My daughter is 9 months old. She is breastfed, I co-sleep, and spend all my time with her. I will be returning to work in July and she will be in daycare for about 9 hours a day.
I always thought that I would wean her and transition her to her crib before going back to work, but I don't feel that way now. I want to breastfeed because it is best for her and the cosleeping helps us both sleep well. I just don't know how it will work when I go back to work. For example, how will I get ready in the morning if I cosleep? It would be a lot easier if she slept in a crib and I could get up before her and get ready ... but I don't like the idea of sleep training.
Anyway, I am just wondering what you ladies did to prepare your LO for your return to work.
Re: AP and returning to work
I continued co-sleeping when I went back to work and it was fine. I was just quiet in the morning while I got ready so she could sleep as long as possible.
TBH, if you're really "spending all your time with her", you need to take a little time ap
As for the mornings, my kids wake as early as 4:30 so no way I'm getting up before them anyway. They think its fun to han
We moved our mattress into DD's room. (We have a loft bedroom... so our room was unsafe) It has worked lovely. Having the mattress on the floor is great because it's a smaller distance to the floor and she can crawl off the mattr
I went back to work when she was 13 weeks; we co-sleep and/or bed-share, breastfeed exclusively, and practice (as much) AP as possible. How it works for us is:
- The night before, I get her clothes, my clothes, my lunch, her bottles, and my bags
I completely agree! We didn't get my baby fully ready for a bottle prior to daycare (she started daycare at 3.5 months old). It was a really hard transition. She would only eat about 6 oz in a 9 hour period. She eventually got it, but it was hard on al
I bed share with my daughter (she is 7.5 mos). She isn't the best sleeper; wakes 2-3 times per night still. But in the morning, I am able to slip out of bed without waking her. If she does wake up, I lay down and nurse her for about 10 minutes until sh