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Transitioning from co-sleeping

abbyhannah8abbyhannah8 member
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Has anyone who co-sleeps made the transition to baby sleeping alone in their bed? I swore I would never co-sleep but it was the only way my lo would sleep and after a few weeks of sleep deprivation I gave in (this was maybe when she was 2 months old, she is now 4 months). She is such a restless sleeper and is always kicking, punching, and pinching me in her sleep. She has always hated being swaddled and she rolls on her own so swaddling is out of the question anyway. I honestly don't have that big of a deal with sleeping with her but I'm a nurse and I have to rotate at least once week a month to the night shift and lo will not sleep for my husband. We made the decision to transition her to her crib starting 2 nights ago. I bought the Sleep Easy Sleep Solution book and decided to give it a try. LO cries for over an hour, we do go in at the designated check in times and try to comfort her but that seems to get her even more worked up. The past two nights she has gotten herself so worked up that she has thrown up all over herself and her crib. At that point I feel so awful that I get her cleaned up and bring her to bed with me. We went out today and bought a pack and play and I am hoping that maybe the transition will be a bit easier if instead of going from our bed to her crib in her room maybe going from our bed to the pack and play in our room next to our bed might not be as scary for her. I'm just looking for any insight or advice on how to get her out of our bed without becoming so hysterical that she throws up! I think I may have created a monster!!
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  • abbyhannah8abbyhannah8 member
    FYI-We tried a bassinet and RNP before co-sleeping
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  • stepper1725stepper1725 member
    No advice but I'm curious what others have to say. DD is not a good sleeper. We start her off in her crib in her room. When she wakes up 2-3 hours later, we usually just put her in our bed. If we don't, she's up every hour : (
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  • notfrancienotfrancie
    OMG!  I could have written this myself!  I totally feel you, sister!  I need this baby to go the f*&k to sleep, and NOT ON TOP OF ME!  Let me know if you find anything that works... sigh.
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  • kk2bkdkk2bkd

    My bff has a 4.5 month old and they've had a terrible time with his sleep. Just in the last week she has done the Pick up/Put down method and it worked within days. She said the first few were rough but now it's working like a charm. Here are the links she shared: https://www.netmums.com/baby/sleep/pick-up-put-down-technique & www.mybabysleepguide.com

    GL with sleeping!

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  • abbyhannah8abbyhannah8 member
    Thanks for the comments, glad to know I'm not alone! The worst part is when she co sleeps with me she sleeps through the night for about 10 hours. That is so hard to give up but I really need this child out of my bed!!
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  • anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member
    I'm not familiar w the sleep easy method...are you putting her down awake or asleep?
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  • abbyhannah8abbyhannah8 member
    I was putting her down drowsy but awake. The book then tells you to go in every 5, 10 15, 20, mins and so on until baby stops crying. My lo would get progressively more worked up each time until she threw up. Last night I put her in the pack-n-play in our room asleep and each time she cried I picked her up calmed her and put her back down. She ultimately ended up in my bed again last night. All she wants is to either sleep on top of me or in my arms next to me. She loves to cuddle.
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  • seansgirl2006seansgirl2006 member
    Don't really have much advice to offer, but I did want to say that I experienced something similar. When we did some CIO I was also doing the periodic checks. I also found that my LO was getting more worked up by my checking. After a few times I decided to quit going in there and just watch on the monitor. He fussed and cried off and on, then got a little more angry and cried a little harder and then all of a sudden just completely quit and went to sleep. It was like a light switch from crying to nothing in seconds. So you never know when during that crying they will figure out how to soothe and just stop. I never had my LO get worked up like you described though. Hugs. That must have been rough.
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  • LCmommaLCmomma member
    I nurse her to sleep laying down. Once she is asleep and still, I move her to the crib. When I first did this, I checked to see if she was in a deep sleep (20-30mins) by trying to pick up a limb. If it didn't cause her to move or jerk her hand back then I was good to go on moving her. After about a week of doing this, I could move her after about 5 mins of sleep to her crib. Sometimes she will stretch and get into a comfy position and sleep. It took DH a little longer to be able to move her. He was picking her up under her arms and that would wake her. I put one hand under her butt and the other under her head and sort of fold her into me, like a craddle position. Sorry if that was confusing. I also do this if she falls asleep in her swing :) Good luck! I feel ya! During feedings I get beat up, and pinched! It is not fun. I miss her cuddling with me!
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  • anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member

    imageLCmomma:
    I nurse her to sleep laying down. Once she is asleep and still, I move her to the crib. When I first did this, I checked to see if she was in a deep sleep (20-30mins) by trying to pick up a limb. If it didn't cause her to move or jerk her hand back then I was good to go on moving her. After about a week of doing this, I could move her after about 5 mins of sleep to her crib. Sometimes she will stretch and get into a comfy position and sleep. It took DH a little longer to be able to move her. He was picking her up under her arms and that would wake her. I put one hand under her butt and the other under her head and sort of fold her into me, like a craddle position. Sorry if that was confusing. I also do this if she falls asleep in her swing :) Good luck! I feel ya! During feedings I get beat up, and pinched! It is not fun. I miss her cuddling with me!

    this but honestly I'd have your dh do this when you work nights and cont to bed share otherwise.  I only say this bc as a mom to a three years old the cuddles stage doesn't last forever and baby cuddles are the best. 

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