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indiana101
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Transition help
indiana101
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Hi ladies, this is my first time posting here so sorry if these are frequent questions. DD is 10 and a half months and we have bedshared from about 3 weeks, her, myself and DH. She naps during the day in her crib no problem but wakes every hour when we try and have her in her crib at night so she sleeps with us and nurses during the night. I love having her so close to me but am wondering when is a good age to transition her? I am thinking because she hates the crib at night that we should wait until she is big enough for a toddler bed and then do things that way? Thoughts? Any important tips for transitioning?
Also I would love to start TTC again but still havent had AF and I think the night feedings has alot to do with it. Not really a Q as much as a mini vent I guess.
Thanks for any opinions/ideas
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Re: Transition help
What I've found with all these transitions is that if you can wait until the kid is ready ait is 8,000x easier on everyone. Basically, I just keep trying periodically and if it is a total fail (like the crib is right now with DS, who will wake up a lot in there), I just try again later. Maybe that is lazy of me? But once they decide they are ready for a change (crib, night weaning, potty training, etc.) it all seems to go very smoothly without any need for special tricks. If you want to speed things up, that is another mafter, of course.
My DD did transition to the crib around 12 months but slept much, much better once she was in a full size bed. Still waiting to see what DS does.
I'm no help on the AF issue since I got mine back at 5-6 months both times, but I did get pregnant with DS while DD was still nursing. She was 20-ish months and nursing less at that point, but we had no issues. She self-weaned in my third trimester.