Messing with a good thing... (just a little vent)

kristin172429 · February 2013

Frikkity-frak, ladies. I just don't want to do it. I have a child that falls asleep on his own at bedtime - no bottle, no rocking - and sleeps for 10 hours, give or take, with few to no wake-ups. The catch: we co-sleep/bedshare. As we are approaching his first birthday, DH and I keep talking about finally making the transition to his crib in his room. We will likely wait until after his birthday party (a week after his birthday) in case we have a rocky go of it. I just hate the idea of messing with something that is working so well...with the exception of DH and I having our bed to ourselves at night. I know we need to do it, but I just don't wanna, dang it. I know we will all survive and hopefully he will sleep as well in his crib as he does with us, but I have this fear of ending up with the baby up multiple times a night and waking at 5 a.m.

vent/whine over... for now....

jmccall79 · February 2013

Does he nap in his crib? I bet, if he does, that you may not have much of a problem transitioning at night. I say too, if it ain't broke don't fix it...but can understand wanting your bed back. If Ian was a cuddler, I'd still be doing it too. However, my heart breaks because he won't let me cuddle him, never really has. He'll let me rock him to sleep and hold him for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, then he's done and wants in his bed. It makes me sad! Cuddle and take advantage of it while you still can.

Jeanine88 · February 2013

Austin sleeps in his crib, but if he wakes up before 7, we bring him in bed with us and go back to sleep. Regardless,he comes into bed with us when he wakes up, and if it's after 7 and he's awake, I put Sesame Street on and we cuddle. It's nice because we still have some bed sharing time, but just a small amount. It's my favorite time of day! Good luck with your decision.

kristin172429 · February 2013

Thanks, ladies. It is one of those things where I think it will be good for us to make the switch, but there is a part of me that just doesn't want to let go of those bedtime snuggles and having him with us. I think I might be holding on because it would be like admitting he's not a baby anymore if we move him to his own room. Crying

Luckily, DH and I are both giant saps, so we are at least on the same page.

Jeanine88 · February 2013

kristin172429:
Thanks, ladies. nbsp;It is one of those things where I think it will be good for us to make the switch, but there is a part of me that just doesn't want to let go of those bedtime snuggles and having him with us. nbsp;I think I might be holding on because it would be like admitting he's not a baby anymore if we move him to his own room. nbsp;[:'] nbsp;Luckily, DH and I are both giant saps, so we are at least on the same page.nbsp;

It's so hard! It's like on one hand, it would be great for them to be independent, but on the other, they're still our babies!

Jeanine88 · February 2013

kristin172429:
Thanks, ladies. nbsp;It is one of those things where I think it will be good for us to make the switch, but there is a part of me that just doesn't want to let go of those bedtime snuggles and having him with us. nbsp;I think I might be holding on because it would be like admitting he's not a baby anymore if we move him to his own room. nbsp;[:'] nbsp;Luckily, DH and I are both giant saps, so we are at least on the same page.nbsp;

It's so hard! It's like on one hand, it would be great for them to be independent, but on the other, they're still our babies!

Jlobebe2012 · February 2013

Kristen we are in the same boat as you. I just wanted to let you know you are not alone and we are facing the same obstacles and we are questioning our transition too.

megahof · February 2013

Does he sleep on his own in the crib? I don't have any advice - we never coslept, since our bed is too teeny (it's barely big enough for Hubster and me). But even if it's a rough couple days, he'll adjust, and it will all be awesome in the end!

karleegirl · February 2013

My only thought is that as you get into toddlerhood it's a little more difficult to change things. I know Ben is an easy going guy so this may not be such an issue with y'all

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