hello ladies! i havent posted here yet because even though im an EBF, baby wearing, bed sharing mama, i didnt know if i was qualified to call my parenting style "attachment parenting"- but if anyone knows about bed sharing drama, it'd probably be you ladies! so here i am asking for a little bit of help/advice.
so, my daughter is 4.5 months old, and sleeping through the night, bed sharing. she naps regularly throughout the day without a fuss, usually in her swing or, will fall asleep in my arms, sometimes while running errands in the car. shes a good little sleeper. BUT recently, daddy has been sleeping on the couch because whenever he sleeps in bed, hes such a restless sleeper that it keeps her up, which keeps me up. bed sharing is clearly not working for us as a family so, i've decided we need to make the transition. my heart hurts over this but, i know its best for our family. with that being said, anyone who has made the transition, can you give me any tips/advice- on either what worked for you or, how to stay strong (as lame as that sounds) while doing it? any good books you read that gave insight? i know every baby is different and things arent universal when dealing with babies and sleep issues but. ya know, any advice or encouragement would be helpful!
*note: im not planning on trying the CIO method, i feel like that would be a betrayl of the trust between myself and my daughter.
other than that. . . advice?
Re: bed sharing and transitioning to the crib.
Have you tried her in her crib? I wouldn't assume it's a big thing until it is at that age.
DS didn't sleep through the night, but I just started putting him down in the crib when he started going to be early (7 pm ish) and then sometimes when I fed him, we'd bedshare, and sometimes I'd put him back. I always bedshared with only the baby, not with DH, though.
You could also sidecar the crib so she has her own space but is still beside you. That can be a good transition.
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