, what did you do?? Thanks!!!
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Re: Stopping bedsharing.How?
We transitioned my DS right at the age your DD is at. We made it a huge, over the top production--we told him he was a big boy now and big boys sleep in special big boy beds. We let him pick out special sheets for his big boy bed and he got a special new toy for bedtime. The night we transitioned him, we did his bedtime routine in his bed, turned off the lights, and said goodnight. 10 hours later he woke up. It was super easy.
I just moved DD's Moses Basket to the floor so that I could still touch her when she fusses at night, but not be in the same bed. I am transitioning her slowly into the crib by putting her in there for her daytime naps. She is still very young though, and not yet weaned so it is taking a bit of time.